Is Mumbai consulate scheduling interviews for IR5 (Parent of a U.S. citizen)

[nash_d]

Even we have not received the letter. Apollo Gandhinagar also needs it. But I think so email should work not sure.

Rele Clinic told my mother over the phone that they need the physical letter and email won't work, hence the worry. I've still sent them the email just in case, and waiting to hear if that's ok with them.

[AlienKanpur]

Questions about IV appointment for parents on June 3, 2022.

1. Parents' IR-5 case was documentarily qualified as of Mar 2021. Received interview appointment confirmation email for Jun 3, 2022 on May 4, 2022. We are still waiting for the actual interview confirmation letter from NVC, has been a week so far but no sign yet. Do we normally receive this soon after getting the email? Rele Clinic in Mumbai requires a scan of the interview letter to schedule the medical appointment with them, so starting to panic a bit if the actual letter doesn't show up in time.
2. Their PCC (through Passport Office/PSK) was complete Nov 2020. Based on what I read on travel.state.gov, it appears that the PCC is valid for only 1 year, yet I see posts here where people are reporting 2-year old PCC's are valid too. To be safe, I'm in the process of getting a new one issued for my parents, but can anyone confirm if a fresh one is absolutely necessary?
3. I submitted I-864 for parents in 2020, which was one of the requirements to get documentarily qualified. I've changed jobs a couple of times after that - do I need to update that anywhere? Reading in forums online, I gathered that the I-864 doesn't expire and there isn't a need to submit a new one. I will be providing my latest tax return and W2's however. Do I need to upload my latest tax return to the portal if I do so, or can my parents just take the printout of my latest return and W2's along with the existing I-864?

Thanks in advance for any help/advice!

Dear nash_d, khushpatel-2 and all others. Congratulations for getting the IL. Here is a point wise response to your queries:
1. This is the only IL that you will receive. No physical letters will be sent. I have completed my medical at Delhi, two days ago, using the e-mail and today I am going for the biometrics. Take a print out of the e-mail, that is the physical letter.
2. Off late we have seen in the forum that PCC as old as 18 months have been accepted. The website states the validity as two years. However if you can get a new one before the interview, there is no harm. I got a new PCC for the interview. In any case an older PCC will not jeopardise the process.
3. I-864 is not to be resubmitted. Latest copy of the Tax return can either be uploaded (preferably) or can be presented at the time of interview.
I think I have responded to all your doubts. Incidentally me and my wife have our interview on June 10. Best wishes to all.

[nash_d]

Dear nash_d, khushpatel-2 and all others. Congratulations for getting the IL. Here is a point wise response to your queries:
1. This is the only IL that you will receive. No physical letters will be sent. I have completed my medical at Delhi, two days ago, using the e-mail and today I am going for the biometrics. Take a print out of the e-mail, that is the physical letter.
2. Off late we have seen in the forum that PCC as old as 18 months have been accepted. The website states the validity as two years. However if you can get a new one before the interview, there is no harm. I got a new PCC for the interview. In any case an older PCC will not jeopardise the process.
3. I-864 is not to be resubmitted. Latest copy of the Tax return can either be uploaded (preferably) or can be presented at the time of interview.
I think I have responded to all your doubts. Incidentally me and my wife have our interview on June 10. Best wishes to all.

Thanks so much for your reply to my question!

I sent a PDF of the email to the clinic and I'm hoping they will accept that for the physical. I'll also plan on uploading my latest return and W2's to the portal per your recommendation, and will also ensure my parents carry a copy of it to the appointment.

I had a follow-up question. If there is no physical IL sent out, is the printout of the email sufficient for the actual IV appointment as well? It looks like you're going to be taking it to the biometrics appt, so that seems promising, but was wondering if that's not an issue for the actual IV appt. Thanks once again and wish you all the best too!

[Lobby57]

DQ: Jan 5th 2021, Interview: May 12th 2022.

Medical done on May 3rd in Mohali.
Finger printing done one day before in Mumbai
Interview done & cleared, not many questions asked...age of grand kids and how many time been in US before.
Next step: passport will be mailed to home address in few days.

Thanks all! Wish you all good luck.

Hello sir, Many many congratulations. Can u please tell us which PCC was presented by you and they accepted.? Thanks.

[Lobby57]

Dear Lobby57, Max gives you a certificate which says e-medical information. This needs to be presented at the time of interview.

Hello AlienKanpur, Thanks for your reply. Can u share one thing more. Which kind of lab. tests they do and was the certificate issued the same day Or after some days. Thanks a lot.

[Forparents96]

Thanks so much for your reply to my question!

I sent a PDF of the email to the clinic and I'm hoping they will accept that for the physical. I'll also plan on uploading my latest return and W2's to the portal per your recommendation, and will also ensure my parents carry a copy of it to the appointment.

I had a follow-up question. If there is no physical IL sent out, is the printout of the email sufficient for the actual IV appointment as well? It looks like you're going to be taking it to the biometrics appt, so that seems promising, but was wondering if that's not an issue for the actual IV appt. Thanks once again and wish you all the best too!

We have not received any physical IV letter either. Have copied the email which we received on May 4th, saved that in word document and uploaded while booking Releclinic appointment. It worked. We are planning to take the same in IV interview also. I don't think we are going to receive any physical copy.

[Forparents96]

Dear Fellow Members, I have a question to you all who all stayed in hotel Trident in Mumbai, I don't have any idea about hotels in India. My apologies for asking silly question: There will be one person with my elderly parents when they will travel from Kolkata to Mumbai, my question is, can 3 people stay in one room ? I was looking for family room but there is no family room available on that day. Please share your experience. Thanks

[sapnaanagol]

If they request for an extra bed,it could be considered.You can request saying that ur elderly parents requires that person's help

[ms20xx]

Hello sir, Many many congratulations. Can u please tell us which PCC was presented by you and they accepted.? Thanks.

We did 2nd PCC too but it wasn’t really needed. My mother in law handed over the files to them to see whatever document they wanted to see or take. We put bunch of copies in it for various documents and originals in original file.

[ms20xx]

Thanks so much for your reply to my question!

I sent a PDF of the email to the clinic and I'm hoping they will accept that for the physical. I'll also plan on uploading my latest return and W2's to the portal per your recommendation, and will also ensure my parents carry a copy of it to the appointment.

I had a follow-up question. If there is no physical IL sent out, is the printout of the email sufficient for the actual IV appointment as well? It looks like you're going to be taking it to the biometrics appt, so that seems promising, but was wondering if that's not an issue for the actual IV appt. Thanks once again and wish you all the best too!

Take printout, that is sufficient for medical, finger printing and actual appointment.

[Meetapk]

Thank you everyone for all the help.
My father got visa this morning and with all your help; the process was very smooth.
Interview was very easy; simple questions.
medical was done 1 week ago and finger printing was done 10 days ago.

[ramanans_27]

My parents Interview is on Jun 2 but we didnt get any biometrics appointment 15 days prior to their interview at Mumbai, hence we took a biometric appointment @ HYD for June 1 ( one day prior to the interview) and will be flying same day to Mumbai for the interview on June 2. As far as i have researched this seems to be ok. Biometrics 1 day prior @ a location other than Mumbai. Has anyone else faced this situation? if yes can you please share your thoughts

[ms20xx]

My parents Interview is on Jun 2 but we didnt get any biometrics appointment 15 days prior to their interview at Mumbai, hence we took a biometric appointment @ HYD for June 1 ( one day prior to the interview) and will be flying same day to Mumbai for the interview on June 2. As far as i have researched this seems to be ok. Biometrics 1 day prior @ a location other than Mumbai. Has anyone else faced this situation? if yes can you please share your thoughts

It should not be an issue. Mumbai has lots of appointment available every day.

[turbunatorcf]

Dear turbunatorcf, Best wishes for your parents interview on May 13. Kindly post the updates after the interview. The response to your queries is as follows:
1. Hopefully they will be interviewed together. You need only one set of documents with originals and copies of all the documents submitted to the NVC. Prepare three folders one for Dad one for mom and one common with the following documents:

For a Consular Interview

• DS 260 confirmation page
• Two recent photographs 2x2 inches
• Medical Report (No X-ray films or discs)
• Police Clearance Certificate from the Regional Passport Office
• Original and photocopy of Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce decree
• Affidavit of Support: Forms I-864, I-864A, recent Tax returns, W2s and job letter (if not already submitted to the NVC)

After the interview, please do confirm if this was helpful. This would help all forum members going for the interview in the near future. We have our interview coming up on June 10. Best wishes.

Just an update, my parents visa was approved yesterday!!!! Priority date was 3/11/2020. It took them ~2hrs in mumbai consulate. We used PCC from October'2020 and it was accepted without any issues. They didn't ask for any of my financial documents/tax returns etc (They were all submitted online when I filled the application couple of years back). Medical and fingerprints were done last week.

They were handed a paper asking to pay USCIS immigration fees. Wanted to check in this forum if we need to pay this fees now or we can wait for them to arrive in US and pay when we want to get physical green card.

Thanks

[kla1289]

Dear kla1289, the details of the vaccinations that me and wife received, two in each arm are given in the picture given below.

Thank you AlienKanpur for the details. It's a great help.