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Has anyone been able to accompany their spouse for the interview? Do they let you inside the consulate with the person being interviewed? Please let me know if anyone has had that experience and how you did it. Thanks!

I-130/CR1

Service Center: CSC

Mailed --- April 12, 2007

NOA1 --- May 4, 2007

Notice Date --- April 18, 2007

Upgraded (USC) --- Dec 21, 2007 (Infopass says this is my new NOA1 date)

Acknowledged --- Dec 26, 2007

Touched --- Jan 16, 2008

Service Request --- Feb 5, 2008 (received letter saying another 60 days to go)

Infopass --- April 16, 2008 (same answer as above)

NOA2 --- April 23, 2008

K-3/I-129F

Service Center: CSC

Mailed --- Dec 21, 2007

NOA1 --- Dec 26, 2007

Notice Date --- Dec 27, 2007

Touched --- Jan 3, 2008

NOA2 --- April 23, 2008

NVC receives case --- May 2, 2008

NVC assigns case number --- May 5, 2008

Case forwarded to embassy --- May 6, 2008

Packet 3 submitted --- May 26, 2008 (never received Pkt 3 in mail)

Packet 4 Received --- Jun 1, 2008

Interview Date -- Mid-July 2008 -- Received K3!!!

AOS

Service Center: CSC

Mailed --- Aug 10, 2009

Receipt notice --- Aug 30, 2009

Biometrics --- Sept 16, 2009

Interview Letter --- Oct 3, 2009

Interview --- Nov 19, 2009

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Has anyone been able to accompany their spouse for the interview? Do they let you inside the consulate with the person being interviewed? Please let me know if anyone has had that experience and how you did it. Thanks!

im planning, to go to chennai also for my husbands interview.. what i will do right before going email the cousulate and let them know i am coming, and what do i need to show to allow me to com ein

i heardu just have to show ur us passport

some ppl saidu have to show them the email they send bak to you, saying its ok to come..

10-12-07 -mailed i130 to VSC

10-16-07- received by VSC

1-11-08- i130 NOA1

2-24-08-view case online

4-19-08- i130 NOA2

4-24-08- NOA2 hardcopy received

4-24-08- NVC CASE #ASSIGNED MDR

5-04-08- EMAILED CHOICE OF AGENT TO NVC

5-05-08- DS3032 AND AOS fee bill was generated today

5-05-08- paid AOS fee bill $70 online

5-07-08- AOS FEE now says PAID online, can print cover sht.

5-07-08*cald NVC and msg says AOS $recvd

5-12-08-DS3032 EMAIL Accepted

5-13-08*cald NVC and msg now says DS3032 choice of agent has been received.

5-13-08-mailed AOS i864 packet w/printed cover sheet from online payment (certified mail- priority)

5-15-08-AOS packet received by NVC

5-18-08 iv FEE bill invoiced

5-18-08 iv fee $400 paid online

5-20-08-iv fee cleared, able to print covr shet online

5-21-08-mailed DS230 packet to NVC via priority mail

5-29-08 aos ACCEPTED

5-29-08- DS 230 entered in system

6-3-08-cse cmplte.

6-11-08 case left NVC to chennai via DHL

6-16-08 case reached chennai

7-2-08 appt letter received by beneficiary

7-4-08 medical done in chennai

7-28-08 interview- AP for 4-6 weeks (awaiting name chk clearance-told by chenai operator)

8-20-08 chennai forwarded file to DOS- according to inquiry from congressmans office

(also confirmed by DOS)

8-28-08 file reached DOS- told by operator

9-2-08- last update to case,told by DOS

12-12-08 emailed chennai embassy asking status of our case, and got email to send passport..

12-15-08 submitted passport to vfs

12-19-08 VISA ISSUED! in hand!

12-25-08 hubbys arrival! smooth POE!

1-16-09 green card arrives

1-27-09 SSN card in mail

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Has anyone been able to accompany their spouse for the interview? Do they let you inside the consulate with the person being interviewed? Please let me know if anyone has had that experience and how you did it. Thanks!

this is optional right?

someone told me for K3 visa you have to go to India?

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Has anyone been able to accompany their spouse for the interview? Do they let you inside the consulate with the person being interviewed? Please let me know if anyone has had that experience and how you did it. Thanks!

this is optional right?

someone told me for K3 visa you have to go to India?

I believe this is optional. I have not seen any documentation where it says you have to accompany your spouse for the K3.

I-130/CR1

Service Center: CSC

Mailed --- April 12, 2007

NOA1 --- May 4, 2007

Notice Date --- April 18, 2007

Upgraded (USC) --- Dec 21, 2007 (Infopass says this is my new NOA1 date)

Acknowledged --- Dec 26, 2007

Touched --- Jan 16, 2008

Service Request --- Feb 5, 2008 (received letter saying another 60 days to go)

Infopass --- April 16, 2008 (same answer as above)

NOA2 --- April 23, 2008

K-3/I-129F

Service Center: CSC

Mailed --- Dec 21, 2007

NOA1 --- Dec 26, 2007

Notice Date --- Dec 27, 2007

Touched --- Jan 3, 2008

NOA2 --- April 23, 2008

NVC receives case --- May 2, 2008

NVC assigns case number --- May 5, 2008

Case forwarded to embassy --- May 6, 2008

Packet 3 submitted --- May 26, 2008 (never received Pkt 3 in mail)

Packet 4 Received --- Jun 1, 2008

Interview Date -- Mid-July 2008 -- Received K3!!!

AOS

Service Center: CSC

Mailed --- Aug 10, 2009

Receipt notice --- Aug 30, 2009

Biometrics --- Sept 16, 2009

Interview Letter --- Oct 3, 2009

Interview --- Nov 19, 2009

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Its optional..

Also I did the same thing. Mailed to the Consulate about Daniel coming with me to the interview and this is what they wrote back -

Dear Parul:

This is in response to your inquiry regarding the K-1 visa application NWDxxxxxxxxxx.

Please note that for security reasons, as well as the very large number of applicants in the visa waiting room every day, only the applicants themselves can be permitted to enter as we have a limited space in the waiting room. Escorts are not generally allowed entry, unless it is to assist an applicant who is infirm because of age or a medical condition. Mr. Daniel Xxx Xxxx is a U.S. citizen, he is allowed to go to the (ACS) American Citizen Services by showing his American Passport in case he has any query but escorting an applicant at the time of interview is not allowed.

We hope this information is useful to you. However, please contact us in case of any clarification.

Sincerely,

Visa Information Unit

U. S. Embassy

New Delhi, India

But, when we went for the interview, they let him right in. Only checked his passport to make sure he was American.

Don't worry about them letting you in. Consulates and Embassies are American soil and citizens can't be stopped from entering

All the best for your interviews :thumbs:

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USC is not needed to attend the interview. It is fair to say that USC is not allowed to attend the interview as well.

Unless you have a written permission the guards at the gate in Chennai consulate do not allow the USC inside just by showing the passport. Maybe in a case or two they may have allowed, but generally they do not allow.

US Passport holders are allowed to enter the consulate area where there are USC services provided, they are not necesarily allowed in the visa interview areas. Sure there are always exceptions, but if you want to accompany the spouse/fiance you better get a permission from the embassy folks prior to the interview.

I know of a case here on VJ where in New Delhi the USC was allowed to attend the interview with her fiance.

I also know of a case where in Chennai the USC was not allowed to attend the visa interview for his father, however he was later called by the officer for assistance for his father.

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