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

[KIRKI]

Dear KIRKI,
The notification of the interview will be sent to the petitioner and the beneficiary (and the attorney if applicable). Only e-mails are being sent for at least last one year. No hard copies have been sent to my knowledge. As of now IL are being sent to people with DQ date in Feb./Mar. In general ILs are behind by almost a year. So a DQ application of June may expect IL in May with the interview in June. This is only a crude approximation. Actual dates maybe different. Best wishes.

Thank you so much for responding Sir.

[AS45]

DearAlienKanpur,

When I filled out DS260 for my parents, on the last page by mistake, I selected "NO" for assistance in filling the form.

So I was planning to draft a letter stating that " I have assisted them in filling the form and forgot to put my name as preparing person of this form" since they my parents not good with english language. So they can provide that when their documents are getting checked at the gate.

Or should I just let it to go as it is that "it was filled by my parents".

Please let me know your opinion.

Thanks,

Shanaya

Dear Shanaya
No need to draft a letter for any correction. I had filled my DS260 with some assistance from my daughter. In the form I also selected 'No'. During interview, while submitting the papers at first counter, I was given the choice for language of interview and I chose Gujarati. Because of American accent issue, many choose different language even though they have very good english language skill. Language option has no bearing of your DS260 form content. From entry to exit at American consulate, lack of English is absolutely no issue. Best wishes.

[AlienKanpur]

DearAlienKanpur,

When I filled out DS260 for my parents, on the last page by mistake, I selected "NO" for assistance in filling the form.

So I was planning to draft a letter stating that " I have assisted them in filling the form and forgot to put my name as preparing person of this form" since they my parents not good with english language. So they can provide that when their documents are getting checked at the gate.

Or should I just let it to go as it is that "it was filled by my parents".

Please let me know your opinion.

Thanks,

Shanaya

Dear Shanaya Sorry for the delay in responding to your query. I see that your query has been very nicely answered by AS45. Good to see that more people are trying to help each other. Just let it go. No issues if the form was filled by you. No issues if your parents can speak little or no English. Knowing English has no bearing on the outcome of the petition. I consider myself sufficiently comfortable in English. However during the interview I chose the interview language as Hindi, because of two reasons. First one: their pronunciation from behind a glass screen is often muffled and confusing, secondly, it gives more time to think and respond to the question. So just do not worry. Best wishes.

[Shanaya]

Dear Shanaya
No need to draft a letter for any correction. I had filled my DS260 with some assistance from my daughter. In the form I also selected 'No'. During interview, while submitting the papers at first counter, I was given the choice for language of interview and I chose Gujarati. Because of American accent issue, many choose different language even though they have very good english language skill. Language option has no bearing of your DS260 form content. From entry to exit at American consulate, lack of English is absolutely no issue. Best wishes.

Dear AS45,

Thank you for your clarification, it is very helpful and it reduced my tension by 50% before their interview

[Shanaya]

Dear Shanaya Sorry for the delay in responding to your query. I see that your query has been very nicely answered by AS45. Good to see that more people are trying to help each other. Just let it go. No issues if the form was filled by you. No issues if your parents can speak little or no English. Knowing English has no bearing on the outcome of the petition. I consider myself sufficiently comfortable in English. However during the interview I chose the interview language as Hindi, because of two reasons. First one: their pronunciation from behind a glass screen is often muffled and confusing, secondly, it gives more time to think and respond to the question. So just do not worry. Best wishes.

Dear AlienKanpur

Thank you for your detailed response and suggestion about selecting translator.

Regards,

Shanaya

[GeoMac]

Hi, The petitions I-130 just got approved for my Parents (Separately for Father and Mother) and I have started the process for NVC. Since NVC is also a separate process for each of them, I do not know how will they get the VISA appointments together ? Any help, suggestion, past experience would be highly appreciated.

Dear kris4850
The petition approval date is “Priority date”. This date is important for getting VISA NUMBER in cases of other than IR cases. However the Priority Date is still important in IR cases, when NVC has to decide interview date for parents. If the DQ dates for both parent are different but the Priority dates are same, then they will get the interview on same date. Anyway, when you fill the forms DS260 and upload the documents, please do it very carefully so that both forms get DQed almost same time. In most cases of parents, the DQ date differs because of the birth certificate issue.
IR = Immediate Relative IR5 is for Parents.

[rsv2022]

Hi,

I am new here and this is my first post. I find thread / forum to be a great source of information. It helps me understand so much and makes the process less ambiguous.

I started processing green card paperwork form my in-laws via the consulate route. I have filed a IR5 petition.
Case Creation: Apr 22, 2022
DQ Date: Nov 4, 2022

I am looking for a tracker where I could see which DQ date has most recently received an IL. Is there such a tracker ?

My In-laws will be coming to the US in March. From everything I have read on this forum so far, I understand that this should not be a problem as long as they have a return ticket and have property and family ties back home which they have. (Two other daughters and property in India etc).

If anyone could tell me if there are any specific documents that they should carry such as their India tax returns, maybe a copy of their I-130 / DQ letter. Is there a specific place on the US I-94 paperwork where we have to tic if an immigration application has been made for the traveller ?

-Ravi

[Aviask2]

Hi, The petitions I-130 just got approved for my Parents (Separately for Father and Mother) and I have started the process for NVC. Since NVC is also a separate process for each of them, I do not know how will they get the VISA appointments together ? Any help, suggestion, past experience would be highly appreciated.

Dear kris4850,

Congratulation on the approval. Could you please share how long it took for I-130 approval after submission? My mother is waiting for her I-130 approval, so trying to get an idea. Best wishes.

[Sky12]

Hi Sky12 did your parents receive any IL ? Mine's also June 2022 DQied and awaiting the IL. Kindly update if you got any. Thanks.

Hi there , I haven’t received any IL yet , I will keep you updated. Thank you

[Sky12]

Hi,
for you long the PCC is valid ? One year or two ?

thank you

[asg1957]

Just want to let the forum know that my dad's DQ date is June 2022. It should have been December 2021 but NVC somehow did not update the status until June. Anyways, my dad passed away last month waiting for his interview. Now hoping for mom's interview soon. Thank you to everyone in this forum. It's a great source of support, transparency and hope!

Dear gc_check,
My heartfelt condolences for the passing away of your respected Dad. May his soul rest in peace.

[asg1957]

Hello,

i know this is only IR5 category forum. i have question regarding sibling, does anyone know what is sibling category called and status?

Dear Kotadia,
Sibling visa category is F4 and there is a huge backlog here. Applicants wait listed for 9-10 years are still in queue.

[asg1957]

Hi,
for you long the PCC is valid ? One year or two ?

thank you

PCC is valid for 2 years from the date of issue by the PSK/RPO.

[kris4850]

Dear kris4850,

Congratulation on the approval. Could you please share how long it took for I-130 approval after submission? My mother is waiting for her I-130 approval, so trying to get an idea. Best wishes.

Dear Aviask2,

I applied the I-130 for my both parents on 11/16/2021, for my mother it got approved on 09/15/2022 but for my father I had to wait till the USCIS enquiry date of regular processing time. Once I put that enquiry it got approved in 15 days, so for my father it got approved on 01/15/23. Now I am doing thier NVC process at same time in the hope they get the interview appointments together. Although in DS260, they ask for accompanying travelers, and both of them mention each other.

[gc_check]

Dear gc_check,
My heartfelt condolences for the passing away of your respected Dad. May his soul rest in peace.

Thank You! Received IL today for his DQ date of June 14, 2022. Interview would have been on March 03, 2023