PEV

7 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Yes.  
 

Besides which not all countries have non stop flights to the U.S.  

 

You planning to go to U.S. via Abu Dhabi?

No, I am currently working in Dubai. So I would have to come back to Dubai to serve my one month notice period before moving out of the country. 

I wanted to know if that is ok? Staying in another country that is not your home country before entering the US.

Hello,

I have my interview in December in India, and wanted to know if I could travel back to UAE (where I am currently working) before entering the US if my visa is approved. 

I would have to serve my one month notice period before moving out of UAE. I want to know if staying in another country, other than your home country, is accepted before flying to the US or not?

All I could find in the websites were that you would have to enter the US before the visa expires.

Please help if anyone know about this. 

Thank you!!

29 minutes ago, Mr. Patel said:

Congratulations. When was your PCC issued ? Validity of PCC is 2 yrs, FYI. 

Thank you!

My PCC was issued two years back, and sadly got expired beginning of this month. So I will be applying for a new one once I am in India. 

Hello,

I received my interview appointment for December 8th. Finally!

Visa: F2B

Priority Date: 21 Sept 2015

DQ: 14 Oct 2020

I have a question: Is it ok to travel to another country before travelling to the US if the visa is approved after the interview? 

I am currently working in the UAE and I would have to serve my notice period before leaving the country. I want to know if I can work that after I come back from the interview, or if I should complete everything now and go for the interview. 

Any help is appreciated! Thank you!!

On 9/11/2022 at 11:58 AM, PEV said:

Hello,

 

F2B visa type

Priority Date: 22 Sept 2015

DQ'd: 14 Oct 2020

So far no updates on the interview date. Hoping to hear something soon. 

 

Thank you!

Hi,

I finally received my interview date! 8th December!

Would I be able to apply for biometrics appointment with an expired PCC? My PCC expired two weeks back.

I will only be able to apply for a new PCC once I am in India, which will be after 2 weeks. I am worried that it would be too late to take an appointment after. 

Thank you!

On 9/17/2019 at 4:02 AM, TINA13 said:

Hi,

for F2B immigration visa category ,NVC case is completed on August 23rd 2019,how long it will take to get visa interview at Mumbai consulate?

Anyone with any idea on this ,please share you experience.Thanks

Hi,

Did you ever receive an interview appointment from the consulate?

On 9/29/2022 at 8:24 PM, hopeful_girl said:

Hi. Any news for your interview ? @PEV

Hi,

Sadly no. No updates on the interview. 

22 hours ago, PEV said:

Hello,

 

F2B visa type

Priority Date: 22 Sept 2015

DQ'd: 14 Oct 2020

Interview location: Mumbai Embassy

So far no updates on the interview date. Hoping to hear something soon. 

 

Thank you!

Hello,

F2B visa type

Priority Date: 22 Sept 2015

DQ'd: 14 Oct 2020

So far no updates on the interview date. Hoping to hear something soon. 

Thank you!

On 6/22/2022 at 10:13 PM, SidPatel said:

Hello everyone 

Category : F2B

Priority Date : 26 April 2016

DQ : 21 May 2021

Interview Location: Mumbai Embassy 

How much time it will take..???

Any F2b people who have received IL Recently..???

Anyone knows for F2b category up to which DQ they had issued ILs..????

Hi,

Have you had any response yet? Know of anyone who got ILs recently?
I am also waiting for an interview appointment from Mumbai Embassy, F2B category. 

4 hours ago, SahilDQ said:

YES. Dependents of Citizen are given more preference than green card holders. 

What visa type would that be? Mine still shows F24. 

Hello all,

Priority Date: 22 Sept 2015

DQ'ed: 14 Oct 2020

Visa Type: F2B

My mother applied for me when she was a green card holder, but now she's a citizen. Does that mean my visa type will change as well? And the interview date will depend on it? 

Any help is appreciated! Thank you!!

On 10/18/2021 at 6:33 PM, Cuppiecake said:

Hey.. i thought they are working on cases got DQed in Dec 2020. Are they still stuck with Mar-Apr 2020? I got DQed on Aug 2021. Does that mean I gotta wait for another year to get an interview scheduled?

Hi, Did you ever receive the interview date?

I got documentarily qualified in Oct 2020. My visa type is F-24.

Hello,

I would like to know if anybody got their interview dates from NVC after the US Embassies opened up in India, after June 2021.

My case has been approved since Oct 2020, but I have not received an interview date yet. Is there anyway I could track/search how far the interviews are at the NVC? 

Any help is appreciated!

Thank you!

1 hour ago, WeGuyGal said:

Your lawyer has a point, I'd say travel on an F1 visa, with an immigrant petition in the pipeline and family in the US, is fraught with risk of a denied entry. You are no longer a full time student studying. Why go now when you had all these years as an actual student? 

 

You're paying the lawyer, I'd heed his advice. You came to the forum because you didn't like what you heard from the lawyer? 

I just wanted to know if thats the advise of everyone, and not just the lawyer trying to keep their side safe. 
I didn't visit India in the past years because of the same reason, that the immigration officer might deny my entry, and I didn't want that to jeopardize my education. Now that I have graduated I wanted to know if I could visit. Since that is not what everyone advice, I would just stay here and work on my OPT. 
Thank you for your reply!

Hi,

I came to US as an international student from India with F1 visa and recently graduated with a bachelors degree. My family has been in US for the past 6 years as they came here as residents with green card. They couldn't file for my green card from India because of my age restrictions, but my mom filed for me after she came to US. When the immigration laws changed my status for green card processing was pushed back to five years, that means we have to wait for another three years for them to start the processing again. It has been approved and we were just waiting to get the final notice when the immigration laws changed. 

I haven't been back to India since I came here(5 years) and my grandparents are back home. I would like to visit them before my Visa or OPT expires, and come back to US to stay with my family. Our lawyer advised not to travel anywhere with my current status because I might not be able to come back to US until I get my green card. Is that the case? I have valid F1 visa until the end of July 2019 and OPT after that. Would it be a bad decision to travel for just two weeks to India? 

Sorry for the long story but any help is appreciated. I just need to know if I can travel. My grandparents are old and I would like to visit them for at least two weeks.

Thank you for the help in advance!