Notification to book K1 Interview - Mumbai Consulate

[nacho 12]

On 9/5/2018 at 12:09 AM, jangrace said:

Glad to hear it all worked out for you. Congrats!

Nacho, unfortunately you are just going to have to keep checking until dates open up. Don't worry, I'm certain you'll find an open one within the week

Thanks Jangrace...been checking for the last 3 days....the wait sucks...

[Sanjana dogra 111]

On ‎9‎/‎5‎/‎2018 at 12:29 AM, nacho said:

We received a post on aug 28th from US consulate Mumbai saying your K1 visa is now ready for final processing. We got our I-797 and ceac status is ready. We went ahead and filled and submitted ds-160,  paid fees, obtained pcc (police clearance) and created an account on usatraveldocs. The problem begins here. We are unable to schedule an appointment. Whatever date we select we are getting no appointments available. Please press the back button and choose and new OFC appointment date. The first step is OFC scheduling and next is interview scheduling. OFS shows availability but interview page shows this message. If anyone has faced a similar issue or has got past this issue kindly suggest what course of action we should take? The call center has so far been useless :)..

 

Regrads,

Nacho

 

So I don't think most people reading this understand what you're talking about.  For the Mumbai Consulate, the ustraveldocs.com website is giving bogus appointment availability.  See the screenshot below, it shows tons of available appointments.  None of them work and after five "guesses" you get locked out.  Called their customer service, they said "We see the same thing, just keep trying."  So we have to gamble on five random appointment slots per day?  None of which work?  This website is playing a sick game with people's lives.

 

 

Edited September 13, 2018 by Sanjana dogra

[A_R 191]

Hello All,

 

I have opened a new topic in K1 for India Processing post NOA2 for 2048 .

 

Kindly join and pass the word around. The link is:

 

[A_R 191]

Hello,

I finally received my NOA2 after 9 months on September 14, 2018.

Very happy to come to the NVC stage.

[Sanjana dogra 111]

Just wanted to clear the appointment booking issue up.  The best way to handle it is to log in and only look on the left side of the webpage for a "First Available Appointment" message.  If there is no message, then there are no Consulate Appointments available to be booked at that time.  You can refresh the page as many times as you like to look for this message and you will not be locked out.  When it finally does appear, you must select a VAC (Biometrics) appointment slot that is more than 24 hours ahead of the Consulate Interview in order for the interview slot to show up.

 

Here's the tricky part:

 

The Consulate appointments all appear to be at 7:15AM, while the VAC appointments only begin around 8:30AM.  This means that you must pick a VAC slot two days ahead of the Consulate appointment.  For example:

 

1.) Message "First Available Appointment is November 19th" appears on the left when you log in.

 

2.) Select any VAC time slot on November 17th, for example 3:30pm.

 

3.) Select Consulate appointment on November 19th at 7:15AM.

 

4.) Success!

 

Once you've scheduled an appointment, the availability message will no longer appear on the left hand side, so you will need to use a different account in order to see it again for rescheduling.  You do not need to fill out an additional DS-160 or anything, you need only progress through the scheduling process to the point where the Visa Class says K-1 at your selected Consulate.  That's when the availability message will appear again.  When a better date appears, swap over to your main account and reschedule.

 

Good luck all!!!

[A_R 191]

4 hours ago, Sanjana dogra said:

Just wanted to clear the appointment booking issue up.  The best way to handle it is to log in and only look on the left side of the webpage for a "First Available Appointment" message.  If there is no message, then there are no Consulate Appointments available to be booked at that time.  You can refresh the page as many times as you like to look for this message and you will not be locked out.  When it finally does appear, you must select a VAC (Biometrics) appointment slot that is more than 24 hours ahead of the Consulate Interview in order for the interview slot to show up.

 

Here's the tricky part:

 

The Consulate appointments all appear to be at 7:15AM, while the VAC appointments only begin around 8:30AM.  This means that you must pick a VAC slot two days ahead of the Consulate appointment.  For example:

 

1.) Message "First Available Appointment is November 19th" appears on the left when you log in.

 

2.) Select any VAC time slot on November 17th, for example 3:30pm.

 

3.) Select Consulate appointment on November 19th at 7:15AM.

 

4.) Success!

 

Once you've scheduled an appointment, the availability message will no longer appear on the left hand side, so you will need to use a different account in order to see it again for rescheduling.  You do not need to fill out an additional DS-160 or anything, you need only progress through the scheduling process to the point where the Visa Class says K-1 at your selected Consulate.  That's when the availability message will appear again.  When a better date appears, swap over to your main account and reschedule.

 

Good luck all!!!

@Sanjana dogra   Why is it necessary to book the VAC appointment 2 days before?

[Sanjana dogra 111]

1 hour ago, A_R said:

@Sanjana dogra   Why is it necessary to book the VAC appointment 2 days before?

Coz they want that 24 hours gap atleast. Between vac and counsulate interview. Since vac only begins around 8:30 am and counsulate around 7:30 that doesnt gives a 24hours gap

[Shubiepinky 18]

12 hours ago, Sanjana dogra said:

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But we can schedule the ofc appointment which is biometric appointment 20 days before the interview Date right ?

and we can choose to do the  biometric at Delhi vac too right ?

[Sanjana dogra 111]

46 minutes ago, Shubiepinky said:

But we can schedule the ofc appointment which is biometric appointment 20 days before the interview Date right ?

and we can choose to do the  biometric at Delhi vac too right ?

Not sure about 20 days but yes you can choose it ahead of time and yes it can be done at delhi 

[A_R 191]

Hello Everyone,

Anyone went to medical to Delhi or Mumbai in the since July/August, 2018. I would like to know the best way to book an appointment and when to book it? Also, do you know need your P4 letter or not or you can just do it before? Kindly share your experience.

[A_R 191]

Hello Everyone,

Anyone went to medical to Delhi or Mumbai in the since July/August, 2018. I would like to know the best way to book an appointment and when to book it? Also, do you know need your P4 letter or not or you can just do it before? Kindly share your experience.

[ajay007 43]

For medical you need just pasaport and appointment letter of your interview. you can call any approved US embassy medical centre for appointment. it's depending on your interview date. it suppose to be done at least before interview 

Edited October 2, 2018 by ajay007

[A_R 191]

14 hours ago, ajay007 said:

For medical you need just pasaport and appointment letter of your interview. you can call any approved US embassy medical centre for appointment. it's depending on your interview date. it suppose to be done at least before interview 

So medical cannot be done without the letter?? Se people have said you can do medical before your case is received at Embassy in Mumbai - is that right??

[ajay007 43]

2 hours ago, A_R said:

So medical cannot be done without the letter?? Se people have said you can do medical before your case is received at Embassy in Mumbai - is that right??

No its not possible but you can call medical centre they will tell you same thing. First thing they will ask for interview letter and during medical they will attach a copy of your appointment letter. 

[swtbabykitty18 0]

Has anyone done their medical in punjab? if so, please let me know which centre you went to. my interview is at mumbai 

 

thanks