Likely March-April Interview in N Delhi

AC-I140 - CP MUMBAI questions

Hello Everyone!!!

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My case details:

AC-I140 case - CP @ MUMBAI

I140 Approval date ------------------ 02/20/04

I824 Application date --------------- 03/09/04

Recieved the I824 reciept ---------- 03/20/04

AC-I140 papers sent to MUMBAI -- 03/23/04

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I have a few questions.

1. From the date that the AC-I140 papers are sent to India how long does it take for Mumbai to create my BMB case number?

2. After I get the case number ,how long does it take Mumbai to generate an appointment date?
( I am trying to find out how much time I have after Mumbai gives me an appointment date to book my tickets and plan my trip to India)

3. Is it ok if I take the immunizations before I go to India or is it mandatory to take a medical in MUMBAI?

I would really appreciate it if anyone could answer these questions for me. I would really appreciate your input.

Thanks.
 
raj:

1. From the date that the AC-I140 papers are sent to India how long does it take for Mumbai to create my BMB case number?

Answer: About 1 month to get an email response from mumbai consulate about acceptance with bmb number or rejection with reasons. If accepted then another 2.5 months to get the interview.

==============================================2. After I get the case number ,how long does it take Mumbai to generate an appointment date?
( I am trying to find out how much time I have after Mumbai gives me an appointment date to book my tickets and plan my trip to India)

Answer: About 2.5 months to get interview date. Do not buy tickets until interview date is confirmed coz all these time lines are estimates and not accurates. Pre-ticketing before confirmed intrerview dates is a mistake many folks make.
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3. Is it ok if I take the immunizations before I go to India or is it mandatory to take a medical in MUMBAI?

Answer: If you wish you can take the immunizations here in usa and carry appropriate documentation but you still have to schedul the medicals in mumbai prior to your cp interview and it is for the doctor to then decide if you can get a waiver. In other words, it is easier to just take the vaccinations in mumbai as it is hassle free and pretty professional...just that you will lose 1 day at one of the hospitals!
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Marriage & CP Interview

when I filed my P3, I was single but likely to be married sometime before the interview. How should one go about adding spouse name to the GC application. will she get her gc during the same interview and what kind of additional documentation she will have to produce, considering that she has been in India all her life. Just in case, she cannot get her GC at the same time then should I apply for H4B. Or should I just apply H4B and then add her name to GC. Please advise or share your experiences.

Thanks
 
Interview dates

An official at Delhi embassy told me that I am likely to get an interview in May and asked me to call them on April 19th. but I think that may be cutting too close if they give me an early interview in May. So do you know how early I can find out about the exact date by calling them again.

Also, how soon can I get an employment letter. I recall someone say that it cannot be more than 30 days old. Is that right?

Thanks
 
mmg:

I am guessing your wife is in india and hence she needs PCC From local police (commisioners office) AND from regional passport office. The format they provide is acceptable.

If you and / or your wife are in usa then you'll need only 1 pc which is from the indian embassy in usa!
 
File still not reached NWD

I managed to get through to the Delhi Embassy yesterday night and they told me that they still havent received my case. Even though my lawyer has received a confirmation letter from NVC that the case was sent to India on Feb'20. The guy on the phone asked me to contact the NVC and ask them if they have "physically" tranferred the case to Delhi or not.

:( Any ideas what should I do?????
 
njcdel:

You attorney can contact nvc and inform them about the file not reaching nwd and your conversation with nwd telephone operator. NVC should be able to resend your file to the consulate.

Also when you talked to the person @nwd did you spell out your first and last name CORRECTLY and provide him with your nwd2004# case number. In my case the first time the person taking down my first name had made a typo and did not find my record. But then i re-spelt my full first and last name and bmb# and he was able to pull it up correctly. SO i advise you to have your attorney contact NVC and simultaneously you can re-contact the nwd consulate to find out if they have received your file by spelling out your name loud and clear! JUST A THOUGHT!!.
 
NVC Call Times

Hi,

I tried unsuccessfully maybe 2-3 dozen times today to talk to a NVC operator to seek clarification regarding my status – it says that “they are waiting the return of the biographic forms, once received it will take 6-8 weeks to decide on the case”.

I’m assuming that this implied that the DS230 and instructions have been mailed to the lawyer. The lawyer is out of action for a few days with some personal emergency so is not responding!

Also, can some one advice what time of the day they have found it to be ‘easiest’ to get hold of an operator. The frustrating thing is that they do not even have a hold option…..

Thx,
 
rjain:

After packet 3 is mailed to the NVC office, it normally takes anywhere from 2-3 weeks for the AVM or their systems to be updated. So wait and dont get excited unless it has been more than 4 weeks since your lawyer mailed the packet 3 to nvc!
 
Hello,
On april 1st, my parents went for an interview at new delhi embassy.
They were told you are case is held under administrative processing.
We will contact you within 20 days.
Is it really close to 20 days or more than that.
In the mean time is their anything can i do or just wait.
You think it is ok if i give them call after 10-15 days.
any feedback is really helpful.
And what really is administrative processing.

Thanks
 
Hello
My question is regarding a last name on the passport.
On passport my DAD uses his last name, but on all the other papers he did't use his last name.
When i file petition for my DAD i just put first and middle name, because on all of my documents this is the way his name is (Bith certificate, schol certificate).
That is the reason new delhi embassy put his case in to administrative processing.
Any body know how they handle cases like this.
Any feed back is really helpful.

Thanks
 
kd1403

Thanks for your reply. My lawyer contacted the NVC and they said that the Delhi embassy should contact the NVC and tell them that they havent received my packet. So my lawyer sent a mail to Delhi embassy and Delhi embassy just sent an email saying that "they havent received the packet yet and they will schedule the interview when they receive it".. but looks like they are not going to receive it atleast in this iteration. so my lawyer has sent another mail to ask them that if they can contact the NVC since the packet was already mailed a month ago...

So there I go.. waiting for the answer from Delhi embassy again. Hopefully they will contact the NVC. They have been very prompt in all their replies and communication so far.

Just wanted to let ya guys know.. since some ppl might (I hope not though!!) get into the same problem.

kd.. as always thx for your reply and direction..
 
bsingh:

There is not much one can do as far as admin/ fbi check is concerned. Let it follow its process and i am sure it will come back clean as many a times it does. It is just a matter of time.

If it helps you can contact the consulate to find out if the exact reason for name check is what you mentioned...which i personally doubt. I am sure there is a dmin check bcoz of a 'hit'. Wait for couple more weeks and then contact the consulate!
 
njcdel:

If you wish ask your attorney to forward the email that yoru attorney received to nvc office to see if that is sufficient enough to resend the file to the consulate!

Else i guess as nvc suggested you will have to have the consulate contact nvc regarding resending the file.

Hope the first option works for you!
 
I had posted these questions earlier but didn't get any responses, so posting them again. Please reply. Kd14, I would appreciate if you could take time to provide some advice.

1. When I filed my P3, I was single but likely to be married sometime before the interview. How should one go about adding spouse name to the GC application. will she get her gc during the same interview and what kind of additional documentation she will have to produce, considering that she has been in India all her life. Just in case, she cannot get her GC at the same time then should I apply for H4B. Or should I just apply H4B and then add her name to GC. Please advise or share your experiences.


2. An official at Delhi embassy told me that I am likely to get an interview in May and asked me to call them on April 19th. but I think that may be cutting too close if they give me an early interview in May. So do you know how early I can find out about the exact date by calling them again.

Also, how soon can I get an employment letter. I recall someone say that it cannot be more than 30 days old. Is that right?

Thanks
 
skb:

1. When I filed my P3, I was single but likely to be married sometime before the interview. How should one go about adding spouse name to the GC application. will she get her gc during the same interview and what kind of additional documentation she will have to produce, considering that she has been in India all her life. Just in case, she cannot get her GC at the same time then should I apply for H4B. Or should I just apply H4B and then add her name to GC. Please advise or share your experiences.

ANSWER: If you are expecting may/ june interview, make sur eyou get married before the interview and definitely obtain marriage certificate stating a date prior to your interview. Along with your papers carry ds 230 part i filled by your spouse and her BC and your marriage certificate and inform the consular officer that you got married and would like to include your spouse. In the mean time your spouse should get her pcc's from india (from local police and regional passport office). She can expect her cp interview in 60 days from your interview date. Emphasis is on getting marriage prior to cp interview date and obtaining marriage cert to that effect.

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2. An official at Delhi embassy told me that I am likely to get an interview in May and asked me to call them on April 19th. but I think that may be cutting too close if they give me an early interview in May. So do you know how early I can find out about the exact date by calling them again.

ANSWER: Normally between 6-10th of the month the interviews for next month are finalized. So you can check with the consulate around 8/9th april.

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Also, how soon can I get an employment letter. I recall someone say that it cannot be more than 30 days old. Is that right?

ANSWER: There is no validity as regards employment letter but it is recommended to get it closer to your departure date from usa so that it looks more valid than a employment letter that is more han 30-40 days old....you know what i am saying. In my case i took my emp letter 1 week before departure from usa which was
2 weeks from the interview.

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I just wanted to thank Kd1403 for answering all my questions. It's been a great help. My wife appeared for the immigrant visa interview on April 5th and everything went well. The interview was scheduled for 8:00 am. Here are some details of the interview:

-Arrived at the embassy at 7:15am. There were about 100 people outside the embassy
-My wife went to the guard and showed him the letter. He said to come back at 8
-7:50am the guard asked to form a line
-Went in at 8:00 and somebody collected the documents at 8:20. The documents she gave were:
1). Passport
2). Photos
3). 3 PCCs (one from the regional passport office, one from my parents town and one from where my wife's parents live)
4). Medical Report
5). Birth Certificate
6). Marriage Certificate
7). Notarized I-864 (Enclosures iwere Job Letter, Bank Letter, Transcripts from 2000, 2001, 2002, copy of my naturalization certificate) NO W2's or 1040's included and not asked for either
8). Photos of the wedding, Invitation cards, and VCD of jaimala and pheras.
-She had to wait for almost 4 hrs before she was called the interview
-IO asked her the following:
IO: What does your husband do for a living?
My Wife: Answered.
IO: Where did he work before this job?
My Wife: I don't know.
IO: How did he migrate to the US?
My Wife: Answered.
IO: How old was he when he migrated to the US?
My Wife: Answered.
IO: Do you plan to live at the same address where he lives now?
My Wife: Yes.
IO: What do you plan on doing once you get there?
My Wife: Answered.
IO: You got the visa. Please collect at 4:30pm.

-She went to the embassy at 4:00 and finally received her visa at 5:45pm. The embassy was packed in the evening as well.

Hope this helps other people on this forum. Thanks a lot for all the help.

MMG
 
Thanks

Thanks a lot kd. I really appreciate your helping other GC aspirants. You are doing a great service.
 
Kd14,
If I have ds230 part 1 forms for my spouse available a month ahead of my interview time, do you think it will be better to send it to the embassy sooner. If yes, then what kind of documentation should I sprovide about my case so that the embassy know its a derivative application of mine.

Would you recommend that I apply for H4B while she waits for her interview date. I am not sure how consulate staff is going to look at the h4b application considering that I will be changing my status to GC holder, hopefully, in a short time. My lawyer thinks, although aggressive but its worh trying.

Thanks
 
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