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

[AlienKanpur]

Wanted to brief regarding the VAC for which I had been yesterday.
Its really sad to note that the officers at the counter are ignorant of the VAC after Sputum testing.Ultimately one senior officer came,then told this officer at counter to place a new stamp.I stronly suggest all those who get Sputum tests advised,do go for VAC again & get it stamped.

Best wishes for a successful adjudication of your IR5 visa. May God bless you. Your posts have been of a great help for members going through the process of the sputum test. Best wishes again. Keep the forum updated.

[AlienKanpur]

Thank you very much AlienKanpur. I received the card on 27th, exactly on 46th day of my entry in to USA.

Dear GeoMac,

Thanks for the prompt response. That was indeed, very fast. All done now. Start exploring about how to keep yourself busy. Best wishes for the recovery of your sore hip.

[apshah05]

yes,Mumbai
Your Medical was at Gandhinagar Apollo right?

My father-in-law's fingerprint is in Mumbai.

We are still waiting for the Sputum test results. We called Rele Clinic and they said that so far its negative, but asked to check back on September 6th for final report. We are thinking of waiting it until next week before scheduling VAC and Consoler appointment.

I wonder how it is negative so far, but we need to wait for final report? Have you heard anyone experience that?

[abhishekhawat]

My father-in-law's fingerprint is in Mumbai.

We are still waiting for the Sputum test results. We called Rele Clinic and they said that so far its negative, but asked to check back on September 6th for final report. We are thinking of waiting it until next week before scheduling VAC and Consoler appointment.

I wonder how it is negative so far, but we need to wait for final report? Have you heard anyone experience that?

Dear apshah05, I am not an expert but I think they have to wait certain amount of days before conducting the final results. What happens is that they place the sample in a petri dish. They wait for any bacteria or germs to grow in the sample and thats how I think they are able to tell by looking at the petri dish that its negative because there is not bacteria/germs growing so far but you have to wait till the required amount of days the sample needs to be watched in the lab in order to be given the final conclusion of the test.
I hope that makes sense.
Best regards.

[arch28angel]

My Parents just got the IL notification today. This Forum and its members have been really helpful in guiding through this process. Hope it goes well beyond this.

DQ for Father - Feb 6th 2022
DQ for Mother - Apr 6th 2022

IL Notification - Aug 30 2022
IL Appointment - Oct 6th 2022 (Mumbai)

I requested through AskNVC to allow them to have same interview, while they didn't guarantee it, I'm glad they did it. Now back to Forum to read posts around the next steps .

[Shanaya]

My Parents just got the IL notification today. This Forum and its members have been really helpful in guiding through this process. Hope it goes well beyond this.

DQ for Father - Feb 6th 2022
DQ for Mother - Apr 6th 2022

IL Notification - Aug 30 2022
IL Appointment - Oct 6th 2022 (Mumbai)

I requested through AskNVC to allow them to have same interview, while they didn't guarantee it, I'm glad they did it. Now back to Forum to read posts around the next steps .

To,
Arch28angel

How did you get the IL for Feb 2022 and April 2022 since last IL were up to September 15 2021. Can you please provide more details how did you do it.

Thanks,

Shanaya

[saba22]

Hello All,

Received IL notification via email today.

DQ Date: April 21, 2022
Interview Date: Oct 26, 2022

Quick question. MIL's Indian passport validity would be 7 months, 29 days on the date of interview. Based on this forum discussion and rough estimate, we thought interview for her would be early next year so we were thinking of renewing the passport later this year but they scheduled it sooner (which is good).

The below note was from Mumbai Consulate page. Does the passport need to have 8+ months of validity at the time of interview? If that's the case we may need to rush to renew the passport and use new passport for medical exam and biometrics etc. hence asking this question. Please advice/share your insights.

• Unexpired passport valid for eight (8) months beyond your intended date of entry to the United States.
• From <https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...MB-Mumbai.html>

Thanks.

[Shanaya]

Hello All,

Received IL notification via email today.

DQ Date: April 21, 2022
Interview Date: Oct 26, 2022

Quick question. MIL's Indian passport validity would be 7 months, 29 days on the date of interview. Based on this forum discussion and rough estimate, we thought interview for her would be early next year so we were thinking of renewing the passport later this year but they scheduled it sooner (which is good).

The below note was from Mumbai Consulate page. Does the passport need to have 8+ months of validity at the time of interview? If that's the case we may need to rush to renew the passport and use new passport for medical exam and biometrics etc. hence asking this question. Please advice/share your insights.

• Unexpired passport valid for eight (8) months beyond your intended date of entry to the United States.
• From <https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...MB-Mumbai.html>

Thanks.

Is your DQ Date April 2021 or April 2022?

[saba22]

Is your DQ Date April 2021 or April 2022?

April 2022

[Forparents96]

((Life Certificate discussion))
Hello Forparents96,

Other than the working phone number, you don't need to download anything from India. In fact, I don't even think you need to enable international roaming specifically for incoming SMS, atleast we did not (please crosscheck with your telecom provider). If your Dad is still in India, ask him to buy one of the Govt-approved biometric scanners from India. It is quicker and much cheaper there. He can carry the same in his luggage once he comes to US. Steps are given on jeevan pramaan website. I would post the link resources, but this Immihelp forum is moderated to disallow specific names and web-links

Thanks, CryptoPrime.

[Shanaya]

April 2022

To,
Saba22

Thank you for your response. Did you do something different or special request?
Bcz last IL were up to September 2021.
I am waiting for my parents and their DQ date is January 2022.
When can I expect IL for my parents?
Thanks

[Aviask2]

For those who have gone for sputum tests, I just discovered that even sputum stain reports are available in the link that was shared on the first day I went for my medical exam. In my case, since my culture report is not available yet, am not able to see it, but those whose reports are available may be able to access it here: It works for me, hopefully it works for others as well. Thanks! Just a note, need to login to see records by generating OTP using mobile number first.

Hi msam04, can you please share which medical center you chose for the exam? To be able to view reports online seems a very convenient feature. Thanks and best wishes.

[ansh_6p]

April 2022

Congrats!! Going faster then expectation. Just got DQ few days back. Hope to get IL less than 6 months.

[Rinkujp]

For those who have gone for sputum tests, I just discovered that even sputum stain reports are available in the link that was shared on the first day I went for my medical exam. In my case, since my culture report is not available yet, am not able to see it, but those whose reports are available may be able to access it here: It works for me, hopefully it works for others as well. Thanks! Just a note, need to login to see records by generating OTP using mobile number first.

Can you please share that link? I can't find it @msam04

[arch28angel]

To,
Arch28angel

How did you get the IL for Feb 2022 and April 2022 since last IL were up to September 15 2021. Can you please provide more details how did you do it.

Thanks,

Shanaya

Hi
No I did not do anything special. Just waited like all of us here. I am not sure if there is anything that can influence the process under normal circumstances. Also I don't think last IL where up to Sept 2021. I saw here or somewhere else about IL sent out to applicant who were DQed in Jan 2022.