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

[maneeshsah]

Dear maneeshsah,
If the interview is at 9.00 she can report around 8.15am. She is likely to be taken in immediately and under normal circumstances she should be out by 10.30am. I distinctly remember, our interview was at 8.30. We reached the consulate at 8.00 am ( trident will provide a complimentary cab for pick up and drop for the consulate). We were ushered in immediately. After security check we were at the window a little before 8.30. We were out by 9.20 am. Went back to Trident for the second round of the breakfast. Checked out at 11.10am and we were at the airport by around noon time. Our flight was at 4.30pm. I feel that 2.15 flight could be a little tight. Anything after 3.00pm will be a very safe bet. Best wishes for the interview and wishing a successful adjudication.

Thank you for sharing your experience. My challenge is that SpiceJet doesn't have another direct flight that day

[rmalik]

Good news dearest Forum members
I got my immigration visa approved ????????
As dear GeoMac predicted, & dear AlienKanpur confident, I truly sailed through the interview very smoothly. Thank you for all your good wishes
I will write a detailed post on 6th of September as I am now at another place doing my last batch of IVF patients
Wishing all of you all the best in all your future endeavors!
Thank you ????????

Congratulations, My parents are going for interview tomorrow, Is there a reason they put people in Class B, Should we be worried that they might need further treatment after sputum or might get rejected.

[AlienKanpur]

For an IR5 parent who is a widow/widower, is it sufficient to upload only the death certificate of the deceased spouse? Or, is it recommended to also upload supporting documents for marriage (affidavits from relatives if no marriage certificate exists)? Any guidance will be of great help. Thanks

Note: The death certificate of deceased spouse does not mention the name of the living spouse (applicant) but NVC can make the connection from the passport of the applicant.

Dear Aviask2,
A few months ago, a beneficiary, whose wife had expired several years ago, told me that he got a RFE(referral for evidence) to submit two affidavits for the marriage and a late registration of marriage certificate. It will be advisable that you get a marriage certificate as well as two affidavits for the marriage. This is a very easy process. You will need to hire a local advocate in India to get the Late Registration of Marriage done.
Best wishes

[AlienKanpur]

Congratulations, My parents are going for interview tomorrow, Is there a reason they put people in Class B, Should we be worried that they might need further treatment after sputum or might get rejected.

Dear rmalik,
I have no inkling of what this Class B is. I can only tell you that to my understanding no parent will be rejected on the grounds of medical test, unless somebody suffers from a highly contagious disease. They may ask for some treatment and ask to come at a later date. But I have not heard anybody getting rejected on the grounds of a suspicious sputum test. Do not fret about this. Best wishes.

[abhishekhawat]

Hi everyone, urgent question. my mother’s vac appointment is on the 9th of this month and the interview is on the 12th. She received all of her vaccines while she was at the hospital for her medical. The problem is that the date of birth is wrong on the vaccine record. It’s linked to her adhaar card and she has 2 Adhaar cards. She accidentally used the adhaar card with the wrong birth date on it. Question is, how can we get this fixed? Will this be a factor during the interview?
thank you

[GeoMac]

Dear Aviask2,
A few months ago, a beneficiary, whose wife had expired several years ago, told me that he got a RFE(referral for evidence) to submit two affidavits for the marriage and a late registration of marriage certificate. It will be advisable that you get a marriage certificate as well as two affidavits for the marriage. This is a very easy rprocess. You will need to hire a local advocate in India to get the Late Registration of Marriage done.
Best wishes

Dear Aviask2, AlienKanpur,
Over and above AlienKanpur's advice, I want to say that you can try to add the living spouse's name in Death certificate of the deceased. If the death certificate is issued by an office of birth and death registrar, I think correction can be done by following some steps.
In the same affidavits as advised by AlienKanpur, for marriage, an additional point for death of spouse can be considered. Otherwise a seperate affidavit with details of both the spouses and death date of the deceased etc. can be provided.

In my CEAC account, I had uploaded my marriage certificate and my wife's death certificate as well. At the interview I showed our marriage certificate as well as my wife's death certificate.Despite my offering the marriage certificate, the officer declined and took only the death certificate. Offcouse in the death certificate my name was noted as husband of the deceased.

[Aviask2]

Dear Aviask2, AlienKanpur,
Over and above AlienKanpur's advice, I want to say that you can try to add the living spouse's name in Death certificate of the deceased. If the death certificate is issued by an office of birth and death registrar, I think correction can be done by following some steps.
In the same affidavits as advised by AlienKanpur, for marriage, an additional point for death of spouse can be considered. Otherwise a seperate affidavit with details of both the spouses and death date of the deceased etc. can be provided.

In my CEAC account, I had uploaded my marriage certificate and my wife's death certificate as well. At the interview I showed our marriage certificate as well as my wife's death certificate.Despite my offering the marriage certificate, the officer declined and took only the death certificate. Offcouse in the death certificate my name was noted as husband of the deceased.

Thank You AlienKanpur and Geomac for your valuable input. Based on your advice, I think it will be more convenient to mention spouse's death information in the affidavits regarding parent's marriage than getting standalone affidavits just for that.

I have a follow-up question. I found in some forums in internet that when IR5 applicants do not have certificate for life-events (birth/marriage), along with affidavits from relatives (as well as secondary evidences), some also submit self-affidavits. I was curious, does NVC/Consulate really value these self-affidavits? Or, are they kind of redundant documents? We can certainly submit the self-affidavits, just wanted to know what others did.

Thanks for your responses as always.

[GeoMac]

Thank You AlienKanpur and Geomac for your valuable input. Based on your advice, I think it will be more convenient to mention spouse's death information in the affidavits regarding parent's marriage than getting standalone affidavits just for that.

I have a follow-up question. I found in some forums in internet that when IR5 applicants do not have certificate for life-events (birth/marriage), along with affidavits from relatives (as well as secondary evidences), some also submit self-affidavits. I was curious, does NVC/Consulate really value these self-affidavits? Or, are they kind of redundant documents? We can certainly submit the self-affidavits, just wanted to know what others did.

Thanks for your responses as always.

Dear Aviask2,
Sorry to say it is not clear from your posts whether you are a petitioner or a beneficiary in this case? Or are you a good samaritan helping in this case? I am not an expert but trying to help if some one has some confusion and if I have an answer to that querry. If there is clear information about a case then there is extra happiness in helping.

[sapnaanagol]

Congratulations, My parents are going for interview tomorrow, Is there a reason they put people in Class B, Should we be worried that they might need further treatment after sputum or might get rejected.

Thank You.They will not be rejected just because of Sputum testing.If they are positive,they may reject till sputum comes negative.
At the immigration counter at the your place of landing,the sputum negative persons are given an address of the medical facility,they have to get sputum testing every 3 months or 6 months,for 2 years.If all the reports come negative,then you will be free after that.These reports are then sent to one"s parent medical facility.If the sputum test comes positive,you will be given anti tB treatment for 6 to 12 months.

[sapnaanagol]

As i had written earlier that I would post photos of myself & my husband,doing it just now.

[tillerwheel]

Hello,
I received the IL for my mother on Aug 30th for an interview on October, 11th 2022. In the interview letter, I see "Additional Applicants" with no a# or interview data attached to it. But I see my name and my father's name (who passed away and I contacted NVC a few months ago to nullify his part of the application) I am confused why my name is part of the additional applicants.

Secondly, when I go to ustraveldocs.com to schedule biometrics, I am being asked to schedule a "Consular Interview" with some dates. If I select one of the dates, it makes me schedule an appointment at the mumbai consulate (which is strange). I was expecting that it will send me to a VAC in Chennai (where the beneficiary is) to schedule this appointment. I have attached a few screenshots on what I am seeing. Has anyone hit this issue before?

Additional details:
My mother has a new passport now. The DS-260 was filed with old passport. I assumed that we have to use the same (old passport) while registering on ustraveldocs.com and then update the DS-260 at the interview. Am I right with this assumption?

Thanks,

Heard back from [email protected]. They had to change some setting in the account profile to enable the OFC appointment. I was able to setup the biometrics appointment at VAC, chennai. Glad to see faster responses after a long wait with NVC!

[sapnaanagol]

[apshah05]

Hi @Sapnaangol Very nice picture of both your husband and yourself! Adorable couple.

When you have sometime, if you can share your experience during the interview, it will help us a lot and give me insight on what to expect.

Thank you again!
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[AlienKanpur]

Wow!!! What a dashing couple. Soooo smart. God bless you and your entire family. Best wishes for the travel to USA.

[GeoMac]

wow sapnaanagol and your betterhalf,
Both of you look so gorgeous and adorable. Both of you seem to be made for each other.
also TOO YOUNG TO BE IR5.
God bless you both.