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

[rawlleyujjwal]

@ujjwal thanks for the wishes !

We were in the same boat my mother didn’t have a birth certificate and we obtained a certificate of non availibility from local authorities and also prepared 2 affidavit of birth one from my nani and one from a close relative older than my mom . Shes born in 1967 and after we obtained non availability certificate and affidavit , I read at travel.state.gov site that “ For Persons born prior to April 1 1970 the birth certificates are considered unavailable “

but we’d already submitted the above documents before being DQ and she also took the same documents during interview and was approved for visa .

I say go an extra mile and obtain non availability certificate if possible and must get 2 affidavits of birth ready by either parents or older close relatives like siblings .

hope this helps !!

Thank you for the response Jasmeetkben Since the date of interview is so close, I am not sure if I will be able to get certificate of non-availability and affidavits on time. While submitting documents for DS-260 I did not upload any document for my mother’s birth certificate and I just added a comment that the certificate is not available and her case got DQed. I hope they dont ask me for these docs at the time of interview since they already DQed this case. Did they ask your mother to give any documents related to her birth certificate at interview?

[AlienKanpur]

Hello Everyone ,
I want to share our experience for my mothers interview process on July 27 , 2023 at mumbai

my mother and my masi stayed in trident which is near to both biometrics center and visa center . my mother reached mumbai on 26 july at 9 am for 2;30 pm biometrics appointment . The staff at trident is extremely courteous and they checked in at 9;30 am inspite of usual check in time of 2pm . As it was raining heavily in mumbai my mother reached biometrics center at 1:45pm and the guard let her and others inside the facility and she was done with biometrics by 2;10 pm . The process is fast .
The next day mom reached visa center at 6;45 am for 7;30 am appointment and she was led inside by 7 am . At first counter the officer checked her birth certificate , PCC , DS - 260 and my fathers death certificate . He said everything looks in order and gave her a token number and asked to keep the TAX documents ready for interview . She waited for 1 hour and she was called for interview she asked for a punjabi translator at the first window where documents were checked and she got one . The following questions were asked at the interview :
1. Who is sponsoring you ?
2. Where does your daughter live ?
3. does she work? (which is ironic since I'm the only sponsor for her )
4. How many children she has ?
5. What's her husbands name ?
6. When did she go to US ?
The officer kept looking at the computer while asking questions and the translator was translating and mom was responding . He didn't see any tax documents as i had uploaded all the updated docs to the CEAC site a week ago . But i still asked mom to take printouts for everything we submitted .
after the interview was over my mom was handed over the paper saying your visa is approved and to pay immigrant fee when you receive the visa as A number and dos id is no the stamped visa.

I'm grateful to everyone on this forum for sharing their stories and responding to queries . You all truly ROCK and God bless you all .

Heartiest Congratulations Jasmeetkben. Your mom will be getting the passport with the new VISA in this week. You can now plan to bring her to USA as a LPR. The $220 fee can be paid as soon as she gets the passport until about a week before entering USA. The receipt number that you will get is very vital as you will be able to track the status of the Green card, through this number. Best wishes for a new phase in life.

[AlienKanpur]

Thank you for the response Jasmeetkben Since the date of interview is so close, I am not sure if I will be able to get certificate of non-availability and affidavits on time. While submitting documents for DS-260 I did not upload any document for my mother’s birth certificate and I just added a comment that the certificate is not available and her case got DQed. I hope they dont ask me for these docs at the time of interview since they already DQed this case. Did they ask your mother to give any documents related to her birth certificate at interview?

Dear UJ,
I am surprised that the I-130 petition got approved without the documents of the proof of birth for your mom. When I applied, it was suggested by our attorney that we carry a certificate of non-availability and two affidavits from people, at least 10 years older, who could certify about the birth. The originals were submitted at the time of the interview. Once the i-130 gets approved then getting DQed is generally routine. They will in general accept that a certain document is not available. Like in my case, I did not have a PCC. But the application got DQed. In the mean time I got a fresh PCC. So as suggested by Jasmeetkben, it is advisable to get these three things otherwise you may be handed 221(g). Best wishes

[Jasmeetkben]

NF23 resurgentindia IndianDude
For everyone trying to log into travel docs site please note the site has been updated to usvisascheduling.com .
Ive been trying to log in since 2-3 days to check passport status and yesterday I signed up again on Usvisascheduling.com using same email id and username and the security questions and I got logged in and all my content was there .
Do not worry and try signing up again but using same email id and username if you want your data as before .

best of luck !!

[Jasmeetkben]

AlienKanpur than you sir ! I’ll pay the fee as soon as we get stamped passport . I can’t wait for mom to come stay with us . It’s been long and tedious process but we’ll worth it because the reward is rewarding 🙂

[Jasmeetkben]

rawlleyujjwal

Birth certificate is one of the most critical documents along with PCC for the IR5 visa interview . I hope and pray that yours gets overlooked and visa get approved . But I still suggest get the affidavits and it’s just a half a day process not much in it if you can’t get non availability certificate . Although my mothers year of birth is 1967 which is before 1970 as mentioned in us travel site we didn’t want to take any risks and be extra prepared and hence the non Availability certificate and affidavits. But I think there’s slight chance it’s not required since they themselves mention that persons born before 1970 the birth certificates are considered unavailable .
and yes the first document asked by officer was Birth certificate(followed by PCC , DS-260 and Fathers death certificate ) which instead we had as non availability certificate and 2 affidavits from older relatives.

[NF23]

NF23 resurgentindia IndianDude
For everyone trying to log into travel docs site please note the site has been updated to usvisascheduling.com .
Ive been trying to log in since 2-3 days to check passport status and yesterday I signed up again on Usvisascheduling.com using same email id and username and the security questions and I got logged in and all my content was there .
Do not worry and try signing up again but using same email id and username if you want your data as before .

best of luck !!

I tried everything, it says "The username or password provided in the request are invalid". Tried resetting the password, it says "A user with the specified credential could not be found". It was working with same credentials last week.

[Jasmeetkben]

NF23 you need to sign up again with same email id and not just reset the password . The scenario you’re describing is for resetting the password and still it don’t accept username

[Jasmeetkben]

And just to clarify it’s sign up and not sign in . Sign up is something we do when we make an account .

[NF23]

NF23 you need to sign up again with same email id and not just reset the password . The scenario you’re describing is for resetting the password and still it don’t accept username

Isn't Sign up for a new account

"Don't have an account? Sign Up Now" - Here, we have an account, so do we have to do it again? Even if we go to sign up, it asks to verify the email & all other security questions to fill & in at the bottom to "create." Isn't it for creating a new profile? Below is from their website

Registered Users:

To schedule a visa interview or enter your visa delivery address, you will need to register and create a profile online. If you already have a profile, please do not create a new one. You can always modify your existing profile by logging in using your user ID and password. If you have lost your password, please simply retrieve it by clicking line next to “Forgot your password?”. If you are new user, click link next to “New User?” to create your profile.

[rawlleyujjwal]

rawlleyujjwal

Birth certificate is one of the most critical documents along with PCC for the IR5 visa interview . I hope and pray that yours gets overlooked and visa get approved . But I still suggest get the affidavits and it’s just a half a day process not much in it if you can’t get non availability certificate . Although my mothers year of birth is 1967 which is before 1970 as mentioned in us travel site we didn’t want to take any risks and be extra prepared and hence the non Availability certificate and affidavits. But I think there’s slight chance it’s not required since they themselves mention that persons born before 1970 the birth certificates are considered unavailable .
and yes the first document asked by officer was Birth certificate(followed by PCC , DS-260 and Fathers death certificate ) which instead we had as non availability certificate and 2 affidavits from older relatives.

Could you please suggest me the process of obtaining certificate of non-availability? Also, is it possible for you to share the format & content of availability of affidavits you got?

[user2022]

Could you please suggest me the process of obtaining certificate of non-availability? Also, is it possible for you to share the format & content of availability of affidavits you got?

I was asked by my lawyer to obtain "certificate of non availability" for my mother's BC. I was fortunate that i happened to travel to india and i went to "registrar of births and deaths". It was pretty straight forward process. It is a very well known document. I am sure you city/state has one. I think it is also possible to hire an agent in india who will get this done on your behalf.

[NF23]

And just to clarify it’s sign up and not sign in . Sign up is something we do when we make an account .

It's done, did sign up as you mentioned, and while doing sign up we have to use just the username (no mail id) in the very first field. After following all steps, I got my old profile & other details.

Thanks, Jasmeetkben.

[gc2023]

It's done, did sign up as you mentioned, and while doing sign up we have to use just the username (no mail id) in the very first field. After following all steps, I got my old profile & other details.

Thanks, Jasmeetkben.

I had the same problem. Spent couple of days with no luck. Finally created the acct with security questions. The new website is terrible. I am unable to continue the application process for scheduling the interview. I have opened another case. Waiting...

Clicking on Continue application throws an error -

[asg1957]

Thank you for the response Jasmeetkben Since the date of interview is so close, I am not sure if I will be able to get certificate of non-availability and affidavits on time. While submitting documents for DS-260 I did not upload any document for my mother’s birth certificate and I just added a comment that the certificate is not available and her case got DQed. I hope they dont ask me for these docs at the time of interview since they already DQed this case. Did they ask your mother to give any documents related to her birth certificate at interview?

Namaskar Ujjwal ji,
Just go to the local Tehsil office and there are many Lawyers sitting there to do ALL this documentation immediately within 2 hrs for a nominal fee. Please be advised that all such documentation is now done ONLINE in India, so it does not take much effort/time. In fact, with so many people going abroad from India, therefore, these lawyers are well-versed for any such requirements. I got mine done similarly. The first items the Consular Officer asked were my Birth Certificate, PCC and latest ITR. Best wishes for your respected mother's adjudication.