US Immigration from Canada

We just got our NOA and are filling out the next steps with the online paperwork. I'm (beneficiary) running into a problem with the prior address part. It wants all the addresses and dates I lived there since I was 16 years old. This is literally 30 years ago and between the ages of 16 and 21 I moved several times. I can't even remember the street names never mind the physical addresses and I definitely have no idea of the dates I lived at each specific address. I'm kind of stumped on how to proceed with this as it will not let me continue filling out the online forms until I fill in addresses to match the dates back to when I was 16.

Has anyone else had to deal with this and what did you do? Any help is appreciated!

Hi

My Fianc and I just received a noticed.

"NVC will now forward the petition to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in Montreal, Canada. Please note that the transfer process can take several weeks.

The U.S. Embassy or Consulate will contact your fianc (e)/spouse when they are ready to process his or her petition"

Also states "next" step is to fill out the DS-160 online. My question is, so do I the beneficiary after completing the DS-160 have to start gathering information, and or making appointments for the medical exam/vaccinations?

Im not sure what the current time from notice from nvm to actual interview dates look like right now and I'm worried that by the time i get the interview my medical examination might be "out of date" due to the backlog that covid-19 has caused.

Also does the Consulate provide you with a interview date automatically or do I have to call the Consulate to schedule one.

Thanks.

This post is intended to help people who meet the Expedite criteria. PLEASE ONLY SEND EXPEDITE REQUEST IF YOU QUALIFY. I read people on reddit asking for expedite 3 -4 times after they have been denied. Do not waste USCIS s time because if you know you don t have a case to Expedite, you are just taking their precious resources that they could be using for people who TRULY qualify for Expedite. USCIS will ASK PROOF so DO NOT even try to expedite secretly hoping that USCIS will not ask for proof as they will just DENY your case. USCIS ASKS FOR PROOF.

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/how-to-make-an-expedite-request

1. Contact a member of your congress (house.gov for a Congressman or senate.gov for your Senator). Go to the chosen member of congress website and look for help with a federal agency
2. Fill out the Privacy Release Form found on your member of congress website. This step is a must. The PRF form will explain to you why.
3. Write a signed letter of hardship addressed to USCIS NBC explaining why it is important to expedite your case in as much detail as possible. For help writing a hardship letter, see this: https://www.kolkocasey.com/immigration-and-firm-news/how-do-i-write-a-hardship-letter
4. You will also need to include any supporting documents that may assist in supporting your letter (USCIS needs a pending job offer letter that has an expiration date in an official letterhead). PROOF IS NEEDED. Do NOT expedite secretly hoping that USCIS will not ask for evidence. THEY WILL ASK FOR EVIDENCE.
5. Fax or email your Privacy Release form, signed letter of hardship and proof of financial loss such as a pending job offer to your member of congress.
6. Wait for a caseworker at your member of congress to contact you within 24 business hours. If you have not heard back from them, call them after 24 business hours telling them that you faxed the Privacy Release form, hardship letter and supporting documentation.
7. You will be approved within 7 days if your caseworker is good and knows who to call. If you are not getting a good resolution with your first chosen member of congress, contact someone else after 7 days. My first caseworker at Sen Jacky Rosen s office in Nevada just kept sending emails to USCIS and I lost 3 weeks. After I got fed up with her, I contacted Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto s office and within 1 week I got the EAD approved. It is because the caseworker at Sen Masto s office actually picked up the PHONE and called instead of the other caseworker who likes to send email which USCIS likes to ignore.
8. Do not contact multiple members of congress at the same time as if all of them are working on the same case, there is duplication of efforts and your case will be further delayed. The PRF form will ask you if you have contacted another member of congress and if you say yes, they will not help you (and you cannot lie as they will know).

IMPORTANT: I know everyone wants to get their EAD card sooner rather than later due to the current 9 month wait at the NBC. Many people who do not qualify also expedite since it is free. PLEASE ONLY EXPEDITE IF YOU QUALIFY PER THE USCIS CRITERIA and IF YOU HAVE PROOF TO BACK IT UP. USCIS asks for PROOF so do not even think about it does not hurt to ask . By asking for Expedite if you don t qualify, you are taking precious resources away to people that REALLY NEED IT. To be clear USCIS ASKS FOR PROOF.

Hey all. So we went to Montreal on the 13th. They said my husband was approved, took his passport and gave him the paperwork to track his passport. We were told it would be a few weeks so I didn t rush to register. When I tried registering last weekend nothing came up and I looked on his status and it says refused last updated on 10/21. As of today nothing has changed. I emailed the consulate and am waiting for a response which will be forever and our lawyer is useless. Jw if anyone has had this happen? We haven t gotten an email, a letter and they have his passport. Just very frustrated right now. TIA.

My Canadian fianc e and I received our notice that our petition is being sent to the consulate today(!), so we're getting ready for Packet 3 and the next steps.

She lives in Northern BC, so she'll have to take time off work to spend some time in Montreal for the medical and interview. How long has it been taking people recently to get the medical results from that clinic? We're wondering how many days we'll need to expect to spend in Montreal.

Thanks for any advice anyone can provide!