Interview experience in Mumbai

[sky701 19]

Hello, I'm starting this thread to share our experiences at the US Consulate in Mumbai. Please share with us:

• How was the overall experience? What questions were asked?
• How many interviews/interviewers were there?
• What docs were asked/looked at the time of interview?
• Did you get the passport with visa on the same day?

Thanks,

[para_83 0]

Hello, I'm starting this thread to share our experiences at the US Consulate in Mumbai. Please share with us:

• How was the overall experience? What questions were asked?
• How many interviews/interviewers were there?
• What docs were asked/looked at the time of interview?
• Did you get the passport with visa on the same day?

Thanks,

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its good to see this thread.....

from my knowledge..they will look all the documents which submitted to NVC

Aff of support ,DS230,marriage photos,sponsers job letter,Recent Tax filing,W2 form,birth and marriage certificates,PCC,

[Darnell 8,479]

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[sky701 19]

This is mainly for F2A cases. I wish I could change the posting title.

[kevinj1 2]

I have my interview in Mumbai on May 10th.

one question - do i need to bring DS 160 and DS 230 forms to the interview ? (I think I've already submitted DS 230 to NVC before)

Would appreciate if anybody can answer that.

Thanks!

[listeria 14]

see my interview experience posted by clicking my timeline or http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/view-dos-cis-reviews.php?entry=11887

Hello, I'm starting this thread to share our experiences at the US Consulate in Mumbai. Please share with us:

• How was the overall experience? What questions were asked?
• How many interviews/interviewers were there?
• What docs were asked/looked at the time of interview?
• Did you get the passport with visa on the same day?

Thanks,

[kevinj1 2]

Thank you listeria, congrats on your visa

you mentioned "He viewed our marriage album and said visa is approved. Asked to sign the DS-230, took new passport photos and passport from my spouse"

Did the VO already have the Ds-230 or did he use the ones that your wife had to submit during the interview.

Also did you need to submit the DS-160 ?

Many thanks!

[ljmp_10 105]

Kevinj1,

We should be aware that documents presented during actual interview differ from case to case. Some just asked for pictures, some for AOS, w2, itr and the like. There are also times when they ask for civil documents which were already sent to NVC. So as preparation, i suggest that you ready all the documents that the interviewing officer might ask, that includes new DS 230. (Anyway you just have to fill it out) goodluck on your interview day!

[sky701 19]

see my interview experience posted by clicking my timeline or http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/view-dos-cis-reviews.php?entry=11887

Hi Listeria,

Congratulations on your family's visa approval and thanks a lot for sharing the interview experience with us. It's really helpful. I have filled out the new DS-230 form just in case if they ask my spouse since she has traveled to the US in the past few months.

Did you get your passport with visa on the same day? How long is it taking nowadays?

Kevin - you don't need a DS-160 form as that's only for the non-immigrants visa interview.

Edited April 29, 2013 by sky701

[listeria 14]

Thanks, sky701. CEAC status visa issued. No one took bar code page printed form ustraveldocs website from website.

Now I've to wait and see-keep tracking the status of passport. Probably we might collect passports from OFC at Chennai.

Hi Listeria,

Congratulations on your family's visa approval and thanks a lot for sharing the interview experience with us. It's really helpful. I have filled out the new DS-230 form just in case if they ask my spouse since she has traveled to the US in the past few months.

Did you get your passport with visa on the same day? How long is it taking nowadays?

Kevin - you don't need a DS-160 form as that's only for the non-immigrants visa interview.

Edited April 30, 2013 by listeria

[kevinj1 2]

Good to know there's no need for DS-160.

I just checked the checklist I received from NVC and i think it indicates that they have received the required document for DS-230 part 1 and 2 since they have the below marked as Y

"Immigrant Visa Application Part 1"

"Immigrant Visa Application Part 2"

But to be safe i guess i will fill in new ones and bring them.

So far the docs i need to have the mumbai consulate are:

1) Appointment letter

2) Passport delivery registration printout

3) medical exam report

4) Marriage supporting docs (wedding album,honeymoon photos,joint bank account statement etc.)

5) my 2012 tax return

6) ds 230 part 1 and part (part 2 unsigned)

7) police certificate

8) lots of passport photos

9) passport

10) copies of passport,marriage certificate,birth certificate.

Follow up after visa granted (hopefully )

1)pick up passport from courier center

2)pay USD 165 in the immigration portal

Stupid question: Am i supposed to also go with my wife to the interview (i am the petitioner)

[kevinj1 2]

Hi All

My wife successfully got her visa at the Mumbai consulate today. My experience follows.

My F2A case is slightly different in that we opted for consular processing although my wife works in the US on a work visa.

We got her medical exam done in Chennai Apollo on Monday (Xray+physician checkup+couple of vaccinations+blood exam total ~3 hours, report was available for pick up the next day)

We reached the Mumbai consulate at ~7:20 am for the 7:30 am interview, the checkup guy at the gate immediately let her in citing that all the immigrant visas cases had already been sent in. (there was quite a long line for the non iv cases)

once inside an Indian lady checked and organized all her documents (specifically asked for tax returns), gave her a token number and asked her to be seated.

Within 10 minutes, an American visa officer called her up to the counter,questions were:

1) when was the wedding, how we met, how many years she knew me before the wedding

2) does she work now, where i work in the US and how i ended up in the US

3) asked for the wedding album

That's it, no other documents were asked by the VO.

Visa was approved, all the originals that were submitted as part of the NVC application were returned to her. She was out by 8:15 am.

The passport with the temp. GC will be available for pick up back in Chennai.

I've also already paid the $165 processing fee.

Thanks to all the VJ members for making the 2.5 year wait less tedious, now that there's been some pretty good movement lately I hope in the near futures F2As become current so that future applicants wont be separated.

Good luck and god speed!

P.S: replies to my own questions, she did not have to submit DS-230s and i864 again at the time of interview (we had already submitted as part of the NVC application) and no i was not required for the interview

Edited May 10, 2013 by kevinj1

[ljmp_10 105]

Congrats!!! and thanks for sharing your spouse's experience. God speed!

[Mourad81 20]

Hi All

My wife successfully got her visa at the Mumbai consulate today. My experience follows.

My F2A case is slightly different in that we opted for consular processing although my wife works in the US on a work visa.

We got her medical exam done in Chennai Apollo on Monday (Xray+physician checkup+couple of vaccinations+blood exam total ~3 hours, report was available for pick up the next day)

We reached the Mumbai consulate at ~7:20 am for the 7:30 am interview, the checkup guy at the gate immediately let her in citing that all the immigrant visas cases had already been sent in. (there was quite a long line for the non iv cases)

once inside an Indian lady checked and organized all her documents (specifically asked for tax returns), gave her a token number and asked her to be seated.

Within 10 minutes, an American visa officer called her up to the counter,questions were:

1) when was the wedding, how we met, how many years she knew me before the wedding

2) does she work now, where i work in the US and how i ended up in the US

3) asked for the wedding album

That's it, no other documents were asked by the VO.

Visa was approved, all the originals that were submitted as part of the NVC application were returned to her. She was out by 8:15 am.

The passport with the temp. GC will be available for pick up back in Chennai.

I've also already paid the $165 processing fee.

Thanks to all the VJ members for making the 2.5 year wait less tedious, now that there's been some pretty good movement lately I hope in the near futures F2As become current so that future applicants wont be separated.

Good luck and god speed!

P.S: replies to my own questions, she did not have to submit DS-230s and i864 again at the time of interview (we had already submitted as part of the NVC application) and no i was not required for the interview

Congratulations!!! Thank you so much for sharing these information with us ,happy for you guys, i am so glad so see families finally reunited.i hope we all get reunited with our families soon INCHALLAH. Welcome to the US for your wife.

[listeria 14]

Congrats, Kevinj1.

Hi All

My wife successfully got her visa at the Mumbai consulate today. My experience follows.

My F2A case is slightly different in that we opted for consular processing although my wife works in the US on a work visa.

We got her medical exam done in Chennai Apollo on Monday (Xray+physician checkup+couple of vaccinations+blood exam total ~3 hours, report was available for pick up the next day)

We reached the Mumbai consulate at ~7:20 am for the 7:30 am interview, the checkup guy at the gate immediately let her in citing that all the immigrant visas cases had already been sent in. (there was quite a long line for the non iv cases)

once inside an Indian lady checked and organized all her documents (specifically asked for tax returns), gave her a token number and asked her to be seated.

Within 10 minutes, an American visa officer called her up to the counter,questions were:

1) when was the wedding, how we met, how many years she knew me before the wedding

2) does she work now, where i work in the US and how i ended up in the US

3) asked for the wedding album

That's it, no other documents were asked by the VO.

Visa was approved, all the originals that were submitted as part of the NVC application were returned to her. She was out by 8:15 am.

The passport with the temp. GC will be available for pick up back in Chennai.

I've also already paid the $165 processing fee.

Thanks to all the VJ members for making the 2.5 year wait less tedious, now that there's been some pretty good movement lately I hope in the near futures F2As become current so that future applicants wont be separated.

Good luck and god speed!

P.S: replies to my own questions, she did not have to submit DS-230s and i864 again at the time of interview (we had already submitted as part of the NVC application) and no i was not required for the interview