Chennai Jan/Feb 2005 Interview

Ghat72 said:
Hi All,

Any one has the Phone number / Contact Information for Dr. Vijaya Lakshmi?...


Sriram.
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Dude, all the information is available on the Chennai consulate website.

Anyway, here you go. I still haven't called for the appointment - let me know how it goes and the process.

Dr. N. Vijayalaksmi, Padma Nursing Home, 753 Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010
Tel: 26413445, 26413446 Cell: 98404-12063
Hours: 10 am to 6 pm, Mon - Sat
 
Hi All,

I am sure many of you would be knowing thins but just in case , if you are flying out of SFO to chennai there is a special deal out in singapore airline, for a real good price , i got my tickect for $915 , let me know i will send out more info if intrested
 
Skater, Thanks for the nos.. I called them up, they ask your plans for Lister Labs and schedule it the next day or anyday after that.

skater said:
Dude, all the information is available on the Chennai consulate website.

Anyway, here you go. I still haven't called for the appointment - let me know how it goes and the process.

Dr. N. Vijayalaksmi, Padma Nursing Home, 753 Poonamalle High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010
Tel: 26413445, 26413446 Cell: 98404-12063
Hours: 10 am to 6 pm, Mon - Sat
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Transit Visa

I am holding a valid H1B visa.Do I need a transit visa if you go via Frankfurt?. could some one help me in this?

Thanks.
 
Sucessful CP Interview At Chennai

Hello Everybody,

I would like to inform all the forum members that I (including my family) had a successful IV interview at Chennai on 18th Jan.

Before I go to the details I would like to thank Mr Rajeev Khanna for providing a wonderful opportunity for people to share ideas and thoughts, without which this whole process would have been extremely painful.
I would also thank Raju, Alren and many other members for offering their valuable advice and suggestions without which the CP journey would not have been this smooth.
Now for the details :

10 Jan 2005: Completed medicals at Lister Labs during the afternoon. Best time to go since there is no one at that time. Whole procedure took about 45 minutes for my wife and me.
12 Jan 2005: Had fixed an appointment with Dr. V at 10:30. So picked the medical reports from Lister on my way to the doctor. Was the first one in the morning – but took a long time to complete all the paperwork. Since I had done all the medicals earlier in the US itself, it helped Dr. V to fill all the forms – otherwise it would have taken longer.
18 Jan 2005: Interview was at 10:00 AM. Arrived at the consulate at about 9:50 AM. After showing the yellow letter, my wife, kids and me were let in right away.
Waited in the waiting area for about 30 minutes before being called for document verification. It was done by an Indian girl. Pretty efficient at the job. The most important thing is they want copies of BC and Marriage certificate. So future CP applicants, please carry an extra copy.
Waited for about 1 hr 30 Min before being called by an officer for the interview. The officer asked routine questions like date of birth, how long you are married, do you like the US etc., etc. He spent more time talking to my 3 year old daughter than me or my wife. Very jovial and extremely nice person. Finger printing was done for my wife and me.
After spending about 15 mins with us, he asked me to wait for about 10 more mins. He then called me by name and said that our visas have been approved and we are free to leave. He also mentioned that we will receive the PPs and other documents in 2-3 days. Like he said I received the packet today (21st Jan).

To all future CP applicants, this is the best way to go. All the best.
 
Congrats Snm65. I was waiting for your post and wondering... Good Luck on your POE.
Did you submit only tax transcripts? or you did w2's and tax transcripts?? How may paystubs were requested?

I was thinking that we have to go to Lister Labs only between 7.30 am and 10.00 am.

Thanks for posting..
 
Congratulations

SNM,

Congratulations and thanks for sharing the experience. Good luck at POE.

Ghat72.
 
kovaiGC said:
Congrats Snm65. I was waiting for your post and wondering... Good Luck on your POE.
Did you submit only tax transcripts? or you did w2's and tax transcripts?? How may paystubs were requested?

I was thinking that we have to go to Lister Labs only between 7.30 am and
10.00 am.

{The above is the suggested time, if you want to collect the reports the
same day}

Thanks for posting..
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{my response}

Raju
 
pad80 said:
Hi All,

I am sure many of you would be knowing thins but just in case , if you are flying out of SFO to chennai there is a special deal out in singapore airline, for a real good price , i got my tickect for $915 , let me know i will send out more info if intrested
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pad80 ,

That is a really good deal to go to India and that to on SQ.

Kewl!
 
2004 Tax?.

Gurus & Others,

I have received the W2 for year 2004 and can I just take the W2 and go for the interview? Is it good enough? or should I file tax returns before the Interview?.

Ghat72.
 
kovaiGC said:
Congrats Snm65. I was waiting for your post and wondering... Good Luck on your POE.
Did you submit only tax transcripts? or you did w2's and tax transcripts?? How may paystubs were requested?

I was thinking that we have to go to Lister Labs only between 7.30 am and 10.00 am.

Thanks for posting..
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KovaiGC,

I submitted my 1040s and my W2 for 3 years and these two were asked for. Also I carried 12 months of paystubs and they returned it. Hope this answers your question. Best of luck.
 
Easy POE at Chicago

We returned yesterday and had a simple PoE process; we went to the line that said US citizens and Residents (i could not see a line that said new immigrants only). Immigration officer took the sealed envelopes and did a quick verification. Asked us to wait for a minute and another officer took us to another counter that was in a different section (this had a tag - new immigrants only).
The lady there asked for a photo and took our fingerprints, gave us a sheet with information for new immigrants and told us it was all fine. We can expect the card in 4 months time and can work for anybody etc.
The whole process took only 10-15 minutes.
Again thanks to all the people on the forum for their participation-this is a indeed a very valuable tool.
thanks
 
At the PoE

Hi all,
After my CP Interview on Jan 18, I entered the country thru Chicago y'day. The process was simple. I was directed to separate counter where they opened the sealed packet that I was carrying from Chennai. They took a couple of signatures and my finger prints and told my card will arrive in 3-4 months. The IV was endorsed in the passport and I was told it was as good as a GC and valid for a year. Thanks everyone who patiently listened and answered to my queries and concerns. Good luck to you all..

One last question to Experienced CP'ers though - Does it really take 3-4 months coz it was Chicago or is it a generic timeframe. The Timelines posted in CP tracker are much shorter than 3-4 months.

Good luck everybody,
DinZ10. :)
 
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