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

[zakasbanda]

Hello Friends

I need to send some documents (some of them originals) from the USA to India. Which carrier (DHL, FedEx etc) do you trust?

Thanks

[AlienKanpur]

Hello Friends

I need to send some documents (some of them originals) from the USA to India. Which carrier (DHS, FedEx etc) do you trust?

Thanks

Dear zakasbanda,
both carrier are very good. But I prefer Fedex. I found them to be faster. best wishes.

[Dharamodi303]

Hi

My mom DQ date is 9th Dec 2022 for ir5 visa mumbai consulate

what u think when she get the interview call?

Can anyone help me what dq date is running now?

Thanks
Dhara

[Shanaya]

Hi

My mom DQ date is 9th Dec 2022 for ir5 visa mumbai consulate

what u think when she get the interview call?

Can anyone help me what dq date is running now?

Thanks
Dhara

Dear Dhara,

Last IL were issued on January 23, 2023 which were until July 22, 2022 DQ dates.

New IL are expected this week.

You can check below website where similar case dates are posted by lot of IR5 members.

IR5 Interview Dates Tracker - Google Sheets

[ggg1234]

Hi,
my parents got the visa and came to US.
my mother had to go through sputum test and she was handed over her medical report in enclosed envelope that was supposed to be given to immigration officer when entering US. No one asked her about that envelope and she forgot to give it to them when they came to US. Should I mail it to USCIS? Will there be any problem?

[Jee_mo]

Hi,
my parents got the visa and came to US.
my mother had to go through sputum test and she was handed over her medical report in enclosed envelope that was supposed to be given to immigration officer when entering US. No one asked her about that envelope and she forgot to give it to them when they came to US. Should I mail it to USCIS? Will there be any problem?

Congratulations.. NOT REQUIRED. NO ONE will ask in FUTURE also.

[ggg1234]

Congratulations.. NOT REQUIRED. NO ONE will ask in FUTURE also.

Thank you so much!

does my mother has to do the medical exam again in US?

[ansh_6p]

DQ DATE : 25 Aug 2022
IL : 24 Feb 23
APPOINTMENT : 24 April 2023

[Jee_mo]

Thank you so much!

does my mother has to do the medical exam again in US?

NOPE.. NO MEDICAL Exam will be needed to enter in US. Dont worry..

[Shanaya]

Hi

My mom DQ date is 9th Dec 2022 for ir5 visa mumbai consulate

what u think when she get the interview call?

Can anyone help me what dq date is running now?

Thanks
Dhara

Dear Dhara,

They issued new IL today and it seems to be up to August 2022.

[satya_gc]

DQ DATE : 19 Aug 2022
IL : 24 Feb 23
APPOINTMENT : 17 April 2023

[Kuljit3188]

Hello everyone, My parents got their ILs today.
DQ: August 31,2022
Interview notification: 2/24/2023
Interview Date : April 27,2023.
And just one question for the group. how do I schedule their biometrics together?

[spreadpositivty]

Hi friends,

Quick update - My mom got her visa approved today by the grace of God! Interview questions were pretty much what has been stated in this forum. Except for the long wait time at the consulate, everything went well.

This forum is great will all legit threads!! Thanks to all the members who helped with the questions!!

Thanks!!

[vjrnn2022]

Hello everyone, My Dad got his ILs today.
DQ: August 16,2022
Interview notification: 2/24/2023
Interview Date : April14,2023.

I am positive this has been discussed before .. Is there a post on the next steps available? Also my dad has changed his residential address since the petition. How do we take care of it?

[Shanaya]

Hello everyone, My Dad got his ILs today.
DQ: August 16,2022
Interview notification: 2/24/2023
Interview Date : April14,2023.

I am positive this has been discussed before .. Is there a post on the next steps available? Also my dad has changed his residential address since the petition. How do we take care of it?

Dear VJRNN2022

Please see below.

I am sharing complete timeline and required documents for each step of this long journey, and I hope this post will help other members in this forum who are going through similar steps for their family members. Some of the documents are excessive but I do not want to take any chances so I have submitted them, but it will be up to you to decide which needs to be sent with forms submission.

	DOCUMENTS	DATE	DAYS
1	I-130 SUBMISSION - Online	JUNE 18, 2021	1
2	PRIORITY DATE	JUNE 19, 2021	1
3	I-130 APPROVAL	SEPTEMBER 30, 2021	103
4	NVC CONFIRMATION EMAIL	OCTOBER 3, 2021	4
5	DOCUMENTARILY QUALIFIED EMAIL	JANUARY 12, 2022	100
6	INTERVIEW LETTER NOTIFICATION EMAIL	NOVEMBER 21, 2022	313
7	VAC APPOINTMENT	DECEMBER 23, 2022	30
8	MEDICAL	JANUARY 5, 2023	14
9	IR5 VISA INTERVIEW	JANUARY 24, 2023	19
10	PASSPORT ARRIVAL	JANUARY 28, 2023	4
		TOTAL DAYS	594
1	I-130 FEE	$535
2	I-864 FEE	$120
3	DS-260 FEE	$325
4	MEDICAL FEE	$160
5	PASSPORT PICK UP	$8
6	GREENCARD FEE	$220
	TOTAL	$1368/Person

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED WITH I-130

1. I-130 Form
2. Petitioner – US Naturalization Certificate
3. Petitioner - Birth certificate
4. Beneficiary – Marriage Certificate
5. Beneficiary – Birth Certificates

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED WITH I-864 & I-864A

1. I-864 Affidavit of Support Form
2. I-864-A Affidavit of Support – Household Member/Joint Sponsor
3. IRS Tax Return Transcripts – For Years 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 (Petitioner & Household Member)
4. W2 – For Years 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 (Petitioner & Household Member)
5. 2023 Employment Letter (Petitioner & Household Member)
6. 6 Months Paystubs Copy (Petitioner & Household Member)
7. Petitioner – Birth Certificate
8. Petitioner – Marriage Certificate
9. Petitioner – US Naturalization Certificate
10. Household Member – Birth Certificate
11. Household Member - US Naturalization Certificate

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED WITH DS-260

1. DS-260 Form
2. Petitioner – Birth Certificate
3. Petitioner – Marriage Certificate
4. Petitioner – Naturalization Certificate
5. Petitioner – US Passport Biographic Pages
6. Beneficiary – Birth Certificates
7. Beneficiary – Marriage Certificate
8. Beneficiary – Police Clearance Certificates
9. Beneficiary – Passport Biographic Pages
10. Beneficiary – 2x2 Digital Photographs

DOCUMENTS CARRIED FOR VAC APPOINTMENT

1. Beneficiary Passport
2. VAC Appointment Confirmation Letter
3. DS-260 Confirmation page
4. Four 2x2 Photographs
5. Interview Letter

Address: Mumbai VAC
Parinee Crescenzo 101, 1^st Floor, A Wing, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East

DOCUMENTS CARRIED FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENT

1. Beneficiary Passport
2. Interview Letter
3. DS-260 Confirmation page
4. Four 2x2 Photographs
5. Final Covid-19 Vaccine Record with Dates
6. All Prior Medical Records of Vaccination

Address: Apollo Clinic
Mann Complex, Anand Mahal Road
Opposite Shree Ram Petrol Pump, Girinagar Society, Muktanand Nagar
Adajan, Surat
Phone# 0261-2790202

DOCUMENTS CARRIED FOR INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT

1. Beneficiary Passport
2. Four 2x2 Photographs
3. Interview Letter
4. DS-260 Confirmation Page with VAC Stamp & Stapled Photograph given @ VAC Appointment
5. Original Police Clearance Certificate (PCC)
6. Medical Exam Vaccination Report given at Medical Appointment
7. Petitioner – Original Birth Certificate & Copy
8. Beneficiary – Original Birth Certificate & Copy
9. Beneficiary – Original Marriage Certificate & Copy
10. Petitioner & Joint Sponsor - Original I-864 & I-864-A
11. Petitioner & Joint Sponsor - IRS Tax Return Transcripts for Years – 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018
12. Petitioner & Joint Sponsor - W2 for Years - 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018
13. Petitioner & Joint Sponsor - 2023 Employment Letters
14. Petitioner & Joint Sponsor - 6 Months Paystubs Copies

INTERVIEW DAY – JANUARY 24, 2023 @ 7:30 AM
Address: U.S. Consulate General Mumbai
C-49, G-Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai 400051
My parents had their interview on January 24, 2023@ 7:30 AM.
They entered the building at 7:00 AM and they were directly taken to window for document collection/verification where they were asked for following documents. (Completed in 20 Minutes)

1. Interview Letter for both
2. Original DS-260 Confirmation Page with VAC Stamps for both
3. Original PCC for both
4. Original Birth Certificate for both
5. Original marriage Certificate
6. Original Birth Certificate of Petitioner

Parents requested Gujarati Language Interpreter for their Interview right after above documents were verified.
Then they were given a token and were told to wait for their number to be called.
They were called on window at 7:40 AM for their interview, where American officer has asked following questions which can be answered by either person, so my mom answered some and my dad answered some.
First, parents were asked to take the oath before answering any questions.

1. What is your daughter’s address in USA?
2. Have you lived in any other country for more than a year?
3. In which state does your daughter live in USA?
4. When did the petitioner went to USA first time?
5. How many kids does your daughter have?
6. What is your son in law’s job position?
7. What does your daughter do?
8. How many members are there in their household?
9. Who are they?
10. Have you ever been denied a visa to any country?

At the end of the interview officer told them, your visa is approved, and you will receive your passports within 3-5 days and handed them two documents as below. They were out of the building at 8:05 AM.
(1) English Version – “Your Visa is Approved” with instructions on how to pay your Green Card Fee $220 before departing for USA.

(2) ગુજરાતી આવૃત્તિ- યુએસએ જવા રવાના થતા પહેલા તમારી ગ્રીન કાર્ડ ફી $220 કેવી રીતે ભરવી તે અંગેની સૂચનાઓ સાથે "તમારા વિઝા મંજૂર છે".

Also, passport status can be checked on below websites while waiting for to arrive at home or pick up location of Blue Dart Service.
Apply for a U.S. Visa | Track My Passport - India (English) (ustraveldocs.com)
https://cgifederal.secure.force.com (Using Username & Password)
Passports arrived on January 28, 2023.

Website for $220 - Green Card Fee Payment – https://my.uscis.gov/uscis-immigrant-fee

A-Number

• Your A-Number is the letter “A” followed by 7, 8 or 9 numbers (such as A012345678). On a visa stamp, your A-Number is identified as a Registration Number and it does not have written “A” on the IR5 Visa, it just says Registration Number.
• If your A-Number is fewer than 9 digits, the system will automatically add zero(s) after the “A” and before the first digit so there is a total of 9 digits, for example: A-001234567.
• Enter “A” Number (Example: A-123456789, A-012345678, or A-001234567)

DOS Case ID

• Your DOS Case ID is 3 letters followed by 9 or 10 numbers (for example, BMB0123456789).
• On your visa stamp, your DOS Case ID is identified as the IV Case Number. The IV Case Number has two numbers at the end, such as 01 or 02.
• When entering the IV Case Number as the DOS Case ID, do not include the last two numbers. For example, if your IV Case Number is “BMB1234567801,” you would enter your DOS Case ID as “BMB12345678” (do not include the “01”).
• If you want to pay together for both parents then there is an option, click “Add Another Entry” and enter second person’s information.
• Enter email address and mailing address for payer.
• Click next for payment of USD 220. (For both $440)
• If paid in advance in India before leaving for US, process starts as soon as beneficiary is in US.

I hope above details will help someone in this forum who is going through similar process or planning to do same for their family members.
WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN COMPLETING SIMILAR JOURNEY FOR YOUR LOVED ONES.
Regards,
Shanaya Patel
New Jersey, USA

During this entire journey I have been very anxious about which questions will be asked at the interview, so I started collecting questions from this forum’s reviews by others & similar websites and compiled a list of questions as below. Some of the questions are repeated in the list but has similar answers. I am sure this list will help lot of members in this forum.

IR 5 VISA – SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1. Who is sponsoring?
2. Where does he/she live?
3. Have you lived in any other country for more than a year?
4. What is the marriage date for your daughter?
5. Where do you plan to live in the USA?
6. How long has your daughter been in the USA?
7. Have you ever been to USA?
8. Have you ever been denied a visa to any country?
9. What is your daughter’s phone number/email address?
10. How often/how do you communicate with your daughter?
11. How old is your daughter?
12. Which state does your daughter live in?
13. Where is your daughter/sponsor working and what position?
14. Where does your son-in-law work?
15. How old are your daughter’s kids?
16. When did you meet your daughter last time?
17. What is your son in law doing? Where does he work?
18. Who are you going to stay with?
19. Where does your daughter work?
20. How many times you have been to USA before? When was the longest stay?
21. Who called you to USA?
22. How is petitioner known to you?
23. What is petitioner doing?
24. In which place the petitioner lives?
25. Where did the petitioner earlier live in USA?
26. Is petitioner married? If yes when?
27. When did you last meet the petitioner?
28. Has petitioner visited India?
29. How many times did you go to USA?
30. How many children does the petitioner have?
31. Who is sponsoring you?
32. Where does she work?
33. Which place in the USA?
34. Who is the joint sponsor?
35. Is your daughter married?
36. When did you last see your daughter?
37. Have you been to USA before?
38. Who is the petitioner?
39. When did petitioner moved to USA?
40. How many kids does petitioner have?
41. What is your grand daughter’s name?
42. What kind of activities your granddaughter like?
43. Who is sponsoring your green card?
44. What do they do?
45. When did they come to USA?
46. Are they married?
47. Where do they live?
48. When was the last time you were in USA?
49. How many kids do they have?
50. What is the cutest thing your granddaughter did that, you remember?
51. Which company does your son in law works for?
52. How many times your daughter came to India after entering USA? When?
53. How many members in their house in USA?
54. Who are they?
55. Have you lived in any other country for more than a year?
56. Who is calling you?
57. Is she married?
58. How many kids?
59. Where is she working and as what?
60. What is her husband’s name? And where is he working?
61. Who are you going to stay with?
62. Where does your daughter work?
63. Who does she live with?
64. How many members in their household?
65. How old are her kids?
66. How many times you have been to USA before? When was the longest stay?
67. What is your son in law doing? Where does he work?
68. How old are your daughter’s kids?
69. When did you meet your daughter last time?
70. What is your daughter’s address in USA?
71. Have you lived in any other country for more than a year?
72. In which state does your daughter live in USA?
73. When did the petitioner went to USA first time?
74. How many kids does your daughter have?
75. What is your son in law’s job position?
76. What does your daughter do?
77. How many members are there in their household?
78. Who are they?
79. Have you ever been denied a visa to any country?
80. Which company does your son in law works for?