Likely CP Candidates for October 2003 @Mumbai Consulate - To Do List

got date finally

after a 5-month wait after sending the AC140 request with P3(compared to the BCIS alternative i'm not complaining) we have our interview date from mumbai....oct 27

for the past few weeks, like an idiot i've been getting up at 4am EST under the impression that mumbai only answers calls between 2pm - 4pm IST. whoever propagated that rumor - %$##%$

thanks divekar for bringing in some sanity by revealing that calling at 12am EST would work just fine!!!!

whew...now on with the show...
 
Thanks a lot kdivekar.

As suggested by you I rang 12 midnight EST and got my interview date- 22nd October.

We are planning to reach Mumbai on 13th October early morning. Can we get out medicals done on 13th itself? Would the consulate accept medicals done 9 days before the interview? The reason is that we plan to visit family in MP, and then come back to Mumbai on 20th October for the interview.

Thanks again kdivekar for all your help
 
Congrats to everyone who got their interview dates!

I guess thanks to my father-in-law who after trying between 2-4pm IST decided to try 9am IST the next day and worked well for him 2 weeks back and then i tried couple of days back at 11:30pm-12am EST (9-9:30am IST) and got thru in 1 shot!

GUPTA SAHEB:
YEs you should be able to get yoru medicals done the same day you reach india. Just a word of caution: If possible take rest for a day and do medicals the day after reaching india coz 1 day of sleepless flight can coz fluctuations in the medical report. I may be wrong on this but although technically you can do medicals same day you may want to wait another day since you have come so far in the GC process.

YEs the consulate will accept medicals done less than 30 days prior. I confirmed this with the gentleman i spoke to at Breach Candy! My wife is doing it 22 days prior to our interview and I am doing 3 days prior.
 
rohufish:

Congrats on your interview date for oct 27...well looks like we are going to meet in person at the consulate finally! My interview is also scheduled for 10/27.

Well as far as propagating the rumor of 2-4pm I think i too contributed to it! Well what has happened has happened! What we can do is to propagate the news that one can call the 91-22-2363-7407/ 7408 number between 9am-4pm IST.
 
ddagsyn:

Congrats on your interview too.

What would be a good point of entry Chicago, NY or houston. In terms of getting the GC after landing.
Answer: There is no established correlation between POE and getting the physcial GC Plastic card. Ideal POE is the city where you live in else any other POE is one and the same.

Irrespective of POE it is normally taking 4-6 weeks to get Plastic card. In some case it is even taking lesser time and in very few exceptional cases longer than 2 months!
 
Concurrent filing - EB2
I-140: Received on 04/08/2003; RFE 07/17/2003; pending.
I-765: Received on 04/08/2003; pending.
I-485: Received on 04/08/2003; pending.
H-1B second extension approved 08/23/2003.

NSC AOS is taking too long! Contemplating switching to AC I-140 at Mumbai consulate. Job guarantee is no problem; employer willing to support consulate processing and no communicable diseases.

Know any good lawyers with AC I-140 experience? Mine is a "duddu".
Do I have to apply for advance parole or can I travel back and forth on revalidated H-1B visa?
Do I have to prove hardships in waiting for AOS?
How long after I-140 approval does AC I-140 process take?

Any enlightment on these issues would be very appreciated.
This website just rocks!!! The wealth of info here is amazing and everyone seems so helpful.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!
 
ac i140

Dear kdivekar,
Concurrent filing - EB2
I-140: Received on 04/08/2003; RFE 07/17/2003; pending.
I-765: Received on 04/08/2003; pending.
I-485: Received on 04/08/2003; pending.
H-1B second extension approved 08/23/2003.

NSC AOS is taking too long! Contemplating switching to AC I-140 at Mumbai consulate. Job guarantee is no problem; employer willing to support consulate processing and no communicable diseases.

Know any good lawyers with AC I-140 experience? Mine is a "duddu".
Do I have to apply for advance parole or can I travel back and forth on revalidated H-1B visa?
Do I have to prove hardships in waiting for AOS?
How long after I-140 approval does AC I-140 process take?

Any enlightment on these issues would be very appreciated.
 
The consulate informed me last night that they have sent the appointment letter to our US address, mailed on 4th September. I just talked to our attorney and he was a little skeptical about that appointment letter reaching here before we leave(11th October), which surprised me a great deal- for there is still a month left before we leave and I am sure that letters from Consulate should reach here by that time. He told me that in his experience the appointment letters from Mumbai usually reach here after the ACTUAL interview!!! What has been the experience in the past ? I tried to search on the board but could not find any comments about how many days the appointment letter takes to reach a US address.
He suggested that someone should go to Consulate and pick up the duplicate to be on the safe side. Our problem is that none of our relatives are anywhere near Mumbai. Any ideas or insights would really help.
Thanks everyone for all the great help. And special thanks to kdivekar.
 
amdomd:

answered your questions in another thread where you had posted the questions...

There is one additional question that you have posted in this thread which is: "How long after I-140 approval does AC I-140 process take?"
Answer: Approx 3.5-4.5 months after I-140 approval assuming AC I-140 packet is complete and Bombay consulate accepts it and provides a BMB number. And incomplete application can add about a month approx to the above timelines.
 
Su_Gupta:

What your attorney says is kinda true that in SOME scenarios appointment letters have reached attorney/ canddiates hands just before / just after the interview. But this is in few cases.

More than likely you will get it before you leave for india!

Options:
1. If not explore folks who live in bbay from where you can pick up the duplicate appoitment letter

OR

2. I am guessing if you flying on 11th oct and interview is on 22nd oct ...you must be flying to your home town in india before the interview. In that case have it mailed to your residential address in india.
 
So far we have the following for bbay consulate:
su_gupta: 10/22
kdivekar: 10/27
rohufish: 10/27
ddagsyn: 10/28
sushine: 10/28
zzzz_1976: 10/28

Looks like it is going to be one big happy diwali!

Anymore folks please post here and/ or on cptracker.com?
 
kdivekar

Kideivekar
Diwali is on the 24th and 25th. that is friday and saturday. Will the hospital be open on the 24th for medicals. Also have u book ur tickets. Air india has a special of $1080, and KLM $1150
thanks
 
I have checked with Breach Candy and BC is open on 24th (not on 25th and 26th). I have preponed my outbound from usa by a week and hence will be rescheduling my medicals too to a earlier date and may be to hinduja...will keep you posted!

As far as tickets I will be buying them on 9/15 or 9/16 after the official list is published on mumbai web site where it is confirmed in writing that interview dates have been established! Air india and klm do not fly out of my home city in usa...hence not an option for me. I got same deal thru Delta hence have blocked a ticket until 9/17..before which i need to get it ticketed!
 
kdivekar,
We are reaching Mumbai on 13th(early morning-12.30 AM) October. Can we go and pick up the duplicate Appointment letter from the consulate on 13 th during the working hours? If that is possible, then I can arrange for the Medicals on 14th and leave Mumbai to visit family in MP. We are planning to come back to Mumbai on 20 th for the interview on 22nd.
What is the procedure for picking up the duplicate Appointment letter from the consulate? Do you just go there with your passports?
Sorry kdivekar, I seem to be asking you too many questions.
Thanks
 
Yes you should be able to pick up Packet 3 (includes appointment letter) duplicate from Public Information window on any business day before 11:00 a.m., except for Indian and American holidays.

All you would need is your BMB number plus one form of photo Id.

Above info is as per Mumbai US Consualte web site:
http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov/wwwhimmi.html

Look under following question on above link:
When am I going to get an appointment?
 
I am sure everyone is guessing why everyone who is getting october interview is getting only the last week or may be the last 10 days of october....no one so far in the first 20 days of october! Any idea!
 
If you look at the calendar Oct has several holidays for the embassy maybe thats a reason. And they are probably getting over the holidays from sept and aug
thanks
 
you bet ddagsyn...four holidays in october(October 2, October 3, October 13 & October 24) and then 2 in november!
 
AC I-140 list

Dear kdivekar,
Regarding #18 in your to do list for AC I-140:
I had extended my B-1 visa in 1998 twice without any gaps through Vermont Service Center. I don't have those approval letters. Currently my case is being handled at Nebraska Service Center for adjustment to permanent resident.
Do I have to have those approval letters? Do I have to fill out 2 seperate I-824 forms for copies each extension approval letter? Do I apply to Vermont or Nebraska? How long does it take to get such copies??
 
Finally got our Medicals appointment for 14th Oct at Hinduja after nearly being awake the whole night and trying Mumbai phone numbers.

Have booked tickets for British Airways-1298 dollars per person for return. What are the rates others are getting? Will confirm on Monday once the final interview dates are on the web. ( Thanks kdivekar for this advice about confirming the tickets after the dates are on the web, I was going to confirm them yesterday, but after reading your messege on the board realized that the prudent thing would be to wait for 2-3 days more).
 
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