Consulate interview documents

[pras_padmini 1]

This is what my wife brought for the Chennai consulate interview:

1)Affidavit of Support, notarized with original signature (they do this at any bank)

2)VFS receipts. When you contact the consulate before the interview, they will instruct you on where to pay the fees, so bring these receipts

3)Wedding Photo album

4)Her birth certificate

5)Copy of our marriage certificate

6)Chat and phone records - which they never asked for, but good to have I suppose.

7)Interview appointment letter

8)Her Passport. I also gave her a photocopy of my passport.

9)A good background in English. Keep in mind that the people conducting the interview are Americans, so if your spouse has poor English, they may have difficulty understanding each other, which might make it nearly impossible to get your visa.

I think that's really about it, because what you submit to the Visa center gets forwarded there, so all the police certificates, documents have been there. Make sure you take a look at the interview letter, and if there are any documents they expect that you didn't submit, you'll have to bring those.

As for the interview process itself, they really ask a lot of questions. There are some good wiki articles on the types of questions. If we had seen it before, we would have known that they would ask about the number of people that attended the marriage, etc. But my wife's smart and her English is strong (they even complimented her English at the consulate!), so she was able to answer all their questions and they granted her visa. Unfortunately many others who attended the interview were not so lucky and left crying. I don't know if it's because of inadequate documents, or getting nervous by the questions asked.

Did other people have to bring anything else to the interview? I don't see any clear documentation on what is expected at the consulates, and I think it may vary from country to country. For example, are those VFS receipts specific to India?

In any case, my wife's visa was accepted, so we are all delighted...finally after 8 months of documents, fees, and waiting!! They should be mailing the visa to her home within a week or two.

[twulf 0]

This is what my wife brought for the Chennai consulate interview:

1)Affidavit of Support, notarized with original signature (they do this at any bank)

2)VFS receipts. When you contact the consulate before the interview, they will instruct you on where to pay the fees, so bring these receipts

3)Wedding Photo album

4)Her birth certificate

5)Copy of our marriage certificate

6)Chat and phone records - which they never asked for, but good to have I suppose.

7)Interview appointment letter

8)Her Passport. I also gave her a photocopy of my passport.

9)A good background in English. Keep in mind that the people conducting the interview are Americans, so if your spouse has poor English, they may have difficulty understanding each other, which might make it nearly impossible to get your visa.

I think that's really about it, because what you submit to the Visa center gets forwarded there, so all the police certificates, documents have been there. Make sure you take a look at the interview letter, and if there are any documents they expect that you didn't submit, you'll have to bring those.

As for the interview process itself, they really ask a lot of questions. There are some good wiki articles on the types of questions. If we had seen it before, we would have known that they would ask about the number of people that attended the marriage, etc. But my wife's smart and her English is strong (they even complimented her English at the consulate!), so she was able to answer all their questions and they granted her visa. Unfortunately many others who attended the interview were not so lucky and left crying. I don't know if it's because of inadequate documents, or getting nervous by the questions asked.

Did other people have to bring anything else to the interview? I don't see any clear documentation on what is expected at the consulates, and I think it may vary from country to country. For example, are those VFS receipts specific to India?

In any case, my wife's visa was accepted, so we are all delighted...finally after 8 months of documents, fees, and waiting!! They should be mailing the visa to her home within a week or two.

Hey Great News!! Congrats. Good luck.

[pras_padmini 1]

Oops...forgot to mention the medical exam - make sure you bring that too! For the Chennai consulate, I think they require 4 passport type photos (white background, 2 x 2 inches)

Here is the link to the wiki page about consular interview questions:

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/Consular_Interview_Questions

Ignore the part about police certificates - if you've already submitted this to the visa center, you don't need to bring them. We submitted our police certificates from the passport office, as well as the local police station when we sent in our application to the visa center.

Again, this information is for the Indian consulate. Other countries may have different rules.

[HaigDB 0]

This is what my wife brought for the Chennai consulate interview:

1)Affidavit of Support, notarized with original signature (they do this at any bank)

2)VFS receipts. When you contact the consulate before the interview, they will instruct you on where to pay the fees, so bring these receipts

3)Wedding Photo album

4)Her birth certificate

5)Copy of our marriage certificate

6)Chat and phone records - which they never asked for, but good to have I suppose.

7)Interview appointment letter

8)Her Passport. I also gave her a photocopy of my passport.

9)A good background in English. Keep in mind that the people conducting the interview are Americans, so if your spouse has poor English, they may have difficulty understanding each other, which might make it nearly impossible to get your visa.

I think that's really about it, because what you submit to the Visa center gets forwarded there, so all the police certificates, documents have been there. Make sure you take a look at the interview letter, and if there are any documents they expect that you didn't submit, you'll have to bring those.

As for the interview process itself, they really ask a lot of questions. There are some good wiki articles on the types of questions. If we had seen it before, we would have known that they would ask about the number of people that attended the marriage, etc. But my wife's smart and her English is strong (they even complimented her English at the consulate!), so she was able to answer all their questions and they granted her visa. Unfortunately many others who attended the interview were not so lucky and left crying. I don't know if it's because of inadequate documents, or getting nervous by the questions asked.

Did other people have to bring anything else to the interview? I don't see any clear documentation on what is expected at the consulates, and I think it may vary from country to country. For example, are those VFS receipts specific to India?

In any case, my wife's visa was accepted, so we are all delighted...finally after 8 months of documents, fees, and waiting!! They should be mailing the visa to her home within a week or two.

Hey if you had submitted the original AOS to the NVC do you still need an original one which is notarized ? And what is the VFS Receipt not sure if we have it in Lebanon.. Please advise.

Thanks