Which consulate should I apply to for H4 visa ? **urgent**

[ash2010]

Hi,

I am planning to get married in Dec and go for a H4 visa interview immediately after marriage. I am a resident of Karnataka and my husband is from Maharashtra.

My husband is on H1B and he also needs to go for an H1B visa stamping - hence we were planning to go together - he being the primary applicant.

My question is - when I try to check available interview dates on VFS website and select Karnataka as my state of residence it just shows Chennai - but I would like to go to the Mumbai consulate with my husband. When my husband tries to check the available dates he can see Mumbai as well as Chennai. Can I go to the mumbai consulate for my interview ? and if yes how should i go about taking the date ?

Thanks in advance for your help !

[kabkaba]

You can go to Mumbai. Use Husband's Maharashtra address as current address in the Visa application.

[ash2010]

Hi - thanks a lot for your reply ! If I put my husbands address as my address in DS160 form then does that mean that while making the appointment I can say that I am a resident on Maharshtra ? If the visa officer realizes that my passport has a Karnataka address then will that create any issues ?

Thanks

[shervin143]

The address in the passport doesn't matter so much. If you are residing in Maharastra for the last 6 months, then you need to go to the consulate that falls under that consular district.

Hi - thanks a lot for your reply ! If I put my husbands address as my address in DS160 form then does that mean that while making the appointment I can say that I am a resident on Maharshtra ? If the visa officer realizes that my passport has a Karnataka address then will that create any issues ?

Thanks

[abhayg4]

Hi OP,

Just want to mention that it is standard rule that if you are staying at some address for last 6 months then you have to go to the Consulate which falls under that region.

But in your case - As you are going with your Husband just after marriage for H4.
You can go to MUMBAI consulate even you were not staying in Maharashtra for the last 6 months ( I am assuming that your Husband was staying in Maharashtra for sometime )
Because you are going together for H1 and H4 -and your husband's appointment falls under Maharashtra region - then you both can go to Mumbai and your Passport address /or your last address (before marriage) will not cause any issues.

thanks and regards,
Abhay

[ash2010]

Thanks a lot for your response. This was really very helpful.

Cheers