@gagansingh
You are right. It all depends on the VO. So far I have not found any rule or any standard time with New Delhi.
It does hurt a lot when your case is with New Delhi for 4th month and people filed after you have received their visa. New Delhi has completed the background checks within 2 to 3 weeks. So I am not very convinced that background checks take long time. It's either the VOs are not very organised when it comes to file management or they are not very convinced with the marriage evidence that has been provided.
Based on the postings on this thread, it seems to me that you should not get married without following things, otherwise it will take more time to convince a idiot.
1. 9 to 10 months of phone-call log before engagement and 6 to 8 months of phone-call log after engagement.
2. 9 to 10 months of e-mails before engagement and 6 to 8 months of e-mails after engagement.
3. 9 to 10 months of video chat log before engagement and 6 to 8 months of video chat log after engagement.
4. 20 to 50 photographs before engagement and 20 to 25 photographs after engagement.
5. You have to spend time after marriage, just to take photographs. Even if you can's get leave from your work, resign and spend time after marriage to take photographs. 20 to 50 after marriage photgraphs are must.
6. 200 marriage photographs showing your rituals.
7. 200 marriage photographs showing your relatives.
8. 4 to 5 money transfer receipts. Even if your wife is employed and earns good money, you have to financially support her so that a idit can understand the marriage is genuine.
Don't do quick marriages. I don't have much of after marriage photographs and money transfer receipts, so I am quite sure that the VO is not scratching his head - is this a genuine marriage and does not want to take a decision and risk his performance. He must be taking advice from other VOs, which will delay my case.
gagansingh said:
it all depends up on the vo and where the file is in the queue...usually....u should rcv the pp back with in 3-4 months....