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Family based Green card (for my mother)
Hi Everyone,
Wanted to share my experience of getting Green Card for my mother who is based in India. I hope some of you find it useful, as there could be a lot of unknowns.
Once I got the Interview Appointment letter , I decided to fly to India to help my mother through the actual process, as she lived in Bangalore and the interview was in Mumbai.
So my narration will be with Mumbai , India in mind.

1. I will skip the whole process to start the green card, I think most of you are quite adept with it.

2. First things 1st , as soon as you get the Immigrant Visa Interview Appointment , please log in to the Indian consulate website (https://cgifederal.secure.force.com) , register and get an appointment for Biometrics. This is an absolute must before you can attend the actual interview.

3. Then call the Medical clinic "Rele Clinic" in Mumbai and and get an appointment , try to plan such that you can get every thing done in the oder (1. Medical , 2. BioMetrics and 3. The actual consular interview.) They require 8 photos as well. They also charge around 20,000 Rupees. so please have it ready.

4. Attend the Medical test , it would take 3-4 hours and you may be asked to come at 8 am. So it requires some planning , they have a very small waiting room , try to get some books or headphones to listen to music to pass time.

5. Medical clinic will give you the results at least after a day , most of then are open on Saturday , in case you are wondering. They will give 2 packages one for the consular interview and other brown package containing x-ray CDs to be given at the airport when she arrived to the US 1st time.

6. Next based on step 2, print the Biometrics appointment confirmation page. Please plan it such you have a day between medical, Biometrics and consular interview so you don't have to rush.

7. Next is BioMetrics: Make sure that print the confirmation page for the biometrics, it will NOT say that it's for BioMetrics , it will simply say VAC or Visa Application Center, it is 2 buildings away and will be at : 1st Floor, Parinee Crescenzo building.

8. You may NOT carry any bags or cellphone , smart watches. I did not carry even my wallets. Make sure you reach 30 minutes before the interview, they will allow only by appointment. Once in they will require a Confirmation page of DS-260 , which also is one of the MOST important documents along with Passport and the Appointment letter , with 2 photos.

9. Once that is done , they will put a sticker on your passport.

10. On the day of your consular interview , please reach there at least 45 minutes in advance. Again DO NOT carry any cell-phones, bags , smart watches, it will NOT be allowed.
a. It will be very chaotic as people will be asked to wait on the other side of the road. There will be all sorts of applicants , immigration, biz visa, visitor's visa, student visa and so on. Mumbai Police will be pushing people off the road , and it is one of those chaotic that you can only see in India. :)
But be patient and upbeat and wait for the person from the consulate to announce the batches.
b. One of the consulate people will infirm via a megaphone that they will take a batch of people as per the appointment time, they will only take immigrant visa folks 1st.
c Once you are ushered in, they will ask you to only keep these documents handle
-DS-260 confirmation
-Birth Certificate (or non-availability certificate)
-Marriage Certificate or if applicant's significant other's Death Certificate.
-Appointment letter
-Police Clearance Certificate
-Medical package
d. Once you are in , they will be taken in to the consulate building and will be made to sit in a very specific order , please follow their request as they work very hard to maintain order.
e. You will be given a token , and asked to wait on the seats.
f. Once your token is displayed it goes to a non-immigration office , who just checks the validity of the documents , and passport. If you require any additional clarification , he will give you a print out asking you that there is additional clarification needed, irrespective he/she will ask you to sit and wait for your turn.
g. Now you wait for your turn for the interview.
Our turn was called , I went with my mother and stood behind the counter window , my mother went to the window .
They asked for the above docs and verified. Then they asked following questions.
1. Where does your son work
2. How did he go to the US
3. Have you stayed for more than 6 months on any of your visits.

That is it. then the immigration officer told my mother hey she will approve her GC, she gave her a paper asking her to keep it safely and show it to the immigration office when she arrives in the US (they do not give out the brown envelopes anymore)..
She then went on to say that my mother will need to pay a $220 fee and they her son (me) will be able to pay it online.
She also told my mother that she will cancel her visitor's visa as she will get a GC.

So that was my experience .:)
Cheers.

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