Dev28 Bhau:
The purpose of Tax Trascript - TT is not verification of employment. The will be done by the letter and latest paystubs ( optional-however should carry in case of any eventuality). TT tells the visa officer you do not have any back taxes and that when you were in the US you made enough money to support your secondary applicant ( Biwi, Bacha, etiyadi aur woh) .
If you are going in 2003 ( the first half) you possibly cannot get a tax trascript. You can take your W2 and copy of your returns. Last time I checked the last date for filing Fed Income Tax was April 16th in the US ( and March 31st in India) .
Monty2 brother: You will get your Packet 4 by Nov 28 or by Dec 3rd. It comes to the DC office of Secretary of State on 1200 Pennsalyvania Ave. and then is mailed out from there.
If you are eager to get hold of your appointment letter. Send someone to consulate inquiry window ( between 8 to 11:30) with your case number ( BMB1234567890) and ask them for OF 171
( that eees the appointment letter).
Amitag:
If your case is employment based then you just need to show salary, emp.letter, paystub and tax transcript, W2. All the other columns are optional except your salary column in the I134.
Hope this helps.
Peace
Bapa