Interviews for EB1 visa in mumbai consulate

[IamGautam]

Mgm1 If I remember correctly your I-485 has to be approved before NVC pick your case. Based on response from Robo81 and adi3889 we can conclude that interview letters have been sent to people whose DQ dates are April 2021 not August 2021. Mine is 6th August and I am waiting.

[dgchem]

Dear All, My case is DQ on August 2021, It is still showing that your case is with NVC. I would like to know if anyone interview scheduled and DQ date

[Robo81]

Hi, i think the interview letters have been scheduled till June or July 2021

[Cheli]

Hi@Robo81, Has any of your friends with July DQ date gotten the letter?

[Robo81]

I don't think so...next month am sure they will jump 8-10 months again covering till mar 22 atleast, with this pace all the EB1 s wil be through. So guys just a heads-up, those of you who have near expiry for their pcc, can get it renewed now. Also keep your CGIfederal portal updated with dependant details along with adding the ds 260 confirmation and case number. If you had previously applied for a non immigrant visa the system will automatically pull the ds 160 only thereby causing the delay in scheduling the biometric. I luckily got it fixed a day before i received my IL.

These are some preparatory steps that you can do now before you receive the IL.

Rest I will.keep.you posted.
thanks

[Cheli]

Hi Robo81, Thank you for the update. I am a little confused here and need your help. My scenario is, I have filled out DS160 forms in 2020 for myself and my dependents, paid the fees and got my appointment cancelled because of Covid and did not get a chance to reschedule. I am stuck here in the US and my family in India. Now I have the DS260 submitted for my spouse and kid. Do you think that I will encounter any issues with in the CGI portal. if so how to resolve that. Any insight is much appreciated .

Thanks

[Cheli]

Hi Robo81, just to check I logged into the portal and it shows up all the previous DS160 information. How do I update the information ?

[Robo81]

Hi Cheli, you will have to update the ds 260 details in your profile first in the cgiferederal portal. Delete the existing dependents from your profile first. Post that create new profiles for your dependants with different email ids. Once you do that it will ask you if it can merge it with your profile, say yes, upload their passport copies and wait till they send you the passwords via email. Once you receive the passwords for their new profile, login and update their ds260 number and NVC case number and logout. Then login again into your chi profile and add them as new members and logout. This would work

Hope this helps. Feel free to ask if you stuck anywhere

[Cheli]

Hi@Robo81, Thank you for your response and will try doing that and get back to you if there is any trouble shooting involved.

[Mgm1]

Hey everyone .. any further updates on interview slots in March/April 2022

[Cheli]

Hi Robo81 , tried updating my profile after deleting the dependents but it does not let me as I have active receipt for H1B biometrics interview tagged with my profile since March 2020 and is not yet inactivated. So reached out to the VAC and they also said the same. They said that my spouse can create a profile and can book for the biometrics on their own. So I have asked my spouse to create a profile for the immigrant interview. That is how my CGI issue could be resolved. Thank you for your help though. Also how's your interview preparation going so far?

Also I see there is movement till DQNov24th2020 scheduled for April 5th interview in IR5 category.

Hi Friends, please update your DQ date and the interview letter receipt date when you get one.

Fingers crossed.

[Cheli]

Hi dgchem and IamGautam Any updates yet?

[dgchem]

Hi Cheli, No updates, still showing same that your case in currently with NVC. This is very confusing when will get interview. NVC should tell the date...I dont know when will come...may be month, year...

[IamGautam]

Cheli, No updates from my side. Checking emails every 15 mins.

[Cheli]

Alright friends Fingers crossed. I am very hopeful that we should get it by the end of this month as I am starting to see some movements in the family category now. So give it a week or so, I believe that once they finish sending the IL's to family category they will get back to the EB category so lets not give up.