Confirmed Chennai February 2004 Appointments

Question!!
I am expecting March interview. I have to be in India in Feb for some functions so I won't be able to get my Original Feb paystubs before I leave. Is it ok to produce efax copies of the latest paystubs..

I am I ok or will consulate expect Originals?

Thanks for sharing your experiences..
 
originals are not necessary.
In a lot of companies, they do NOT give out paystubs . U have to print it out from their paystatment website... so it should be ok
 
IV fees

I just found out from my lawyer that the visa fees($335) was NOT paid for my wife. Was paid only for me.. My wife has been included for our Feb interview though.. Her name is also mentioned in the appointment letter.

- Can I pay the amount due for my wife at the consulate ?

- If so, should the D.D be made out in INR or USD ?

- If the amt is in INR, is it Rs.15,410( 335@Rs46/$) or Rs.16,419( 335@Rs49/$) ?

- What is the EXACT name it should be made out to ??
"American Consulate General" or "American Consulate General, Chennai"

- Should seperate D.D be made out for the application fee($260) and for the issuance fee($75), or one D.D. for the whole amount ($335) ??
 
Re: IV fees

Originally posted by prash57

- Can I pay the amount due for my wife at the consulate ?

Ans: YES

- If so, should the D.D be made out in INR or USD ?

Ans: Rs.

- If the amt is in INR, is it Rs.15,410( 335@Rs46/$) or Rs.16,419( 335@Rs49/$) ?

$335 @Rs46 -> Rs. 15410/-

- What is the EXACT name it should be made out to ??
"American Consulate General" or "American Consulate General, Chennai"

Ans: American Consulate General, Chennai



- Should seperate D.D be made out for the application fee($260) and for the issuance fee($75), or one D.D. for the whole amount ($335) ?? [/B]

Ans: One DD
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More Information at :

All fees must be paid by demand draft only, payable to the American Consulate General, at Chennai.
Consular fees will be accepted by way of demand drafts issued by Nationalized and International banks only. Demand drafts from cooperative banks will no longer be accepted for consular fees.

One demand draft for the application fees will be required.

Your name, case number and passport number must be included on the reverse of the demand draft. Demand drafts without this information will not be accepted. The fees listed below are effective
October 11, 2003


http://madras.sphynx.com/wwwhivfees.html
 
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thanks thanikel.

one more question for u guys... nothing related to CP though... (I'm already picturing KD1403 frowning... this dosent belong here... :D ) I'm thinkin of going to Mahabalipuram/Kancheepuram during the 2 day gap betw my medical and interview ? any idea how much time is needed , private taxi cost , etc ??
 
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Someone please post a template for Marriage Affidavit required when Marriage Certificates are not available.

Thanks in advance
Thanickel
 
thanickel:

I am not sure if there is a marriage affidavit template floating around. If I were you i would take a birth affidavit from this forum (research) and replace birth info with marriage information such as bride-and-groom names in full, date in words, location and so on and so forth and preferrably get 4 affidavits from the 4 parents or at least one of from side fo the family.
 
Please comment ...


------------------- Start Here ---------------

I, AAAA BBB, a citizen of India, presently reside at 123 Main St., India. I personally know and was part of the marriage of my son CCC BBB to GGGG FFFF, D/o. Mr. DDDD FFFF and Mrs. EEEE FFFF, 456 Main St., India, on 18th (Eighteenth) August 2002 at 123 Main St., India.


I hereby solemnly state and affirm that the above is true and correct. This affidavit is executed on 9th February 2004.


Signature:
Date:


Solemnly affirmed and signed before me at ____________________, On _________________________
 
thanickel:

The template for marriage affidavit looks fine to me as it covers all the aspects that I could think of. Wait for opinions from other folks for a day or two else go ahead and get the affidavit executed on Rs 20 stamp paper.

Needless to say try to get at least one from parents from each side...if you an get from all 4 parents thats even better since this is a gray area.
 
thanickel

I too don’t have marriage certificate, but I got the affidavits of marriage from my father and from my wife’s father with similar matter that you mentioned above, one more from the priest who did our marriage. Please add your parents DOB on the notary like “”I am ASDF and born at XXXX on YYYYYY and presently residing ZZZZZ. As per one of the attorneys in India, I got it on Rs.100/- notary (stamp) paper. If you like to, please get it on notary paper.

Hi friends,
My case is Follow to join. I got my plastic card and my wife interview is scheduled on February 24th 2004. She got all documents ready to go. She wants to travel either from Chennai or from Hyderabad to Washington DC or New York after 15th March. If anyone were traveling in those dates and places, would you please let me know?
:D :) :D
 
gcfeeling:

That is good information. Thanks for sharing....around DOB and getting one from the priest who performed the ceremony.
 
KD,

My wife's mother's first name - there is a small difference in her BC and passport.

In Birth Certificate, it is mentioned as 'Sudha Kumari' and in passport it is 'Sudha' only (example name)

While filling ds form 230 Part I, my wife filled mother's first name as 'Sudha Kumari' (as in Birth Certificate)

Recently we have realized that there is a difference. Will this be a problem? Or will it be Ok?

What can be done?
 
cpzinga:

The only thing you can do is stop worrying. It should not be a problem. DEfinitely do not take the initiative to disclose the error at the time of the interview but if asked say it was a clerical error.

In my case there was an issue with my mother's birth date...MAJOR discrepancy between passport DOB and BC DOB which was noticed but no questions asked.
 
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order of papers

Guys,
does the pkt 4 list out the specific documents needed, and the order in which they are to be arranged ?
Since I dont have the full pkt4(just the appt letter) , not sure which order to keep the documents in when I hand it over. I'm pretty sure I have collected all possible documents, but dont know which ones are mandatory..
 
some more questions..

From the pdf posted above, it says u need
- certified copies of Birth Certificate
- Certificed copies of marriage certificate

Certified means notorized ??

Wasnt aware that these need to be notorized.. Thought the only docs needed to be notorized were Emp. Ltr and I-134....

The bank statement I got was just a print out of the transactions in my account with the ending balance, and signed by the bank teller.. Is this ok ???

Also about arranging the documents,
When I hand over the docs,
- Do I hand over 2 seperate sets of the docs, one for my wife and one for myself , or
- do I combine both into one larger set ???

whatever the required format is , is how I was planning to arrange it ...
 
Thanks KD. I was thinking of taking affidavits. But i don't now.

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BTW, did you show your mother's passport? How did they notice that the DOB in BC and passport as different.
Your passport doesn't have mother's DOB. Neither BC doesn't have it...
 
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