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Change in Communication Channel for Immigrant Visa Related Queries to U.S. Consulate Mumbai

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February 1, 2012

Effective February 1, 2012 all communication related to Immigrant Visas at U.S. Consulate in Mumbai needs to be directed through infousmumbai@vfshelpline.com. Previously, all communication was directed to mumbaiiv@state.gov. As reported earlier, effective January 2012, the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai handles immigrant visa applications from States of Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, and the Union…

Summary of U.S. Immigration Related Changes at U.S. Consulates / Embassy in India

January 2, 2012

The year 2011 saw many changes in the visa process in India and worldwide. We are summarizing some of the significant changes in India for the benefit of our readers. Looking back at the immigration issues faced by Indian Nationals, especially workers on H1-B jobs, we urge H1-B workers who are employed in consulting firms to…

Procedure To Follow If Green Card (I-551) Is Lost Or Stolen Or Damaged While in India

January 2, 2012

We at Murthy Immigration Services Private Limited (MISPL) are occasionally contacted by US Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) who have either lost or have their green card stolen or damaged while traveling abroad. In this article, we look at the procedure to be followed by the LPRs in this situation. In our May 6, 2011 news…

Change In Passport Collection Time at VFS Kolkata

December 29, 2011

A recent update on the VFS site indicates that with effect from December 27, 2010 the timing for collection of passport is changed to 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.. Perviously, the passport collection time was from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. This update can be found here.

Accessing VFS website

December 21, 2011

Over the past few days, if one enters “www.vfs-usa.co.in” it is routed to an error message. This error message also indicates that this site needs to be viewed over secure channel and that , one needs to prefix “https://”. Effectively, to access the VFS website, one needs to key in “https://www.vfs-usa.co.in” on the address bar.…

Retrieving U.S. Visa Application Form DS-160 is Restored

December 7, 2011

The retrieve option for the form DS-160 has been restored. Applicant(s) looking to use this feature to retrieve partially completed forms will be able to do so now.

Problem Retrieving U.S. Visa Application Form DS-160

December 6, 2011

We received several inquiries from U.S. non-immigrant visa applicants indicating their inability to retrieve or upload partly completed U.S. non-immigrant visa application form DS-160. This error has also been confirmed by Attorneys at Murthy Immigration Services Private Limited. We trust this issue will be resolved later during the day. This update is to keep non-immigrant…

Did You Know? Procedure to be Followed If One Loses a Passport Containing US Visa

December 5, 2011

While most subscribers of MurthyIndiaBulletin and visitors to MurthyIndiaDotCom are interested in knowing the application process to obtain a U.S. visas; we are also contacted by persons who have lost their passport containing U.S. visa(s). In this article, we look at the procedure to be followed in the unlikely event of loss of a passport…

The New U.S. Consulate in Mumbai to Process Immigrant Visas for South India

December 1, 2011

We had originally reported on December 1, 2011 that all immigrant visa applications for South India would be processed by the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai. This was officially updated on the VFS website on January 20, 2012 and this update can be found here. A news update on the English Daily “The Hindu” indicates that the…

Further Fall of Rupee Results in another Revision of Consular Exchange Rate

November 29, 2011

As the value of US$ grows higher, the Consular Exchange Rate has been revised one more time with effect from today (November 29, 2011). The revised consular rate is INR 54 to a US$ from the most recent revision of INR 52 to a US$. Effectively, the INR equivalent for all the non-immigrant and immigrant…