Hi guys, finally the long awaited day finally came. Heres the details
Reached new delhi embassy at around 8:30 am, our appointment was at 9 am. On first sight i was baffled at the number of people allready qued up. But when i reached the check point i realised there ia a seperate que for the immigrant visas, and there was to my surprise no one in that que. We were asked to directly go inside the embassy. Since i diddnt bring our cellphones or for that matter any thing other than the required documents, the security check took less than a minute.Once inside the lady (very polite) asked for the appointment letter and asked us to wait and sit down at the waiting area. After about an hour or so around at 10 am we heard our names being called and we reached the window. The man was an indian and appeared a bit stiff. He asked us to fill in the address column(US address) in our ds 230 forms, and i told him we didnt have a permanent address in USA as of now, but he asked us to fill in the name of the sponsoring facility, which we did.He than asked for a photocopy of the visa screen certificate and updated job letter. After that it was a a sort of a mini quiz for all of us. He started to ask a few questions to me an my husband regarding our date of births, marriage dates and daughters birthday. He even asked the name of my husbands grandfather, and i felt a bit embarrased when i diddnt come up with an answer.He then smiled back and said to go back and wait again.
We felt a bit hungry there and had a few snacks at the cofee outlet inside the waiting area( a bit expensive though). We waited for another half an hour and our names were called again. This time it was an american man(extremely polite), asked us to raise my right hand for the oath. Then he asked us to sign the ds 230 form part 2, i signed for my daughter.Then he asked me and my husband to put our finger in the machine for fingerprinting.
Then he asked me the following qustions
1) How long have been a nurse and where.
2)was i currently working
3)What kind of patients do i get and work with?
I answered all of them. Then he asked my husband what he was doing and would he pursue the same profession in the US.
Then he looked up and said" all the documents seem to be in order, you will get the passport by courier in a weeks time.. thank you"
I just couldnt believe it was over. By 11 am we were outside and smiling our way back home.
A very special thanks to Ms Suzzane who has been a guiding light through all these years that were spent waiting. I have been through two retros and one lousy employer .
Any way new chapter is beginning and we really look forward to do our best....
for all those waiting i know how it feels , but there is always a day after every night, how so ever the long the night may be........
thanks
any questions for me i would gladly answer........:balloons::balloons::balloons::balloons:
