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vamred   0

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Hi Everyone,

I applyed for CR1 visa for my wife via DCF process in India and wanted to document our journey.

The issues we faced during the way

1. Found out US citizen need not be in India for the mandatory 90 days and it is at the discretion of the Embassy and it is evaluated case by case base

2. Also Found out that Hyderabad Consulate cannot do Immigrant Visa Applications as of now as USCIS Services is not there yet.

3. Getting Police Clearance Certificate from all the places where my Spouse lived and getting Passport clearance Certificate is quite an hassle ( it normally takes 2 to 6 months, if you do not know people, so it is better to get that going else like in India everything else works with a Jack)

4. The Medical checkup was also an hassle, the doctor's are very rude and they initally gave us Sept 30th even though our Interview date was Sept 8th.

5. My wife went for the interview, we were not aware of taking a check again for the VISA for Rs 19000 and it was not mentioned anywhere in the website or the documents sent to us. But we got the money order and all went well.

DCF Delhi/Chennai

2010-03-31 Landed in India

2010-06-24 Married

2010-07-19 (Day 1) Filed I-130 for CR-1 at New Delhi Embassy along with the Fees of $355

2010-08-20 (Day 31) Received Packet 4 notifying interview date in Chennai at Sept 8th 2010 and RFE

2010-08-25 (Day 36) Returned Checklist, DS-230 at Hyderabad VFS ( Need to submit it 10 working days before Interview)

2010-08-30 (Day 41) Medical

2010-09-01 (Day 43) More Medical

2010-09-08 (Day 50) Interview and CR1 Visa approved and submitted passport.

2010-09-18 (Day 60) Passport and visa in hand

Planning to get my wife to US in Oct 2010.

Hope this helps.

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raymaga   25

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Congrats on the approval and good luck with your new lives together in the U.S.

"THE SHORT STORY"

KURT & RAYMA (K-1 Visa)

Oct. 9/03... I-129F sent to NSC

June 10/04... K-1 Interview - APPROVED!!!!

July 31/04... Entered U.S.

Aug. 28/04... WEDDING DAY!!!!

Aug. 30/04... I-485, I-765 & I-131 sent to Seattle

Dec. 10/04... AOS Interview - APPROVED!!!!! (Passport stamped)

Sept. 9/06... I-751 sent to NSC

May 15/07... 10-Yr. PR Card arrives in the mail

Sept. 13/07... N-400 sent to NSC

Aug. 21/08... Interview - PASSED!!!!

Sept. 2/08... Oath Ceremony

Sept. 5/08... Sent in Voter Registration Card

Sept. 9/08... SSA office to change status to "U.S. citizen"

Oct. 8/08... Applied in person for U.S. Passport

Oct. 22/08... U.S. Passport received

DONE!!! DONE!!! DONE!!! DONE!!!

KAELY (K-2 Visa)

Apr. 6/05... DS-230, Part I faxed to Vancouver Consulate

May 26/05... K-2 Interview - APPROVED!!!!

Sept. 5/05... Entered U.S.

Sept. 7/05... I-485 & I-131 sent to CLB

Feb. 22/06... AOS Interview - APPROVED!!!!! (Passport NOT stamped)

Dec. 4/07... I-751 sent to NSC

May 23/08... 10-Yr. PR Card arrives in the mail

Mar. 22/11.... N-400 sent to AZ

June 27/11..... Interview - PASSED!!!

July 12/11..... Oath Ceremony

We're NOT lawyers.... just your average folks who had to find their own way!!!!! Anything we post here is simply our own opinions/suggestions/experiences and should not be taken as LAW!!!!

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LotofPatience   65

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Filed: IR-5 Country: India
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Hi Everyone,

I applyed for CR1 visa for my wife via DCF process in India and wanted to document our journey.

The issues we faced during the way

1. Found out US citizen need not be in India for the mandatory 90 days and it is at the discretion of the Embassy and it is evaluated case by case base

2. Also Found out that Hyderabad Consulate cannot do Immigrant Visa Applications as of now as USCIS Services is not there yet.

3. Getting Police Clearance Certificate from all the places where my Spouse lived and getting Passport clearance Certificate is quite an hassle ( it normally takes 2 to 6 months, if you do not know people, so it is better to get that going else like in India everything else works with a Jack)

4. The Medical checkup was also an hassle, the doctor's are very rude and they initally gave us Sept 30th even though our Interview date was Sept 8th.

5. My wife went for the interview, we were not aware of taking a check again for the VISA for Rs 19000 and it was not mentioned anywhere in the website or the documents sent to us. But we got the money order and all went well.

DCF Delhi/Chennai

2010-03-31 Landed in India

2010-06-24 Married

2010-07-19 (Day 1) Filed I-130 for CR-1 at New Delhi Embassy along with the Fees of $355

2010-08-20 (Day 31) Received Packet 4 notifying interview date in Chennai at Sept 8th 2010 and RFE

2010-08-25 (Day 36) Returned Checklist, DS-230 at Hyderabad VFS ( Need to submit it 10 working days before Interview)

2010-08-30 (Day 41) Medical

2010-09-01 (Day 43) More Medical

2010-09-08 (Day 50) Interview and CR1 Visa approved and submitted passport.

2010-09-18 (Day 60) Passport and visa in hand

Planning to get my wife to US in Oct 2010.

Hope this helps.

It really helps, vamred!

Good job preparing the details and Congratulations!!! Happy life together!

Loto

CSC - I-130 for Parents (IR5)

10/11/2011 - Sent to Chicago Lockbox

10/13/2011 - Delivered at Chicago Lockbox

10/17/2011 - Email received with Receipt#, Routed to CSC

10/18/2011 - Cleared the checks $420*2

10/21/2011 - Received NOA1

03/30/2012 - Received NOA2

NVC

04/19/2012 - NVC received

05/01/2012 - Case# generated

05/02/2012 - DS-3032 COA emailed

05/02/2012 - I-864 AOS Fee $88 paid

05/05/2012 - I-864 AOS package mailed to NVC

05/07/2012 - I-864 AOS package received by NVC

05/07/2012 - DS-3032 COA accepted

05/08/2012 - DS-230 IV Fee $230*2 paid

05/09/2012 - DS-230 IV package mailed to NVC

05/11/2012 - DS-230 IV package received by NVC

05/17/2012 - Case Completed

Consulate

07/02/2012 - VFS visit in Cochin

07/04/2012 - Medical in Chennai

07/12/2012 - Interview in Mumbai - Success!

09/08/2012 - POE at JFK, NY

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Neal851 Community Regular

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Wow.....awasome...too fast. Only 2 month?? I see that if ur consulate is New delhi or Chennai ,then you are lucky .Your DCF journey will be finished within 2 months. The reason is like this. If your local consulate(juridiction over on area) is New Delhi ,then they will give you Packet-3 at the same time when u submit I-130. So thus it saves 3 weeks for receiving of Packet-3 and submitting back. While in Chennai,there are few immigrant applications,so u will get ur interview date very quickly and early. Only applicants whose consulate is Mumbai, they are unlucky, because it takes almost 3 months or sometimes more than that. :angry::(:o

IR-5 for Parents

02-28-14 -> I-130 sent to Chicago Lockbox.
03-03-14 -> USCIS received. (Priority Date)
03-09-14 -> NOA1 received.
06-04-14 -> NOA2 received. Approved.
06-18-14 -> NVC Received case.
07-03-14 -> NVC Assigned Case#(Got Case# & IIN Over the Phone).
07-22-14 -> DS-261 Completed.
07-25-14 -> AOS fee Payment.
07-29-14 -> AOS fee shows PAID.
07-30-14 -> AOS Package Sent.
07-31-14 -> AOS Package delivered.
09-15-14 -> IV fee Payment.

09-17-14 -> IV fee Shows PAID.

09-18-14 -> IV Package Sent.
09-20-14 -> IV Package Delivered.

10-20-14 -> Case Complete.

10-28-14 -> Case Complete Email Received.

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RCG   3

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: India
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Hi Everyone,

I applyed for CR1 visa for my wife via DCF process in India and wanted to document our journey.

The issues we faced during the way

1. Found out US citizen need not be in India for the mandatory 90 days and it is at the discretion of the Embassy and it is evaluated case by case base

2. Also Found out that Hyderabad Consulate cannot do Immigrant Visa Applications as of now as USCIS Services is not there yet.

3. Getting Police Clearance Certificate from all the places where my Spouse lived and getting Passport clearance Certificate is quite an hassle ( it normally takes 2 to 6 months, if you do not know people, so it is better to get that going else like in India everything else works with a Jack)

4. The Medical checkup was also an hassle, the doctor's are very rude and they initally gave us Sept 30th even though our Interview date was Sept 8th.

5. My wife went for the interview, we were not aware of taking a check again for the VISA for Rs 19000 and it was not mentioned anywhere in the website or the documents sent to us. But we got the money order and all went well.

DCF Delhi/Chennai

2010-03-31 Landed in India

2010-06-24 Married

2010-07-19 (Day 1) Filed I-130 for CR-1 at New Delhi Embassy along with the Fees of $355

2010-08-20 (Day 31) Received Packet 4 notifying interview date in Chennai at Sept 8th 2010 and RFE

2010-08-25 (Day 36) Returned Checklist, DS-230 at Hyderabad VFS ( Need to submit it 10 working days before Interview)

2010-08-30 (Day 41) Medical

2010-09-01 (Day 43) More Medical

2010-09-08 (Day 50) Interview and CR1 Visa approved and submitted passport.

2010-09-18 (Day 60) Passport and visa in hand

Planning to get my wife to US in Oct 2010.

Hope this helps.

So you were in India for about 4 months before u applied for DCF? what type of visa did u come on? my fiance and i want to try this but am wondering how long i need to be in India before we apply for marriage cert/registration and the 1-130. also, did u remain in india the entire time the petition was being processed? was 2 months right? thanks for any info u can share :-) RCG

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