Packet 3/4 question

[DanielParul 50]

Hi Moksha, 6 trips to India look really good, also the fast that you will be there for the interview. Just write a letter how you two got engaged and that you did not have a ceremony. Thats the letter they ask from the petitioner and the beneficiary both, in cases where there is no ceremony (I don't know what purpose it serves). Both of you can write the letter and submit it along with other documents to the VFS and they will probably just match the info on both of yalls letters. You should be fine with all the proof you have from last 6 trips. All the best. Keep us all posted

[dilbert30 0]

Karri - i will ask her to send p3 to this address once I know from DOS that it has reached teh embassy.

Thanks.

U.S. Consulate General,

Immigrant Visa Section

Shantipath, Chanakyapuri

Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi (state) 110021, India

Karri - All the best for your interview date.[/color]

See we had an engagement ceremony among family. However, since it was a south Indian style with traditional dress etc...I am a little bit worried whether we need to show the pics. It can easily mistook. Please advise. What sort of letter do we need?

[classicrock68 0]

Karri - i will ask her to send p3 to this address once I know from DOS that it has reached teh embassy.

Thanks.

U.S. Consulate General,

Immigrant Visa Section

Shantipath, Chanakyapuri

Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi (state) 110021, India

Karri - All the best for your interview date.[/color]

See we had an engagement ceremony among family. However, since it was a south Indian style with traditional dress etc...I am a little bit worried whether we need to show the pics. It can easily mistook. Please advise. What sort of letter do we need?

Dilbert... I sent you an email on your gmail account on how to track on dhl and how to call DOS to find out your info on your case number.

DOS tel no. is 202-663-1225. Try the following options in this seq (1x4x2x3x0), it will save you some time to listen to the automated options. You will get there in secs. Need your case number for them to look your case up. They will ask for the applicant (not petitioner) name before they release any info.

What letter are you talking about here by the way ?

We had an engagement ceremony, too. I just wore a tie and a sports jacket. But the floral arrangements behind our chairs made it look a bit formal. In fact, I did send some pics with my petition. It did not create any issues. I have asked my fiancee to take the engagement pics to the interview. If asked, your fiancee can explain.

I fedexed my Affidavit of Support package to my fiancee today and also bought her plane tickets to Mumbai from Kolkata for the interview. Moving along slowly but surely...

[dilbert30 0]

I meant Parul instead of Karri...

1) Classic - Thanks for the note. From reading Moksha's questions, I was wondering whether I had to create a statement saying that we didn't have a super formal engagement party etc...that's what I was worried about. In some threads I had read that sometimes these engagement pictures create unnecessary confusion, esp in Chennai consulate?

2) For P3 check list and applicant statement, I am printing out http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/ivpacket309k1.html the website. Is there any formal form available? Do I need to copy this into word or just use the web site print outs directly...Thanks,

[Moksha 1]

Hi Classic,

I had asked about the engagement ceremony letter because over the past few months there have been some 221g's coming out of New Delhi and part of the reason was because there were no Engagement Ceremony pictures, basically because there was no Engagement Ceremony at all! They were still asking for them though so I was worried because we didn't have a ceremony (my family couldn't travel there for various reasons). Parul had suggested that we write a letter explaining why we didn't have a ceremony. If you had a ceremony I wouldn't worry about the letter.

Also, can you guys tell me what I need to call the DOS for? Which number am I trying to get from them?

One last thing, I had asked my lawyer about the applicant's statement and he said to just copy it from the website into a word document, print it and have your SO sign it and turn it in with the DS230 Part 1.

[classicrock68 0]

Hi Classic,

I had asked about the engagement ceremony letter because over the past few months there have been some 221g's coming out of New Delhi and part of the reason was because there were no Engagement Ceremony pictures, basically because there was no Engagement Ceremony at all! They were still asking for them though so I was worried because we didn't have a ceremony (my family couldn't travel there for various reasons). Parul had suggested that we write a letter explaining why we didn't have a ceremony. If you had a ceremony I wouldn't worry about the letter.

Also, can you guys tell me what I need to call the DOS for? Which number am I trying to get from them?

One last thing, I had asked my lawyer about the applicant's statement and he said to just copy it from the website into a word document, print it and have your SO sign it and turn it in with the DS230 Part 1.

Moksha - you can call DOS and find out things like.. is your file at the Consulate, has pkt 3 been sent, has pkt 4 been sent, has interview date been set. Off course, you would need your case number.

Ideally, you should get any info on your case from the Consulate, but.. getting them to respond is like pulling your teeth and hair.. you get the idea...In my case, I had not even recd my pkt 3 from Mumbai, but already know my interview date (I sent my pkt 3 instead of waiting to get one from the Consulate). They schedule your interview date after they receive pkt 3, but won't mail pkt 4/appt letter till maybe two weeks later. But by calling DOS, you can find out well before that....

[gp__ 0]

Bah, of all the packets sent out of NVC on 26th and 27th, only the New Delhi one is stuck in transit to DHL facility in Ohio. I think that New Delhi packet is probably mine and Dilbert's in there. Every single other location one has passed through Wilmington Ohio a day and a half ago. Sigh. I hope they didn't lose it.

I know it probably something stupid but this is what happens when you can track the packet to Delhi.

Gagan

[Karri 0]

Dilbert... I sent you an email on your gmail account on how to track on dhl and how to call DOS to find out your info on your case number.

DOS tel no. is 202-663-1225. Try the following options in this seq (1x4x2x3x0), it will save you some time to listen to the automated options. You will get there in secs. Need your case number for them to look your case up. They will ask for the applicant (not petitioner) name before they release any info.

Thanks for the info! I think I'll give them a call tomorrow to see what's going on. I emailed the embassy on Sunday and haven't heard a response yet. I'm dying to know if they received it and if packet 3 has been sent!

[dilbert30 0]

Gagan - I see only one New Delhi package sent on the 26th. It's probably mine. I see tht it is in Delhi. can u tell me where u see that the ND packets are stuck in Ohio and again dont say anything abt losing...

[dilbert30 0]

Gagan - I see only one New Delhi package sent on the 26th. It's probably mine. I see tht it is in Delhi. can u tell me where u see that the ND packets are stuck in Ohio and again dont say anything abt losing...

Where do u see that

I see for EXP 23 Jan, the pick up is 26th and the case has been delivered

for Exp 26 Jan, the case is in delhi not yet delivered

I dont see anything stuck in ohio...I saw that yesterday

[Moksha 1]

HI guys ,

I am just came back from Delhi embassy to drop packet 3 and was told that you cant any more drop packet 3 at the window . Security would not even let me go to the window to talk to a embassy officer to enquire about how to sent the packet 3 .

Did any of you guys submitted packet 3 yet, without dropping it at the embassy

Edited January 30, 2009 by Moksha

[gp__ 0]

I think they send all the applications for a particular location in the same package. You can tell because the Phillipines package was soo much heavier than all the others. But yeah I guess the package sent for 26/27 ended up showing up in Delhi without any in between scans. Seems like they are delivering it today to the Consulate.

Moksha so are they really not letting people drop off Packet 3. Hmm, I was gonna ask my fiancee to do that once I figured out from DoS that they had mailed Packet 3 out. I wonder if you can mail the printed out Packet 3 in. That would still be faster than waiting for the packet to come in mail and then mailing it in.

Gagan

[dilbert30 0]

Moksha, Karri - What address should we send Packet 3 to? Thanks.

I am planning on asking my fiancee to send out Packet 3, DS 230 Part1 and Applicant statement.

Please confirm the address. Thanks.

[Moksha 1]

We are going to send it to the address that Parul had posted on here, I think Dilbert also posted it:

U.S. Consulate General,

Immigrant Visa Section

Shantipath, Chanakyapuri

Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi (state) 110021, India

He will be sending it via DHL so we can track it and he's going to send it overnight because the faster we can find out about our interview date the faster I can book tickets to come there for it. He'll be mailing it out first thing tomorrow morning and hopefully we can call mid next week for an interview date.

Thank you to all of you for all your information. It's nice to have people that are going through this same process that can guide eachother!

[dilbert30 0]

I called DOS and they said my case has been loaded in the ND embassy system. However, they told me that the embassy would send us the Packet 3 and that I need to wai. However, Classic and others have not waited. I am going to ask my fiancee to send it by courier as well...

We are going to send it to the address that Parul had posted on here, I think Dilbert also posted it:

U.S. Consulate General,

Immigrant Visa Section

Shantipath, Chanakyapuri

Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi (state) 110021, India

He will be sending it via DHL so we can track it and he's going to send it overnight because the faster we can find out about our interview date the faster I can book tickets to come there for it. He'll be mailing it out first thing tomorrow morning and hopefully we can call mid next week for an interview date.

Thank you to all of you for all your information. It's nice to have people that are going through this same process that can guide eachother!