What is VFS?

[I Miss Her 0]

For immigrant visa (IR1), current fees are $70 + $400. Is there any other fee (s) associated with this kind of visa? If yes, then how much and where to pay (means, I am reading about VFS)?

Also, after having interview letter, i.e., appointment package “packet 4“ (at Mumbai, India) do beneficiary have to go VFS (at Kolkata, India- where she lives) to pay fee (if any) and to verify documents?

[trinket 30]

Your wife will have to submit these (check this link ) at VFS kolkatta, make sure she submits these 15 WORKING DAYS prior to her interview. You can calculate the days by going to this vfs holiday list make sure to eliminate Saturday and Sunday too while counting 15 working days.

If your wife is submitting everything in Mumbai, then she can submit 10 to 7 working days prior to her interview. If she chooses she can submit her medical at VFS (either Kolkatta or Mumbai) or she can take her medical at the interview.

Edited February 24, 2009 by trinket

[I Miss Her 0]

Your wife will have to submit these (check this link ) at VFS kolkatta, make sure she submits these 15 WORKING DAYS prior to her interview. You can calculate the days by going to this vfs holiday list make sure to eliminate Saturday and Sunday too while counting 15 working days.

If your wife is submitting everything in Mumbai, then she can submit 10 to 7 working days prior to her interview. If she chooses she can submit her medical at VFS (either Kolkatta or Mumbai) or she can take her medical at the interview.

Thanks for your reply.

Do VFS accept cash or only demand draft? Another question, since we are going to submit DS-230 (original) to NVC, so is it ok to bring just photocopy to VFS or they need original?

[trinket 30]

VFS accepts cash, as a matter of fact for CR-1 they will accept only cash.

Its better if you also bring an original copy of the DS-230 form for VFS also. By rule CR-1 applicant only need to submit the courier fee, copies of passport, their interview letter and two 2x2 photographs, but there have been times (including mine) where they demanded for me to submit DS-230 plus the photocopies of whatever I submitted with my DS-230 at NVC.

So basically be prepared.