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| Mumbai, India |  Review on September 13, 2017: |
kumar12
Rating:  | Review Topic: FB-4
Our interview was in the last week of July 2017.
Our interview was at 8:30 AM, we got to the consulate around 7:15ish. There was a big line. When we mentioned we are here for immigrant visa interview, they let us in immediately.
When reached inside the building, my dad (primary beneficiary) had to stand in line to get a token number for our family. Me and my mom (derivative beneficiaries) took a seat and started arranging our documents as per recommended by the consulate staff. There is only 1 token number per family. As far as I remember, they asked for the following documents (and their copies) to be ready:
-Visa interview letter (P4)
-Passport
-PCC
-Medical report (in sealed envelope as given by the hospital)
-Birth Certificate
-DS 260 confirmation page (which was stamped during the fingerprinting - VAC appointment)
-Marriage certificate (for my parents)
My dad joined us after he got the token number. Our token number displayed on the TV screen after roughly 30 minutes. We went on the assigned window. An Indian officer from the other side of the window asked for the above mentioned documents from all of us. The officer looked through all our documents and kept the copies with him as far as I remember. He also asked my dad the name of our petitioner and where she lives. The Indian officer also returned to us a stack of documents (which we previously submitted to NVC). These documents were of no use during the interview. We just took them home after our interview was done. After we were done with the Indian officer, we were told to take a seat and wait for our token number (same one from before) to display on screen again.
We waited for another good 30 to 45 minutes until our number displayed again. This time our interview was with the consular officer (CO) and accompanying him was our interpreter for the language we selected. They both seemed really nice. They had us take an oath and do fingerprints. The CO then started asking questions to my dad. Most of the questions were about the petitioner/sponsor - what is her name, where she lives (which city and state), where does she work, how often you talk with her, what does she do all day, how many kids she has and their names, when was the last time she met my dad. Our petitioner does not work and therefore the CO asked for a zero income statement. The CO also asked my dad about our joint sponsor (financial sponsor) - where does he work, how many people in his family, names and age of his kids, what does his kids do. After that the CO started asking me the questions. I have been living in the US so he asked me about my education and work in the US; when did I come to the US and on what visa; which visa I am on right now and documents proving all that. My mom was not asked any questions during the interview. After he was done asking all the questions, he approved our visa and gave us a paper stating that.
Overall, the interview process was simple. Total time: 2.5 to 3 hrs. All the staff of the consulate is great and guided us properly.
(updated on September 13, 2017)
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #22488