Coolpaggy: Please elaborate Visa appl Procedure in India!

[Neha617]

hey parag many thanks for replying previous posts. Few more queries regarding DS forms

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DS-157:

List of Education Institution (But there is no enogh space to write the full name)

K.M. kundnani College of Pharmacy (How can I write all this? should I type only 'KMK Pharmacy')
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DS-158:

List at least two contact in Applicant's Country (I'm mentioning my friends family there but it asking relationship* & its mandatory. what shoud I type?)

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Will it be ok if i take online appointment and submit handwritten DS-157, 158 forms?

[coolpaggy]

just write kmk pharmacy
you will be taking your coll leaving with you so no worry at all.


relationship -friend

its okay to submit handwritten forms after you take online appt. buti would recommen that take prints of online app and submit that.

[viveksingh]

I thought that we need to carry the printout of forms 156, 157,158 along us on the interview date.
Is it really necessory to submit the printout of online application one week in advance?
Vivek Singh

[coolpaggy]

As I said it would be preferred to take a print out, though its not mandatory. By taking a printout, you submit exactly what you submitted online. So there is no chance of discrepancy.

Yes it is necessary to submit the application SEVEN WORKING days before. So you must add to it Saturday, Sunday and any public holiday in between.

[Deepak_gre]

coolpaggy you are really rocking this visa forum. indeed, i would say you the best visa counsellor. anyways few questions from my side also.


1.How many times we can reshedule online visa appoitnment?

2.what is counter visa and who is eligible for that?

thanks

[coolpaggy]

ans 1
You can postpone as many times. but prepone only once with the given HSBC receipt (Recpt number). If you have to prepone more than once, they you have to pay the HSBC fees (VFS fees) again. But SEVIS part will still remain valid.

ans 2
If you are referring "ove the counter" VISA service, then this is what wer doing here. some europen nations have previllage of not requiring to go to VISa counter to get a VISA, they app online send their passport by mail and get VISA stamped back home, in thier rocking chair.
Anyway, not our cup of tea.

[Deepak_gre]

Originally Posted by coolpaggy

ans 1
You can postpone as many times. but prepone only once with the given HSBC receipt (Recpt number). If you have to prepone more than once, they you have to pay the HSBC fees (VFS fees) again. But SEVIS part will still remain valid.

thank you coolpaggy. i really don't know such preponing and postponing things in visa. you've really done a great research in visa appointment.

[coolpaggy]

@deepak_gre
what do you think of my avatar and sig ? is it bad taste to you ?

[PHDAspirant]

I am not sure about the pre poning and postponing thing ...the way I interpreted it is

you can postpone only once and you CANNOT prepone it . you have to cancel the previous appointment and fill all the details again (till then of course you have lost the date you wanted and lost your previous appointment as well ..ha ha some cruel joke)

I have a question though ..I filled out the 3 forms and last for SEVIS ..and I-20 details .... online ..now what do you mean by submitting these forms ? Dont you have to submit (i remember seeing a submit button) them online before you can book the date ...?

Now I have got I-20 from another university and i want to change the SEVIS no to this ..do i have to cancel the preivvous application or cna i just change this one

[Deepak_gre]

Originally Posted by coolpaggy

@deepak_gre
what do you think of my avatar and sig ? is it bad taste to you ?

Obviously it looks cool for you b'coz you are already married so.......n what abt mine parag?


Also plsease clarify doubts about preponing/postponing visa date.