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My mother is appearing for the GC interview in Chennai on Feb 23rd. She is 76 yrs old. Is this pretty straight forward, or is there a possibility of rejection? I am trying to book her tickets for Feb 28th. But not sure if I should wait until the interview is done.

Thanks, sashi.

My mother is appearing for the GC interview in Chennai on Feb 23rd. She is 76 yrs old. Is this pretty straight forward, or is there a possibility of rejection? I am trying to book her tickets for Feb 28th. But not sure if I should wait until the interview is done.

Thanks, sashi. Quite a while ago, I remember reading a Parents case that was interviewed in Chennai. They said, all was asked during the interview were the originals of the documents to compare against the copies that were filed and the Passport was stamped the same day. So, your Mom should be fine. But I was wondering why then would they collect the Courier fee from the applicants, if the PP is stamped on the same day? Since she is 76, is some one going to accompany her to the interview?

If I were you, I would just block her tickets for a date after her interview (that is, if the airlines permits you to do that) and then purchase it once she gets the visa stamp on her passport.

Sashi - Im just starting to apply for my Dad thro CP in Chennai. Im clueless about CP for a Parent. Would you be able to post your Mothers timeline? How long did it take from filing I-130 to interview? And how long was it between each step of the process? Particularly at what part of the process are they required to get Medical clearance and Police clearance? Im particularly interested in knowing this as it is the same Consulate. Any help from you will be very much appreciated.

Thanks for the reply. I will try to block the tickets as you said. Though my mom is 76, they said no one can accompany her. They said they would have folks to help her inside.

Jenimmi, Roughly the process took about a year.

Process
The whole process is quite simple. Just follow the directions as they keep sending you the forms. Do not send forms before they ask you to. Be very careful in sending all the required documents, or there will be a delay, since NVC takes about 4 weeks every time you send the forms in. So if there is a mistake and you re-send it, it will delay you by 6 to 8 weeks. Medical clearance, and police certificate need to be taken only for the interview. Medical clearance can be done only after they send you the interview appointment letter. Please try and get your fathers birth certificate ready, since that is where I had a lot of problems.

Timeline:
Filed I-130 in Jan 2005. Got approval 4 weeks later. Need to submit ur Birth certificate to show proof of relationship to your dad.
April 2005- received the first packet from NVC (Designation of agent).
June 2005 - received the DC-230(Biographic data form, Part 1, and Affidavit of support forms, along with request for fees)
December 2005 - Packet received by Chennai consulate. (It could have been sooner, but I delayed in sending the forms back, and I forgot to attach W2s with the affidavit of support). This process could have been over in Sep/Oct
Jan 2006 - Received intimation from Chennai consulate about Feb 23rd interview.

Thanks for the reply. I will try to block the tickets as you said. Though my mom is 76, they said no one can accompany her. They said they would have folks to help her inside.

Jenimmi, Roughly the process took about a year.

Process
The whole process is quite simple. Just follow the directions as they keep sending you the forms. Do not send forms before they ask you to. Be very careful in sending all the required documents, or there will be a delay, since NVC takes about 4 weeks every time you send the forms in. So if there is a mistake and you re-send it, it will delay you by 6 to 8 weeks. Medical clearance, and police certificate need to be taken only for the interview. Medical clearance can be done only after they send you the interview appointment letter. Please try and get your fathers birth certificate ready, since that is where I had a lot of problems.

Timeline:
Filed I-130 in Jan 2005. Got approval 4 weeks later. Need to submit ur Birth certificate to show proof of relationship to your dad.
April 2005- received the first packet from NVC (Designation of agent).
June 2005 - received the DC-230(Biographic data form, Part 1, and Affidavit of support forms, along with request for fees)
December 2005 - Packet received by Chennai consulate. (It could have been sooner, but I delayed in sending the forms back, and I forgot to attach W2s with the affidavit of support). This process could have been over in Sep/Oct
Jan 2006 - Received intimation from Chennai consulate about Feb 23rd interview. Sashi -

I am very grateful for the detailed info on timeline and other info you have shared. This is the info I was looking for a long time - CP timeline in Chennai for a Parent. I have some questions:

1) I believe you are the agent for your Mom. Did she have to sign any form saying that you are the agent? So, all the forms from NVC gets sent to your address.

2) How often during the process, did you have to send forms back and forth to your Mom for her signature?

3) How did you know that in Dec 05 the packet was received by Chennai Consulate from NVC? Were you either notified by NVC or Ch. Consul. about this?

4) Was your Mother notified of the Medical / Police Clearance by the Consulate? Did they also tell her where to get the Medical done? Were there a lot of immunizations and tests? (The medical that my Mom got done in US for I-485 process was fairly simple).

5) I know you said Medical is only after they get the interview letter. But how about Police clearance? Should my Dad wait until he is notified to get the Police Clearance? Can he do it sooner? Im afraid this might take unnecessarily long bcos of the bureaucracy with the Police and the bribery involved.

6) I see that you had a problem with your Mothers Birth certificate. For both my parents none of this was registered, or if registered they were wrong. So, Im in the same boat. Could you please elaborate what was the problem you had with BC and how you went about resolving it?

I didnt intend to ask so many questions. Im sorry. But please help. It is very much appreciated. Thanks.