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hi all, a quick question about birth certificate unavailability from India. what do do if i dont have birth certificate? thnaks

thanks hi all, many thanks for your comprehensive replies and help. i shall follow your advice. thanks once again.

many thanks + 1 Q dear seniors, thanks for your replies. i did go on the indian consulate website and saw the required form (miscellaneous services) which i need to fill up to apply for Police Clearance Certificate (PCC). I have one small (hopefully last!) question. it says to send the...

Dear Members, How does one go about getting indian police clearance certificate if i (indian citizen) am living in the US (H1-B)? Also, any idea how much time it takes to get the certificate? Replies will be much appreciated. thanks

hey Anil, I thought i had given my experience in detail so i think i misunderstand your question. what do you mean by links? please clarify so i can help out. thanks

thanks to all for the replies. looks like my friend is going to have to make do with notarized copies. however, keep the postings coming. thanx

To Ray S. and other guru's A friend of mine is applying for canadian PR thru new delhi visa office. One of their requirements is "original transcript in university sealed envelope". Now getting a transcipt in this manner is a standard procedure from US Universities but how does one get it from...

bobby_2001, true that there is no reference to attorney certification on the Aimcits site but other consulates (esp. in India) require it, so why take the chance. Also, i am glad that i did it as the consular officer asked for certified copy and you cant argue with them. it is easy to do so i...

jackinabox, i surrendered both my original I-94 (the F-1 one) as well as the printed I-94 that was on the right hand lower corner of the I-797 when i was leaving US. when entering the US on H1B i filled out a new I-94 form at the immigration counter (the same way you do when flying in from...

hi bobby_2001, By attorney certified, i mean that the attorney who had processed my case wrote and signed on every page of the photocopy of the I-129 and LCA "I certify that this is a true copy of the documentation submitted to BCIS". My attorney had made computer generated stickers with the...

contd yet again... The consular officer did not ask me any more questions and started writing out a receipt for the reciprocity fee that i had to now pay and told me to go up to the 3rd floor and pay the fee using a visa/mastercard/cash and bring back the stamped receipt to her. I did so and on...

contd.... There were 5 officers calling people at random. My name was called at 1:15 and the following questions were asked of me:- 1. Please give me your employment letter, attorney certified I-129 and LCA and Original Diploma? (consular officer already had the passport, original I-797, etc...

Hi All, I went to Toronto consulate last week to get first time H1B stamping (F1 >> OPT >> H1B) and i got many good tips from this site, and here is my experience. I am not a canadian citizen or landed immigrant (pure desi!) so i got a canadian visitor's visa (took just 3 days). Handed over my...

A visa is simply permisssion to apply to be admitted into the USA. The visa validity dates specifies the time window in which you can present yourself at the US border and present your papers to an immigration officer to gain entry into the US. At this time you also fill out an I-94 on which the...

London Consulate does take TCN applications but be aware of the fact that they take a minimum of 5 days to process the visa after the interview (they send it to you only by mail). Moreover, you should have a letter from your company stating the reason you are in UK and applying for the visa...

Thanks For a crystal clear reply. This site is great, keep it up!

In New Delhi the office of the Civil Registrar, Marriage Section, is located at Tis Hazari Courts (near Kashmere Gate).

A quick question - does one need an EAD card if one is on H1B ? The reason i ask is that when goes from F1 to OPT (F1), one gets an EAD card showing the OPT duration (usually 1 yr). So when one changes from OPT to H1B and the OPT EAD card is expiring, does one need an extended/new EAD or not at...

Hi All, thanks for replying. i am not a landed immigrant and will be visiting for stamoing purpose only in middle of june. Saf.. your experience will be very helpful thanks

Hi All, I have a question regarding the I-94 when i leave the US to go to Canada for H1B stamping (F1>>OPT>>H1B COS Case). At the airport (i am flying to toronto), which I-94 should i hand over to the airline/Immigration? - Only the I-94 that i originally entered the US on as a F1 student...