April 2nd - Reached Mumbai US consulate at 7 AM for the invitation letter ( didn’t reach us by the time we started for India) . The security guards informed that the information counter opens at 9.30 AM and there is line for it after 8 AM. Stood in the line after 8.30 and by 9.30 the line had quite a few ppl (luckily I was the first person in the line) .
After collecting the letter went to the VFS office which had a long line too. They were letting only one person enter with the doc, my wife had to wait in the car. Inside the office there was only one counter for immigrant visa applicants.When my turn came submitted the docs ( without the medical report) and everything was accepted by the VFS clerk and after taking my communication address in India ( required for courier service) etc. she gave me the recipient. I had also purchased the VFS Star & Stripe lounge facility for the day of the interview.
On the way back to the hotel I found that address of communication in India mentioned .in the receipt was wrong. I called up VFS from a PCO booth and they stated that I need to come back to the office to fix this error (although it was their fault), which I did.
April 4th – We went for the medical exam at Apollo Hospital ,Kolkata. The X-Ray and physical examination was pretty easy. Between the X-ray and medical examination we were administered the vaccinations. We got the reports in a couple of days.
April 16th - Arrived at the VFS office at 6.30 AM. They allowed the 7.30 AM appointment candidates to enter the VFS Lounge and luggage storage facility at around 7AM..The bus took us to the US consulate around 7.15 AM. and we entered the consulate at 7.30 AM .Firstly, we were asked to stand in line for the biographic finger printing. After this we waited for a while until my name was called to submit my documents. The Indian officer took everything( including the medical reports) but didn’t accept my photograph .I was luckily carrying another set of photograph’s which were accepted.
After about 2 hrs of wait we were called for the interview. Following were the list of questions that we were asked
Q1- Who is the your petitioner
Ans : My company’s name .
Q2- How long have I been working of the petitioner ?
Q3.- How Long have I been living in US ?
Q4- Did I visit any other country besides US ?
Q5- Why did I choose to come to India to adjust my status ?
Made us take the oath and signatures on DS230.
Q6-(for my wife) Who is petitioning for her adjustment of status?
Q7 – (for my wife) What was the address in US where we live and is it a house / Apartment?
We were told to wait outside after this .We were called back in after about 5 mins and the IO stated that our visa has been approved and we will receive it in the mail in a few days.
Went to the VFS office the same day around 4.30 and there was huge line. At around 5PM the candidates for Immigrant visa were allowed to go inside the office. Collected the package and checked the passports for any name errors etc. Everything was fine.
Our POE was Newark. After a long delayed at the DHS office and subsequently missing the connecting flight,the DHS officer finally opened our packets and went through the documents. Then he took our fingerprints and made us sign a document and stated politely "welcome to USA".
We received our welcome letters in about 2 weeks and our green cards in about 30 - 40 days .Finally the test of patience and ordeal is over. Best of luck to all of you in the GC queue!!
After collecting the letter went to the VFS office which had a long line too. They were letting only one person enter with the doc, my wife had to wait in the car. Inside the office there was only one counter for immigrant visa applicants.When my turn came submitted the docs ( without the medical report) and everything was accepted by the VFS clerk and after taking my communication address in India ( required for courier service) etc. she gave me the recipient. I had also purchased the VFS Star & Stripe lounge facility for the day of the interview.
On the way back to the hotel I found that address of communication in India mentioned .in the receipt was wrong. I called up VFS from a PCO booth and they stated that I need to come back to the office to fix this error (although it was their fault), which I did.
April 4th – We went for the medical exam at Apollo Hospital ,Kolkata. The X-Ray and physical examination was pretty easy. Between the X-ray and medical examination we were administered the vaccinations. We got the reports in a couple of days.
April 16th - Arrived at the VFS office at 6.30 AM. They allowed the 7.30 AM appointment candidates to enter the VFS Lounge and luggage storage facility at around 7AM..The bus took us to the US consulate around 7.15 AM. and we entered the consulate at 7.30 AM .Firstly, we were asked to stand in line for the biographic finger printing. After this we waited for a while until my name was called to submit my documents. The Indian officer took everything( including the medical reports) but didn’t accept my photograph .I was luckily carrying another set of photograph’s which were accepted.
After about 2 hrs of wait we were called for the interview. Following were the list of questions that we were asked
Q1- Who is the your petitioner
Ans : My company’s name .
Q2- How long have I been working of the petitioner ?
Q3.- How Long have I been living in US ?
Q4- Did I visit any other country besides US ?
Q5- Why did I choose to come to India to adjust my status ?
Made us take the oath and signatures on DS230.
Q6-(for my wife) Who is petitioning for her adjustment of status?
Q7 – (for my wife) What was the address in US where we live and is it a house / Apartment?
We were told to wait outside after this .We were called back in after about 5 mins and the IO stated that our visa has been approved and we will receive it in the mail in a few days.
Went to the VFS office the same day around 4.30 and there was huge line. At around 5PM the candidates for Immigrant visa were allowed to go inside the office. Collected the package and checked the passports for any name errors etc. Everything was fine.
Our POE was Newark. After a long delayed at the DHS office and subsequently missing the connecting flight,the DHS officer finally opened our packets and went through the documents. Then he took our fingerprints and made us sign a document and stated politely "welcome to USA".
We received our welcome letters in about 2 weeks and our green cards in about 30 - 40 days .Finally the test of patience and ordeal is over. Best of luck to all of you in the GC queue!!