rajinca said:Your spouse comes under EB3 as your's. Donot get confoused with f2A which is family based category.
Regarding interviews they are scheduled between first 15 days i.e. for Oct. 2006 they will schedule between Sep1-15.
I hope this helps.
mega007 said:Ansi,
Thanks for the confirmation. I sent all the docs last evening. I called my buddy when I was abt to give the pack in the usps counter to check this forum whether u or somebody replied for the addr confirmation and glad to know that u did.
ansi, rm, poj and all,
I beleive next step is to get the case number and I am not sure when ?!
and probably after that I need to send DS2001 and I donno what is for that either ?!
so when u get chance pl reply ... i am little relieved just by sending all the docs .... but i did send all the 14 checklists which i posted last time and then poj or somebody updated .....
Also as per rm if i send ds2001 then there is a good chance to get the interview date directly by avoiding packet 3..... is it like that ?
Thanks all.
ansi2004 said:Mega
Once they receive your documents, consulate will create a case for your spouse. You will get the case number if you call them about 1 week after they recieve your docs.
DS-2001 is the form called "Notification of applicant readiness". This is used to inform the consulate that your spouse has collected all the documents required (such as Marriage cert, birth cert, police clearance certs, etc... List is mentioned in the form DS-2001 itself). Once they recieve this, your spouse is considered "documentarily qualified" for the immigrant visa. Only after this qualification, the consulate will schedule an interview appointment for your spouse.
Usually the process is... consulate will send DS230 I&II and DS-2001 together as packet 3... You are supposed to send the DS230 I immediately and then send DS-2001 later when you have collected all the docs.
But now-a-days, consulate has informed many of us to send DS230 I along with the initial docs.... so, my wishful thinking is, If we send the DS-2001 also whenever we are ready with all the docs..., hopefully consulate will send us the inteview appointment letter directly.... this has not been proven... I have not heard from anybody who has actually received the interview letter directly after sending the initial docs... We have to wait and see if this works...
Hope this helps... Bottom line, dont wait for the consulate to send you the form.. grab DS-2001 from immihelp.com, fill it, ask your spouse to sign and send it... Then wait to hear from the consulate!
Thanks,
Ansi.
sinyoke said:Hi There,
My I-824 was approved on June 19,2005.I had email the embassy in my country several time.Yesterday,I received email from them saying case has been created and Packet 3 was send out to your address in US.
I already sent my all approval notices (including my original I-824 approval notice)to guangzhou consulate two weeks ago. But I didn't get response yet. I will send email to them to ask what happen. It is frustration. Thank you very much. My I-824 was approved in June 22, 2005. My original country is China.sinyoke said:Yes,I email them couple of time,even send them all the approval notices.They did not reply me at first,then I finally email them that my I824 has been approved and consulate has been notified and says please reply as the case was completed here in US.After that they email me saying the case has been created and packet 3 has been send to your address in US.My country origin is Malaysia.
NJBLUE said:Hello Ansi and RM
My wife hasn't received packet 3 yet. I guess nothing is going to happen until Oct 1, 2005.
rm101 said:Hi NJBLUE,
Packet 3 has nothing to do with interview date.Once they have ur intial docs they will create case number and mail the packet 3.But most of the times they will be lost in mail .Same thing happened to me.(I called consulate they asked me to download from wesite and mail) U CAN DOWNLOAD FORMS from IMMIHELP.COM
So, dont wait for mail from consulate .Downlaod DS 230 Part 1 and DS 2001 and complete all the details and get it signed by ur wife and mail them back.
*** If u dont have case number call the conuslate .They will give u.Which is required in DS 2001 form.
Hope this answers ur questions
Good luck
Thanks,
RM101
ASDFGHJKL123 said:I already sent my all approval notices (including my original I-824 approval notice)to guangzhou consulate two weeks ago. But I didn't get response yet. I will send email to them to ask what happen. It is frustration. Thank you very much. My I-824 was approved in June 22, 2005. My original country is China.
Hi RM101rm101 said:** Just to clarify .Untill we mail these docs , consulate will not schedule the interview .They will keep all there info in there system.
RM101
paras2 said:Hello Folks,
My wife's I-824 has been approved on May 31, 2005 (got my GC in EB3 category with priority date of Aug 1999). I have been waiting ever since to hear from Chennai Consulate
and/or NVC. My attorney has mailed the Consulate but got no response. What is the
right approach for me? Should I keep mailing or calling the Chennai Consulate till I get
a response? Or should I send in DS-2001 and other relevant docs? Highly appreciate any responses.
Thanks,
paras2
paras2 said:Hello Folks,
My wife's I-824 has been approved on May 31, 2005 (got my GC in EB3 category with priority date of Aug 1999). I have been waiting ever since to hear from Chennai Consulate
and/or NVC. My attorney has mailed the Consulate but got no response. What is the
right approach for me? Should I keep mailing or calling the Chennai Consulate till I get
a response? Or should I send in DS-2001 and other relevant docs? Highly appreciate any responses.
Thanks,
paras2