+(91) (22) 2363 7407/2363 7408

Phone banks are open from 10A-12N & 2P-4P...and very hard to get through to but keep trying

mumbaiiv@state.gov

Once you have your case number, they are extremely prompt in responding, just make sure you put the case number in your subject header.

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8A - 11A (Lines start at approx 6A and they usually around the block by 7-7:30A, so come early. The counter closes promptly at 11A no matter what...any people standing in line are turned away; This is the best place to pick up paperwork even though the wait is awful. Also best place to plead your case since it's so hard to get through on the phone and the email/fax rarely get any results.

Email, see advice above.

For K1 - Everyone I know has recieved at least DS-230 Part I with their Packet 3. My fiancee recieved DS-156 and DS-156K in addition, while others only got DS-156K or DS-156. There does not appear to be any uniformity at all.

DS-156
DS-156K
Appointment Letter
Medical Instructions
The medical instructions in Packet 4 can be found on the following site, but you need the Appt letter from the consulate to get the medical done.
http://usembassy.state.gov/mumbai/wwwhimmi.html#medical

Packet 4 is actually mailed out in an efficient manner when they have scheduled your interview date, so there is no need to pick it up at the consulate. If you do pick up Packet 4 at eh consulate, a consulate employee will move anyone with an interview date to the head of the line so they can pick up their paperwork.

**K3 - They are asking for both support forms for us I 134 and I 864

Obtain the following documents on this checklist with pertain to you. DO NOT send them to this office. The documents are reqd at the time of interview.

1. Passports
2. Birth Certificates
3. Unobtainable Birth Certificate / notarized affidavit from parents
4. Photographs (two color photos...)
5. Marriage Certificates (certified copy) and subsequent divorce decree (notarized), if you were married and divorced before this engagement
6. Evidence of relationship (letters, emails, photos, engagement evidentce)
7. Police Records (where the applicant resided.....*** lot of unclear info ***)
8. Court and Prison records
9. Military records
10. Evidence of support
11. Translations in English required.
12. Medical Examination

Then the applicant must give an certification that all of the above items that pertain to him / her have been gathered and are in possession to request an interview.

Mumbai does not do DCF - have to go through the New Delhi consulate for that.

**All fees must be paid by bank drafts and drawn on nationalized or foreign banks.

RATE OF EXCHANGE = $1 = Rs.46.00
Payable to "American Consulate General, Mumbai"

Same Day

Yes

Medical info: 

In consultation with the U.S. Public Health Service, we have expanded our panel physician program to include Breach Candy, Lilavati, and Hinduja Hospitals in Mumbai. Applicants may choose whichever of these designated hospitals is most convenient for them. At the time of the scheduled medical examination, the designated hospitals will require that everyone present a valid passport, the original visa appointment letter, three (3) recent identical color passport-sized photographs and old medical/vaccination records. Applicants must make all arrangements for medical examinations, tests, and vaccinations with the hospitals directly. The fees mentioned below are subject to change. Applicants should re-confirm the fees at the time of making appointments.

Breach Candy Hospital

The medical examinations are handled at the hospital's Annexe Bldg. The address is:

Breach Candy Hospital
USA Visa Annexe Bldg.
60 Bhulabhai Desai Rd.
Mumbai 400 026 India

Visa applicants can call the hospital at any time for an appointment. The direct phone number for medical appointments is (91)(22) 23667979. Applicants can also call through the hospital switchboard at 23671888.  All reports will be available to the applicants on the same evening.

REGISTRATION: 07:30 a.m. to 09:30 a.m.

Breach Candy's typical fees are:

• 15 years and over = Rs.1650/-
• Under 15 years = Rs.850/-
• Adoption Case = Rs.300/-
• 'V' Visa Applicant = Rs.1400/-
• Additional X-Ray = Rs.250/-
• Additional Blood Test = Rs.200/-
   

Lilavati Hospital

The medical examinations are handled at the hospital's Out-Patient Department (OPD) on the ground floor. The address is:

Lilavati Hospital
A-791 Bandra Reclamation
Bandra (West)
Mumbai 400 050
India

Visa applicants can call the hospital between 13:00 and 16:00 hrs, Monday through Friday, for an appointment. The direct phone number for a medical appointment is (91) (22) 2645-5918. Applicants can also call through the hospital switchboard at (91) (22) 2642-1111, ext. 2074.

All reports will be available to the applicants on the same evening.

Fees are:

• General pathology exam: Rs. 765/-
• X-rays: Rs. 235/-
• General Physical Exam: Rs. 500/-
• Vaccines will be charged extra
   

P. D. Hinduja National Hospital

Hinduja medical examinations are handled at the hospital's Out-Patient Department (Hinduja Clinic) on the ground floor. After making the necessary payments there, the patient is asked to go to the first floor and contact the Nursing Supervisor's office, which will give further instructions.

The address for the hospital is:

P. D. Hinduja National Hospital
Nursing Supervisor
Veer Savarkar Marg
Mahim, Mumbai 400 016

All reports will be available to the patient the same evening.

Immigrant visa applicants interested in using Hinduja Hospital should call the hospital directly between 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday, at any of the following phone numbers: (91)(22) 2445-2422 or 2444-7183.

Hinduja's typical fees are:

• 15 years of age and older: Rs. 1700 (includes complete medical consultation, chest X-ray, ELISA HIV test, VDRL for Syphilis, and MMR vaccination)
• Below 15 years of age: Rs. 1000 (includes complete medical consultation, X-ray, and MMR vaccination)

Additional charges (if required)

• HIV (Western Blot): Rs. 2,610
• Sputum Smear: Rs. 100
• Consultation with Psychiatrist: Rs. 400
• Varicella Vaccine: Rs. 1,425
• Pneumococcal Vaccine: Rs. 772
• Hib Vaccine: Rs. 530
• Hepatitis Vaccine: Rs. 169

Additional info:
There are two lists of doctors. Applicants who live in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Daman and Diu and Madhya Pradesh should see a doctor from a list maintained at http://usembassy.state.gov/mumbai/wwwfpacketi.pdf.

Applicants who live in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Sikkim, Tripura and West Bengal should see a doctor from a list maintained at http://calcutta.usconsulate.gov/wwwhivphysicians.html

- The photograph must measure 2 inches by 2 inches (approximately 50 mm by 50 mm).

- The photograph must have been taken in the last six months.

- The applicant must face the camera directly in the photograph. No side or angled views are acceptable. The face on the photograph must occupy approximately 40-50% of the entire photograph.

- The photograph may either be in color or black and white, but must have a plain white or off-white background. Photos with colored, dark, or patterned backgrounds will not be accepted.

- For persons wearing glasses, there must be no reflection around the eyes. Whenever possible, the applicant's ears should show in the photograph.

Background Info : This topic details the forms and paperwork recd from Mumbai consulate after receiving the approval of the K-1 visa (I-129F) and after the file has been forwarded by USCIS to National Visa Center.

For those who are are new to this whole K-1 / K-3 business....it is worth repeating what exact step I am talking about.

1. The US Citizen applies in US using the I-129F form at the Service Center that serves your state etc. You get a receipt number by way of a letter (called Notice of Action or NOA1 on this site...).
2. The application gets approved depending on the timeframe by the service center. This is being referred as Notice of Action 2 (NOA2 on this site).

3. After the approval, USCIS sends approval information to National Visa Center.

4. NVC sends the approval info to the consulate where you fiancee / fiance is.
NVC also assigns a new tracking number and sends a letter to the petioner (US Citizen with that number.)

5. They collect / receive the application forms (called packet #3) from the US consulate in their country using the NVC's newly assigned number. In case of Mumbai...the number begins with letter BMB....I guess for the city Bombay, as it used to be called before the name was changed to Mumbai.

6. You will fill out the forms as per US Consulate process.

7. Consulate schedules visa interview as per local procedures.