Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Asia: South	Nepal 2yr GC holder needs India visa?	Nice to hear from you Pattu! I have heard several times on VJ that a green card holder still travels to other countries with their own passport, so normal rules on that passport applies. So if Nepalis ordinarily would not need a visa for India, he wouldn't either. All I can suggest is contacting the Indian embassy and asking if Nepali passport holders need a visa for India. I can't explain what his friends told him about the troubles entering India. Even if the Indian embassy says it isn't necessary, maybe you could ask them for a visa anyway! The green card would anyway just be shown when re-entering USA, so it shouldn't have any bearing on travelling on the Nepali passport. CONGRATS by the way on your upcoming travels!!! Nagu's been in USA nearly three years already and we still haven't been anywhere! Where will you visit in India?	ELW	Female	India	3/15/2010 22:02
Asia: South	Mumbai K-1 Visa Approval Rate -- 95%	It sure is a hell of a lot better than New Delhi	DanielParul	Not Telling	0	4/23/2010 9:45
Asia: South	Colored slips at the Interview	I think they are all white at the US Consulates in India. Trust me, the colour does not make any difference. Interviewees know exactly what they get - Approval, Denial or 221g request for more documents.	DanielParul	Not Telling	0	5/5/2010 14:16
Asia: South	K1 Experience Dec 09-Apr 10	Congratulations!	DanielParul	Not Telling	0	5/12/2010 11:00
Asia: South	Spouse's name NOT added to Indian passport	Thanks, Parul -- I hope so. My nerves are beginning to get the better of me. Haha. Out of all the people I think you will have the most nerves about you during the interview. Like I said, you will do alright. Just waiting till you can announce your visa approval on VJ.	DanielParul	Not Telling	0	4/24/2010 9:40
Asia: South	Spouse's name NOT added to Indian passport	I haven't changed my name on my passport yet or my SSN card either. Have not faced any problem even while travelling to India. You will be fine.	DanielParul	Not Telling	0	4/20/2010 11:12
Asia: South	Mumbai Raises K-1 Visa Fee?	My suggestion - Call DoS and confirm with them or atleast let them know that Mumbai Consulate is charging increased fee.	DanielParul	Not Telling	0	5/27/2010 7:24
Asia: South	Mumbai K-1 Visa Approval Rate -- 95%	I am assuming I am one of the two stuck in AP. Star	Starlight95	Not Telling	India	4/23/2010 19:40
Asia: South	Colored slips at the Interview	I agree with Treehugger. As that is exactly what happened to my fiance. 2nd interview he was told he was approved and they requested for his passport, and then got passport returned and told we were in AP. Don't book anything until you have your passport with visa. Just look at availability dates, but just don't put anything down until you have the visa.	Starlight95	Not Telling	India	5/9/2010 15:10
Asia: South	Mumbai Consulate	I almost forgot, they took her DS230 part 1, and they wanted passport pics. When my wife submitted her passport pic, they claimed it was photoshopped. That was a complete lie since she had those pics done beforehand by a photographer and printed out there. Of course VFS, like the crooks they are, will do passport pictures for 200 rupees and submit those. My wife had no choice but to just get it done. Thank you Baltar! That was a lot of good info!	TatyanaR	Female	India	5/9/2010 0:56
Asia: South	Confusion on K-1 visa fees	Anwesha -- My fiance just received Packet 4 from Mumbai yesterday, and those fees confused him, also! (He said, "Rs. 37900!??!" ... haha ...). I think Sachinky is right -- we only have to pay $131 and courier fees. Did you get any confirmation from Mumbai? Sachinky, how was your experience with VFS? My fiance is afraid he may not have all documents by May 24 (three weeks before interview) -- so he may have to hand-carry some documents with him (medical, passport clearance). Do you think that's OK? By the way, did you guys notice how OUTDATED that Packet 4 is? They should just direct everyone to their website for all forms, documents and information, instead of relying on the Indian Postal Service to deliver outdated, irrelevant mail. (At one point, it says "as of 2000, K-1 visa fees are $100".) You really might want to check on that visa fee, because even though you received your packet 4 when the fee was still $131, your interview is after when the fee hike takes effect on June 4th. On June 4th, the fee goes up to $350, so you should really call them and double check. Sarah	KittyPollitt	Female	Morocco	5/28/2010 6:50
Asia: South	Fiancee Visa Received - After the second re-file of K-1	Congratulations!	ARMANI KHAN	Male	Pakistan	4/28/2010 3:17
Asia: South	Visa interview but dont have ANY IDEA if got the visa or not PLZ help	AP for B2 is very normal for some countries but not longer as for immigrant...	ARMANI KHAN	Male	Pakistan	5/19/2010 13:09
Asia: South	Colored slips at the Interview	Thanks folks--I was hoping for bright blue or orange slips but I guess that's not to be. PLEASE PRAY FOR ME. Albeit at at different embassy, but I was approved, given the pink slip, paid for my passport to be returned, and then found out 17 days later that I was in AP. So please don't make any concrete plans UNTIL you get your passport. Good Luck, I'm sure you'll be fine	treehugger	Not Telling	United Kingdom	5/8/2010 8:13
Asia: South	Fiancee Visa Received - After the second re-file of K-1	Congratulations!	slider100	Male	Canada	4/17/2010 17:38
Asia: South	Anyone who used a co-sponsor for Mumbai?	Hi everyone, Wanted to know if anyone going through Mumbai has had to face this situation(and hopefully sailed through without any problems) Our co-sponsor has not filed his taxes for 2009 for some reason,but he has sent me a copy of the form 4868 used to ask for extension. Will that alone be sufficient ?Do I need anything else from him in to show he is financially capable as of NOW?I mean I have his employment letter,past year's transcripts,bank statements,pay stubs. Do let me know if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks!	JohnAnwesha	Female	India	4/29/2010 7:34
Asia: South	Anyone who used a co-sponsor for Mumbai?	Okay just one reply too would help please ,anyone who went through Mumbai,need this help.I would appreciate that.	JohnAnwesha	Female	India	4/16/2010 7:36
Asia: South	Anyone who used a co-sponsor for Mumbai?	Okay I think I am getting confused now with the barrage of answers and the self-induced stress. I think asking it on this forum will be a better idea. Me and my fiance have a co-sponsor.My fiance is currently unemployed. For Q11, my co-sponsor checked 'Do not intend' while my fiance has checked 'do intend'. Am I worried too much about this?Will two different answers cause a problem?And is it a big deal?My co-sponsor has sent every supporting document.So has my fiance. Please help me,I am getting closer to submitting documents at the VFS and if a change is needed,it will have to be started soon so that they can mail me new ones. Thanks very much, Anwesha	JohnAnwesha	Female	India	4/15/2010 3:46
Asia: South	Fiancee Visa Received - After the second re-file of K-1	Many Congratulations	JohnAnwesha	Female	India	4/18/2010 4:16
Asia: South	K1 Experience Dec 09-Apr 10	A quick over-view of my timeline 17 Dec 09 - Filed I-129F 21 Dec 09 - Received NOA1 16 Mar 10 - NOA2 27 Apr 10 - Interview at Chennai The interview itself was as expected with the regular questions that you find on VJ. I went in at 900 am and was out by 12.30 pm. Some of the questions I rmbr are 1. Who is your petitioner? 2. What does he do? 3. How did you meet? 4. About his family 5. How did he immigrate 6. What do I do? 7. About my family 8. When/where was the engagement? 9. Why get married in the US instead of in India? 10 Will my parents be attending the wedding? Some of my experiences with the K1 process that might be useful to you 1. We didn't receive a NOA2 update online despite subscribing for it and it arrived by mail a week later. 2. We did not submit any photos of the 2 of us together at the time of filing for I-129F. We had submitted boarding passes and copies of passport stamping of my finance's travel, phone bills and an affidavit from my dad. Our NOA2 was approved. We did take plenty of photos for the interview though. 3. Apollo is the only hospital in Chennai now to get your medical done. It is a 2 day procedure. My experience with Apollo wasn't great although it eventually had no bearing on the outcome of my interview. I had submitted my passport at the passport office to get the PCC and I informed the person whos number is listed on the chenai consulate pdf this. She asked me to carry an attested copy of my passport in-lieu which I did. On arriving in the hospital we were told by a co-ordinator that the attested copy of the passport would not do. She asked us to come back to Apollo on the day of the interview a few hours before and collect the medical reports by showing the original passport. We agreed as we didn't have a choice. Later the examining doctor told us they have to release the reports within 24 hours of the examination and that she will have to make a note on my report saying that she has not seen my passport but only my PAN card. It was sheer co-incidence that I was carrying my PAN card. It was ridiculous that 3 different people in the same building were telling us 3 different things. The doctor was pretty rude and did make a note in the reports. Luckily it had no bearing on the interview result. I was not even questioned about it. 4. The people at the VFS also do not accept the documents without the passport. I paid the fees and submitted all my docs on the 21st of April for the interview on the 27th as suggested by the VFS person. So they are not very strict about the 15-10 working day window. 5. Get to the embassy only about 10 minutes before your interview. Will save you the trouble of waiting in the queue in the heat and you'll get to bypass it and will be ushered in. Finally the CO at the chennai consulate told me my visa was approved after the interview and returned all my documents along with my passport. I was too thrilled to notice and it hit me as strange after I got back to the hotel. I called up the consulate enquiring about it. They told me it was a goof-up and asked me to return it at the embassy. I havent received any acknowledgement that they have my visa. My tickets are booked to the US for May 17th and I hope I receive my passport without any more goof-ups Hope this helps. Sowmya Very nice work Soumya! I hope you get your visa soon and big big congratulations the feeling must be awesome !	JohnAnwesha	Female	India	5/2/2010 12:31
Asia: South	Exchange Rate Adjustment in India	All -- For those of you with interviews after May 1, 2010 in India, please be advised that they have changed the Dollars-to-Rupees exchange rate: https://www.vfs-usa....India/news.html The news link says: April 30, 2010 U.S. Embassy Adjusts Consular Exchange Rate NEW DELHI - Effective Saturday, May 01, 2010, all United States Consular Sections in India will adjust the consular exchange rate from Rs. 48/- to the dollar to Rs. 46/- to the dollar. This rate of change is effective for all rupee-denominated costs of applying for visas and passports, including the nonimmigrant visa application fee paid at HDFC bank branches prior to the scheduling of visa appointments. The new application fee for nonimmigrant visas is Rs 6026/- (equivalent to USD $131). Receipts issued by HDFC Bank prior to May 01, 2010 that reflect a payment of Rs. 6288/- will be honored. Just tryin' to save people ~Rs. 250 Superb Information there And thanks to my incessant checking of vj at work,I was able to avoid re-work and make just one draft for this amount. Thanks again!	JohnAnwesha	Female	India	5/3/2010 9:14
Asia: South	Confusion on K-1 visa fees	They took my medical, DS230 Part I & II, photocopy of all passport pages, and Rs. 387 for the DHL courier fee. And three passport pictures. I also submitted my husband's new I-864 and accompanying documentation. They also asked to see some pictures of us together which I thought was strange but I have a bunch stored on my phone so I switched it back on and showed them our best lovey-dovey pictures. The guy at the helpdesk was very helpful and informative and did a lot to calm down my nerves. I was in and out within an hour. I am definitely carrying some pictures then.Seems like the VFS people act as insiders and am going to put on my best act	JohnAnwesha	Female	India	5/2/2010 12:42
Asia: South	Confusion on K-1 visa fees	$131 for K-1 unless the fee hike has been applied. Best give the Consulate a call on Monday. Sachi always to the rescue Yes I was also going to mail the consulate tom,mumbai does respond back pretty promptly.I had problems reaching them on phone whole of last week. so hey when are you planning on submitting your docs to VFS? Keep me posted,hope the last bit is smooth for you	JohnAnwesha	Female	India	4/11/2010 12:53
Asia: South	Confusion on K-1 visa fees	any help anyone?Please?	JohnAnwesha	Female	India	4/11/2010 10:53
Asia: South	Confusion on K-1 visa fees	Yes the fees are 131...the doctor fees and also courier fees that is correct. Let me know if this helps. Hi, Thanks for your reply sugarapple:) I do know that the visa fees are correct at $131, and that I also need to pay the courier fees. But what am confused about is the bunch of other fees mentioned on that form sent by my consulate(Mumbai). I think it is a consulate specific thing,so hopefully someone could clarify this for me. Thanks again though!	JohnAnwesha	Female	India	4/11/2010 1:08
Asia: South	Confusion on K-1 visa fees	Hi everyone, So I got my packet 4 and I was going through the forms.One of those has the visa fees listed.I knew all along that I needed to pay $131(unless the hike came into effect) and the courier fees of Rs.387. But on the form there is a bunch of other fees listed like the IV processing fee, IV combined Fee,IV Issuance Fee,,IV Surcharge fee and DV fees(Diversity Visa I guess). I only have to pay the K visa application fee of $131 and the courier fees right? If not,well they all add up to a bomb Thanks, Anwesha	JohnAnwesha	Female	India	4/10/2010 11:49
Asia: South	Mumbai Visa Interview-My Review	Thank you all so much ! It definitely feels great to be finally done with part 1 Cannot wait to be together now Btw ,I could not collect my passport from vfs,since I saw this huge notice saying same day pickup was not being done then.So how long should I wait for my passport before a new panic starts kicking in?	JohnAnwesha	Female	India	5/26/2010 11:53
Asia: South	Confusion on K-1 visa fees	Yes the fees are 131...the doctor fees and also courier fees that is correct. Let me know if this helps.	sugarapple	Female	Jamaica	4/10/2010 12:22
Asia: South	India PCC need help!	agree! also, the guy might just be out for money. be prepared to shell out rupees to get your PCCs. while the passport PCC was fairly smooth, we had to invoke the power of the rupee for the local police station PCC. also, according to a couple of sources (could be embassy dependant), PCCs may have to be obtained within 6 months of the INTERVIEW date (yes, even tho it says they're valid for a year; check with your consulate on that). i dont know where you are in the timeline, but i would get PCCs while you're in your 2nd or 3rd month of waiting for USCIS approval, or immediately after your USCIS approval and at the NVC stage. hope this helps.	hobokenworkingman	Male	India	5/10/2010 14:28
Asia: South	Mumbai Consulate	I didn't go with my wife to the interview so can't answer the question about if USC is allowed in or not. As for the visa questions, after my wife got approved they told her the visa will be mailed to her within 2 days but I insisted she stay and pick up the visa the same day from the VFS office. She was able to pick up her passport with the visa in it the same day, don't remember the time frame you are allowed to pick up the visa but its listed on the VFS site.	gundas	Male	India	1/27/2010 11:03
Asia: South	Colored slips at the Interview	No slips for my wife too. Just the magical words " You are approved"	vivekjay	Male	India	5/5/2010 15:49
Asia: South	Spouse's name NOT added to Indian passport	I dont think it will mean your current passport will be cancelled, but I could be wrong. From the passport.gov.in website it says: Application Form No. 2 Application Form No. 2 is for making application for Police Clearance Certificate, Deletion of ECR Stamp, Inclusion of Spouse's name and change of address. The same Form is used for renewing a short term validity passport to its full term validity. I assume you have already received your Police Clearance Certificate on your existing passport. If so I assume you received the PCC stamp on your existing passport and they did not cancel and reissue a new one. I think the procedure will be the same for your husband's name on it, and you will retain the same passport - it should just be updated. Of course, all of these points should be confirmed again with the agent. It's possible the husband's name part means extra steps that are not written on the website - that passport.gov.in website is not completely clear.	bobby_kvisa	Male	India	4/19/2010 16:05
Asia: South	Spouse's name NOT added to Indian passport	Also, if you really want to get your husbands name in your passport you can submit the request using the TATKAAL method available from the Passport office. However, I would only advise you do this if you know an agent that can be trusted to do it properly for your in the amount of time. The general quoted time for this is no more than 20 days. We knew an agent in Delhi who did this for us in about 12 days - and he said it could have been done a little faster than that if we wanted. Our Agent was connected with the Police Station so there was no police verification involved. You would have to fill out the Form, Submit copies of your Marriage Certificate, copies of your Husband's Passport and some passport size photographs. You can call your police station (or police officer if you know one) and ask them if they have an agent to do passport work for you. That way at least you can see what they are telling you in your city.	bobby_kvisa	Male	India	4/19/2010 13:20
Asia: South	Spouse's name NOT added to Indian passport	This detail about adding Spouse's name to the passport does not seem to be mentioned anywhere on the Embassy website, as far as I can tell. I read one experience online where someone was told that whether or not they have their spouse's name in their passport, that is not proof they are married. I think you should be fine as long as you have your marriage certificate - that should be enough along with other evidence. Edited by bobby_kvisa, 19 April 2010 - 01:11 PM.	bobby_kvisa	Male	India	4/19/2010 13:11
Asia: South	Romantic Bollywood movies...with english subtitles	I just saw my first hindi/indian/bollywood movie (not sure of the correct terminology) the other day and I LOVED it. It was 'Vivah', which I've come to understand is a well-known film. I came across it on youtube, all in one clip and with english subtitles. What struck me most was how romantic it was. Wow, I guess it reminded me of a romance novel. I am quite enthralled by the old-fashioned romance that developed between the characters. There was no overt sexual activity thrown in my face, but rather a really cute, sweet, romantic relationship that slowly developed onscreen. Can anyone direct me on how to see more romantic Bollywood movies that have english subtitles, online? Preferably in one clip. Youtube literally had no others and I've tried Google, but didn't get anything. Thanks! I'm sure there's an Indian Grocery store nearby, they not only sell spices but also usually have songs and movie rentals (with subtitles) Edited by kabhatti, 30 January 2010 - 10:11 AM.	kabhatti	Male	Pakistan	1/30/2010 10:11
Asia: South	Nepal 2yr GC holder needs India visa?	I agree with ELW. I highly doubted he will need a Visa for India since he has his Nepali Passport. When in doubt, call the Indian Embassy. Good luck and have a safe, fun and happy trip!	inzango	Male	India	3/17/2010 11:56
Asia: South	Mumbai Consulate	Were your original documents returned to you at the interview? They gave the originals back to my wife at the time of interview. I'll double check with her to make sure.	inzango	Male	India	2/1/2010 16:01
Asia: South	Mumbai Consulate	Thanks for answering my questions. I really appreciate it, man. U welcome, np.	inzango	Male	India	1/26/2010 18:46
Asia: South	Mumbai Consulate	Two questions: --Is the USC petitioner allowed for the interview? --Is the visa issued on the same day or do they mail it to your home address? Thanks. Congratulations on I-130 approval. I'm sure u have already started working on getting the rest of the paperwork done. I don't think Mumbai Embassy allows USC or anyone to accompany the beneficiery. But you can call to double check. They told my wife that they will mail the passport in couple of days when she went to VFS to pick it up. It might be just because it was MLK holiday the previous day so they might have been backed up. Sometimes you do get visa same day, sometimes not. It all depends on them. But they are pretty punctual with their courier system. My wife recieved her visa in couple of days. Good luck and let's hope for the speedy rest of the process.	inzango	Male	India	1/26/2010 13:56
Asia: South	India PCC need help!	Hi All, My wife just went in to the local police station to apply for a PCC (local and passport office version) and they are being really rude to her. They demand an original marriage cert. to apply for the PCC. She gave them a copy but the officer said he cannot take this as evidence. I thought the PCC was to verify that my wife has no criminal record within that city/country, and not to verify the she is my wife! I wouldn't have any problem providing the original MC but it is with the NVC and I dont think I can just ask them for send it back! To apply for a new cert. will take 2-3 weeks! Do any of you have and suggestions? This will delay the interview date by 2 months at least! Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks. Hi Soza, Did you or your wife sent the DS-230 package already because it seems like you did but your timeline is not updated. Yes, Gujarat stuff is very annoying. They bothered my wife as well. First, your wife needs to apply for Passport PCC. Tell your wife to take NOA1, NOA2, Document Coversheet and the reciept for I-864 AOS bill, Document Coversheet and the reciept for DS-230 IV-bill, the instructions from NVC website that includes obtaining Police certificate, her Passport, her Driver's License or some kind of Photo ID, Copy of Marriage Certificate. I attached the checklist for DS-230. She can show that as well. Also, attach a cover letter to obtain PCC. Yes, it's true that the money talks. If They give her hard time, call NVC and complain to them about the situation. Good luck Attached Files  INSTRUCTIONS FOR IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICANTS PACKET 3 .pdf   99.61KB   7 downloads	inzango	Male	India	5/11/2010 15:44