NVC to Mumbai Consulate Gather Here!!!

[Siddsgal 80]

Sidd just got called into the Consulate…..I’m shaking from the excitement…or maybe it’s the 2.5 pots of black coffee I’ve drank so that I can stay awake till he gets out lol. 
 

So there is apparently a locker thingy inside Consulate that for a fee, you can lock your phone/purse in. This was something we weren’t sure of since all the info says there’s not a place to store your phone but security guard told Sidd that there is, for a fee lol. I’ll let y’all know how much it cost once I know, our call was cut short by them calling people in. 

[Siddsgal 80]

Sidd’s approved!!!♥️♥️♥️🥰🥰🥰 

He said it was way easier than he expected and the guy that interviewed him was super laidback and made him feel comfortable. 
 

Sidd didn’t realize it till the end but CO pulled the congratulations you’ve approved paper outta our file so decision must be tentatively decided prior to interview. 
 

Sidd brought an album of us that basically told our story in 50 pictures. He did a really good job putting it together, like you can feel the emotions and he said the CO went through the entire album, asking questions & laughing cuz there’s some really odd pictures in there like me sleeping and drooling, both of us bawling at the airport, etc. Sidd said he pretty much could tell he was approved after CO went through album. I had made scrapbook pgs of all of our relationship proof so our file woulda been like a story for the people that looked at it and Sidd finished it off with an amazing photo album that told the same story but with different pictures. Not sure if that made a difference or not but it apparently worked for us ♥️ 
 

They’ll accept a PCC that’s less than 2 yrs old but prefer if you have a current one. They told Sidd he had the most recently issued one there, he hasn’t even had it in his possession for 24 hours😂. 
 

He’ll post a review in the near future, right now he needs to let this sink in.

 

I told him the last time I left that I refused to leave India without him ever again. After 4 long years of being together, I finally get to bring Sidd home♥️🥰 
 

 

[RSF_L 10]

So glad for you guys ☺️ and thank you for all the shared information...it will really help us...enjoy your time together now...we have all waited so long, and happy news like that gives us hope. 

[Siddsgal 80]

27 minutes ago, RSF_L said:

So glad for you guys ☺️ and thank you for all the shared information...it will really help us...enjoy your time together now...we have all waited so long, and happy news like that gives us hope. 

Thanks!!
Sidd and I are on opposite sides of the world and he’s gotta give a 2 month notice b4 quitting his job so it’ll be a few months b4 we’re together yet but we at least have an end date now.

He said there was like 200-250 ppl there for interviews, he may have been exaggerating some cuz of his excitement but regardless, they’re doing lotta interviews each day so hopefully it won’t be long for all of you!!! 

[VR2 3]

Congratulations Missy & Sidd! So nerve wrecking this whole experience. Our QD was June 8, 2021, so we have a while more to go but I love hearing what you each post about the questions, etc for us to prepare. I was able to fly out to see my husband in November when India opened back up, and I brought our entire file with us. We spent a whole afternoon putting all the originals in order and into plastic sleeves to add to a binder. I brought a binder from the States, forgetting about the paper size difference so we did have to buy another one in India. We also have pictures from our relationship so far, and have included our correspondence through the years since my husband was in Hong Kong when we first met. My husband was told that the Indian Police Clearance Certificate was only valid for 6 months at the police stations so he has been re-applying for a new PCC every six months since we started our journey back in April of 2020. For the Hong Kong one we ordered one last year but were told it would be mailed directly to the Embassy. We just hope that truly happened because we have no way of checking until he gets his interview date. 

[Siddsgal 80]

3 minutes ago, VR2 said:

Congratulations Missy & Sidd! So nerve wrecking this whole experience. Our QD was June 8, 2021, so we have a while more to go but I love hearing what you each post about the questions, etc for us to prepare. I was able to fly out to see my husband in November when India opened back up, and I brought our entire file with us. We spent a whole afternoon putting all the originals in order and into plastic sleeves to add to a binder. I brought a binder from the States, forgetting about the paper size difference so we did have to buy another one in India. We also have pictures from our relationship so far, and have included our correspondence through the years since my husband was in Hong Kong when we first met. My husband was told that the Indian Police Clearance Certificate was only valid for 6 months at the police stations so he has been re-applying for a new PCC every six months since we started our journey back in April of 2020. For the Hong Kong one we ordered one last year but were told it would be mailed directly to the Embassy. We just hope that truly happened because we have no way of checking until he gets his interview date. 

Don’t worry too much about making sure you got perfect relationship proofs, the only documents they took from Sidd the entire time was his passport, PCC and medical printout paper and only thing CO looked at was our picture album. I remember someone saying when we first started this process that it’s quality over quantity. 
There are some people getting interviews that were DQed in Feb 2021 so it won’t be long for you guys now!!

[mattpally1 6]

7 hours ago, Siddsgal said:

Sidd’s approved!!!♥️♥️♥️🥰🥰🥰 

He said it was way easier than he expected and the guy that interviewed him was super laidback and made him feel comfortable. 
 

Sidd didn’t realize it till the end but CO pulled the congratulations you’ve approved paper outta our file so decision must be tentatively decided prior to interview. 
 

Sidd brought an album of us that basically told our story in 50 pictures. He did a really good job putting it together, like you can feel the emotions and he said the CO went through the entire album, asking questions & laughing cuz there’s some really odd pictures in there like me sleeping and drooling, both of us bawling at the airport, etc. Sidd said he pretty much could tell he was approved after CO went through album. I had made scrapbook pgs of all of our relationship proof so our file woulda been like a story for the people that looked at it and Sidd finished it off with an amazing photo album that told the same story but with different pictures. Not sure if that made a difference or not but it apparently worked for us ♥️ 
 

They’ll accept a PCC that’s less than 2 yrs old but prefer if you have a current one. They told Sidd he had the most recently issued one there, he hasn’t even had it in his possession for 24 hours😂. 
 

He’ll post a review in the near future, right now he needs to let this sink in.

 

I told him the last time I left that I refused to leave India without him ever again. After 4 long years of being together, I finally get to bring Sidd home♥️🥰 
 

 

Congrats ! Happy for you both. Have a great time for your future.

[BeHealthy 52]

8 hours ago, Siddsgal said:

Sidd’s approved!!!♥️♥️♥️🥰🥰🥰 

He said it was way easier than he expected and the guy that interviewed him was super laidback and made him feel comfortable. 
 

Sidd didn’t realize it till the end but CO pulled the congratulations you’ve approved paper outta our file so decision must be tentatively decided prior to interview. 
 

Sidd brought an album of us that basically told our story in 50 pictures. He did a really good job putting it together, like you can feel the emotions and he said the CO went through the entire album, asking questions & laughing cuz there’s some really odd pictures in there like me sleeping and drooling, both of us bawling at the airport, etc. Sidd said he pretty much could tell he was approved after CO went through album. I had made scrapbook pgs of all of our relationship proof so our file woulda been like a story for the people that looked at it and Sidd finished it off with an amazing photo album that told the same story but with different pictures. Not sure if that made a difference or not but it apparently worked for us ♥️ 
 

They’ll accept a PCC that’s less than 2 yrs old but prefer if you have a current one. They told Sidd he had the most recently issued one there, he hasn’t even had it in his possession for 24 hours😂. 
 

He’ll post a review in the near future, right now he needs to let this sink in.

 

I told him the last time I left that I refused to leave India without him ever again. After 4 long years of being together, I finally get to bring Sidd home♥️🥰 
 

 

Fantastic News!!!! Congratulations once again! Hope your meeting date is sooner than you think.

Thank you for taking time to update us. It definitely gives a lot of confidence.

[RobinGT 21]

10 hours ago, Siddsgal said:

Sidd’s approved!!!♥️♥️♥️🥰🥰🥰 

He said it was way easier than he expected and the guy that interviewed him was super laidback and made him feel comfortable. 
 

Sidd didn’t realize it till the end but CO pulled the congratulations you’ve approved paper outta our file so decision must be tentatively decided prior to interview. 
 

Sidd brought an album of us that basically told our story in 50 pictures. He did a really good job putting it together, like you can feel the emotions and he said the CO went through the entire album, asking questions & laughing cuz there’s some really odd pictures in there like me sleeping and drooling, both of us bawling at the airport, etc. Sidd said he pretty much could tell he was approved after CO went through album. I had made scrapbook pgs of all of our relationship proof so our file woulda been like a story for the people that looked at it and Sidd finished it off with an amazing photo album that told the same story but with different pictures. Not sure if that made a difference or not but it apparently worked for us ♥️ 
 

They’ll accept a PCC that’s less than 2 yrs old but prefer if you have a current one. They told Sidd he had the most recently issued one there, he hasn’t even had it in his possession for 24 hours😂. 
 

He’ll post a review in the near future, right now he needs to let this sink in.

 

I told him the last time I left that I refused to leave India without him ever again. After 4 long years of being together, I finally get to bring Sidd home♥️🥰 
 

 

This made me cry. We’re so close, I told my busy well get a new pcc in April when I am home with him. My lawyer told that yes they do know what their decision is before they see you. She had us send in lots of pictures unfolding our relationship. She told me last week to document this upcoming visit. With any luck maybe I’ll be able to bring him home🤞🏽I’m over the moon happy for you!! Big congratulations and blessings for your future together 💕🙏🏽✨

[CoolGuru 12]

10 hours ago, Siddsgal said:

Sidd’s approved!!!♥️♥️♥️🥰🥰🥰 

He said it was way easier than he expected and the guy that interviewed him was super laidback and made him feel comfortable. 
 

Sidd didn’t realize it till the end but CO pulled the congratulations you’ve approved paper outta our file so decision must be tentatively decided prior to interview. 
 

Sidd brought an album of us that basically told our story in 50 pictures. He did a really good job putting it together, like you can feel the emotions and he said the CO went through the entire album, asking questions & laughing cuz there’s some really odd pictures in there like me sleeping and drooling, both of us bawling at the airport, etc. Sidd said he pretty much could tell he was approved after CO went through album. I had made scrapbook pgs of all of our relationship proof so our file woulda been like a story for the people that looked at it and Sidd finished it off with an amazing photo album that told the same story but with different pictures. Not sure if that made a difference or not but it apparently worked for us ♥️ 
 

They’ll accept a PCC that’s less than 2 yrs old but prefer if you have a current one. They told Sidd he had the most recently issued one there, he hasn’t even had it in his possession for 24 hours😂. 
 

He’ll post a review in the near future, right now he needs to let this sink in.

 

I told him the last time I left that I refused to leave India without him ever again. After 4 long years of being together, I finally get to bring Sidd home♥️🥰 
 

 

 

 

Congrats. Also thanks for asking about PCC. 

[Siddsgal 80]

So I came across this site with the consulate officer handbook, it gives you a really good idea of what is involved in approving peoples visas. I wish I woulda read this months ago, definitely wouldn’t have stressed out so much😂. Thought some of you guys would enjoy reading through this, answers so many questions!! 

https://fam.state.gov/Fam/FAM.aspx?ID=09FAM

[Siddsgal 80]

Sidd posted his interview review if anyone wants to read it, his username is Missid. 
His visa was in administrative processing on the 4th and today shows issued so we’re thinking he should get notification tomorrow that it’s ready to get picked up ( we chose the option of picking it up since he lives in greater Mumbai area and we don’t trust the mail stem lol. 
 

We’ve decided on June 8 as the day I bring him home. Between my daughter graduating high school and the notice Sidd needs to give his employer, there’s just a lot going on right now that makes going to India and giving Sidd the welcome home he deserves, not possible.

Also, cost of plane tickets on United if you got flight credit have skyrocketed, like double the price. Idk if this is their way of screwing us over that have flight credit or what but if you got United credit, be prepared for a price shock. 
 

So I’ll be lurking around, try to answer questions and really look forward to seeing some of you getting your interview dates so I can cell with you!!

[BeHealthy 52]

6 hours ago, Siddsgal said:

So I came across this site with the consulate officer handbook, it gives you a really good idea of what is involved in approving peoples visas. I wish I woulda read this months ago, definitely wouldn’t have stressed out so much😂. Thought some of you guys would enjoy reading through this, answers so many questions!! 

https://fam.state.gov/Fam/FAM.aspx?ID=09FAM

https://fam.state.gov/FAM/09FAM/09FAM050403.html talks about monthly DQ visa applicants monthly reports. But do not know whether we have access them.

 

Thank you for providing the link

[BeHealthy 52]

4 hours ago, Siddsgal said:

Sidd posted his interview review if anyone wants to read it, his username is Missid. 
His visa was in administrative processing on the 4th and today shows issued so we’re thinking he should get notification tomorrow that it’s ready to get picked up ( we chose the option of picking it up since he lives in greater Mumbai area and we don’t trust the mail stem lol. 
 

We’ve decided on June 8 as the day I bring him home. Between my daughter graduating high school and the notice Sidd needs to give his employer, there’s just a lot going on right now that makes going to India and giving Sidd the welcome home he deserves, not possible.

Also, cost of plane tickets on United if you got flight credit have skyrocketed, like double the price. Idk if this is their way of screwing us over that have flight credit or what but if you got United credit, be prepared for a price shock. 
 

So I’ll be lurking around, try to answer questions and really look forward to seeing some of you getting your interview dates so I can cell with you!!

I got a bad experience with United before. Their customer service is horrible. On one of my return journeys to US, my itinerary was from Hyderabad to New Delhi and from New Delhi to Newark and from there to Memphis. I took the flight from Hyderabad to New Delhi which is operated by a local airlines only to be told at New Delhi airport that the flight was cancelled. I was forced to stay at a local hotel in New Delhi. United paid for the boarding and food charges but had I known this at Hyderabad airport I would have stayed with my parents for couple more days.

 

Very happy for you guys and thank you for taking time to come back here to post your experiences.  Appreciate it and all the best!

[mattpally1 6]

14 hours ago, BeHealthy said:

https://fam.state.gov/FAM/09FAM/09FAM050403.html talks about monthly DQ visa applicants monthly reports. But do not know whether we have access them.

 

Thank you for providing the link

We can see monthly numbers here. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/immigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-immigrant-visa-issuances.html