Mickey79

Originally posted by purvi

    > The US petitioner fills the I-864 and has to provide the relevant
    > doucments.



Thanks Purvi,

I'll send the relevant information to my wife so she can start
completing the form and gathering the relevant documents.



Thanks,

Mickey

Jay Warrior

Hi Mickey,



My wife is also a USC and we are planning to file DCF in 1st week of
Jan...



your wife need to send I-864 (and I-864A for joint sponser, in case her
income is not sufficient to support you) , last 3 year w2 and her
employment letter...In new delhi biggest worry is getting the approval
to file DCF, final interview will be as same as approval interview, so
don't worry...go through above link



http://www.kamya.com/interview/intro.html



read the interviews...you will get idea about the final interview..



Wish u good luck...



for me...Do my wife also need her birth certificate, as she doesn't
have...she is India born and naturalised citizen of USA...is it mandatry
to have at the time of filing application....are they friendly while
taking interview? Do they ask lots of question? or just as u mention,
basic one..



I already got police clearance certificate's from local police station
and from Passport Office too...can i submitt those in same day it
self...can i take DS 230 part 1 on same day? pls provide any essential
tip which u think it is important for us...Any little info would be a
great help for us....





Jat_warrior

Mickey79

Originally posted by jay warrior

    > Hi Mickey,


    > My wife is also a USC and we are planning to file DCF in 1st week
    > of Jan...


    > your wife need to send I-864 (and I-864A for joint sponser, in case
    > her income is not sufficient to support you) , last 3 year w2 and her
    > employment letter...In new delhi biggest worry is getting the approval
    > to file DCF, final interview will be as same as approval interview, so
    > don't worry...go through above link


    > http://www.kamya.com/interview/intro.html


    > read the interviews...you will get idea about the final interview..


    > Wish u good luck...


    > for me...Do my wife also need her birth certificate, as she doesn't
    > have...she is India born and naturalised citizen of USA...is it
    > mandatry to have at the time of filing application....are they
    > friendly while taking interview? Do they ask lots of question? or just
    > as u mention, basic one..


    > I already got police clearance certificate's from local police
    > station and from Passport Office too...can i submitt those in same day
    > it self...can i take DS 230 part 1 on same day? pls provide any
    > essential tip which u think it is important for us...Any little info
    > would be a great help for us....



    > Jat_warrior



Astrum!

Hi Jay... thanks so much for writing in and for the valuable
information. I'll be going through that link and also inform my wife of
the information. The Affidavit of Support & the documents my wife needs
to provide for it won't be a problem, niether the others... what was my
concern was the final interview, but it seems it won't be a big problem,
then everything should go ok.



I'll tell you about my experience.

We went to the US Embassy on a monday morning, got the I130 Petition
Form and came back home. The next day morning we were at the Embassy at
9 o Clock with all our papers & documents.



They'll be nice to you, make you wait in a nice comfy room with other
applicants and start taking you in one by one to the Consular.



The Birth Certificate is mentioned boldly in the forms but the consular
didn't ask us for it. Instead, Photocopies of our Passport were enough
for that because your Date & Place of birth is mentioned on that. Note -
DO TAKE PHOTOCOPIES of your passport's relevant page. Just flashing the
passport in front of the Consular won't do. We had another couple in the
room who made that mistake.

Apart from Passport Photocopy... photocopies of your wife's Class 10th
Passing Certificate from her School would also do because that also
carries the Date of Birth.

If you have Birth Certificates, well and good, if not, dont' worry...
produce either of these documents and it will do.



To our surprise, they were extremely friendly, warm & nice. We didn't
face any problems or harshness from them. Though we didn't really have
any questions asked from us, some other couples did have more questions
for them... not difficult though.. just about your professions, where &
how you met, what you do now, what are your future plans. Just very
simple questions. Be friendly with them, dont worry at all and don't be
nervous at all. It was very casual there at the Embassy.



At the interview they will check all your documents. Be sure to attach
at least 10 photos of your Marriage, with the traditional ceremony. Very
specially of the "Saat Phere" ... the circles around the fire, and of
the pundit performing the ceremony. It's good to have pictures with
people in thier too.

Have your Registered Marriage Certificate ready as well.

Rest of the things are regular documents.



If they find everything is ok, they will tell you "Your petition is
approved" ... he'll give you an information sheet and let you know that
Packet 3 will arrive within mail in 60 days.



I dont' think you can take the PCC or the DS Form 230 Part I the same
day. But it won't harm to ask them. They are friendly, trust me.



From where did you get your Police Clearance Certificate? Did the
station already know what you're asking from them?



Let me know how it goes or if you want to ask anything else of me.



Cheers,

Mickey

Sunil

Mickey,

We were interviewed on the same day you guys did. There were about six
couples and i think you were among them.

Ours were a breeze. no question asked. We are still waiting for our
approval letter.

Jay Warrior

Hi Mickey



1). From where did you get your Police Clearance Certificate? Did the
station already know what you're asking from them?



I have to get it from Haryana...from my native place....but in police
station they know what we are asking for. Specially in Noida cuz lot of
ppl are going to them to get it. So don't worry....just go there and
they will tell you how to do. You need to get one from Regional passport
office. for this you just need to meet Mr. Chandel ( i wrote qbout him
to you but in another post..if u didn't read that i am telling his
address again. In Atta Market, near Aggarwal sweets..just look up...near
by u will find a board written PASSPORT in Big capital letters. it is
his office) . He is certified agent formMOE. but again it is up to you,
if you want to do it by yourself you can do it...but y i am refering
this person cuz he has very good links in Gaziabad passport Office...he
would make it quite easy. I also took his help.



Let me know how it goes or if you want to ask anything else of me.



One more thing...do I need to get all the photostates attested at the
time of presenting it to officer?



for next week mostly i will be on leave..if u want to know any thing
about PCC you can contact me on above email id. Just FYI I am working in
Noida at present.

Mickey79

Originally posted by sunil

    > Mickey,

    > We were interviewed on the same day you guys did. There were about six
    > couples and i think you were among them.

    > Ours were a breeze. no question asked. We are still waiting for our
    > approval letter.



Sunil,

You the person who was sitting next to us? I think i had asked you
at the Cashier's window where you from and you had said New
Jersey... right?



And there were about 14 couple actually because some were coming in
later as well. The Nuber ID had gone up to 28 towards later.



Good to have you here though.



Cheers,

Mickey

Mickey79

Originally posted by jay warrior

    > Hi Mickey


    > 1). From where did you get your Police Clearance Certificate? Did the
    > station already know what you're asking from them?


    > I have to get it from Haryana...from my native place....but in police
    > station they know what we are asking for. Specially in Noida cuz lot
    > of ppl are going to them to get it. So don't worry....just go there
    > and they will tell you how to do. You need to get one from Regional
    > passport office. for this you just need to meet Mr. Chandel ( i wrote
    > qbout him to you but in another post..if u didn't read that i am
    > telling his address again. In Atta Market, near Aggarwal sweets..just
    > look up...near by u will find a board written PASSPORT in Big capital
    > letters. it is his office) . He is certified agent formMOE. but again
    > it is up to you, if you want to do it by yourself you can do it...but
    > y i am refering this person cuz he has very good links in Gaziabad
    > passport Office...he would make it quite easy. I also took his help.


    > Let me know how it goes or if you want to ask anything else of me.


    > One more thing...do I need to get all the photostates attested at the
    > time of presenting it to officer?


    > for next week mostly i will be on leave..if u want to know any thing
    > about PCC you can contact me on above email id. Just FYI I am working
    > in Noida at present.


    >



Jay,

Thanks a lot.

Getting the Police Clearance Certificate from the Police Commissioner
here won't be a problem... i know people in that area here ... as
for the Certificate from the Ghaziabad Passport Office, i'm
definately heading for Mr. Chandel in Atta Market, as you told me.
Thanks a lot for that.



For the DCF Filing, you dont' need to get anything attested. We did not
have a single thing attested. The Marriage Certificate is the only
Registered Document, other things are just photocopies of your original
documents.



Cool that you're in Noida. I'll keep your email handy and might get in
touch with you there.



Have a great day.



Cheers,

Mickey

Mickey79

Astrum!



I forgot to ask something ...



1) Is there somewhere i can get the DS Form 230 Part I & The Checklist
from, over the internet, just to view the contents?



2) Can i get the PCC already from the Police Station & the Passport
Office, or do i have to wait for the Packet 3 to arrive? Can i just
go to the concerned places and ask them for the Certificate right
away? Is there anything particular that is required in these
Certificates, or the issuing athorities know what they have to give?



Thanks,

Mickey

Sunil

Yes that was me!!!

I already had my DS-230 forms filled out and and ready to submit but the
fella who interviewed us would not take it from us. He asked us to wait.

The forms are downloadable from the US embassy website in delhi.

My wife's going to wait until the appt. letter arrives before she
applies for PCC. A little something will then speed up the PCC process.

Let me know when you recieve your approval letter. I am getting
impatient with mine :-)

Mickey79

Originally posted by sunil

    > Yes that was me!!!

    > I already had my DS-230 forms filled out and and ready to submit but
    > the fella who interviewed us would not take it from us. He asked us
    > to wait.

    > The forms are downloadable from the US embassy website in delhi.

    > My wife's going to wait until the appt. letter arrives before she
    > applies for PCC. A little something will then speed up the PCC
    > process.

    > Let me know when you recieve your approval letter. I am getting
    > impatient with mine :-)



Sunil,



Hey how you doing? What a pleasant surprise.

Thanks i'll get the DS-230 forms. I'm arranging the PCC as well and my
wife is sending me the I864. She's back home in US now... missing each
other 2 much..



Should be getting the approval letter soon now, hang in there



Have a great day!

Mickey