Originally posted by gdas
Few questions --

1. Does New Delhi accept DCF of I-130 petitions on all 5 days (Monday - Friday) of the week ? Or does it accept them on specific days during the week ?
{they do accept all five days. But they won't accept applications for visiting US citizens after July 1}

2. Do they entertain a specific number of applications per day on a first come first served basis ? Do we need to submit our I-130 by a certain time (say 9AM - 12Noon) during the day to be considered on that day ??

{There is no quota, but first come first served basis. I would advise to go early}

3. I read somewhere that there is a banking facility available inside the complex. So, one does not need to worry about going elsewhere to make drafts. Is that true ?

{Do not know, see below. Carry some dollar cash. The fees was $185 in May}

4. Do they accept cash in Indian rupees or US dollars for application fees ?

{They accept dollars and rupees. But they do not accept Rs 500 notes}
Thanks.

Originally posted by gdas
Few questions --

1. Does New Delhi accept DCF of I-130 petitions on all 5 days (Monday - Friday) of the week ? Or does it accept them on specific days during the week ?

2. Do they entertain a specific number of applications per day on a first come first served basis ? Do we need to submit our I-130 by a certain time (say 9AM - 12Noon) during the day to be considered on that day ??

3. I read somewhere that there is a banking facility available inside the complex. So, one does not need to worry about going elsewhere to make drafts. Is that true ?

4. Do they accept cash in Indian rupees or US dollars for application fees ?

Thanks.

Originally posted by SundarV
see my answers in {}

Sundar

Originally posted by ajayd
From July 1st you have have to be in India for more than 60 days in order to do the DCF

Originally posted by gdas
Hi Ajay,

So, from the face of it, the whole thing looks almost impossible and I'm racing against time. But I'll give it a try. And if I can beat the time, we can eliminate almost 4 months of additional wait period.

Originally posted by ajayd
All the Best!!.. This K-3 route is pretty painful... Hopefully u will be able to be there on time.

-Ajay

Originally posted by SundarV
You can get passport same day if you go in person and apply in some of the regional passport agency. But you have to make appointment before hand.

Find which agency is near you. You can get same day visa for India if you apply in person. So you may want to look into that one too.

Wishing you the best

Sundar

Originally posted by gdas
Thanks Ajay. I need all the wishes I can get. You are right. K3 route is pretty painful. That's precisely the reason I'm making an attempt to see if I can do a DCF. But before that, I've quite a few puzzles to solve before I can get to Delhi on time. Even if I can get to Delhi on time, my petition may well be declined by the consular officer. Who knows !! I don't know the success rate of DCF at New Delhi. But I'll make an attempt to take that chance.

Now that your I-129F has been approved, I hope it is just question of another month or so before the K3 visa interview is scheduled. Right ? Good luck to you and yours. Hang in there.

Originally posted by SundarV
You can get passport same day if you go in person and apply in some of the regional passport agency. But you have to make appointment before hand.

Find which agency is near you. You can get same day visa for India if you apply in person. So you may want to look into that one too.

Wishing you the best

Sundar

Originally posted by ajayd
Well if your wedding was done in Traditional way then there shouldnt be problem. Take ur wedding album there. If it was registered then they might be problem. I have heard that they declined becuase its wasnt done in traditional way.

Good luck!

-Ajay

Originally posted by gdas
Ajay - we got married at Aryasamaj following their rituals. I don't know if they consider Aryasamaj marriage to be traditional. We do have lots of pictures from the wedding which look very jazzy with colorful clothings, garlands and what not - just like all Indian marriage pictures do. I'll remember to carry the photo album with us. Do they keep some photographs as documental evidence ? Should I attach some marriage pictures with the application or just show them the album ?

Later on, we got our marriage registered and got the marriage certificate signed by the Registrar & District Magistrate. I hope that this certificate is acceptable. We do have a marriage certificate issued by Aryasamaj as well.

Originally posted by ajayd
I think it should be good enough. They might take some pictures for the evidence I have read it on some posts.

Also ur marriage certf Should be good enough as long as its in English if its not then u need to translate it and take the translated vertsion along with the original version. Same goes for ur wife's birthcertificate.