What can beneficiary do while waiting for NOA2?

[rsns 0]

Hi all,

What can my fiancee (the beneficiary) do as we wait for the NOA2 that would speed things up after the petition gets approved? I think I read that she will have to wait until she receives Packet 3 to get her medical, but are there other things she can do now so as not to have to do them all after she receives the packet? She is in India and will be interviewed at the Mumbai consulate.

Thanks so much!

[SF2007 48]

Hi all,

What can my fiancee (the beneficiary) do as we wait for the NOA2 that would speed things up after the petition gets approved? I think I read that she will have to wait until she receives Packet 3 to get her medical, but are there other things she can do now so as not to have to do them all after she receives the packet? She is in India and will be interviewed at the Mumbai consulate.

Thanks so much!

She can research your specific consulate and start gathering all the required documents. The consulate will work at its own rhythm and only thing you can do to speed things up is to have everything ready when they ask for it.

[amaya87 0]

Hi all,

What can my fiancee (the beneficiary) do as we wait for the NOA2 that would speed things up after the petition gets approved? I think I read that she will have to wait until she receives Packet 3 to get her medical, but are there other things she can do now so as not to have to do them all after she receives the packet? She is in India and will be interviewed at the Mumbai consulate.

Thanks so much!

I'm also from India but chennai and my wife is applying for me.

We already got our NOA2, we are getting delay in police certificate.

So i will say to work on police certificate as far India police certificate is valid for 1 year so it will not hurt if guys work on that.

Good luck.

[flyingm14 0]

Hi all,

What can my fiancee (the beneficiary) do as we wait for the NOA2 that would speed things up after the petition gets approved? I think I read that she will have to wait until she receives Packet 3 to get her medical, but are there other things she can do now so as not to have to do them all after she receives the packet? She is in India and will be interviewed at the Mumbai consulate.

Thanks so much!

Hi - here's a link that you can start looking at. Download the packet 3 and packet 4 instructions. You can get everything ready except for passport police clearance and medical report. My fiancee tried to get the pcc but they wouldn't let her until she had the interview letter in her hand....and same thing goes for the medical report.

http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov/ivforms.html

The first thing you should do is get the police clearance from the city of residence...This is different from the passport police clearance.

Hope this helps..

M.

[cchhat01 14]

Hi - here's a link that you can start looking at. Download the packet 3 and packet 4 instructions. You can get everything ready except for passport police clearance and medical report. My fiancee tried to get the pcc but they wouldn't let her until she had the interview letter in her hand....and same thing goes for the medical report.

http://mumbai.uscons...ov/ivforms.html

The first thing you should do is get the police clearance from the city of residence...This is different from the passport police clearance.

Hope this helps..

M.

M,

Im in the same boat as boomba.

You ended up confusing me with the above post of yours. Whats the difference between the police clearance certificate and the passport police clearance? I think they only ask for the police certificate.

Can you clarify?

Thanks,

Chigs

[Bec_Dipu 103]

M,

Im in the same boat as boomba.

You ended up confusing me with the above post of yours. Whats the difference between the police clearance certificate and the passport police clearance? I think they only ask for the police certificate.

Can you clarify?

Thanks,

Chigs

You do need both PCC's (unfortunate that they're both called that) UNLESS your passport was issued within the 6 months of your interview date.

The police clearance certificate should come from the beneficiary's local police station for his/her current residence and will state that he/she has no criminal issues and is of good character. There is no standard language, each police station will state what they want but it at least needs to be dated and state the beneficiary's name and address as they appear on the visa paperwork. Getting this usually takes some time and involves "fees" for which there will not be a receipt given if you catch my drift. The police may also require a home visit or letters from neighbors to verify the beneficiary is of good character.

The passport clearance certificate is usually a form and sometimes a stamp in the passport that comes from the passport office. It basically states the beneficiary's passport is clear for travel and has no restrictions. The passport office usually performs its own inquiries with the police stations to make sure the beneficiary is good. This can take anywhere from 1/2 a day in Delhi to a week at some other passport offices to a few months in Guwahati. Some offices will not issue without a letter stating you need it, some will. The beneficiary has to go to the office that originally issued the passport, even if it is far away and inconvenient. Make sure you do research on the process for your specific passport center so you don't end up wasting time and effort.

Here's a link where you can read more about the required PCC's according to the New Delhi embassy.

http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/ivpacket309k1.html

Good luck!!!

[flyingm14 0]

M,

Im in the same boat as boomba.

You ended up confusing me with the above post of yours. Whats the difference between the police clearance certificate and the passport police clearance? I think they only ask for the police certificate.

Can you clarify?

Thanks,

Chigs

Hey,

The post above should clear things up. Police clearance should be from the city your fiancee lives in. You can get this while you wait for NOA2. Passport police certificate only takes 4-5 days at the Ahmedabad office once you have your interview letter. I'm in the same boat right now. My fiancee went to the passport office but they wouldn't give her the certificate until she had the interview letter in her hand. But you need the other police clearance before you can get the passport police clearance.

Go through packet three and four and get all those documents ready. You can print out the forms for packet 3 and mail it back to the embassy as soon as you get your packet three instructions.

M.