Canadian DCFs Waiting for Interview in Montreal

[birdnerd 5]

Name................................I-130 Filed.........................DS-230 Returned........................Interview Date......................DTI........Status

tauruslady........................May -- 2009..............................Oct -- 2009..............................Oct 26 2010.....................390*.....PENDING (more docs required)

dawnlinnet ......................Oct 27 2009..............................Feb 15 2010............................Sep 29 2010.....................226......APPROVED

superspur........................Nov 21 2009..............................Feb 15 2010............................Sep 24 2010.....................221......APPROVED

pinguino_41.....................Jan -- 2010................................Mar -- 2010.............................Sep 29 2010...................~212......???

birdnerd...........................Jan 25 2010...............................Mar 26 2010............................Oct 20 2010.....................208......APPROVED

Adichiwa..........................Jan 5 2010................................Mar 27 2010.............................Sep 24 2010....................181......???

choles.............................Mar 1 2010 (?)..........................Apr 23 2010...............................Nov 2 2010.....................193......APPROVED

heatherd29......................Mar 5 2010..................................??????????.............................Nov 19 2010...................???

leonsgal70.......................Mar 18 2010..............................Apr 26 2010

kimberlyk21.....................Mar 19 2010..............................May 10 2010.............................Oct 27 2010.....................170.....APPROVED

bscobrown.......................Mar -- 2010...............................May -- 2010

aimal...............................Apr -- 2010.................................Jun 2010..................................Nov 30 2010....................182

canok..............................Mar -- 2010...............................Jun 28 2010...............................Dec 3 2010.....................158

dabigbass........................May 18 2010..............................Jul 12 2010..............................Nov 15 2010....................126.....???

Shimmer4554...................????????...................................Jul -- 2010

sammy060382..................Feb -- 2010................................Aug 5 2010...............................Mar 4 2011......................211* (self-scheduled for early 2011)

blackjasmine......................Apr 23 2010..............................Aug 6 2010..............................Nov 9 2010.......................95......???

housewife...........................Jul 13 2010...............................Sep 21 2010............................Jan 18 2011.....................119

AMERICAN/CANADIAN........Jul 8 2010................................Sep 21 2010.............................Dec 9 2010......................79

Matt and Susan...................Aug 31 2010..............................Oct 19 2010

Erdestino...........................Jun 21 2010...............................Oct 18 2010.............................Nov 15 2010......................28!!!.....APPROVED

Sean214..............................????????........................................?????????

Still to come:

Abike...................................Sept 2009

Saad & Sumera.....................Mar 2010

tablespin...............................May 2010

digoman..............................May 27 2010

mllover................................Jun 11 2010

Stephen&Kim

Edited November 16, 2010 by birdnerd

[OBX 51]

Hey Everyone,

Just wanted to say thanks for everyone's input in this forum. My immigrant visa was approved this morning in Montreal.

Here is my DCF timeline:

June 21 2010: Mailed I-130 and documents to Toronto Consulate

August 27 2010: Meeting at Toronto Consulate to verify documents w/ I-130

October 18 2010: Packet 3 Arrived DS-230 Returned

Ocotber 26 2010: Packet 4 Arrived

November 8 2010: Medical Toronto

November 15 2010: Interview Montreal (Approved)

If anyone has questions, just let me know.

Cheers

Wow,that was super fast..what's your secret.

Congratulations!

[dabigbass 0]

well... ours wasnt approved. it apparently has to go under "administrative processing" which he said could take up to 6 months.

we had everything, and provided everything. the immigration officer even said we had everything.

when we asked what the reason was, he wouldnt say anything other than it has to go under "administrative processing".....

confused.....

Edited November 16, 2010 by dabigbass

[AMERICAN/CANADIAN 0]

well... ours wasnt approved. it apparently has to go under "administrative processing" which he said could take up to 6 months.

we had everything, and provided everything. the immigration officer even said we had everything.

when we asked what the reason was, he wouldnt say anything other than it has to go under "administrative processing".....

confused.....

OMG sooooooo sorry bass. Good luck and hope it goes quickly!

[birdnerd 5]

well... ours wasnt approved. it apparently has to go under "administrative processing" which he said could take up to 6 months.

we had everything, and provided everything. the immigration officer even said we had everything.

when we asked what the reason was, he wouldnt say anything other than it has to go under "administrative processing".....

confused.....

That sucks, bigbass.

Hopefully they won't take too long to sort it out.

[housewife 1]

OMG, I'm so sorry that is horrible. I'm truely sorry. I hope it will go quickly.

Getting more paniced now

May I ask how long you've been married,/living in Canada, did you have a lease, etc?? Trying to figure out what could be issue???

Edited November 16, 2010 by housewife

[housewife 1]

I have a question about bringing in a car???

We have 2 cars now and we will be needing two cars. One car will be sold and a new one bought as it is over 10 years old now and time for a change.

The second is still in good condition and we would want to bring it in.

Does anyone know how difficult it is to bring in a car to the US, do you have to pay duties, are their restrictions?? I've heard conflicting stories and requirements. Some say a letter from the manufacturer, someone said nothing is requried, this car 2006 so only 4 years old??

Any help would be appreciated.

[OBX 51]

well... ours wasnt approved. it apparently has to go under "administrative processing" which he said could take up to 6 months.

we had everything, and provided everything. the immigration officer even said we had everything.

when we asked what the reason was, he wouldnt say anything other than it has to go under "administrative processing".....

confused.....

So sorry to hear, I hope they clear up whatever is holding things up quickly for you.

[OBX 51]

I have a question about bringing in a car???

We have 2 cars now and we will be needing two cars. One car will be sold and a new one bought as it is over 10 years old now and time for a change.

The second is still in good condition and we would want to bring it in.

Does anyone know how difficult it is to bring in a car to the US, do you have to pay duties, are their restrictions?? I've heard conflicting stories and requirements. Some say a letter from the manufacturer, someone said nothing is requried, this car 2006 so only 4 years old??

Any help would be appreciated.

Generally you need a letter of compliance and a letter stating there are no outstandng recalls on the vehicle from the manufacturer. I received mine from Honda at no charge but I know other manufacturers do charge a fee. I believe there is no duty on US or Canadian made cars. These links may help.

Importing Car

CBP Free Entry of Vehicles

Edited November 16, 2010 by OBX

[housewife 1]

Thanks OBX

To bass: re Admin Procc. there is a website I think it's called family based immigration, they have a section just for admin procc. It says why it goes there etc. I went to look as I got freaked as I can't afford to wait for things. You may want to google it I think it was ***removed*** or something like that. I'm sorry I'm not good with cutting and pasting links. I have trouble doing that.

good luck.

[leonsgal70 3]

Hi All,

Been out of the loop on VJ. Since I didn't have a husband while in the States, I threw myself into career mode. However, I just wanted to say I am home in Canada. DH had his interview today which went AWESOME! I wrote my review...I'll be returning to the States this weekend...so am going to take the big sighs of relief with DH for the time being. Glad to see soo many have been approved and aren't lingering the loooooooong wait we had...from the change up. The BEST part its over...we're where we wanted to be~ FINALLY!!!!!!

Review Here:

http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?trim=no&cty=&cnty=&page=1&dfilter=5

KUDOS TO ALL!!!! (((((HUGS))))) in the Air

and for those who are waiting, Seriously...Keep the Faith...all these emotions you have will feel so GREAT when you can finally breathe that Sigh of Relief!!!!! Read, Demonstrate a High Value with your confidence, if you think you need something, be Proactive and Get It Done! Better to be over prepared then under!!!!!

BEST WISHES TO ALL!

[OBX 51]

Hi All,

Been out of the loop on VJ. Since I didn't have a husband while in the States, I threw myself into career mode. However, I just wanted to say I am home in Canada. DH had his interview today which went AWESOME! I wrote my review...I'll be returning to the States this weekend...so am going to take the big sighs of relief with DH for the time being. Glad to see soo many have been approved and aren't lingering the loooooooong wait we had...from the change up. The BEST part its over...we're where we wanted to be~ FINALLY!!!!!!

Review Here:

http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?trim=no&cty=&cnty=&page=1&dfilter=5

KUDOS TO ALL!!!! (((((HUGS))))) in the Air

and for those who are waiting, Seriously...Keep the Faith...all these emotions you have will feel so GREAT when you can finally breathe that Sigh of Relief!!!!! Read, Demonstrate a High Value with your confidence, if you think you need something, be Proactive and Get It Done! Better to be over prepared then under!!!!!

BEST WISHES TO ALL!

Congratulations on your approval!

Great review, I'm sure it will be a big help to those to follow.

[birdnerd 5]

DH had his interview today which went AWESOME! I wrote my review...I'll be returning to the States this weekend...so am going to take the big sighs of relief with DH for the time being. Glad to see soo many have been approved and aren't lingering the loooooooong wait we had...from the change up. The BEST part its over...we're where we wanted to be~ FINALLY!!!!!!

Hey you, long time no see!

Glad you're done with this whole thing, thought you'd dropped off the map, wanted to make sure you knew about the self-scheduling. That's awesome that his interview went well. Wish you all the best in your new life in the US, together again. It's pretty awesome.

[dabigbass 0]

thanks for the condolences... does anyone happen to know what my options are for trynna get updates, if any?

would the DOS know any info?

[choles 0]

Leonsgal, congratulations!!! We were really worried about you, glad all went well. Enjoy being together again and finally moving across the border!