ash1234 said:Hi guys,
Had our interview today at Mumbai Consulate. It went very smooth. We reached there at 7:30 am and we were the last ones to enter for Immigrant visas. They let us in within 10-15 minutes. Then the wait started for submitting the documents. Our names were called at 11:00 am. The Indian lady just asked for copies of Birth Certificate and Marriage Certificate and original employment letter, medical report, Police clearance certificate., and photographs. She didn't even take the X-Rays so what do we do with those. No other documents were asked(not even I-134). I still use my maiden name so she asked me if I want to continue using that or change to married name. I started laughing and she told my husband jokingly to leave the booth so I could answer. I chose to keep the maiden name. Then she saw our daughter's name on the form and she really liked her name(her name is Alina). She wanted to see her picture. The only picture we had was in her passport which was taken when she was 4 days old. She showed her picture to everybody there and couldn't stop complimenting her. After that we were called for the interview in 2 minutes.
The interviewer(american lady) asked my husband if he has a job there so he answered that he has been working in that company for 5 years. Then she asked him what you do. So he started replying that I am into plastics and she cut him off saying that you are giving me a bad impression(in a rude way) so he briefly described his job duties. Then she read the job letter quickly and said that your visas are granted and pick them up at 3:30 pm.
My husband went to the embassy at 3:30 pm and was out by 3:50 pm with our documents.
It feels so great to be past this hurdle finally.
Ash
ash1234 said:Hi guys,
Had our interview today at Mumbai Consulate. It went very smooth. We reached there at 7:30 am and we were the last ones to enter for Immigrant visas. They let us in within 10-15 minutes. Then the wait started for submitting the documents. Our names were called at 11:00 am. The Indian lady just asked for copies of Birth Certificate and Marriage Certificate and original employment letter, medical report, Police clearance certificate., and photographs. She didn't even take the X-Rays so what do we do with those. No other documents were asked(not even I-134). I still use my maiden name so she asked me if I want to continue using that or change to married name. I started laughing and she told my husband jokingly to leave the booth so I could answer. I chose to keep the maiden name. Then she saw our daughter's name on the form and she really liked her name(her name is Alina). She wanted to see her picture. The only picture we had was in her passport which was taken when she was 4 days old. She showed her picture to everybody there and couldn't stop complimenting her. After that we were called for the interview in 2 minutes.
The interviewer(american lady) asked my husband if he has a job there so he answered that he has been working in that company for 5 years. Then she asked him what you do. So he started replying that I am into plastics and she cut him off saying that you are giving me a bad impression(in a rude way) so he briefly described his job duties. Then she read the job letter quickly and said that your visas are granted and pick them up at 3:30 pm.
My husband went to the embassy at 3:30 pm and was out by 3:50 pm with our documents.
It feels so great to be past this hurdle finally.
Ash
ash1234 said:Hi guys,
I just checked our passports. Both our H-1B visas were not cancelled by the consulate. I hope its not a problem. Did anyone have the same experience.
Thanks,
Ashu
gcbad said:I had read somewhere in these posts that if one doesn't have the original birth certificate then one also needs an affidavit. Now my question is should this affidavit be made by me stating the facts or made by my parents stating about me and my date of birth. Would really appreciate if somebody have a sample affidavit statement, which I could use.
Thanks.
Raju595 said:I need to correct you. (I am assuming that you are from India)
If you don't have a birth certificate, then you need:
a) A Non-availability certificate from the authorities at your place of birth.
AND
b) 2 Affidavits of birth from your parents , or elder relatives. These affidavits
have to be notarized.
Coming to the sample, there are several on the forum. Search by the
key word and you will find one. You will also find a thread opened by
me which has a sample birth affidavit.
Raju
gcbad said:Thanks Raju. Yes I am from India.
OK let me clarify my case. I don't have the original birth certificate which would have been issued when I was born but I got another issued by the local municipal authorities just last year. Thats the reason I am contemplating whether I need to have an affidavit as a supporting document.
Thanks.