Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Asia: South	India PCC need help!	Hi sachinky Shes in Vidyanagar, Gujarat. There is only one guy in charge at that station and he is a real pain in the you know what... Where's she getting her PCC from? When I got mine from Calcutta, a copy of my marriage certificate and a copy of my husband's passport were all that was needed.	soza	Not Telling	India	4/25/2010 4:42
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.	soza	Not Telling	India	4/25/2010 3:03
Asia: South	More Fees at Interview in Mumbai?	Read this thread for VFS informations. You are going through CR-1, so K-1 fees doesn't apply to you. Thank you for the info trinket, it was very helpful. soza	soza	Not Telling	India	5/27/2010 15:19
Asia: South	More Fees at Interview in Mumbai?	Hi Fellow Mumbai Interviewees, My wife's CR-1 interview has been schedulled for July 1, 2010 and am preparing our documents. I have completed all of my processing via NVC and have paid all fees in USD. Will she need to pay any fees at the Mumbai Embassy on interview day? I am hearing about a $131 demand draft for K-1 visas and Rs. 16,100 visa fee etc. Can anyone familiar with the process let me know? Also does my wife need to submit any documents to the VFS Ahmedabad or Mumbai prior to the interview? The NVC has all of our originals except for the passport PCC, which she will walk in to the interview. I have no written instructions from the NVC about any of this so I am now confused. Thanks in advance for the advise. soza	soza	Not Telling	India	5/27/2010 12:43
Asia: South	Mumbai Consulate	THEY KEPT ORGINAL BIRTH CERFICATE AND PCC THATS IT. GAVE ALL OTHER PAPERS BACK. DHRUV-RON Were your original documents returned to you at the interview?	dhruvron	Not Telling	India	2/1/2010 14:29
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! Oh, that sounds so nice! I hope i can find it to watch it. Actually, I would love to watch any Indian movies that are suggested by other members. I know its probably not of the romantic nature but my man in India suggested i watch Singh is King which i have yet to do. Kim	MPQ-Kimo	Female	India	2/25/2010 11:07
Asia: South	Visa interview but dont have ANY IDEA if got the visa or not PLZ help	thank you for your reply just another thing, as i mentioned that the wedding is in JULY. and from what i have gathered (from other visa categories but given the same white slip with the same reply) that this security check can take up to 16 months. will the fact that the wedding is in two months, kept under consideration? and what is average time for security clearance?	waiting_	Not Telling	0	5/17/2010 11:35
Asia: South	Visa interview but dont have ANY IDEA if got the visa or not PLZ help	hi everyone today my parents and two sisters had an interview at the isb embassy im a legal resident is US because of my citizen husband this summer my cousin is getting married so her parents and my husband sent the sponsership documents for B2 for my parents and sister to come attend the wedding this is what my sister told me they didnt look at any of the evidence kept the passports and gave them a white slip which said your non immigrant visa application has been approved however your application must go some additional administrative processing before your visa can be printed the timings will vary on case by case basis but may take up to two months or longer therefore please be advised that you should not purchase any air tickets that you cannot change once processing of your visa application is complete your application will be sent to you via the american express courier service thank you for your patience the interviewer didnt say anything like 'you got accepted' or 'you got rejected' can some please tell me what does this mean? the wedding is in JULY and this has been mentioned in the papers i have been through several forums discussing the apprival and rejected of visit visa but i havent seen anything like this??? please help. Edited by waiting_, 17 May 2010 - 04:03 AM.	waiting_	Not Telling	0	5/17/2010 4:01
Asia: South	Pakistan - INTERVIEW EXPEREINCE	HI guys as you all knows that yesterday i had my interview at islamabad embassy and Thx God we are approved and officer said they will send us visa within 7 to 10 days so we enter into shuttle service from there we took shuttle tickets worth 500 rs for just 10 mins drive embassy that was very annoying ....we reached at embassy abt 7 30 and guard ask to go in yellow line which is for immigrants visa after security check they allowed us to enter in da embassy at 8 am than again a security check than we go to the finger printing room and a usa lady behind da glass was working in da computer and a pakistani guy was helping the people to ensure they give figer prints correctly after we went to waiting lounge and after 10 mins we were called on window 5 and pakistani guy ask us in which language u want to give ur interview we said urdu he said ok plz wait ...after some time abt 20 mins they asked us to come on window 7 there again pakistani guy asked us to singn da ds 230 form and pass all original documents to me and medical reports than he put purple sticker on da back of our passports and confirm our cell number and than give us 4 purple token having the same serial number as on passport and told us u have to show american express office these tokens to get ur passport and than he said plz wait ur final interview will be taken by visa officer ......after 10 minutes i see back on da window 3 lady officer was checking our documents after some time she moved from her chair and come back after 15 mins and asked us to come at window 3. we went there she was smiling and a pakistani lady translator was standing with her she was nice as well than he ask questions from us 1.y u want to go usa 2.who is ur sponsor ? where does he lives 3.how long he is being in usa now 4.after how many years he usually visit pakistan 5.how many children he have 6. wat are their names 7.when he 1st came to usa y he choose nc to live so these all were questions and my dad gave all these answers and traslaort told her every thing than she finally said Congratulations we are giving u visas welcome to usa we are satisfied wid ur case and will send u passport after 7 to 10 days .... take care bye	sam960	Male	Pakistan	4/15/2010 23:20
Asia: South	Fiancee Visa Received - After the second re-file of K-1	In What way did it make a difference that you were there?	Bhagatjot	Not Telling	0	5/8/2010 17:51
Asia: South	Using gold jewellery as assets	The formula is nasty. to be 'above' - it's: Income + (1/3 of the USC's persons assets amount ) + (1/5 of the foreign person's assets ) . There's some other computation on the 'differences' between income and assets, I can't recall at the moment. Gold can be used, sure. If it's that glorious Indian Gold at 99.99 percent pure, similar to KrugerRaand Pure, that's even better. The thing that I find troublesome is that the foreign spouses assets CONTRIBUTION to the 'amount' is computed at 1/5 of the actual asset amount.	Darnell	Male	China	4/12/2010 20:02
Asia: South	Payment on Interview Date (CR1)	but I have heard that you pay on the day of the interview for fingerprinting or perhaps for the generic "interview" fee. from where? can you cite the source? Thanks in advance !	Darnell	Male	China	4/24/2010 1:55
Asia: South	Romantic Bollywood movies...with english subtitles	I like Bollywood movies. I try to see them on the big screen, where ever I am. With that said, remember - MOST Bollywood movies copy 'West Side Story' with a story line of 'love not allowed' with much dancing. Then there's the 'boys vs girls' dance - always a hoot to see. In the end, either boy gets girl, or boy is shot by girl's relative. Varies The dancing is intense, my hindi is improving !!!	Darnell	Male	China	4/24/2010 1:16
Asia: South	S/O Travelling for the 1ST TIME	Make a check list of all the things you need to bring with you and check it off as you pack the items that way you wont forget something important. I do that before I travel specially with important documents so I know where i packed them and that they are all packed(generally in carry-on or in my hand)	Inky	Female	Canada	3/18/2010 18:23
Asia: South	Need Urgent help / advise	Moving thread from K1 process forum to India subforum.	TracyTN	Female	United Kingdom	4/12/2010 13:25
Asia: South	Marriage certificate in India	Kaushalia. Not to make you worry uneccesarily but I would suggest that you/your husband be prepared for a question or two at the embassy stage. They might pick up on it since the Indian COs are familiar with Indian family/marriage acts. I'm sure they won't but who knows? Best have an answer of sorts prepared. Edited by sachinky, 23 October 2009 - 03:49 AM.	sachinky	Female	India	10/23/2009 3:48
Asia: South	Marriage certificate in India	This is extremely stupid. I too am an Indian citizen with a permanent resident in India but I had to wait for 30 days BEFORE I could even file the notice of intending marriage (I was in the U.S. from January to June) under the SPECIAL MARRIAGE ACT 1954. We could not get married in the Hindu way since my husband isn't an Hindu. So not only did I have to physically be present in my permanent residence for 30 days before I could file, then I had to wait another 30 days after the notice was filed to get married. I can't believe they made me sit around for 60 days just to get married. Absolutely ridiculous. From what I understand though is that even if you get married religiously, you STILL have to wait for 30 days to actually get the marriage certificate as proof. This is however applicable to the Special Marriage Act and not the Hindu Marriage Act. Hope this blurb helps someone in the future. And BOTH parties must be present to sign the marriage certificate, so even if you get married religiously, your SO will have to wait in India for a month before you are able to collect the marriage certificate.	sachinky	Female	India	10/18/2009 14:12
Asia: South	S/O Travelling for the 1ST TIME	Awesome! My very best wishes to the both of you! May you have a long, prosperous and happy life together!	sachinky	Female	India	4/5/2010 14:02
Asia: South	S/O Travelling for the 1ST TIME	No drinks? Ai! Tell her to relax. She can read/speak English fluently, yes? Plenty of people to ask for help/directions. My POE is also going to be Chicago. Let me know how it goes, ya? Edited by sachinky, 26 March 2010 - 04:27 AM.	sachinky	Female	India	3/26/2010 4:26
Asia: South	S/O Travelling for the 1ST TIME	The first thing I do when I step on to an international flight is to ask for a couple of glasses of wine in quick succession. That knocks me out and I sleep peacefully through the entire flight.	sachinky	Female	India	3/23/2010 16:19
Asia: South	An Update	Good luck -- I'm sure everything will eventually work out! Stay strong and keep the faith.	sachinky	Female	India	3/27/2010 15:07
Asia: South	Need Urgent help / advise	It's New Delhi. It's your second K-1 refile. AP is to be expected. Don't worry about it. Just regular background/name checks. Unfortunately, there is no timeframe. Could be 1 day, could be 1 week or 1 month or 1 year.	sachinky	Female	India	4/12/2010 13:30
Asia: South	Using gold jewellery as assets	Thanks for your replies, everyone. I sure hope we'll be fine.	sachinky	Female	India	4/14/2010 10:51
Asia: South	Using gold jewellery as assets	Thanks for your input. I'll look into this as a backup. Nope, no loans/debts.	sachinky	Female	India	4/7/2010 15:45
Asia: South	Using gold jewellery as assets	I'm probably just overthinking this stuff at the last moment. GAH. This AOS is going to be the death of me.	sachinky	Female	India	4/7/2010 12:36
Asia: South	Using gold jewellery as assets	I have a question--I, the Indian beneficiary, received some gold jewellery from my parents and other guests as wedding gifts as is often the custom in India. Could I use them as assets? Has anyone done this before? Of course, I'll get it weighed, valued, certified etc. and express it in terms of USD. It'll be around $8,000. I mean gold is as good as liquid cash and only appreciates in value. Just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this? I would just like to present the strongest financial case possible and contribute to our AOS. P.S.: My husband is currently earning $21,620 and we have about $3000 in our bank accounts (2 person household). We should be good for the interview, right?	sachinky	Female	India	4/7/2010 12:11
Asia: South	Can Petitioner accompany Fiancée to Interview at Chennai?	The petitioner is not allowed to accompany the applicant to the interview in Mumbai either.	sachinky	Female	India	4/14/2010 23:58
Asia: South	engagement rings	I wear both my rings (engagement, wedding) all the time. However, that has nothing to do with religious customs but just 'cause I like the bling.	sachinky	Female	India	4/23/2010 10:01
Asia: South	Payment on Interview Date (CR1)	No payments apart from Rs. 397 to VFS for DHL fees.	sachinky	Female	India	4/21/2010 13:19
Asia: South	Romantic Bollywood movies...with english subtitles	The last Hindi movie I liked was Wake Up Sid.	sachinky	Female	India	4/24/2010 1:42
Asia: South	Romantic Bollywood movies...with english subtitles	I couldn't sit through Pyaar Impossible. I tried, I really tried but Uday Chopra and that bratty child gave me a helluva migraine.	sachinky	Female	India	4/24/2010 0:47
Asia: South	Romantic Bollywood movies...with english subtitles	Unless you want your brain cells to spontaneously combust, I would suggest you NOT watch Singh is King. I like OUTSOURCED. Cute story about American guy and Indian girl. It's on the Netflix playlist, if you're interested.	sachinky	Female	India	2/25/2010 12:25
Asia: South	Marriage certificate in India	yeah, he is aware of it. i think it helped that his parents were there at the court to verify also. he also had an attorney who also helped speed things along. i also had to get a letter from the embassy which i got on my february trip. there is always more to a story than people type. we had to jump through a lot of hoops. also, the stipulation the court put on getting our marriage certificate within 10 days time was that we get married religiously first (arya samaj) then we can take those pictures to the court and they would issue our marriage certificate, essentially getting married twice. Edited by kaushalia, 23 October 2009 - 05:29 AM.	Twisted K	Female	India	10/23/2009 5:27
Asia: South	Marriage certificate in India	as it was stated earlier, cash is king, which is how we got by. not really sure what happened, because my husband did most of the leg work. we got married in the arya samaj temple, where i had to sign a piece of paper stating i became a hindu. was on paper only, but it was our only way to bypass the 30 day wait.	Twisted K	Female	India	10/22/2009 18:02
Asia: South	Need Urgent help / advise	we contacted DOS on a weekly basis. emailed the embassy once a month (amounted to one time) and we kept checking the vfs website.	Twisted K	Female	India	4/14/2010 5:26
Asia: South	Need Urgent help / advise	no worries...this is the exact letter my husband received from delhi on january 4. he received his visa on february 4 (print date 2/3)	Twisted K	Female	India	4/13/2010 6:45
Asia: South	engagement rings	I wear both my rings (engagement, wedding) all the time. However, that has nothing to do with religious customs but just 'cause I like the bling. i hear ya	Twisted K	Female	India	4/23/2010 11:45
Asia: South	Payment on Interview Date (CR1)	Removed, wrong embassy info.... Edited by Bob 4 Anna, 21 April 2010 - 01:08 PM.	Bob 4 Anna	Male	Philippines	4/21/2010 13:07
Asia: South	Marriage certificate in India	Yeye, US embassy/consulates used to give out no objection letters earlier, but they have stopped issuing no objection letters anymore. But what you can do is write out a notarized statement claiming how you are eligible to get married outside of your USA jurisdiction, if you have any prior divorce do make sure to attest those too with your notarized copy. You can make the notarization copy in USA, at any bank for free or shell out $30 at any of US consulates in India. Edited by silent, 11 June 2008 - 02:16 AM.	trinket	Female	India	6/11/2008 2:15
Asia: South	Marriage certificate in India	There is a fine line between, Registered marriage and marriage registration. Registered marriage is in other words a civil marriage. With what I have talked with the local lawyer, according to him both takes 1 month 10 days time no matter what. One party has to show domicile of that given district for the past 15 days, both man and woman (let it be you are married or you are intending to get married) go to the court house, signs a few documents infront of the district magistrate and then you will have to come back after a months time, sign some more papers and you will be issued with your registered marriage certificate. Only significant difference is that, if you are intending to get married then your and your would be spouses name will be projected at courts enquiry board and also you guys have to give a publication at local newspapers saying if anyone has any objection regarding this marriage they can contact with the district court for that matter. Now, there are ways to get through every thing in India and most of the places will, but at least its not the same from where I come from, I did offer the lawyer any extra money but he said nothing can happen, I do have family members working at the district court but they too can't "speed" up the actual process. Whichever way you choose do let your fiance contact a local lawyer and get things sorted out. Also, whenever you do make the trip to India, do make sure to have a notarized statement from USA saying how you are free to get married to any consent adult of any nationality. US consulates in India used to issue these no objection letters which are a requirement with Indian courts, but US consulates have stopped it, however they can help you with notarization for $30 fee I guess. About that link, sorry I don't have it anymore, I am not sure but I do think it was with the OP laurarajesh's case. Edited by silent, 07 June 2008 - 08:32 AM.	trinket	Female	India	6/7/2008 8:28