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  • Successful CP Experience in DELHI and POE

    Hi Everybody,

    I had a successful CP experience in Delhi on November 06,00. The details of my case are as under:

    PD: July 99
    I-140 ND: November 99
    I-140 Approval Date: July 00
    NVC sent Packet III: August 08,00
    Packet III received by New Delhi: August 24,00
    Packet IV received from New Delhi: October 10,00

    Medical Experience:

    We got our medical done at Dr. KP Jain in South Extension. The whole process took less than 2 hours and we were asked to come the next day to collect the results. Cost of the medical test was Rs. 1200 each. One passport size photograph and your passport is required to be carried on the day of the medical test.

    Photographs:

    The photographs were got at Kumar Studio in South Extension.
    The shop person new what we needed and asked us to come to collect the photographs the next day.

    Interview:

    On the interview day we went at the appointed time 8.00 AM. There were about 25 people for the immigrant visa. Most of them were family based. 3 couples on that day were employment based. We were asked to sign the Packet IV and then an American Lady came and asked us to take the oath. We were also asked to submit our drafts at another counter. Then we had to wait for about 2 hour before our name was called. The lady took the following documents:

    Completed Packet III
    Completed Packet IV
    Photographs
    Employment Letter
    Birth Certificate
    Marriage Certificate
    Results of the Medical Test

    No questions were asked by her about the case.Our H-1B visa was cancelled by the Indian lady with the comments " Cancelled without prejudice". We were asked to come at 4.00 PM in the evening to collect the immigrant visa. We had to wait about 1.5 hours before the visa was given to us. You should check the visa to make sure that all details mentioned on the visa are right and accurate.

    POE:

    We entered at Washington Dulles Airport and stood in the regular lines for NON-US citizens. When our turn came we were asked to go to a designated room for processing the Green Card Application. It took about 15 minutes for the lady in that room to take finger prints and complete the paper work and she placed the stamp on the passport. She asked for an additional immigration style photograph. For the persons who didn't have one, she had a camera to take one. Advise get a few additional immigration style photographs.She gave a paper saying that the actual card would be received in 8 to 10 months but I understand that one receives the actual card in 2 to 3 months.

    Overall, the experience was a very pleasant one.Good luck to all on this board.CP is the way to go if you have the paper work in order.

    Let me know if I can answer any questions.

  • #2
    CP Fees

    Could you tell us , how much was fees for each person. How many demand draft need to keep for each person.

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    • #3
      visa

      Sir,
      could you pl explain what kind of document they give as visa..I thought it was a sealed envelope..you mentioned that we can check it..how can we check it if it is in a sealed cover?also,at the air port(immigration) how do you show you have a visa to USA? is the envelope given by consulate adequete or do they give some other paper/document to show you have visa to US.Thanks for the help.

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      • #4
        Re: visa

        The immigrant visa is attached to the envelope on the outside, so it is visible and can be shown at the airport.

        -JoeF

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        • #5
          Ajam,

          The DD required per applicant is:

          $260*47=Rs. 12220 Visa Application Fees
          $65* 47=Rs. 3050 Visa Issuance Fees

          My understanding was that you could carry consolidated drafts for two/as any persons applying for the GC for the Visa Application Fees and Visa Issuance Fees i.e if two persons were applying for the GC you would need two drafts for Rs. 12220*2 and 3050*2. I however carried seperate drafts for each applicant to be on the safe side i.e. for two applicants I carried four drafts seperately.

          Vgpathy,

          Actually, you get a immigrant visa which is in the form of a sheet stapled to the sealed envelope given by the embassy. This sheet has your name, date of birth etc. and your immigration style photograph. It is important that you check this sheet/immigrant visa for accuracy in your name and all other personal particulars. In case there is a discrepancy, they can correct it. If it is not corrected your GC would be issued with the same particulars and you might have a tough time getting it amended/changed.

          I hope this clarifies your doubt.

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          • #6
            Thank you for the contribution!!

            kathuat

            Thank you very much for the information you have given the Forum. Very well put across and to the point!

            Thanks again!!

            Sky Clipper

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            • #7
              Kathuat

              Kathuat,
              Congratulations, by the way I did my port of entry in Washington Dulles also on Nov 06. When was your date. Can you email me your email id to [email protected] so that we can share what is going on with getting the plastic cards.

              Thanks,
              San

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              • #8
                Did you hand deliver packet III

                Congratulations !!!

                Did you send packet III by Fedex to Delhi or did you hand deliver it ? The timeline you are talking are amazing considering your I-140 was approved in July 00.

                I sent my packet III to ND consulate on Oct 5, 00 and checked Fed Ex site to find that it was delivered on Oct 10, 00. However, till last week there system did not show it.

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                • #9
                  Mihika,

                  Delhi usually misplaces Packet III information. I had also sent my Packet III to Delhi but they seemed to have misplaced it. I think your best bet would be to hand deliever the Packet III documents to them.If you have some of your folks living in Delhi or closeby Fax the materials to them and they can hand deliever the same to the consulate. Good Luck to you and let me know if you have any more questions.

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