Direct Consular Filing from India

phillydude said:
Rahul, what have you decided to do? DCF or I130? please keep me posted. I have been researching I130 process, looks like its a pain in the neck.
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I have decided to try ....
BOTH :eek:
 
I found a posting on Google groups (searched with "NVC processing time") that said the NVC usually takes about one month to forward your approved I-130 on to the foreign consulate.

Then for your spouse to get the interview, it really depends on how quickly your local foreign consulate is processing.

So based on a USC applying from New York for a spouse in Chennai, India, the timeline would approximate to:

I-130 approval = 4-6 weeks after filing (Based on VSC processing dates)

NVC receipt and forward to Chennai consulate = 4-6 weeks after approval

Chennai consulate gives interview = 10 weeks after NVC forward

Chennai gives visa approval = Same day to 2 weeks after interview.

Total possible processing time: 18-22 weeks after filing (5-6 months)

As a disclaimer, the wait time for interview at Chennai is totally based on friends of mine in Chennai who are "guess"timating. At the worst case, I would say the timeline pretty much matches up with DCF process at this point (7-8 months?)

Ratrat
 
The following is the timeline I found from another forum:


CR-1 VISA TIMELINE
7/14/04 I-130 approved online in Vermont
7/17/04 I-130 approval arrived by mail
7/20/04 I-130 arrives to NVC
8/3/04 NVC assigns case number
8/17/04 DS-3032 received in Spain
8/17/04 DS-3032 and I-864 fee bill received by petitioner
8/19/04 DS-3032 sent to NH
8/19/04 I-864 Fee Bill sent to St Louis
8/20/04 DS-3032 received by NVC, entered case in the computer
8/20/04 I-864 Fee Bill received in St Louis
8/25/04 Case on the system
9/9/04 Received I-864 Affidavit of Support
9/10/04 Sent I-864 Affidavit of Support overnight
9/12/04 Visa fee bill received $335
9/13/04 Visa fee bill sent overnight
9/13/04 Affidavit received by NVC
9/14/04 Visa fee bill received in StLouis
9/25/04 Received DS-230 forms
9/26/04 Sent DS-230 forms back
10/5/04 NVC sends case to Madrid Consulate finally !!!


After I-130 is approved by VSC, it takes approximately 3 months for the file to be sent to the consulatre in foreign country (for interview). There is lot of snail mail correspondence in-between that might potentially slow down the process.
 
My question is - what do we gain by doing DCF at this point? Wasn't DCF needed at one point to speed up approval which was taking ages at VSC? Is it relevant anymore now that VSC approval only takes one month?

After you go to New Delhi and get the I-130 approved, it still has to go to the NVC right? Do those 3 months that it takes NVC to forward to Chennai still apply?

Am I missing something? :confused:

Thanks,

Ratrat
 
My question is - what do we gain by doing DCF at this point?
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Not a whole lot.

Wasn't DCF needed at one point to speed up approval which was taking ages at VSC?
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yes it was.
Is it relevant anymore now that VSC approval only takes one month?
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yes it was.Probably not.
After you go to New Delhi and get the I-130 approved, it still has to go to the NVC right?
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File gets tranfered to Chennai and they will handle the packet 3 not NVC.
 
Maybe this article was written from the viewpoint of people who are here in the USA on business visa, thinking about AOS, and do not know about CP?

Like the writer says:

The primary disadvantages of consular processing are: the time, expense and inconvenience of traveling to the consular post in the alien's home country, assuming the alien is now in the United States.

I just thought the timeline projected was interesting...

Ratrat
 
ratrat said:
Maybe this article was written from the viewpoint of people who are here in the USA on business visa, thinking about AOS, and do not know about CP?

Like the writer says:

The primary disadvantages of consular processing are: the time, expense and inconvenience of traveling to the consular post in the alien's home country, assuming the alien is now in the United States.

I just thought the timeline projected was interesting...

Ratrat
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I may be in a similar situation, and I Plan to file I-130 and then K3 early next year.
 
Not a bad idea. I dunno how fast TSC is but if it is supposedly like VSC (30 day approval) then great! If not , K3 is a good idea
 
Rahul Kumar said:
People,

There has got to be someone visiting this forum who tried to use DCF from New Delhi since July 1st 04............
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Rahul

I filed I-130 using DCF at New Delhi on Sep 30 2004.

I am an USC residing/working in India since March 04.

At the interview I was asked how long I have been in India and I replyed since March working on a temporary assigment for my US company. I was then asked if my VISA reflected my employment status in India and I said yes and also showed him the registration form I have from Indian Immigration that I had to get to reside in India. He asked if he could make a copy of the registration and I said sure.

He asked my wife and I a few more questions and then asked me to pay the I-130 processing fee.


We have not recieved any communication from Chennai Consulate yet.
 
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