Likely Chennai CP Interview in July/August 2004

new passport requirements?

I had postedn this as a separate thread.. Anyone know anything?
#1 27th July 2004, 03:01 PM
dilbert30
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new Passport requirements ???- can someone comment?

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Hi:

I was just going thro the indian consulate webpage at SF. I found the following

"Persons holding Indian passports with 20 year validity are advised to apply for a new 10 year validity passport by following requirements applicable for issue of new passport. The new passport will be issued gratis except for applicable mailing charges"

Does it mean that people have 20 years PP validity should apply for a new PP without any reason.. Anyone know anything??

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Dilbert
 
PCC urgent

I found a line in the documents required section of the appointment letter.
Item 10
10.police certificate: Applicants who have resided in any country outside of India for 12 months or more while aged 16 or over are require topresent a police clearnace certificate from that country, even if its their home country.

Does this I need to get PCC from USA also since I lived in US for 4 years untill now and attending the interview in August.

Thanks for any clarification in this. Did all the previous appt letter look the same.....
 
Going_CP said:
I found a line in the documents required section of the appointment letter.
Item 10
10.police certificate: Applicants who have resided in any country outside of India for 12 months or more while aged 16 or over are require topresent a police clearnace certificate from that country, even if its their home country.

Does this I need to get PCC from USA also since I lived in US for 4 years untill now and attending the interview in August.

Thanks for any clarification in this. Did all the previous appt letter look the same.....
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NO!

At the risk of beating the dead donkey, again and again ..., US does not issue PCC. Your case will have a background check done in it's process.

I would think all the appt. letters looked the same.
 
Going_CP said:
I found a line in the documents required section of the appointment letter.
Item 10
10.police certificate: Applicants who have resided in any country outside of India for 12 months or more while aged 16 or over are require topresent a police clearnace certificate from that country, even if its their home country.

Does this I need to get PCC from USA also since I lived in US for 4 years untill now and attending the interview in August.

Thanks for any clarification in this. Did all the previous appt letter look the same.....
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I concur with alren's post above.

Raju
 
alren, others

I know of atleast one person who went to the local police station in the US, gave them the details, said he wanted it for immigration interview and they gave a PCC in a week's time after doing a check. There might have been a fees. he carried both from the indian consulate and this. So, i think you can get it if you want to. But the qn is : Do you need it for the CP interview and believe you dont.

Thanks,
Dilbert

alren said:
NO!

At the risk of beating the dead donkey, again and again ..., US does not issue PCC. Your case will have a background check done in it's process.

I would think all the appt. letters looked the same.
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My Interview experience

MEDICALS AT CHENNAI

July 19th morning 8 am at Lister lab for blood test and X-rays….Since that was a Monday they were pretty busy…It looks that Monday is the busiest day for them….They asked for the appointment letter ,passport and the Medical form downloaded from internet. The medical form what I had was not the latest one…..so they gave me a recent one and told me to fill it…Normal (Not immigration style) passport size photo is also required to attach in the form. I was told to come at 5 p.m in the evening to collect the reports …..but I was given the reports only at 5.45 p.m….I saw some people getting frustrated bcos they had the appointment at 6 p.m in the evening…

During the week of July 12th I called Dr.Vijayalaksmi's assistant and asked for an appointment by saying that I am going to Lister lab on July 19th ….She agreed to it and said that Lister labs will be very busy on Mondays …and told us to come on the same day…..evening…..

So after getting the reports from the lister lab myself and my spouse went to Dr.Vijayalakshmi's Padma nursing home…..In Chennai it is better to have Call taxi's rather than auto's. Mostly they come for same price as auto's.
Dr.V is a wonderful person ….She was very nice to us …She asked us whether we got Chicken Pox, Typhoid, Malaria, Appendix, etc….or we had any major surgeries….We both replied like we got Chicken pox when we were young….Then She had a physical examination for both of us….Bcos of Chennai's hot climate I had some throat infection and she found that and asked whether I am taking any medication for that and I replied ….yes by saying the name of the antibiotics….She said …that’s o.k…nothing to bother…..and gave me and my spouse shots of MMR….She filled the reports by herself and handed over it to us…..The cover was not sealed and said that everything is o.k and told me to take a photocopy of the report and give it to her…..

July 20th morning went to Photo India and took photographs both in normal passport style and immigration style…and then went to IOB and took a DD for Rs.400 for Blue dart Express courier….

INTERVIEW AT THE CONSULATE:

July 23rd morning 8 a.m is my immigrant visa appointment …..I went there at 7.45 a.m ….But that was too early…..Lot of people waiting outside like us….having a blue paper (They are the immigrant visa applicants who have gone in during the last weeks and was told to come again for lacking some documents)…The policemen outside is yelling at the people ….Whereas the security guards were little considerative…..We are not supposed to carry any electronic items ….calculators, keyless entries, CD's, cassette's,etc….The security guard's run through the folders….You are not supposed to carry any closed envelope also….and told us to go to the second building. For my 8 a.m appointment I was allowed to sit inside the hall only by 8.40 a.m after all these formalities ….One Desi lady there gave a form to write our address where the courier has to be sent….and told us to wait…..Then the same Desi lady collected all the blue papers ( appointment letters from people who are coming there for second time) and gave it to another desi inside the counter …..Then the lady in the counter called people one by one and collected the documents. Meanwhile the lady who collected the blue papers asked us to show the yellow appointment letter …..But it collected the yellow appointment letter only from the people who had kids …..saying that priority for families with kids…and handed over the yellow papers to the lady inside the counter….So after all these priorities my name was called at 10.15 a.m for 8.00 a.m appointment. I bought couple of folders from Office max which had different separations but transparent in colour and had all the documents arranged according to kd1403's list of documents mentioned in this forum….I handed over the following documents….

1.Appointment letter (yellow paper)
2.Employment verification letter from the company (Notarised)
3.DS-230 Part I and II (Hand written)
4.Passport
5.PCC
6.Tax transcripts from IRS (She particularly asked for the 1040's and W2's)
7.Last 3 pay stubs
8.Birth certificate
9.Marriage certificate
10. My original I-797's for all the H-1's
11.Bank statement (Original)
12.Notarised – I-134
13.Just 3 copies of immigration style side view photos

I gave all the originals followed by a photocopy……She looked at the originals and took the photocopy….She kept the originals for the Birth certificate and Marriage certificate….Rest all the originals were returned back to me….Similarly for my spouse

1.Passport
2.Immigrationstyle photos 3 copies
3.Birth certificate
4.Marriage certificate
5.PCC's
6.DS-230 Part I and II (Hand written)

The desi lady told us to sign the DS-230 Part-II and told us to take seats…..

After half an hour my name is called by a consular officer and this was our conversation

Qn: Which company is calling you there sir?
Ans: XXXXXXXX
Qn: What do you do there sir?
Ans: blahblahblah….
Qn: Why did you change companies sir? (I had 2 H1B's)
Ans: I got an opportunity to work on the latest technology and more exposure in my field….That’s' the reason I changed my company.
Qn: Why is your second company processing you the green card sir?
Ans: Good question…I think they like me and they want me to work there for long time…..(I know this is not a good answer but still he didn’t mind it…Though he asked all these questions …when I am answering he was checking in the computer whether all the security checks have been cleared)

To my spouse:

Qn: When did you get married madam?
Ans:YYYYYY
Qn: How long you are in United states ?
Ans: I have not gone to United states and this is the first time…
Qn: But you have a H4 visa!!!!!
Ans: Bcos of my school work I was held up in India and now I am free to go…
Qn: Do you guys have some marriage photos?
Ans: I gave 20 marriage photos ….He just saw 5 of them and said….your immigrant visa has been approved and free to leave the consulate..I am canceling all your previous visas and you will get the immigrant visa in 2 or 3 business days and returned back the originals of the Birth certificate and Marriage certificate.

On July 26th morning we received the Blue dart package and found that my spouse's mom name was misspelled.

PORT OF ENTRY:

Our port of Entry is Detroit and on August 1st we came to U.S and directed towards the line for special processing. There the immigration officer asked me which company I am working for and took our fingerprints and made the correction for my spouse's mom's name. The immigration officer put I-551 in the passport valid for a year, which is the temporary green card.

Finally we are done with :rolleyes: ....I would say CP is the way to go....Thanks to everybody who promptly answered my questions...especially Raju595,kd1403,alren,etc..... :D :D :D :D
 
Tax return transcript request

Where does one request for previous year's tax returns. How much time does it usually take to receive them after request is submitted ?

Thanks
Milind
 
Milind Bhave said:
Where does one request for previous year's tax returns. How much time does it usually take to receive them after request is submitted ?

Thanks
Milind
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To the IRS. Look through this forum and you will find the contact info.

It takes at between 1 and 2 weeks to get it.
 
CAll the IRS 1040 # you would generally call. The last time I spoke, the lady asked me if I wanted it faxed immediately. I didnt have the fax # handy and so asked her to mail it. It came in less than a week. If they fax it to you, you get it immediately :)


Milind Bhave said:
Where does one request for previous year's tax returns. How much time does it usually take to receive them after request is submitted ?

Thanks
Milind
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Concur with the above 2 posts
BJ77
Milind Bhave said:
Where does one request for previous year's tax returns. How much time does it usually take to receive them after request is submitted ?

Thanks
Milind
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Not yet received Welcome letter and Plastic Card

Friends,

Successfully completed the interview at Chennai Consulate on 2nd July. Date of Entry was 9th July and port of Entry was Newark, New Jersey.

Till date I haven't received the welcome letter nor the Plastic Card. It's almost a month. I am becoming paranoid.

In addition to this, I am going on a month long trip to India mid August. Is the I-551 stamping in the Passport sufficient for this travel? What other documents should I carry?. I have the I-140 approval notice and my previous H1 papers. Is this sufficient?

Please let me know if I need to do anything else?

Thanks,
DA
 
You just need the I-551 stamp on the passport. That is enough. If you had made a copy of you IV, it might be better to take it along with you.
 
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