kribnutz

Hello

Finally, today my wife (US citizen) got the automated message saying that 'Your case was closed on 6th August 2010. Kindly wait for 8 weeks for further instructions'. At this point, the NVC sends some sort of notice to the Chennai Consulate - who will then send me an appointment letter for the interview.

Question: How long will it take for me to receive the interview letter ? Will it actually take 8 weeks ? Anyone who has recently gone through the process at the Chennai consulate would have the best answer for this.

Thanks a lot in advance

Regards

~APC

The originals will be returned to you at the time of the interview.

Nothing you can do but send them into NVC if you want your case to be completed.

A lot of people have tried to get away with photocopies or notarized copies but they've all been RFE-d for those documents.

Only ORIGINAL/CERTIFIED COPY is acceptable to NVC.

Thanks a lot Sachinky for your patience with my persistent questioning! Much appreciated!

Regards

The ORIGINAL PCCs will be sent with the IV packet which will carry the DS230 form. The NVC stage starts once you have the NOA2.

It is recommended that a photocopy of the PCCs are carried to the interview.

A guide to the DS230 packet for Indian beneficiaries:

--Cover sheet for Immigrant Visa Bill of $400.

--Two (2) Passport Size Photographs of Beneficiary (Beneficiary's full name, and date of birth are written on back of both).

--DS-230 Part 1 completed and signed by beneficiary.

--DS-230 Part 2 completed by beneficiary, unsigned, as of yet, per instructions.

--Original Marriage certificate

--Photocopy of Marriage Certificate

--Original Birth Certificate

--Photocopy of Birth Certificate

--Original Police Clearance Certificate from Local Police Station, Calcutta

--Original Police Clearance Certificate from Regional Passport Office, Calcutta

--Photocopy of beneficiary's Indian passport.

Get on those PCCs ASAP. They are valid for 1 year for embassy purposes.

Thanks a lot Sachinky. All of my questions are pretty much clear now. But I just have one final query (sorry!)- isn't sending the originals risky?(be it PCC or marriage certificate or birth certificate). I am sure they would give it back eventually but it just seems a tad risky to me. What if they lose it ? But I guess if these are specific instructions, then there is no two ways about it.

Thanks a lot for your time and effort Sachinky.

If you could just answer this one question as well, as best as you can - it would be great

Q.)When do we submit the PCC during the entire CR1 application lifecycle ? Is it (a) to be sent to NVC once NoA2 has been received or (b) to be kept aside and taken with you physically during the time of the interview or © both ?

Regards, and thanks a lot once again for your time

~Arun P Cheriyan

Hello

I am new to the forum and I joined 'cos I needed some clarification for the PCC. My wife is a US citizen and filed my I 130 in Feb 2010 (NoA1 was Feb 17th).

Now to the questions:

(i) Is the PCC some kind of seal/ stamp on the passport OR is it some kind of paper certificate, independent of the passport ?

(ii) My hometown (and all home addresses in the I 130 application) is my home address in Trivandrum. However, I have been living in Bangalore for the past 4 years. Do I need a PCC from Trivandrum or Bangalore or both ? (The address in the passport is my Trivandrum address as well)

(iii) Do you submit your passport while applying for the PCC ? Or do you only submit copies of the relevant pages ?

(iv) What is the timeline for gettin the PCC once the application has been submitted ?

(iii) The rules say that I need a Police Certification from the District Police Officer as well, if the passport was issued prior to 6 months of the Police Certification application. Is this to be done as well ? (People I asked said that the one issued by the Passport Office was more than sufficient) If so, how ?

(v) When do we submit the PCC during the entire CR1 application lifecycle ? Is it (a) to be sent to NVC once NoA2 has been received or (b) to be kept aside and taken with you physically during the time of the interview or © both ?

I know these are detailed questions but I am in a unique situation and hence need all the help I can get. Any pointer/ tips/ advice would be highly appreciated!

Regards, and thanks in advance

~Arun P Cheriyan