daffy
Don\'t worry about posting out of context - you were not the first one to do it on this thread.
Looking at the Mumbai consulate history in the recent months, it usually takes them 45-60 days to schedule an interview after they receive Packet 3. If you send your Packet 3 so that it reaches before March 15th, you should, in most likelihood, have an interview in late May. A Feb end Packet 3 receipt will probably get you an interview in early May. You see more interviews towards the beginning and end of a month, so it\'ll be hard to time an interview to fall in the middle of the month, but it\'s always worth a try. This is just my theory anyways.
I have never been able to speak with someone over the phone at the consulate. I did receive a response to my email query within 3 days. I\'m waiting for response to my 2nd query since the past 7 days.
Don\'t worry about posting out of context - you were not the first one to do it on this thread.
Looking at the Mumbai consulate history in the recent months, it usually takes them 45-60 days to schedule an interview after they receive Packet 3. If you send your Packet 3 so that it reaches before March 15th, you should, in most likelihood, have an interview in late May. A Feb end Packet 3 receipt will probably get you an interview in early May. You see more interviews towards the beginning and end of a month, so it\'ll be hard to time an interview to fall in the middle of the month, but it\'s always worth a try. This is just my theory anyways.
I have never been able to speak with someone over the phone at the consulate. I did receive a response to my email query within 3 days. I\'m waiting for response to my 2nd query since the past 7 days.