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28 minutes ago, H&T said:

You can expect 2-3 months to get IL since Mumbai was very backlog. you can take a look at the link below and can get some ideal how long.

 

Appreciate your reply. Mumbai cosulate is not moving fast. Ouch. 

I got excited reading the DQ email from NVC yesterday only to be bummed after realizing it takes 2-3 months to get interview letter

Common, Mumbai consulate, let's goooo!

I got an email on 01/24/2020 saying that I am DQ'd and that I should wait until NVC generates an interview letter. My case will be handled by Mumbai consulate in India. 

• How soon should I expect the interview letter? 
• Once I receive interview letter, how soon do I get to interview at Mumbai consulate?

Appreciate your help! Thank you

Guys, happy to report that I got the tourist visa. I now plan on flying to US and stay there for few months.  

However,  I got question around when to return to India from US based on the NOA2 approval timeline. It appears I will get my NOA2 approval in October. So, does that mean I should be back in India around October November to work on the subsequent CR1 requirements? I believe I will be required in India for medical appointment,  police verification and interview art US consulate only.  So, with NOA 2 approval being in October, when should I expect to be in India to work on above mentioned requirements?

Phoenix lockbox received my package on 22nd February 2019. Got NOA1 on February 27 2019. Processing center is Texas. Long wait for NOA2 starts now. We will get through this long wait guys. I know it is difficult to be apart from your spouse for a good 1 year or so. Let's stay positive and patient and we will be reunited with our loved one very soon!

Please correct me if I am wrong. I believe tax return of petioner and beneficiary is not required for filing I-130. We are showing our joint bank account statement and 401k beneficiary document where we have assigned each other as beneficiaries on our 401k account. Do you recommend submitting tax return/tax transcripts as well? Or is that something we should only submit when we file affidavit of support down the line. Appreciate your feedback. Thank you!

Just now, JFH said:

Make sure you don’t work in your “online business” during your visit with your wife. B-2 visas are for touristic visits only. No work whatsoever. 

Yes. Good point. Thank you!

Just now, missileman said:

It won't be President's Trump's fault if your B2 visa is denied (I guess everything is Trump's fault)........Your strong ties to the US will be the issue.

I agree. It will not be his fault

50 minutes ago, mtempelaar said:

I'm currently experiencing a 60+% rejection rate for renewal of H1Bs for my team members, and many contracting companies didn't know how to get past new USCIS guidelines for a while (more detailed justifications, extra paperwork/RFEs), but this would be good to understand from the OP in case it's something odd that needs to be resolved.

I worked for a major tech company. It was great. H1b was rejected because USCIS thought that my education did not match my job duties. Which is kinda stupid because I had got 3 H1b visa petitions approved in last 10 years and also had an approved I- 140 (GC petition by US employer). Obviously, this new H1b petition was under new president's administration and they have made it extremely difficult for people to qualify for H1b now. Going by the logic that USCIS gave me, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google would have never got H1b visa approved. He did not have Computer Science degree and still worked as software product manager in the begining at Google. 

Anyways, I am working on developing an online business right now and want to focus on my marriage. Glad I am out of H1b visa BS which is so frustrating. 

1 minute ago, aleful said:

you've only been back for a few months.

Well, I have been to India multiple times actually. Also visited China, Thailand and Indonesia in these 10 years. 

Hi there!

I want to know if applying for US tourist visa before applying for CR1 makes sense or not?

Little bit about me:

• Indian citizen who studied and worked in US for 10 years. 
• H1b visa (work visa) got rejected in summer 2018 and I returned to India immediately. 
• Got married in India to my US citizen girfriend in December 2018.
• Own a home and car in US. Did not get any time to wrap up my assets in US as exiting after H1b visa rejection was time sensitive. 

My US citizen wife is now back in the US and we plan on getting married the American way with her family around. For this reason, I want to apply for tourist visa but I am not sure if I should wait until I file my CR1 visa or not. I understand that getting the tourist visa approved might be a difficult task but I want to take a chance and see if the visa goes through. If I get a tourist visa, I do not plan on staying back in US and file for AOS from there. I plan on fully following the legal channel and wait for CR1 approval from India. 

What do you guys suggest? Should I file for tourist first and then file for CR1? My parents already have valid US tourist visa and they plan on visiting US for my American wedding. 

What should be my pitch to consular officer regarding my need for tourist visa? 

Any suggestion is highly appreciated.

Thank you!