**Likely** September 2003 interview - Track Here

The interview is fixed for Sep 11. I am leaving tomorrow (sep 6) by lufthansa to chennai. I just got the transit visa today from the German consulate. I applied on tuesday. It cost me $12. I paid in cash. My US H1 visa stamping had expired but I had h1b extension. I also wasnt sure about the travel dates as the interview is advanced to an earlier date. So, i told her. She didnt care to look at h1b extension or the appointment letter. she just took the passport. She said 'dont worry about it'- 3 times. Since I looked at the German consulate website, I had gone prepared with all the documents and copy of them. but she didnt take any of them. Just looked at my old ticket dated for Sep 19 and then gave it back to me. I told her i might be leaving between 5th and 8th.
I checked the transit visa today and it has been issued for dates from Sep 5 till sep 12.
 
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All the best cannon576 for your cp interview. Next week this time i am sure all of us will be reading your good experiences!
 
Cannon576

P4 received
My wife received our P4 today (Aug 13, 2003). In has the usual stuff: Appointment letter, list of necessary documents, etc.

Cannon576 - Timeline
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I140 AD 12/12/2002
NVC Case Created 3/11/2003
P3 Recvd 5/16/2003
P3 Mailed 6/14/2003
NVC Revw comp 7/7/2003
Case sent to consul 7/16/2003
P4 received 8/13/2003
Interview date 9/26/2003
POE-ATL 10/4/2003 (probably)


I was searching for timelines for NVC case creation after I-140 or I-824 approvals.And I came across your case in cptracker.com also in this forum.Is there any specific reason for INS taking nearly 3 months to send the case to NVC?

Thanks,



 
hi

hi cannon

Thankyou very cannon for giving the valuable information .It is helping us to prepare everthing before.


All the best for your cp inteview.

Thanks
appan:
 
Cannon,
can u update us with ur interview experience.
I am starting tomorrow from ATL and my interview is on Sept 24.
Thanks,
RaghuDop
 
Hi All,

Successfully completed my CP process.

Started from USA on Thursday 18th September from Atlanta by Lufthansa - 4:00pm.

Arrived in India on Saturday - Sep 19th Early Morning.

Completed Lab work in 20 mins - Dont go there by exactly 7:30 - Go by 8:00 am -that will be sufficient. They wont do lab tests without original passport - personal experience.

Collected reports at 5:00 pm and went to Dr. Sanjan John. This appointment was made earlier by phone - by my cousin. I never heard about him on this website before. But I took appointment from him as he is the only one who was willing to see me on a Saturday Evening. He is the nicest person you can meet. Worked at US Consulate before and now in Private Practise. He is a Malayali and there are many Malayali folks around. Once again he is the nicest doctor and if u want any more details on this doctor I will be glad to answer your questions. Hospital is 5 mins from Lister Lab.

Tuesday arranged all the docs. The Docs listed in Packet4 are sufficient. But t0 be sure take all the documents listed in this forum.

My appointment is at 10:00 am on sept 24th - Wednesday.
Got into Consulate by 10:00 am. No need to wait in line. Insist that you are there for Immigrant Visa.

Got inside and found a place to sit. Jam Packed.

Indian Girl called my name at window no 8. collected docs - gave two docs for me and one for my wife to sign- signed and returned.

C.O called me at 13:00 hrs and asked a few simple ques and said my visa is approved.

Got my passportds and IV packet the next day afternoon by courier.

Started my journey back on Sunday early morning by Lufthansa and reached USA @ 14:30 hrs same day - ATL airport.

Told the lady at the immigration counter that I hvae a Immigrant VISA and she directed me to a counter. Dont say you have a green card - say that you hvae a immigrant visa.

The lady at the counter collected my docs - saw my passport and kept everything in a green folder.

A gentleman escorted me into a room where my IV packets were processed, signatures and Finger Prints are taken.

We were told that we will get our cards in 8 months and there is a temporary stamping in passport for 1 year.

thats it. reached home by 17:00 hrs.

Thank you all for answering my queries.

Good Luck to all of you.

Labor to Stamping done in 17 months - If I had a good lawyer I could have done this in 14 months. He/She simply didnt respond to INS for months.
 
Congratulations!!!

Congratulations Raghu. Enjoy your post GC life. By the way Could you Please provide Dr. Sanjan John contact info.

Thanks.
 
raghudrop

Congralutaions raghudrop.Your said your gc process completed in 17 months.yours is EB2 category? and which INS?

thanks
 
EB3.

Labor-State - Minneapolis -3 months
Labor Federal - Chicago - 2 Months
140 - Nebraska - 3 Months.
After 140 Approval -> Interview Date 7 Months
2 Months wasted by Attorney between labor and 140.
1 month during NVC.
You can see my timeline in cptracker.
 
Dr. Sanjan John, MBBS, DCH
General Practitioner, Pediatrician
Post Medical Officer
No. 9, Dr. T.V. Naidu Road (opp. Spur Tank Road)

Mon - Sat
8:30-11 am
5 – 7 pm

2836-1519
2836-0808

I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THE PHONE NUMBERS. WILL CHECK THEM AGAIN IN THE EVENING AND WILL CORRECT THEM IF THEY ARE WRONG.
 
my interview got postponed to sep 25 from sep 11. i attended the interview on sep 25 with my wife and it was approved. i will post the details soon. the problem is that the officer told us the visa will be issued on oct 1st. but they havent issued yet saying that they havent received visa numbers from the usa. 2nd and 4th are national holiday here. so i am hoping they will issue the visa on 3rd or 6th.
later
 
hey cannon:

we all know you have gone thru a rough september... with rescheduling of interview dates twice...and then a delayed issuance of GC.

do keep us posted....when you get back to usa! Have fun in india till then!
 
Raghu;

You mentioned, that Dr. Sanjan is a nice doctor. How strict was he in physical exam ?. What are the questions he asked ?. and who would be examining ladies-(himself?) .

Appreciate your answers









Originally posted by raghudop
Dr. Sanjan John, MBBS, DCH
General Practitioner, Pediatrician
Post Medical Officer
No. 9, Dr. T.V. Naidu Road (opp. Spur Tank Road)

Mon - Sat
8:30-11 am
5 – 7 pm

2836-1519
2836-0808

I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THE PHONE NUMBERS. WILL CHECK THEM AGAIN IN THE EVENING AND WILL CORRECT THEM IF THEY ARE WRONG.
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His Assistant Seema will do physical check for ladies.
He is a good doctor and you can take my word for granted.

you can send an email to me @ raghudop@hotmail.com and I will answer how good was he in the email.
 
Hi All,

So far I got 4 welcome letter and I got my Plastic Card.
My wife and me came together and she has not received either the Welcome Letter or the plastic card.
Is this expected from BCIS and what should I do?

Let me know.

Thanks in Advance.
Raghu.
 
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