My CP Interview & POE Experience.
Here are the details of my CP Interview and POE:
June 10th: U.S to Chennai
June 11th:
Completed lab tests in Lister labs around 8.30 AM. Took the Immigration style photos in Appolo studio nearer to Lister labs.
Around 4.30 PM collected the reports from Lister Labs.
Went to Dr.Vijayalakshmi at 5.00PM. She called us around 5.45PM. She is very silent it seems (at least with us), completed all the formalities and asked one or two general questions like if we have immunization record or not etc., . Gave the reports around 6.30 PM.
June 26th: Interview at 9.00AM.
Reached consulate around 8.30AM. went to Immigration visa section directly by showing the interview letters. (No need to wait in the line. Since it is Student visa season, there are lot of people in the q)
Called us around 10.30 AM by an Indian lady at counter #6 and collected all the documents as per the checklist. She took only last year tax return copies. I asked her again to confirm if she needs the previous years copies also or not. She said NO. She did not took marriage snaps/ marriage Invitation card. After taking all the necessary documents, she asked us to wait for the call from the officer.
After one hour, one consular officers started doing interviews. After some more time another officer also started doing interviews in parallel.
Before our interview, we are observing one couple for whom one officer asked so many q’s and asked them to wait. He called them again after 20 minutes and asked some more q’s. and asked them to wait again.(I don’t know what was the problem). By watching them, we were thinking that it will be better if other officer calls us ( human mentality
).
But in contrary the same officer called us around 12.45Pm. We wished him and waiting for his q’s. He was going thru the documents. In parallel he is eating Snacks(lunch time
).
Asked to sign on DS 230 II.
After one or two minutes, he asked us just 5 q’s.
What is your company name?
When did you go to U.S first time?
Why did you come back from U.S ?
( He thought that I had H1 twice. He did not clearly saw my B1 Visa and thought that it was H1 visa)
Did you go to U.S first time on Business visa and then on H1 visa?
Do you have Kids?
Whole process took 5 minutes and he told that immigration visa is issued and I will be receiving the courier by next Friday. I thought that he is telling in usual manner and expecting that I will receive the courier by next day.
I said thank you and bye.
I provided the Chennai Hotel address to receive the courier and waited in Chennai until next day (27th June) 1.00PM. But I did not receive the courier. Then I called Blue dart Express and they informed me that nothing was dispached from consulate with my name. I was tensed because I have to leave the Chennai by 3.00PM and I don’t know what to do.
Then I tried to call consulate but nobody lifting the phone. Then I rushed to consulate to check whether they dispatched or not. If not, then I have to give a new address for them because I won’t be staying in Chennai. But security people did not allowed me inside and asked me to get the appoinment by phone.
Then I came back to hotel and sent an e-mail to “ChennaiIV” customer service asking about why they did not sent my visa packet? After sending the e-mail I checked this forum to know if anybody has similar problem. Thanks to Nadan (& to this forum) for posting his experience and understood that they won’t dispatch the packets until July 1st because of deficiency in E-3 numbers.
ChennaiIV Customer service is very prompt in responding to e-mails. They immediately replied and asked me to send a new address so that they can send the packet to my new address. They told me that they will send the packet on July 1st. I sent the new address and received the courier on July 4th. I would have received by July 2nd itself if I reside in a city.
POE : July 7th at Detroit:
Waited in “resident Aliens” q and immigration officer checked the documents and directed me to another q ( Special Processing). After waiting for 10 minutes, an officer called us and took thumb impressions, signature and stamped our passports.
Thank you very much to Rajeev Khanna for providing such a nice forum. Thank you very very much for all of you for participating in this forum with your valuable suggestions/information and immediate updates about your experiences and all.
Regds,
Sam.