Interview Date at BMB

[raajaji 3]

Hello,

I am bit confused and frustrated by the information that NVC provided to me but hoping someone can help me. We received our interview date from NVC last week via EMAIL that basically said what to bring to the interview. well, i am hearing from some people that Biometric appt needs to be scheduled before the interview and one said that fingerprint happens on the day of interview.

When I go visit the website for the VAC, it talks about DS-160 but I filed DS-260. So, do immigrant visa applicant need to go thru VAC prior to the interview or does the biometric happen during the interivew?

[muzk2014 0]

I think you should call the conullate of interview ... I thin from most of what I have read it happens same day as interview..

[aptiger 3]

Hello,

I am bit confused and frustrated by the information that NVC provided to me but hoping someone can help me. We received our interview date from NVC last week via EMAIL that basically said what to bring to the interview. well, i am hearing from some people that Biometric appt needs to be scheduled before the interview and one said that fingerprint happens on the day of interview.

When I go visit the website for the VAC, it talks about DS-160 but I filed DS-260. So, do immigrant visa applicant need to go thru VAC prior to the interview or does the biometric happen during the interivew?

your fingerprint will happen during interview. but u have to get your medical done before the interview

can i ask you when did your case get complete

Edited February 17, 2014 by aptiger

[raajaji 3]

your fingerprint will happen during interview. but u have to get your medical done before the interview

can i ask you when did your case get complete

just replied to ur PM

Edited February 17, 2014 by raajaji

[raajaji 3]

your fingerprint will happen during interview. but u have to get your medical done before the interview

can i ask you when did your case get complete

actually... Are you sure????

Effective December 23, 2013, all Immigrant Visa applicants must complete the DS-260 online immigrant visa application at https://ceac.state.gov/ceac and login to http://www.ustraveldocs.com/in to schedule an appointment at Visa Application Center(VAC) for biometric fingerprint and photograph collection prior to their Embassy or Consulate appointment. Click here for the new procedure. Failure to follow these new procedures will significantly delay visa processing

Has your visa application been approved? You can check whether your visa is ready to be collected using only your passport number and the status tracker . Passports not collected within 14 days from service centers or 7 days from Blue Dart locations will be returned to the Embassy/Consulate at great delay to you.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[vkrishn 97]

your fingerprint will happen during interview. but u have to get your medical done before the interview

can i ask you when did your case get complete

Totally wrong with respect to the fingerprinting advise! . Please make sure you know the information correctly before you venture out to give it to others!

Wife had her interview on Feb 3rd 2014 and i was there with her. First and foremost you need to register and create a profile on https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/?language=English&country=India.

Second once you are done creating the profile, you need to schedule for fingerprinting and biometrics at any of the OFC centers located here based on where your wife is located by logging in to that website. In our case wife was at chennai and had her fingerprints done at chennai location center but her VISA interview was at mumbai. Your wife needs to take her DS260 confirmation page to the OFC center(http://www.ustraveldocs.com/in/in-loc-ofc.asp) and make sure she gets a stamp from OFC on that Ds260 confirmation page and that is the evidence that she got her fingerprint done at OFC center. This is extremely important and security at the consulate will not let your wife in without the DS260 confirmation page with OFC stamp and I/L.

On the day of my wife's interview another elderly couple who were in the Immigrant visa line to get in to the consulate were DENIED ENTRY because they did not take the fingerprint/biometrics at VAC locations before coming for the VISA interview. I don't know if they got their interview rescheduled but anyway don't make that mistake!

Steps:-

1) Create a profile at https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/?language=English&country=India

2) log in and schedule your fingerprinting/biometrics.

3) Get your fingerprint/biometrics and make sure you get the stamp from the OFC center on DS260 confirmation page. Keep that safe since you need to show that and I/L on the VISA interview day at the consulate to get in.

4) Get your medicals done

5) Attend VISA interview.

Goodluck.

Edited February 18, 2014 by vkrishn

[raajaji 3]

Totally wrong with respect to the fingerprinting advise! . Please make sure you know the information correctly before you venture out to give it to others!

Wife had her interview on Feb 3rd 2014 and i was there with her. First and foremost you need to register and create a profile on https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/?language=English&country=India.

Second once you are done creating the profile, you need to schedule for fingerprinting and biometrics at any of the OFC centers located here based on where your wife is located by logging in to that website. In our case wife was at chennai and had her fingerprints done at chennai location center but her VISA interview was at mumbai. Your wife needs to take her DS260 confirmation page to the OFC center(http://www.ustraveldocs.com/in/in-loc-ofc.asp) and make sure she gets a stamp from OFC on that Ds260 confirmation page and that is the evidence that she got her fingerprint done at OFC center. This is extremely important and security at the consulate will not let your wife in without the DS260 confirmation page with OFC stamp and I/L.

On the day of my wife's interview another elderly couple who were in the Immigrant visa line to get in to the consulate were DENIED ENTRY because they did not take the fingerprint/biometrics at VAC locations before coming for the VISA interview. I don't know if they got their interview rescheduled but anyway don't make that mistake!

Steps:-

1) Create a profile at https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/?language=English&country=India

2) log in and schedule your fingerprinting/biometrics.

3) Get your fingerprint/biometrics and make sure you get the stamp from the OFC center on DS260 confirmation page. Keep that safe since you need to show that and I/L on the VISA interview day at the consulate to get in.

4) Get your medicals done

5) Attend VISA interview.

Goodluck.

Correct.... I just called the Mumbai Consulate before they closed at 8PM EST and spoke the rep and he informed me that to book appt before the interview. The NEW rules were in place in 12/2013. So, I guess anyone who is going for mumbai consulate... get ur biometric done BEFORE the intervew.

[iamwhatiam80 92]

Totally wrong with respect to the fingerprinting advise! . Please make sure you know the information correctly before you venture out to give it to others!

Wife had her interview on Feb 3rd 2014 and i was there with her. First and foremost you need to register and create a profile on https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/?language=English&country=India.

Second once you are done creating the profile, you need to schedule for fingerprinting and biometrics at any of the OFC centers located here based on where your wife is located by logging in to that website. In our case wife was at chennai and had her fingerprints done at chennai location center but her VISA interview was at mumbai. Your wife needs to take her DS260 confirmation page to the OFC center(http://www.ustraveldocs.com/in/in-loc-ofc.asp) and make sure she gets a stamp from OFC on that Ds260 confirmation page and that is the evidence that she got her fingerprint done at OFC center. This is extremely important and security at the consulate will not let your wife in without the DS260 confirmation page with OFC stamp and I/L.

On the day of my wife's interview another elderly couple who were in the Immigrant visa line to get in to the consulate were DENIED ENTRY because they did not take the fingerprint/biometrics at VAC locations before coming for the VISA interview. I don't know if they got their interview rescheduled but anyway don't make that mistake!

Steps:-

1) Create a profile at https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/?language=English&country=India

2) log in and schedule your fingerprinting/biometrics.

3) Get your fingerprint/biometrics and make sure you get the stamp from the OFC center on DS260 confirmation page. Keep that safe since you need to show that and I/L on the VISA interview day at the consulate to get in.

4) Get your medicals done

5) Attend VISA interview.

Goodluck.

That thing also says to obtain PCC from RPO before coming to the interview. I am quoting the text from that website.

Step 1

Obtain your Police Clearance Certificate from the Regional Passport Office (The validity of the PCC is one year from the date of issue. Bring the new PCC if the one you have submitted has already expired.) Also note that if you have lived in any foreign country for more than a year after reaching the age of 16 years, you are also required to submit the PCC from that country.

Note: Without the Indian police clearance certificate, you will not be allowed entry into U.S. Embassy New Delhi or U.S. Consulate Mumbai on your interview date. If you do not have your police clearance certificate in time, you will need to reschedule your appointment for a later date.

Does that mean that the applicant does not have to take another PCC if the one submitted to NVC is still valid ?

Normally PCC is valid for 1 year ( Its another story that some people say 6 months )

It also says without PCC, applicant wont be allowed in the consulate. Now if the PCC submitted to NVC is still valid and current, how the heck are we supposed to show it before interview, if we have already submitted it to NVC.

This new process has left me totally confused.

[iamwhatiam80 92]

I think I myself got the answer to my question. When PCC is granted, the stamp the passport. If that date is more than a year old, then a new PCC is needed. At the consulate if one shows the date on the stamp and if its less than a year, entry will be allowed otherwise no.

Guys correct me if i am wrong.

[vkrishn 97]

That thing also says to obtain PCC from RPO before coming to the interview. I am quoting the text from that website.

Step 1

Obtain your Police Clearance Certificate from the Regional Passport Office (The validity of the PCC is one year from the date of issue. Bring the new PCC if the one you have submitted has already expired.) Also note that if you have lived in any foreign country for more than a year after reaching the age of 16 years, you are also required to submit the PCC from that country.

Note: Without the Indian police clearance certificate, you will not be allowed entry into U.S. Embassy New Delhi or U.S. Consulate Mumbai on your interview date. If you do not have your police clearance certificate in time, you will need to reschedule your appointment for a later date.

Does that mean that the applicant does not have to take another PCC if the one submitted to NVC is still valid ?

Normally PCC is valid for 1 year ( Its another story that some people say 6 months )

It also says without PCC, applicant wont be allowed in the consulate. Now if the PCC submitted to NVC is still valid and current, how the heck are we supposed to show it before interview, if we have already submitted it to NVC.

This new process has left me totally confused.

When you get your PCC, you are given two originals. One goes to the NVC and other can be carried to the consulate on Interview day.

[vkrishn 97]

I think I myself got the answer to my question. When PCC is granted, the stamp the passport. If that date is more than a year old, then a new PCC is needed. At the consulate if one shows the date on the stamp and if its less than a year, entry will be allowed otherwise no.

Guys correct me if i am wrong.

PCC from the passport office is just a piece of paper that basically says so and so does not have any issues/criminals cases and so forth. You are confusing Police Clearance certificate with Passport Clearance Certificate (this is not needed for NVC or during the interview). there is no stamp given in the passport for Police Clearance Certificate from the passport office.

Police clearance certificate from the passport office is all that is needed and they give you two originals. I agree with the 6 month/1yr validity thingy and just to be sure i asked my wife to get PCC in Jan 2014 again. She was given two originals similar to what she got in Oct 2013 that was submitted to NVC.

So she had PCC from Oct 2013 (Original) and two originals from the one from Jan 2014. She took these to the interview and wasn't asked anything anyway.

[Shiraj 2]

Hey Vkrishn, just to clarify. There is such thing as stamp in the passport when you take PCC from passport office. I had my passport stamped with a clearance and date stamp along with two copies of the letter. At least this is true in Hyderabad.

PCC from the passport office is just a piece of paper that basically says so and so does not have any issues/criminals cases and so forth. You are confusing Police Clearance certificate with Passport Clearance Certificate (this is not needed for NVC or during the interview). there is no stamp given in the passport for Police Clearance Certificate from the passport office.

Police clearance certificate from the passport office is all that is needed and they give you two originals. I agree with the 6 month/1yr validity thingy and just to be sure i asked my wife to get PCC in Jan 2014 again. She was given two originals similar to what she got in Oct 2013 that was submitted to NVC.

So she had PCC from Oct 2013 (Original) and two originals from the one from Jan 2014. She took these to the interview and wasn't asked anything anyway.

[vkrishn 97]

Hey Vkrishn, just to clarify. There is such thing as stamp in the passport when you take PCC from passport office. I had my passport stamped with a clearance and date stamp along with two copies of the letter. At least this is true in Hyderabad.

That has to be the passport clearance certificate. Did you take a copy of that passport page and send it to NVC? I doubt that. They might give you a stamp in the passport (Chennai passport office did not) but I don't think it has anything to do with Police Clearance certificate (which is the letter and that is what you should have sent to NVC and taken to the interview).

[jese_1981 1]

That has to be the passport clearance certificate. Did you take a copy of that passport page and send it to NVC? I doubt that. They might give you a stamp in the passport (Chennai passport office did not) but I don't think it has anything to do with Police Clearance certificate (which is the letter and that is what you should have sent to NVC and taken to the interview).

I got only one original PCC from mumbai passport office with a stamp on the passport saying PCC valid from 01.10.2013 (Have sent that to NVC). I have taken xerox copies of the PCC certificate. But don't have any originals with me.