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  1. 1. How long did you wait for your passport after your Montreal interview?

    • 1-3 business days
      86
    • 4-7 business days
      107
    • 8-10 business days
      24
    • 11-14 business days
      18
    • More than 14 business days - they were just very slow.
      42
    • More than 14 business days - my circumstances were exceptional.
      22

  2. 2. If your wait was longer than expected, what do you think caused the delay?

    • The US Consulate in Montreal caused the delay.
      77
    • DHL delivery caused the delay.
      8
    • All of the above.
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    • None of the above. Something else caused the delay.
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    • None of the above. I was satisfied with the delivery time.
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oncefuturealien Community Regular

oncefuturealien   45

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Hi Everyone - My status changed to Issued today... but it says in the comments that it "is going through necessary administrative processing". What does this mean? Am I going to have to wait endlessly yet again? I've been so traumatized by AP already.

Finally!!!

Congratulations :D

2009/09/30 Married
IR-1 begins: 2015/07/07 Courier I-130 petition to Chicago

 

 

 

2015/07/08 Petition delivered | NOA1 date
2015/07/10 Received emailed NOA1 (California) 2015/07/20 Received snail mail NOA1
2015/08/25 NOA2 by email/USCIS site (48 days) 2015/09/02 Received snail mail NOA2

2015/09/15 Received by NVC (21 days)

2015/09/27 Case number assigned (12 days) 2015/09/28 Got case number and IIN over the phone
2015/09/28 Submitted DS-261 2015/09/29 Paid AOS fee (IN PROCESS) 2015/10/01 AOS fee PAID
2015/10/13 Received NVC Welcome Letter hard copy
2015/10/15 Reviewed DS-261 (17 days)
2015/10/16 Received IV Invoice 2015/10/16 Paid IV fee (IN PROCESS)

2015/10/17 Submitted AOS package & IV package 2015/10/19 IV fee PAID 2015/10/19 Submitted DS-260 (scan date)

2015/10/20 Re-sent files (new scan date) 2015/10/29 CASE COMPLETE!

2015/11/13 Heard about interview date (phone) (15 days) 2015/12/07 Medical

2015/12/18 INTERVIEW! 221(g) request for additional sponsor. Otherwise good to go!

2016/01/07 Additional information and passport sent back to Mtl Consulate.

2016/01/12 Passport & 221g delivered to Consulate

2016/01/14 Status updated on CEAC; no update yet on ais.usvisa-info.com

2016/01/28 Status updated to READY 2016/01/29 Status updated to ISSUED

2016/02/01 Received Canada Post info 2016/02/03 Got it!

2016/02/04 POE YVR

2016/03/18 Received green card

2018/11/08 Submitted N-400 online

2018/11/09 Estimated wait time: 31 Days  2018/11/09 Estimated case completion time: 11 months

2018/11/10 Biometrics appt scheduled 2018/11/13 Appointment letter received online

2018/11/27 Biometrics appt

2019/02/25 Interview scheduled

2019/04/01 Interview: APPROVED

2019/04/23 Oath Ceremony

2020/04/03 Elected to local office

 

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mag2929
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I totally agree with you. I have looked at VJ posts and on occasion this does happen. Seems to have been happening more in May. I have been sitting here wracking my brain WHY this happened to me, I am

npan
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July 1 Issued (application processing) July 2 status date update July 6 ISSUED (receive in 5 days message) July 8 Waybill (received 9pm) July 9 Picked up from Loomis (Drummondville) July 10 POE

Idy Fdez
Idy Fdez

Hi!!! After 14 months waiting, today we received an email from the consulate requesting new medical, new police report and a new application!! they are not requesting the passport yet, but knowing th

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Tofek   0

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@Adam

Thanks and congrats to you as well. I wasn't in no hurry so didn't mind the wait but certainly glad it's done, finally.

To the ones that are waiting, I am told embassy Montreal is hiring more staff to help out with admin help as they are really getting back logged.

All the best and good luck!

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John and Irina   1

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Just had my interview on November 2nd and I will be able to pick up my passport/visa on November 7th. Took about 3 business days to process and ship. Surprised that it is so quick. Now I have to worry about packing up and crossing the border. I hope everyone else who had a recent interview will get it quick also.

Good luck!

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2/10/2017 -> AOS Package (I-485, I-864, I-765, I-131) mailed to Chicago Lockbox by USPS

2/21/2017 -> NOA1 received through text and email! 

2/23/2017 -> Physical NOA1 received for all three

3/02/2017 -> RFE (initial evidence) received, needed to send 2016 tax return (filed after package was sent out)

3/10/2017 -> Biometrics letter received.

3/24/2017 -> Biometrics appointment scheduled. 

4/29/2017 -> EAD/AP card received. =)

waiting game begins.....

 

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Adam Smith   2

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Does anyone know how to check the status of the Green Card? I have paid the $165 fee, and received a receipt. I have not yet crossed the border, and am aware that the card will not be issued until I move. However, I still want to check the status. When I go to "Check my case status" on the USCIS website, and enter my WAC number, it just gives me the same "your case has been approved" message which is several years old. Any idea on how to check the actual Green Card status? (and yes, I did receive a receipt for my $165 payment).

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Adam Smith   2

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Does anyone know how to check the status of the Green Card? I have paid the $165 fee, and received a receipt. I have not yet crossed the border, and am aware that the card will not be issued until I move. However, I still want to check the status. When I go to "Check my case status" on the USCIS website, and enter my WAC number, it just gives me the same "your case has been approved" message which is several years old. Any idea on how to check the actual Green Card status? (and yes, I did receive a receipt for my $165 payment).

I got the answer :) Basically, when you pay the fee, USCIS send you a receipt with a number on it. That number is supposed to be entered into the "check my case status" form.... Not the WAC number.

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Does anyone know how to check the status of the Green Card? I have paid the $165 fee, and received a receipt. I have not yet crossed the border, and am aware that the card will not be issued until I move. However, I still want to check the status. When I go to "Check my case status" on the USCIS website, and enter my WAC number, it just gives me the same "your case has been approved" message which is several years old. Any idea on how to check the actual Green Card status? (and yes, I did receive a receipt for my $165 payment).

There is an ioe number you got when you paid. That is your case number for your green card, not your wac number. It also wont tell you anything until the card is produced.

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ronnie28   0

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Hi everyone, for those of you who have ask to submit additional documents to Montreal embassy, when you send your documents in and their offsite facility have received it, did the "Status date updated" on your CEAC account have changed?? did they updated the date when they received the documents? Thanks!

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Mailed in requested documents on 09/23/16, Montreal claims to have received them on 09/29/16. I contacted them via email and they told me I have to give them 8 weeks from receipt of documents to contact them again. How long as everyone else waited for them to touch the requested documents and issue the visa?

When you send your documents in and they received it, did you check your CEAC account if they have updated the date on "Status date updated"? any changes on the date? Thanks!

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ronnie28   0

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Hi everyone, for those of you who have ask to submit additional documents to Montreal embassy, when you send your documents in and their offsite facility have received it, did the "Status date updated" on your CEAC account have changed?? did they updated the date when they received the documents? They received the requested docs last Monday November 07,2016 but until now no change on the date on CEAC. anyone have experienced this? Thanks for the reply!

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laughmore   0

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@ronnie28 - my date changed when they received my documents but the status won't change until they go through those documents and make a final decision. Hope that helps.

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