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

[GeoMac]

Hey no not yet, i am having hard creating an account for Biometrics

Dear Rpelia,Pl. do as follows.
Go to ustraveldocs.com >choose category Immigration visa. A new window opens Close important Notice (after reading it) click on Menu > click on login. A new window opens > click on New user > fill up the form with names exactly as in the passport of the beneficiary and submit. Same procedure for next beneficiary.Rest you know what to do.

DEAR MEMBERS OF THE FORUM,
Please correct if I have made any mistake in above. My intention is to help Rpelia to get the things done in time.

[Rpelia]

Dear Rpelia,Pl. do as follows.
Go to ustraveldocs.com >choose category Immigration visa. A new window opens Close important Notice (after reading it) click on Menu > click on login. A new window opens > click on New user > fill up the form and submit. Rest you know what to do.

hello, thank you so much! Finally got an appointment for fingerprint on 4/11

[GeoMac]

hello, thank you so much! Finally got an appointment for fingerprint on 4/11

Praise the Lord.

[yankee25]

Got interview letter today ..DQ Dec 17 2020 ..interview date April 25

[GeoMac]

Got interview letter today ..DQ Dec 17 2020 ..interview date April 25

Wow! Great. Congratulations.

[L2022]

Got interview letter today ..DQ Dec 17 2020 ..interview date April 25

Congratulations.. that's a jump from April 11th to 25th. But that gives you little over 3 weeks to get Medical and Biometrics .

[turbunatorcf]

Got interview letter today ..DQ Dec 17 2020 ..interview date April 25

Congrats. My parents have DQ date on Jan 20 2021. I expect them to get their interview dates soon (hopefully). I have not really spent much time researching what all documents are needed and if they need to prepare any documents before going for physical exam etc. Do you know if there is a good document/reference I can go over to start working on documents and get them lined up while we are waiting for interview letters.
Thanks a bunch and good luck.

[turbunatorcf]

My parents got their PCC issued on 9/10/2020 from Lucknow (UP), India. This PCC is valid for 2 years or 1 year?
Thanks

[PNM1104]

Dear PNM1104, the e-mail is itself the interview letter. You will not receive any hard copies or any links for downloading. Best wishes.

Thank you!

[Rpelia]

Question, how long is the immigration medical valid for?

[yankee25]

Question : I booked VAC appointment through ustraveldocs for April 3..it didn’t explicit say Biometric ..also it asked for document pickup ..do you know what that means

thank you so much for help

[2021IR5]

Congrats. My parents have DQ date on Jan 20 2021. I expect them to get their interview dates soon (hopefully). I have not really spent much time researching what all documents are needed and if they need to prepare any documents before going for physical exam etc. Do you know if there is a good document/reference I can go over to start working on documents and get them lined up while we are waiting for interview letters.
Thanks a bunch and good luck.

My two cents - Go to Travel.state.gov website- US Visas- Immigrant visa process- Applicant Interview- U.S Conuslate General Mumbai - see the checklist. That gives you all information. Let me know if you need more info. I am in the same boat - DQ- Jan 2021. also, go through this forum. Super useful information.

[2021IR5]

Question : I booked VAC appointment through ustraveldocs for April 3..it didn’t explicit say Biometric ..also it asked for document pickup ..do you know what that means

thank you so much for help

As far as I know - VAC is visa application centre where u give ur biometrics. It should be your biometric appt. I still have to go through this process, so others in the forum can respond. also, not sure what document pickup means.. Is it for passport or something else? don't know about that.

[GeoMac]

As far as I know - VAC is visa application centre where u give ur biometrics. It should be your biometric appt. I still have to go through this process, so others in the forum can respond. also, not sure what document pickup means.. Is it for passport or something else? don't know about that.

Document pickup is probably How you want your Passport back after visa stamping. If you choose to get it through DHL/courrier, it will come to an office of courrier convenient to you.Then you will have to collect it from there. For this they charge Rs. 650/-. Another option is that, that you can collect it personally from a location in Mumbai. These days this service is free of charge.

[AlienKanpur]

Question, how long is the immigration medical valid for?

The validity of the medical is exactly six months. You must enter the US in less than six months from the day of medical examination, after the VISA is granted.