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Impact of evacuation on visa stamping
- Thread starter jp6
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Chennai Consulate has put a hold on my spouse H4 Visa Stamping
Hi All,
I recently applied (13th May) for my spouse’s H4 Visa at Chennai Consulate though drop Box. They have returned all the documents except for the marriage photographs & marriage Certificate. Along with the document they have sent a letter saying that they need more time to do some administrative processing before granting VISA & we are not supposed to contact the consulate.
Has anyone been through this before? Would it help if my wife goes to the consulate personally? How can Microsoft lawyer may help in this? Can she reapply for visa in some other Consulate?
I have heard of a few H1 cases in which Chennai consulate did the same thing & never contacted/rejected the VISA application.
Any suggestion would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Manish
Contact me at manishag@microsoft.com
Hi All,
I recently applied (13th May) for my spouse’s H4 Visa at Chennai Consulate though drop Box. They have returned all the documents except for the marriage photographs & marriage Certificate. Along with the document they have sent a letter saying that they need more time to do some administrative processing before granting VISA & we are not supposed to contact the consulate.
Has anyone been through this before? Would it help if my wife goes to the consulate personally? How can Microsoft lawyer may help in this? Can she reapply for visa in some other Consulate?
I have heard of a few H1 cases in which Chennai consulate did the same thing & never contacted/rejected the VISA application.
Any suggestion would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Manish
Contact me at manishag@microsoft.com
Exactly the same
Hello,
I have been through exactly the same you described (retained the original marriage certificate and pictures).
Couple of things I did
1) I contacted my local congressman, explaining to him the situation and provided him all the details like the visa application no, drop box no etc. and also gave him copies of my employment letter, marriage certificate etc to support the case and show him proof that there is no reason for delaying the visa. He was genuinely concerned and regretted that I had to go through this and offered to help and he did. He made an appropriate enquiry with chennai consulate and my wife received a letter within a week to send her passport and copies of 797 and my H1 petition. She received her visa by mail today after two months.
2) Wrote an email to the chennai consulate a few weeks ago. It is not recommended so I would leave it your judgment.
I am over with this adversity and pretty sure you will all very soon.
Good Luck
Hello,
I have been through exactly the same you described (retained the original marriage certificate and pictures).
Couple of things I did
1) I contacted my local congressman, explaining to him the situation and provided him all the details like the visa application no, drop box no etc. and also gave him copies of my employment letter, marriage certificate etc to support the case and show him proof that there is no reason for delaying the visa. He was genuinely concerned and regretted that I had to go through this and offered to help and he did. He made an appropriate enquiry with chennai consulate and my wife received a letter within a week to send her passport and copies of 797 and my H1 petition. She received her visa by mail today after two months.
2) Wrote an email to the chennai consulate a few weeks ago. It is not recommended so I would leave it your judgment.
I am over with this adversity and pretty sure you will all very soon.
Good Luck