PARENTS SPONSORSHIP from NEW DELHI office

hi, I applied for my parents in June2009. They were in Dubai at that time. The file got transferred to New Delhi in August 2012. We just received a letter by email to submit passports with a bunch of other requirements.

I would appreciate if someone could advise if the processing will be in AbuDhabi (local post for Dubai) or India. They have been in Dubai for 13 years. If processing will be in AbuDhabi, will the file be transferred and will that take additional time?)

The Embassy has asked for the medicals, and the medicals are valid for 10 months, So do you think they may ask fr medicals again if they do not process within this time.

Will we be subjected to new income level (I guess they have increased) the income levels recently, or we will be fine as per the old specifications.

They are asking for marriage certificate, and they got married 50 years ago. Will a affidavit or certificte from Indian Embassy suffize?

Thanks

Hi user82,

Thanks for responding. Since the passports cannot be mailed outside the country, do they have to travel to India to get the visa stamped??

Can they present the passports in AbuDhabi??  What if any Indian is permanently residing outside the county. Does he/she Has to travel back to India to get the visa??

Can the case be transferred to Abu Dhabi?

Is that possible at all?

and if possible will that add a long time to the processing in your opinion?

They are permanent residents in Dubai and as a matter of fact have been out of India for over 10 years. Not sure as to why the case was sent to India in first place. There was not even any India Address in the application.  The issue is that the Embassy holds the passport for many months. and they have to travel in and out of Dubai due to other family commitments. 

Yes, we Did mention their local (and infact only) address was in Dubai. I am unsure why the file has been transferred to Delhi. The only time they were in India was 15 year ago and India was only the past address. they had been in AbuDhabi for over 3 years (and ever since) the application was submitted.

I was under the impression that the file went to ND as they were Indian Nationals. But that again, should not be criteria as Indian nationals could be anywhere in the world, and not everyone's application will go to ND.

Could it be sent to ND by error?

Once it there, you can't do much as they won't transfer. I guess, someone will need to take passport and mail it to delhi, I hope you have Indian mailing address, as it will be only mailed in India, then go back and pick it up