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Parents don't need their Birth Certificate Thanks for the clarification, I am relieved that they don't have to run around for this!

Consulate requirement - specific to India Hi Mr. Ghori, Yes it is a requirement of Mumbai consulate (the birth certificates are required at the time of interview). I paste the contents from VFS guidelines below as I cannot use URLs yet. I will greatly appreciate the inputs of people who...

Hello gurus, My parents will appear at Mumbai consulate for B2 application. In the list of required documents, the VFS website mentions birth certificate for parents and the US relative. I have a birth certificate, but my parents do not. My parents have school leaving certificates (in...

What grounds? Congratulations Maryonn1! Can you clarify the grounds on which you received the waiver? Best

Hello, I am applying for J1 waiver or NORI. I gather that home ministry of my permanent residence will need to verify that I owe no dues to colleges where I studied. Can someone advise how to get no dues myself (rather than waiting for the admin to go about it slowly)? I had my bachelors...

Hello, I am here on J1 pursuing research. I have a passport that was issued in Hyderabad (while I worked there) and it has my temporary address in Hyderabad. My permanent address is in Ahmedabad (where I have an NRI account, home of parents, etc). I understand that I will need to send the...

Does anyone know for sure how NIH policies affect the grant application (e.g. NIH R21) from post-docs on J1 visa? To apply for grant from any countries government, you usually need to be `properly employed' in the country. Does J1 qualify as proper enough employment for NIH to provide you a...

You asked me more questions than gave me answers, based on your assumption that I want to game the system. But I understand...since you are concerned4US! Anyways, I don't want to pile-up PRs (i.e. green card and singapore blue card). I just want to get the best possible experience for my...

Hi everyone, I am an Indian citizen working in Singapore, who visited US for a collaborative visit on J-1 early this year. Needless to say, it came with the 2-year residency requirement. I now have an option of getting the Singapore PR. If my official permanent residence changes to Singapore...

Hi folks, I am a graduate student in Singapore since 4 years. I am going for an exchange program on J-1 visa which has residency requirement to India. I had noted in my app. that I am an Indian citizen with Indian permanent residence, since I am on student pass (equivalent of F-1) here. Was...