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[rm101]

Docs Submitted to VFS Today

rammy,

Hope all is well.Today (Monday Morning IST) my wife submitted the docs to VFS office.Except the medicals she submitted rest of the required docs.

Based on Judex mail i think we should not worry about interviews.Looks they are on .

Did you wife submit the docs to VFS yet??

Thanks,

 

[ASDFGHJKL123]

Nobody can help you out if its stuck in name check. Not even the congressmen and senators. Only thing you can do it pray. Their system is weired. It can vary from a month to indefinite time. I have seen people stuck in this process for about 2 years and its not over. Give it a good though and soon it will be over. Our prayers are with you.

Good Luck.

Thanks a lot.Kamrans. Actually, consulate emailed us my wife name check was arleady finished at the end of 2006. I just don't know what our additional administrative processing is.

 

[BISDAKDREAMER]

Visa Approved!

My husband just got a text from bisdakdreamer, she got the much awaited visa today,, God be praised forever!

Simala, Judex, Kamrans and all,
Thanks a lot for all the help and prayers. I did a really smooth, trouble free interview today. Came in at 6AM for a 630AM appointment and I was already out of the embassy at 9AM! I felt everything was paperwork. Steps in US Consulate MNL as I remember it:
1) We lined up at a counter where we submitted our Application Forms (DS230) and was in turn given a queueing number.
2) Queueing number blinks for us to proceed to cashier.
3) I was still paying at the Cashier and my name already called to proceed to Window xxx. There pre-screening of our papers was done. Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificates, Affidavit of Support, etc were asked one by one. Previous Marriages and other children if any were also asked. I felt I was asked more questions in this pre-screening than in the actual interview with the Consul .
4) Our names called for fingerprinting.
5) After 5 mins or so we were asked to queue at the Consul's booth.
6) I was asked to swear in to the truthfulness of everything in the affidavit
7) Afterwhich, consul just opened the papers one by one and kept on saying, "ok, ok, ok". Took time to check affidavit of Support, income tax and payslips. All during this time, we were having small talk on my "other travels" as I had been to a number of places. Glanced at our pictures and finally said "Everything looks ok. I am going to approve this now"

I felt we were prioritized among all immigrant categories that day cause my number was always called ahead of the others who were way ahead of me in the queue outside the embassy. I just felt so relieved that finally after a number of years we got our visas. So thank you once again for all the help and prayers.

P.S. Kamrans is truly right when he said that as long as your marriage is genuine and done before GC was granted to principal applicant then we have no need to worry

 

[mega007]

Congrats Bisdakdreamer !

Good Luck to judex and rm !

Simala, Judex, Kamrans and all,
Thanks a lot for all the help and prayers. I did a really smooth, trouble free interview today. Came in at 6AM for a 630AM appointment and I was already out of the embassy at 9AM! I felt everything was paperwork. Steps in US Consulate MNL as I remember it:
1) We lined up at a counter where we submitted our Application Forms (DS230) and was in turn given a queueing number.
2) Queueing number blinks for us to proceed to cashier.
3) I was still paying at the Cashier and my name already called to proceed to Window xxx. There pre-screening of our papers was done. Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificates, Affidavit of Support, etc were asked one by one. Previous Marriages and other children if any were also asked. I felt I was asked more questions in this pre-screening than in the actual interview with the Consul .
4) Our names called for fingerprinting.
5) After 5 mins or so we were asked to queue at the Consul's booth.
6) I was asked to swear in to the truthfulness of everything in the affidavit
7) Afterwhich, consul just opened the papers one by one and kept on saying, "ok, ok, ok". Took time to check affidavit of Support, income tax and payslips. All during this time, we were having small talk on my "other travels" as I had been to a number of places. Glanced at our pictures and finally said "Everything looks ok. I am going to approve this now"

I felt we were prioritized among all immigrant categories that day cause my number was always called ahead of the others who were way ahead of me in the queue outside the embassy. I just felt so relieved that finally after a number of years we got our visas. So thank you once again for all the help and prayers.

P.S. Kamrans is truly right when he said that as long as your marriage is genuine and done before GC was granted to principal applicant then we have no need to worry

 

[nikhils33]

your best option is h4 , follow to join will take min one year, and all depends on u r pd and retrogression

I guess I am missing something here in a follow to join case why would PD/retrogression matter. I have filed for my AOS and my PD is July 02 EB3 India
so worst case if I get approved before getting my wife here I should be able to file for her directly right without the PD issues?

 

[NJBLUE]

rammy,

Hope all is well.Today (Monday Morning IST) my wife submitted the docs to VFS office.Except the medicals she submitted rest of the required docs.

Based on Judex mail i think we should not worry about interviews.Looks they are on .

Did you wife submit the docs to VFS yet??

Thanks,

Hi RM101,

I'm very happy to see your post. Please let me know if you have any questiosn about the interview process in Chennai consulate.

Thanks

 

[rm101]

Hi RM101,

I'm very happy to see your post. Please let me know if you have any questiosn about the interview process in Chennai consulate.

Thanks

Thanks very much NJ for checking back.My wife interview is on 24th.I just have a quick question .

I heard there are two interview processes one by Indian and one by American? Can you please clarify this?

Also please let us know any suggestions your wife obeserved there so that we can prepare in advance..

Thanks again
RM

 

[rammyrammy]

Mega,
There are some risks.
As long as you stay in the Country you are fine. But If you want to travel outside you cannot enter without either GC or Reentry permit.
I am not sure how it works if we accidentally misplace GC while outside the Country adn want to get in without it. The US Consulates abroad should have
some processes for this I think.

Other riskd are,
Continuous residency requirement. you will break that if you stay outside the country for more than 1 year. Usually they will let you in if its between 6 months - 1 year. But if its more than that you need a reentry permit. usually GC will be canceled if you stay outside for more than two years.

Apart from that the FAQ's of I90 has this

What if I need to travel while my I-90 application for a replacement card is pending?
If you need to travel between the time you file an I-90 form and its approval, you must request temporary evidence of your permanent resident status, valid for travel and/or employment purposes, at the time you complete the fingerprint and signature requirements (necessary for the adjudication of the Form I-90 and the issuance of the replacement card) at the appropriate USCIS office.
Looks like you will get either a form or Stamp on your passport, when you go for fingerprinting for I-90.

Hope this helps.

Rammy.

rammy,

thanks for your response and concerns ...

u know wot - before this visa date rollouts in june - i applied the 131 ... thinking abt going back for a while ...... i think i yet to get any reply or response on the 131 .....thanks rammy for ur detailed reply .......

do u got any idea ...... abt the risks or required things to do/have since i am gonna send the gc ...along with this i-90 ....

thanks again ....

 

[rammyrammy]

RM,

my wife also submitted the all docs to VFS on Monday.
They gave a Checklist of the originals they took.
So its just waiting time and building more confidence ..
as we learn about our friends success Stories..

Rammy

rammy,

Hope all is well.Today (Monday Morning IST) my wife submitted the docs to VFS office.Except the medicals she submitted rest of the required docs.

Based on Judex mail i think we should not worry about interviews.Looks they are on .

Did you wife submit the docs to VFS yet??

Thanks,

 

[rammyrammy]

BISDAKDREAMER

Congrats.. and best wishes for the happy reunion..
Judex.. all the best for you too..

Rammy

Simala, Judex, Kamrans and all,
Thanks a lot for all the help and prayers. I did a really smooth, trouble free interview today. Came in at 6AM for a 630AM appointment and I was already out of the embassy at 9AM! I felt everything was paperwork. Steps in US Consulate MNL as I remember it:
1) We lined up at a counter where we submitted our Application Forms (DS230) and was in turn given a queueing number.
2) Queueing number blinks for us to proceed to cashier.
3) I was still paying at the Cashier and my name already called to proceed to Window xxx. There pre-screening of our papers was done. Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificates, Affidavit of Support, etc were asked one by one. Previous Marriages and other children if any were also asked. I felt I was asked more questions in this pre-screening than in the actual interview with the Consul .
4) Our names called for fingerprinting.
5) After 5 mins or so we were asked to queue at the Consul's booth.
6) I was asked to swear in to the truthfulness of everything in the affidavit
7) Afterwhich, consul just opened the papers one by one and kept on saying, "ok, ok, ok". Took time to check affidavit of Support, income tax and payslips. All during this time, we were having small talk on my "other travels" as I had been to a number of places. Glanced at our pictures and finally said "Everything looks ok. I am going to approve this now"

I felt we were prioritized among all immigrant categories that day cause my number was always called ahead of the others who were way ahead of me in the queue outside the embassy. I just felt so relieved that finally after a number of years we got our visas. So thank you once again for all the help and prayers.

P.S. Kamrans is truly right when he said that as long as your marriage is genuine and done before GC was granted to principal applicant then we have no need to worry

 

[NJBLUE]

Thanks very much NJ for checking back.My wife interview is on 24th.I just have a quick question .

I heard there are two interview processes one by Indian and one by American? Can you please clarify this?

Also please let us know any suggestions your wife obeserved there so that we can prepare in advance..

Thanks again
RM

Hi RM101,

That is correct. First Indian officer (female) asked few questsions about our relation and wrote the answers on a paper. She attached the paper to the file for American officer review. Please refer to my earlier post (arround June 20, 2007) for more details about the interview experience.

Please ask your wife to carry the copy of your passport.

Thanks

Thanks

 

[kamrans]

mega,
I recommend you to get info pass appointment and go from there. Explain them the whole situation and ask them what will you have if you give them your GC. You can get the info pass appointment online. I dont recommend sending your GC and related documents in mail.

Good Luck.

Kamrans, nj, rm, rammy and others ...

on my case (brief - my wife's immigrant visa was denied on her f2j interview bcoz of my gc has -residence since- date way earlier than my 485 approval date and also my wedding date ..)

i talked to murthy on friday - i was wondering that she wud somehow tell me any solution or anything more than i expected. But i think she said the same thing which i already know - but atleast i could confirm that that is all i shud / cud do at this time - filing the I-90 form to my service center to replace my gc ! she also gave me a caution that it may take 6 - 8 months .. she also advised me to write a letter strongly stating me and my family is gong thru hardship bcoz of this adminsitrative error !!!

but other thing is - vermont service center processing date for i-90 is july 2006 !!!

also, my family and my wife is feeling enuf of all these things....including me.... so i am planning to send this i-90 form and in 2 months go to india for a while .....

kamrans, but i need to send my gc also along with this....... so please tell me what are all the risks or risk factors of me sending this gc alogn with i-90 !!! let say for any reason if i want to come bak in few months after going to india - for example, if i join in a job and tehy want me to send me to US for a v.short term.. how wud i handle that situation... any idea ....

i am planning to send my i -90 and the letter to uscis in 2 days !!! please advise ...... thanks

 

[kamrans]

You will not have any issues as well as I can see that the visa slot for applicants in Manila is still open though the visa bulletin states that there are no visa numbers available from July 2nd.
Update us as soon as you get the visa.

Good Luck.

i talk to wella personally... her visa got approved! its my turn tomorrow... need your prayers guys!

judex

 

[kamrans]

This is called extensive background check. The initial check takes around 2-3 months depending on the case but it can vary. I have seen cases in which the consulates request the background check 2-3 times. Dont know the criteria but there are several theories. I believe that whenever the name flags in the consulate database they send the information back to DC to do the background check.
You cannot do anything. So wait and see when they send it back to you. Repeated emails to the consulate also counts and you can also call the visa specialist to get the status of the background check.

Good Luck.

Thanks a lot.Kamrans. Actually, consulate emailed us my wife name check was arleady finished at the end of 2006. I just don't know what our additional administrative processing is.

 

[kamrans]

Congratulations. I am very happy to hear this news. I am praying for others to get it soon as well.
Now its time to plan for your future life.

Good Luck.

Simala, Judex, Kamrans and all,
Thanks a lot for all the help and prayers. I did a really smooth, trouble free interview today. Came in at 6AM for a 630AM appointment and I was already out of the embassy at 9AM! I felt everything was paperwork. Steps in US Consulate MNL as I remember it:
1) We lined up at a counter where we submitted our Application Forms (DS230) and was in turn given a queueing number.
2) Queueing number blinks for us to proceed to cashier.
3) I was still paying at the Cashier and my name already called to proceed to Window xxx. There pre-screening of our papers was done. Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificates, Affidavit of Support, etc were asked one by one. Previous Marriages and other children if any were also asked. I felt I was asked more questions in this pre-screening than in the actual interview with the Consul .
4) Our names called for fingerprinting.
5) After 5 mins or so we were asked to queue at the Consul's booth.
6) I was asked to swear in to the truthfulness of everything in the affidavit
7) Afterwhich, consul just opened the papers one by one and kept on saying, "ok, ok, ok". Took time to check affidavit of Support, income tax and payslips. All during this time, we were having small talk on my "other travels" as I had been to a number of places. Glanced at our pictures and finally said "Everything looks ok. I am going to approve this now"

I felt we were prioritized among all immigrant categories that day cause my number was always called ahead of the others who were way ahead of me in the queue outside the embassy. I just felt so relieved that finally after a number of years we got our visas. So thank you once again for all the help and prayers.

P.S. Kamrans is truly right when he said that as long as your marriage is genuine and done before GC was granted to principal applicant then we have no need to worry

 

[mega007]

Thanks Kamrans for your reply ......rammy thanks to u too... i saw ur reply ..

I cud get an appointment on 12 july only in infopass after ur tip ... i already emailed to murthy's assistant on this ...and eagerly awaiting a reply and not sure whether i will get it though ... i took a chance since i jsut talked to murthy on last friday and i did not ask this question ..

rammy, i am not sure .... but i think asking the travel document thing at the time of finger printing and all i am not sure for 'administrative error' category though..... do people who apply with the option of 'administrative error' also need to go for finger printing ??? bcoz other category is different than this.... for all other categories in i-90 ...they shud NOT send any supporting doc along with the form.....but for this one which I am applying... we shud send all supporting docs along with the GC !!! i think i will have to wait again and check with the immig officer to do next.... i donno what and how to explain wot i feel ...... also i am handling and answering my family bak there !!! am not worrying abt future - discontinuity in the stay at this point rammy ..... all i shud knwo is how wud i enter bak if i send my gc now ....

thanks both and all ...... atleast i feel that some others in this thread wud know and get educated wot cud happen if my kinda situation occurs ...

will update u all more on my case ....

mega,
I recommend you to get info pass appointment and go from there. Explain them the whole situation and ask them what will you have if you give them your GC. You can get the info pass appointment online. I dont recommend sending your GC and related documents in mail.

Good Luck.

 

[rammyrammy]

Mega,
I can totally understand your pain. I am also going through the pain of explaining things to people for the last two years and particularly when things wont go the way we say, people loose confidence in us. That creates even more tensions and pain.

Like I said irrespective of why you are filing for I90 be it administrative or due to expiration, you will be parting with it if you file for I90. And you need temporary evidence that you are a permanent resident to work and to travel freely. I am not sure if they need Fingerprinting, But you never know they always collect fresh fingerprints every time we apply for EAD.

If not you can always take an info pass appointment and clear things out at your local office.
But for you to legally work while your I90 is in Process you need some kind of Proof that you are a PR.

And some how GC continuity and Reentry permit are very much linked. So for you to stay outside for a Couple of years, without worrying about US, you need to apply for it.

I know what you are going through, but don't take harsh decisions, take a step back think and do. Don't let your emotions take hold of you.

So my advice,
1)Apply for reentry permit ASAP. For that all you need is copy of GC,pictures. You can file online. send the copy of GC, Pictures through mail.
2)Next apply for I-90 with all the supporting documents once you are clear about the process.


Goodluck.
Rammy.

Thanks Kamrans for your reply ......rammy thanks to u too... i saw ur reply ..

I cud get an appointment on 12 july only in infopass after ur tip ... i already emailed to murthy's assistant on this ...and eagerly awaiting a reply and not sure whether i will get it though ... i took a chance since i jsut talked to murthy on last friday and i did not ask this question ..

rammy, i am not sure .... but i think asking the travel document thing at the time of finger printing and all i am not sure for 'administrative error' category though..... do people who apply with the option of 'administrative error' also need to go for finger printing ??? bcoz other category is different than this.... for all other categories in i-90 ...they shud NOT send any supporting doc along with the form.....but for this one which I am applying... we shud send all supporting docs along with the GC !!! i think i will have to wait again and check with the immig officer to do next.... i donno what and how to explain wot i feel ...... also i am handling and answering my family bak there !!! am not worrying abt future - discontinuity in the stay at this point rammy ..... all i shud knwo is how wud i enter bak if i send my gc now ....

thanks both and all ...... atleast i feel that some others in this thread wud know and get educated wot cud happen if my kinda situation occurs ...

will update u all more on my case ....

 

[ASDFGHJKL123]

Kamrans:

Your information made me clear now. It is very helpful. Do you mean we cannot send too many emails to them for asking how the case is going on?I am litttle confused with "Repeated emails to the consulate also counts" . Thank you very much. You are so kind.

This is called extensive background check. The initial check takes around 2-3 months depending on the case but it can vary. I have seen cases in which the consulates request the background check 2-3 times. Dont know the criteria but there are several theories. I believe that whenever the name flags in the consulate database they send the information back to DC to do the background check.
You cannot do anything. So wait and see when they send it back to you. Repeated emails to the consulate also counts and you can also call the visa specialist to get the status of the background check.

Good Luck.

 

[mega007]

Thanks rammy ...
Yes ! that is what i have been going thru too.... and when i got married and came bak here in feb 2005 .... i gave them idea it is gonna take 6 - 9 months for the total process once i get my gc and i got my 485 approved in march 20, 2005 .... but later all these retrogression happened....and not many people cud understand bak there .... and after all these waitings.... now they DENIED my wife's visa !!!!!!! for NOT of my fault ....anyway...

yes i am gonna check with uscis local office on thursday ... by the way i did not get any reply from murthy office on my questions ! ...

Yes ! i have already applied the re-entry permit 2 months ago ... before even all these dates rolled out - i had a plan to go india for a while .....

thanks and i will keep u posted ....

Mega,
I can totally understand your pain. I am also going through the pain of explaining things to people for the last two years and particularly when things wont go the way we say, people loose confidence in us. That creates even more tensions and pain.

Like I said irrespective of why you are filing for I90 be it administrative or due to expiration, you will be parting with it if you file for I90. And you need temporary evidence that you are a permanent resident to work and to travel freely. I am not sure if they need Fingerprinting, But you never know they always collect fresh fingerprints every time we apply for EAD.

If not you can always take an info pass appointment and clear things out at your local office.
But for you to legally work while your I90 is in Process you need some kind of Proof that you are a PR.

And some how GC continuity and Reentry permit are very much linked. So for you to stay outside for a Couple of years, without worrying about US, you need to apply for it.

I know what you are going through, but don't take harsh decisions, take a step back think and do. Don't let your emotions take hold of you.

So my advice,
1)Apply for reentry permit ASAP. For that all you need is copy of GC,pictures. You can file online. send the copy of GC, Pictures through mail.
2)Next apply for I-90 with all the supporting documents once you are clear about the process.


Goodluck.
Rammy.

 

[judex]

Judex's FTJ: APPROVED

i'll post the details in a few hours, i need to take some rest after an 8 hours travel...

thanks guys!!! and god bless to all...

judex