US Immigration from Canada

A friend of mine in Brazil wants to visit the US. She is single, no children, works a regular job, most of her family lives in Brazil. She has been here before, about 4 years ago she received a B1 tourist visa to be at her sister's wedding (her sister lives in the US with her husband). The visa was valid for only 14 days. There were no problems. Before Covid she tried to get a visa again but was denied. She did not have a letter from her employer giving her time off from work and setting the dates she could be gone on vacation (she had such a letter the first time that she received the B1) . Any other suggestions for when she applies again, other than this letter? I will be helping her with the DS 160 form. Her sister will pay for her flight and she will stay with her sister. Thanks

We applied for our AP doc back in March or so and didn't realize my name was reversed on the form. We only realized our mistake when they sent in the NOA shortly after and I noticed I was given another USCIS account even though I already have one. We called them, emailed them, sent in the correction form request (as per what the agent told us to do over the phone), and also scanned a written letter to my USCIS account to inform them of this mistake very shortly after the NOA. Only received automated responses via the form and email. During my biometrics appointment, I also told them the same thing and they told us to do the same things (which we had already done by this point) but still took my photo and fingerprints.

The AP doc arrived today, 4 months after our first NOA and all our attempts to contact them but still with the incorrect name mistake (family and given names reversed). What can I do now? Will I need to redo this whole AP application process all over again (send in new forms, do another biometrics, etc. )? Is there a specific number we can call or specific phrases we can say to get someone who can help fix this? I would like to avoid doing this whole thing from scratch if possible.

Hi everyone!

First time poster here. Had my interview yesterday in Montreal and was put into administrative processing with no reason given. The consular officer even admitted he did not know why it was happening. I'm still awaiting the follow-up email from the consulate... I suspect it will the DS-5535 questions because we used to live abroad but have lived in Canada for 8+ years.

We are planning to cross the land border and drive from Toronto to Maine (my US citizen spouse has a family cottage there). I have a second passport (UK citizenship) and we are hoping I can cross using that passport as Montreal still have my Canadian passport. We've called the CBP and the actual border office (Buffalo, NY) and have received positive yet not totally clear messages.

Has anyone else attempted this in the past? Thanks in advance!

Got DQ today and now thinking about everything that's about to transpire in the next few months.

Any recommendations on how to get my stuff from Canada to USA?

Hi guys,

Does anyone have experience with this situation? My husband, who is a green card holder, applied for my green card (F2A category) back in 2019. I recently got scheduled for an interview at the Montreal Consulate end of July, but during this time, I've given birth to our child.

What do I do now and how do I add my child to my application?

Many thanks for anyone that might have some insight on this. I'm surprised this isn't more of a common issue since the wait times are so long these days!

Best,

Lily