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gca2405

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Hi ,

I returned to USA today after Successful CP at Mumbai.

The process was overall smooth. The only issue I had was regarding the affedivit from first class megisrate.

So if anyone is going for CP interview and there is any info missing on birth cerificate ... get the affedivit while you are waiting for inteview.

I made that mistake.

Rest was all smooth .... (just ignore the consulate security staff)

Now I am waiting for card.


Thanks to all on this forum .... GCChahiye... GS8 and all others.

I wish luck to everyone who is waiting for the GC.
 
Congrats GCA! Welcome back!

You meantioned that the birth certificate thing was an "issue." Did you not have the proper affidavit, and you had to go back for it? Or did you get the properly attested document before the interivew?

Best wishes,
 
I made the mistake of not getting the affedivit before interview.

also want to check, my wife was told that she will go thorugh some extra checks and will get the visa after a month or so.

Are there chances that she will get it one month?
 
Hey GCA:

Sounds like youre wife is being held up for the "name check." I should say that once that comes through, it should be fine. If they said a month, then hopefully that's what it will be -- I may call/email after two-three weeks to check on it.

Again, glad things worked out with you.

Best, Gaurav
 
GCA:

Sounds like your wife is being held up because of the "name check." If they've said a month, one hopes that it will come through by then. Still, I might suggest calling/emailing after two-three weeks to check on the status of the case.

If it is indeed a name check, and they've said it's going to take a month, it means that there is something that was set off in the routine check that requires a further response from the FBI -- it needs checking by a human against the FBI database. This is my guess, based on the information in the FBI name-check article (sticky at the top of the forum). Again, I don't think it should be a huge problem.

If there was some other reason, they should have told you what the reason was.

Best wishes,
 
When we went for interview, they asked me and my my wife for finger print of left and right index finger.

after taking all the papers they told us that they have to take finger print of all the fingers for my wife and they asked us to come back back with a bank draft of Rs. 3740 which we did same day after 2 PM.

They told us it might be because my wife's name is similer to anyone with some records with law enforcement afency.

They asked us if my wife has any records with law enforcement afency, we said No and the lady told us in that case it will be just a routince check.

I am not sure if this is so called "Name chack"
 
hi gca2405:

congratulations on your successful CP. hope things work out quickly for your wife too.

i was wondering about your post on birth affidavits. is it necessary to have the affidavits sworn before a first class magistrate? i have affidavits for both myself and my husband but they are notarized by a notary public in india. can you talk more about why you felt the affidavits were necessary?

i have been trying to contact mumbai consulate about this, but have not been able to get through.

thanks for your reply in advance!
 
gca2405,

IN THE FIRST INSTANCE,did the Consulate ASK you for the affidavits or did YOU "offer" them on your own even if they didnt ask you?
 
Thanks sarawgt1.

firstly they need the birth certificate in english. so if you have it any other language, it has to be translated in english and notorised.

in my case I had in in english but my name and my mom's name was missing from that birth certificate.

if any on the following information is missing from birth certificate, affedivit is required from either of your parnets and sworn in front of first class megistrate (that is what I was told by mumbai consulate)

1. Your Name
2. Both parnets name
3. Date of birth
4. place of birth

I had to make lots of effort to get it from first class megistrate.
Just to give you some idea about the effort I did, I even spoke to relegious leaders to get in touch with the first class megisrate.
When I met the first class megisrate without any backing, I was told that signing this kind of affedivit is too risky for them.

Anyways... what happened in my case might not happen in your case. but its better to get it from first class megistrate if you have time now.
 
gca2405 said:
I had to make lots of effort to get it from first class megistrate.
Just to give you some idea about the effort I did, I even spoke to relegious leaders to get in touch with the first class megisrate.
When I met the first class megisrate without any backing, I was told that signing this kind of affedivit is too risky for them.
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The Consulate doesnt make life any easier, does it?

As if First Class Magistrates sit under trees with a typewriter waiting to sign affidavits for the common people!
 
GCChaahiye,

this whole GC process was learning process for me

I never spoke to so called relegious leaders before to get any work done and also never visited court so many times in 4 days :)

Please let me know when you get the card.

I hope to get it one month.

Thanks
 
Thanks for the details, gca2405. Hearing of your experience, I think we will need to redo our birth affidavits.

I have my mother's name misspelt and my father's name is not expanded in my birth certificate.

My husband's birth certificate has his previous name. His parents changed his last name before enrolling him in junior school.

Will start looking for a first class magistrate.....
 
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They asked for Affedivit from first class megistrate if any information of birth certificate is missing.

but there is no standard procdure. So what happened in my case might not happen in other cases. so its better to check with consulate.
 
Also wanted to add that they did,'t took any fee for me and my wife (except that they asked for Rs 3740 draft for that extra finger print for my wife)

I was carrying 2 drafts of amount Rs 14740 but they said the fee is already paid in USA.

The only fee I paid in USA was $380 for me and $380 for my wife.

is this what happens with others too.
 
gca2405 said:
Also wanted to add that they did,'t took any fee for me and my wife (except that they asked for Rs 3740 draft for that extra finger print for my wife)

I was carrying 2 drafts of amount Rs 14740 but they said the fee is already paid in USA.

The only fee I paid in USA was $380 for me and $380 for my wife.

is this what happens with others too.
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Hmmm.. We paid $370 each to NVC. At Mumbai consulate they asked for $45 each (Rs. 1980 draft) for visa issuance fee (it was mentioned in P4).
 
Can you tell us why is it to risky for the first class magistrate? After all you are signing a statement at your risk not his or her. It is the same as signing under perjury or a statement under oath.
 
I was told that I don't have to pay anything ..

Should I write email to consulate so that I have something in writing

I don't think they will make mistake in fee matters :)


tangohi, I have no idea why signing the affedivit is risky for them. Only they can answer that ... the only problem is no one can ask them questions ... they are KINGS ... Anyways ....
 
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