India US Consulate Reviews
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| Chennai, India |  Review #7504 on April 23, 2011: |
jiju
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Interview was very nice...Two persons interviewed me.. an Indian and an American.. Visa issued on next day..Totally nice experience...
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| New Delhi, India | Review #7389 on April 7, 2011: |
indergurm
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The interview time was set as 7:45 am and I was out by 11 am. The interview itself was about 5-7 mins long. The immigration officer asked me three questions
1) Who is the co-sponsor that filled out the I-864?
2) when was the last time you met your wife?
3) When did u get married?
I was then told that my passport will be mailed/couriered to me with my visa.
I was out by 11 am and on my way back home!!
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| Mumbai, India | Review #7272 on March 16, 2011: |
SMARTSUD
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Guys just wanted to share with all of u my Interview experience...
on 15th Mar....i reached at the VFS office abt 6.40 since i had purchased the coupon of RS275 FROM VFS which was actually a ripoff!!! as it only allows us to have a average sandwich n a tea/coffe from the cafee cofee day at the vfs off, honeslty its too much for it!!! neway .....cant figure out who wud wana eat@ 6.45am with butterflies in their stomach  at 7.00 am the security czme n asked allthe interviewers for 07.30 to come out as the bus had come to take au till the embassy entrance...the bus was average, after payin rs.275 i expected better!!!..
After security checks( no cell phones or metal things,they ask u to remove belts which can be worn later)v headed inside where there was aseparte Q for immigrant visas...where v all went n had our finger prints done for all 10 fingers.There were lots off ppl....the rieck is to go early n as later it becomes v buzy with lots of non immi applicants coming!
The hall is quite big with couple of Tele sets, try to get something to read as u r about to get really bored..,around 7.45 my name was announced n i went to a window where an indian leady asked me
1-whos calling me to us?
2-when was the last time my wife was in india?
and then she returned to me my oginals docs like, marriage cert,birth cert,which was originally send to the NVC...i was so glad to finally have them back!!!..
Then the real pain started cuz i was anot aware that i will have to wait for so long, luckkily i was able to strike a conversation with a couple of K VISA applicants n v were trying to keep the atmosphere alive with all the tense faces around.There was only 1 window which was takeing all the immigrant visa interviews hence the long delay....the good thing according to me was that they were interviewing the elders first, which was quite ok with me but not my friends or others.
Finally around 11.35 my name was called n i headed to window 9 where a well built White man greeted me"How r u sir?" n i responded back "very well sir how abt u?".....[Wish if our indian officials could learn something from the american officals!!!!}]
The consulate officer asked me the following questions-
1-Whos calling me to us?
2-Where do i worl in india?
3-When was da 1st time i met my wife face to face? since mine was a different story then others, as i was working in a BPO in 2003 n v used to call US household to sell Directv n me n my wife 1st spoke to each other on the phone for like 1 n half fyrs before meeting n getting married...The officer was amused n smiled at my adventure!!
4-he asked me certain pics of my marriage i gave him 1 lot of pics which unfortunately had only my house pics n not of the official ceremoney of the Gurudwara where my marriage took place.He was quick to pint out" these r your house pics, where are the marriage ceremoney pics? n i thought they r in there but actually they were not!!!!
5-Then he asked me since me n my wife are of different caste, me sikh n she a hindu, whether v had married as per the law? I told him Yes and i have a Court marriage cert & a Gurudwara cert in the documents,i think he was not sure n went out for 2 mins telling me there is a indian law about intercaste marriages!!!!
My heart started beating @1000 knots per sec...lol i was so tense n nervous for a moment i thought thats it! i am doomed i am not gona get the visa!!!! but i took a deep breath n took the name of the lors n quickly checked my bag n there was another lot of my marriage pics which were at the gurudwara n reception pics.As soon as he came back i prompltly told him that i have some more marriage pics n slipped it under the window he said ok leme see them n qucily went thru them and then all of a suden,"SIR YOUR VISA IS APPROVED"!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guys i gotta tell u in every persons life there is a momet like none other n this was my moment of happiness.. i was bloody relieved after being put thru the tense moment.I came out smiling n releived, all the agonising wait of close to 5 years was finally over! My newly made K visa friends congratualted me n wished them good luck n walked out of the embassy.
So Folks this is my Mumbai Consulate Visa Experience....Hope it will of some use to sum1 here....if u have any questions feel free to mail me ..smartsud@yahoo.com.
Cheersssssssss!!!!!!!!
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| Mumbai, India | Review #7265 on March 14, 2011: |
BVC & MC
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Hello Everyone,
It was very easy and some general questions. Everything was fine except the waiting time.
Hubby had a interview @ 7:30 am and he reached there around 6:30 am. Went through security check. After 10 minutes he was called for fingerprints. At 8:30 AM he was called by Indian consulate officer he asked some general question:
1) who is calling you
2) who is your co-sponsor
3) How is your co-sponsor is related to your wife.
And then he was asked to wait. And after 3 hours he was called by American Consulate officer along with translator. He also asked some general question:
1) Who is calling you?
2) How did you guys met
3) Was it love marriage or arrange
4) How did you wife initial went to US
5) Who fixed date for the wedding
And that is it.
It was much easier than I was expecting. My suggestion is be confident, make sure you read all the forms before you go to the interview and I wish good to every one.
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| Chennai, India | Review #7243 on March 9, 2011: |
ashrao
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My interview was scheduled at 8.00 AM. I reached 15 min in advance and it was a good idea, since they do not allow people inside before that.
Step 1 : Security Check
There is a security check outside the consulate, where the lady will ask for the interview letter. Once inside the consulate, there is a through security check. Tips: Do not take any bags, mobiles, electronic devices etc. Ladies - Even a handbag is not allowed.
Step 2 : Interview by the indian personnel
There is a separate area for the Immigration visa. There will be an executive who will collect your interview letter. After this the waiting starts. I had to wait for 1 hour before my name was called. A lady at the counter asked the following questions
1. Who is sponsoring for me?
2. What does he do there?
3. From how long is he in US?
4. What do I do here.
After this, she returned the originals and I went back to the waiting area.
Step 3 : Biometrics.
After about 10 mins, my name was again called for biometrics. Finger print of all the 10 fingers are taken.
Step 4 : Interview
The interviewing lady was very pleasant and polite. She asked the following questions
1. Tell me something about your husband
2. When did you get married
3. How did you two meet? (It was an arranged marriage)
4. How did the proposal come through
5. Where did you go for your honeymoon.
6. Has he come to India after the wedding
7. She wanted to see pictures of the wedding. (I had taken a small size assorted album with pics of wedding, reception etc. It may be a good idea to do this since its easy to pass the album through the counter)
That was it... She said "Congrats.. Your visa is approved.."
I was not asked for any emails, chat transcripts, call logs etc - though i had printouts of all these.
The whole process took about 3 hours from the time i reached the consulate. The actual interview took only 5 mins.
Overall a good experience.
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