Delhi Embassy Confusion

[nksj 0]

My husband went yesterday to the Delhi Embassy to drop off his DS230 since he had not received Packet 3 which was sent twice by the Embassy. He went to window #1 between 4-5 p.m. and there he filled out the DS-230 and tick list and submitted it at the window. He was told by the person at the window that he should bring all of the items on the tick list to the interview, or send them by registered mail to the Embassy.

I'm totally confused (and I have written to the Embassy to clarify, but obviously no response yet since it was evening in India).

1. What happened to forms 156 and 157? Aren't there two forms of this name that K-3s have to fill out, too?

2. What happened to VFS? Aren't you supposed to pay the courier fee and submit the docs to the nearest VFS office between 15 and 10 working days prior to your interview? Why would you take it all to the Embassy with you on the day of the interview? That wouldn't give them a chance to look at the paperwork before your interview.

For #2, I looked at the Delhi Embassy website and it says to submit to VFS. So that's what we'll do. But it's so odd that the person at window #1 told him something else.

For #1, what gives? Are they only for non-immigrant visas? And am I totally wrong about the 157 because now I can't even find that form on the Delhi Embassy website.

[DanielParul 50]

Hey nksj, He did the right thing to submit his DS-230 at the consulate. Saved himself a lot of time. Now he can call the DOS or the Consulate after 2-3 days and know his interview date and if he does not get his pkt-4 in a week or 10 days. Just go to the Consulate and pick it up. Also then get the medical over with. Thats exactly what I did (and now I have everything ready for the interview and hv bit of time to relax)

I don't know why that person told him to send pprs to the embassy but your husband will need to submit all forms and docs at the VFS, 10-15 days before the interview to save the time taken for processing docs after the interview(they will do it before the interview).

All the best for the preparation and interview

[nksj 0]

Thank you, DanielParul!

Hey nksj, He did the right thing to submit his DS-230 at the consulate. Saved himself a lot of time. Now he can call the DOS or the Consulate after 2-3 days and know his interview date and if he does not get his pkt-4 in a week or 10 days. Just go to the Consulate and pick it up. Also then get the medical over with. Thats exactly what I did (and now I have everything ready for the interview and hv bit of time to relax)

I don't know why that person told him to send pprs to the embassy but your husband will need to submit all forms and docs at the VFS, 10-15 days before the interview to save the time taken for processing docs after the interview(they will do it before the interview).

All the best for the preparation and interview