Consular Processing (New Delhi)

Delhi CPers, pls share your case info/expereince here

All Delhi CPers for March 2003, please share your case/experience on this thread or on this forum.

After an analysis of the interview dates in March 2003 at US Consulate, New Delhi, I found out that there are 33 cases:

E1 Cases scheduled for March Intervview: 1
E2 Cases scheduled for March Intervview: 7
E3 Cases scheduled for March Intervview: 25
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Total number of Employment based CP cases: 33

Still I don't see even one CP individual who has an interview in the month of March 2003 at US Consulate, New Delhi, posting anything here on this forum. I am sure many of them are browsing this forum to get some useful information.

That is why there is a dearth of info about CP cases at US Conuslate, New Delhi.

Hope the trend will change. Anyway Good Luck to all the March CPers.

Thanks.
 
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New Delhi Immigrant section phone Numbers

I have tried calling the following numbers. These numbers keep on ringing and nobody picks them.
011-91-11-2419-8062
011-91-11-2419-8374
011-91-11-2419-0106 (Informational line. Cannot talk to an operator)

Has anybody ever had a success in reaching the Immigrant section and talking to the consular officer/rep about the status of the case? If so please list the numbers here.

Thanks.
 
cpDelhi,
The first two #s are the only ones for IV.
I was able to connect a couple of times but was very difficult, had to try for an hour atleast.
The good thing is that they respond to email pretty quick (ivnd@state.gov).
I was told that callers from US can call anytime except during lunch hours.

sm9977.
 
Thanks

sm9977,

Thanks for your reply. The first two numbers keep on ringing. I don't get an engaged call when calling the numbers and nobody even pick the phone. Do you know why does that happen?

How did you first know that your interview was scheduled for a particular day? Was it the web or email or by phone?

I had sent two questions to US consulate:
Q1: What is the cut off date for acceptance of CP employment based cases for April 2003 interviews?
A1: There is no such cut off date for acceptance of CP employment bases cases.

Q2: On which date are the interview dates finalized for April 2003?
A2: There is no one fixed date that the cases are finalized. The interview dates are finalized on an on going process through out the month.

Thanks.
 
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Case Approved !!!! ( signs of light at the end of tunnel )

Guys,


My case was approved on March 3 '03.

Here are my details

I-140 AD - 5/22/02
Case created - 6/14/02
P3 sent - sometime in july 02 Had paid the fees thru St. Louis

From August 19/02 to Jan -04-03 - FILE LOST!!! Came to know for some unknown reason file was sent back to INS. Both INS and NVC denied for 4 months that file is with them - Had to write to senator whose office finally traced file to some officer in INS and made the file to be sent to NVC. Highly appreciative of senator and have decided to take lifetime republican membership. As my six yaers expire in August and I will for sure loose my job in August too as company is going for outsourcing.

NVC - got file on Feb -03-03
Mailed original P3 on Feb -04 - 03
CAse entered on Feb-13-03

CAse Approved - March -03-03

Gurus, Whats next ????? pls advise

Few questions I have ...

1. I have my PCC from july-16-02 and will be close to expiration - Should I get a new one? Has anybody done that and how long does it take? my PP is from India?

2. When can interview be expected ?


Anything else I should be aware of ???


FYI - NVC AVM gets batch updated everyday at 8pm EST .

I am hesitant to uptae cptracker.com whenever I have done that bad things have happened to me - just being paranoid & superstitious


\rahul07
 
Re: Thanks

Originally posted by cpDelhi
sm9977,

Thanks for your reply. The first two numbers keep on ringing. I don't get an engaged call when calling the numbers and nobody even pick the phone. Do you know why does that happen?

How did you first know that your interview was scheduled for a particular day? Was it the web or email or by phone?

I had sent two questions to US consulate:
Q1: What is the cut off date for acceptance of CP employment based cases for April 2003 interviews?
A1: There is no such cut off date for acceptance of CP employment bases cases.

Q2: On which date are the interview dates finalized for April 2003?
A2: There is no one fixed date that the cases are finalized. The interview dates are finalized on an on going process through out the month.

Thanks.
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cpDelhi,
That's exactly what happened to me, it would keep on ringing sometimes. You disconnect and call again, it is engaged. I just kept on trying on days when it was important to speak to somebody.
I was given my date via email. My wife was entering her last trimester in pregnancy and I requested them to prepone the date a little and they gave us a date (1/22) via email, else we would have gotten a date sometime in February. The guy was very helpful, my advice is that don't call them too often, he actually remembered me once when I called twice within a week in November to find out the date and was a little pissed off.
Usually if the case is received by the 15th of a month, interview should be scheduled for the month after the next. Our case was sent 11/14 and received 11/21 and by normal course would have had a Feb. interview.

Thanks.
 
Re: Case Approved !!!! ( signs of light at the end of tunnel )

Originally posted by rahul07
Guys,


My case was approved on March 3 '03.

Here are my details

I-140 AD - 5/22/02
Case created - 6/14/02
P3 sent - sometime in july 02 Had paid the fees thru St. Louis

From August 19/02 to Jan -04-03 - FILE LOST!!! Came to know for some unknown reason file was sent back to INS. Both INS and NVC denied for 4 months that file is with them - Had to write to senator whose office finally traced file to some officer in INS and made the file to be sent to NVC. Highly appreciative of senator and have decided to take lifetime republican membership. As my six yaers expire in August and I will for sure loose my job in August too as company is going for outsourcing.
Do you think one favor from Republican is enough to buy you to be Republican for life long...

NVC - got file on Feb -03-03
Mailed original P3 on Feb -04 - 03
CAse entered on Feb-13-03

CAse Approved - March -03-03

Gurus, Whats next ????? pls advise

Few questions I have ...

1. I have my PCC from july-16-02 and will be close to expiration - Should I get a new one? Has anybody done that and how long does it take? my PP is from India?
It will be nice to have a new PCC as you might be on border line. Since you have been in US for a year now, you can request your PCC through Indian Consualte in US. It takes about 4 to 6 weeks to get a new PCC.

2. When can interview be expected ?
You may expect CP interview in June 2003.


Anything else I should be aware of ???
A specific question will be easy to answer. Try get your I-134 (Affidavit of support ) for all dependents. Work on DS 230 Part 2, Employment letter, birth certificate, marriage certificate, etc..


FYI - NVC AVM gets batch updated everyday at 8pm EST .
Thanks for the info.

I am hesitant to uptae cptracker.com whenever I have done that bad things have happened to me - just being paranoid & superstitious
Just my thought: If you have been working in scientific and technology field, throw away the thoughts which don't have a reason.


\rahul07
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On what date was the interview confirmed

sm9977,

Thanks for sharing your details specific to getting an interview at the US Consulate.

My case was also sent on similar dates. NVC sent the case to US Consulate on Feb 14. Packet 3 entered in US Consulate computer system on Feb 21. From other posting and statistical info on the cpTracker.com, I feel that if the cases reach US consualte around 20th of the month also, there are good chances of getting an interview in the 2nd following month rather than the third.

Anyway, I wanted to know the date you got the confirmation e-mail about your interview and after how many days after you had discussed your situation with the consular officer. As per the data in the cpTracker.com, you had received your packet 4 about 18 days prior to interview date. Did you receive your packet 4 at a local address in New Delhi or in US.

I wish to have a April interview and I am geting anxious, if that will happen.

Thanks.
 
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Case has been sent to NWD

My case has been sent to NWD embassy on 03/06/03 as per NVC AVM.

Hoping for a May interview!!!

I dont think NVC's AVM is updated at 8PM - I checked last night at 10PM, old message - I just checked and the message is new.

Thanks
 
Last time I talked to operator ( way back in November ' 02) thats the time she gave me about when they update AVM. May be they have changed it now - thanks for letting us know.


Going by timeline on cptracker.com - I think my case will be forwarded to NWD on 11-13 on March . DO you think there is a probability of me getting May inetrview?

Good luck guys
 
rahul07 - You should get a May interview.

cpDelhi - Did you contact NWD regarding your interview date?

Thanks
 
Date not decided yet

spp2000,

Yes. I did send an e-mail to know about my interview date. The reply came with in 24 hours, but it didn't specify the month or the date. The reply just said, that my case was received at US consulate on Feb 21. Packet 4 will be sent to my residential address in US as soon as the interview date is confirmed.

Thanks.
 
PAN and Indian Budget as it applies to CPers

After doing some research on the web about "What is PAN?" and how it applies to individuals/famlies going to India for CP interview, this is what I found.

PAN: Personal Account Number

"Memorandum to Finance Bill 2003"
Topic: Taxpayer Friendly Measures
Sub Topic: Tax Clearance Certificate to be required Only in certain Cases.
(On the page 23 of the has some description of the requirements)

http://indiabudget.nic.in/ub2003-04/mem/mem1.pdf

Income Tax certificate not required on Airports:
http://www.incometaxbangalore.org/faqs_taxclearence.htm

Thanks & Good Luck.
 
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Indian Budget as it applies to CPers

Here is the word doc of the Indian Finance Bill as it may apply to CPers who don't have any income in business, profession or employment in India.

Thanks.
 
Re: On what date was the interview confirmed

Originally posted by cpDelhi
sm9977,

Thanks for sharing your details specific to getting an interview at the US Consulate.

My case was also sent on similar dates. NVC sent the case to US Consulate on Feb 14. Packet 3 entered in US Consulate computer system on Feb 21. From other posting and statistical info on the cpTracker.com, I feel that if the cases reach US consualte around 20th of the month also, there are good chances of getting an interview in the 2nd following month rather than the third.

Anyway, I wanted to know the date you got the confirmation e-mail about your interview and after how many days after you had discussed your situation with the consular officer. As per the data in the cpTracker.com, you had received your packet 4 about 18 days prior to interview date. Did you receive your packet 4 at a local address in New Delhi or in US.

I wish to have a April interview and I am geting anxious, if that will happen.

Thanks.
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cpDelhi,
Sorry for the late reply.
Initially I talked to the guy around 11/22 when he assured me to take the case up with the consular officer, and later sent an email to confirm that the consular officer had consented to give us a date in January.
However when I didn't see our case in the web posting on 12/15 I called him on 12/16. He had forgotten about it, pulled up my previous email and told me that he will let me know. The next day morning I got the email confirming the interview and that the packet had been sent.
I received it around 1/8. Since I was leaving on 1/14, I had sent an email to the consulate if I could collect the packet from the consulate itself, in case I didn't receive it before leaving for India. The guy replied saying I could call the consulate and collect the letter any day at 2:00 pm.
As it turned out, I got 2 packets.

Thanks.
 
Thanks

sm9977,

Thanks for the detailed reply. I am now awaiting the list for April to be out so that I can confirm if I have an April interview day or not. Now It looks like it will be May.

I did talk to the same person twice at 011-91-11-2419-8062. It looks like the same person picks the phone up. He remembered me from the last call. But he was nice and answered all my questions satisfactorily.

Did you have a baby yet? If yes, Congratulations on becoming a proud father. If not, good luck with the delivery.

Thanks.
 
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Another packet 4 question

sm9977,

How did the packet 4 arrive at your residence in US, which you received from US Consulate in New Delhi? I mean was it FedEx, DHL, regular Indian post or registered Indian Post.

Do you also remember how many days did it take the packet 4 to reach you after it was sent by the US Consulate?

Thanks.
 
cpDelhi,
Packet 4 was sent via regular mail. They mail it out via diplomatic mail and USPS takes it over here.
It took about 3 weeks to reach. They mailed it out on 12/17 and I got it around 1/8.

Thanks.
 
Interview date on April 16, 2003

All,

Finally the dates for the interview are out for US Consulate in New Delhi. The interview dates for month of April 2003 for US Embassy are posted on the URL below.

http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/wwwhint.html

I have an interview for April 16, 2003.

I am thrilled.

Do I hear anybody else who also has interview date in April in US Consulate, New Delhi?

Thanks.
 
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