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Dear all, Yesterday (9/2) myself and wife appeared for my wife's AOS interview at the USCIS office in Bloomington, MN (St. Paul DO). I'm a USC sponsoring my wife (who is on a J-1 visa) for US Permananent Residence through marriage. We got married on April 19, 2009, 4 days after I becmae a...

NABC obtained with Your Man in India's help I hit the submit button too soon the last time ... Thos of you looking to get the NABC or other documents from India, if you are willing to spend some, this service may be an option (Disclaimer: I have no business relationship with them, just a...

Just to let you know: Your Man in India was able to procure the NABC (Non Availability of Birth Certificate) for my mother from Bangalore with minimal fuss (but a good fee :-)). All in all it is costing me around $140 or so with courier charges but it was done in 7 days flat, with no ration...

Thus far the Your Man In India folks have not asked for Grandparents' proof of residence (it is a hair brained thing to ask). If they do, I think that route is a lost cause. I'll keep trying. I'm trying to locate someone to do the running around to the BMMP offices. AP

OF COURSE I KNOW THAT - I'm as much an Indian and a Bangalorean, having dealt with the Indian bureaucracy for much too long. I sent them emails to just get some basic questions answered - that's all - it's called "inquiry", something the Indian state is loathe to provide as a service. I...

The place of birth of course is Bengaluru (Bangalore) else I wouldn't be doing this in the first place through the BMMP. I don't think I have grand parents' proof of address. I have other docs - passport, PAN, telephone bill and SSCL marks card. If grand parents proof of address is...

Some proof of what? Sure she had one when the passport was first applied for, back in 1987 or something like that. She had a ration card when my parents were in Hyderabad back then. Since 1997 she has lived in Bangalore sans a ration card. For proof of address (if that is what is needed) I...

I found Form 10 here: http://www.bmponline.org/egov-birth/PDF/Forms-10..pdf But this seems to be the actual letter issued for the NABC. Is there a specific form to fill for this request? Also, is ration card a must? My mother doesn't have one. Passport, other proof of address (telephone...

The problem is she doesn't have ration card. I'll check on Form #10. Thanks for the tip. I had someone helping me on this in Bangalore and I don't quite know which form they filled out. Also the said letter from the BMMP was issued in Kannada. The letter only said that further search can be...

Hello all, I'm trying to get a NABC issued for my mother - getting this from the Bangalore Municipal Corporation (aka BMMP) is proving to be difficult. One attempt at doing this ended up in me getting a weird letter stating that they will do more searches if more documents are submitted (like...

Anyone? AP

Does the CGI-Chicago also issue the NABC in addition to the Birth Certificate? Any experiences in this case would be helpful. AP

Sec. 102. Reclassification of spouses and minor children of legal permanent residents as immediate relatives. This has significant implications for MANY immigrants. With this (if this passes, i.e.) the 4-7 year wait the spouses of green card holders have to endure will be a thing of the past...

Our timeline I filed for my wife recently. Timeline is posted below. AP

This is correct - the registration is not mandatory, although many marriages in India do get registered these days just to keep the legal channels cleaner, as the religious certificates from the priest etc. do not stand up in legal circles (even though a religious ceremony is legally recognized...

I'll be applying for my mother in the near future. Does she need to produce a marriage certificate as well? I'm arranging a couple of affidavits from those who were present at the wedding (back in 1962). I don't believe there is a non-availability of marriage certificate available in Bangalore...

You did much better than me. Mine took almost 29 months!! Congratulations and celebrate! AP

Yes, I'm aware. I was wondering about routine situations. AP

I heard of this service called Your Man in India - supposedly a concierge service for help with obtaining all kinds of documents (BC, MC, NABC etc.). I called the toll-free and India numbers listed on their website: http://www.yourmaninindia.com/ but couldn't get the calls through (even...

Hello All, Regarding the affidavits one needs to get from Indian in lieu of missing Birth Certificate and Marriage Certificate (for mother's I-130/I-485 application), my question is as follows: - Is it sufficient to notarize the affidavits by a Public Notary official or do they need to...