Waiting_ever

Just send your citizenship certificate copy with your daughter for interview & say the truth - don’t complicate at this stage visa category changes if u inform nvc

I finally received my Passport/Visa today after 1 month & 5 days of visa Issuance For full 1 month - I was trying to "Find Black Cat in the Dark room. Following the revolving door. On a wild Goose Chase. Grabbing the Elephant." - call it whatever! Below are Instructions on if anyone is in similar situation again, result of all my research for US Consulate Montreal Cases. US Consulate Montreal Process ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: If you have or do not have your Tracking number & you don't receive passport in time - Give Canada Post 4-5 weeks time after complaining, from experience executives say, they always trace a missing packet. Don't rush to declare your passport as "LOST". Once you Declare it lost, the procedure ahead is a bit lengthy. & if ever, you declare it LOST - Don't do it without instructions from the US Consulate. The Consulate very strictly tells NOT do ANYTHING (about reporting it) until they give instruction to do so. If you report it before the Consulate says, then you will have to start your visa application over and there will be no compensation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO ONE will bother to read this full Document unless "You are Special" like I was! Passport became untraceable! I Pray NO ONE has to go through what I went through this 1 month after my Visa was Granted by US Consulate Montreal. This will help you track your Passport & Go + Grab it! DON'T SITBACK & RELAX after the Visa is Approved/Issued, this is the MOST CRUCIAL time, Canada Post looses passports very often. Resolution to this problem is written below. No lawyer will tell you this. NOTE: You might have to get US Congressional Representative involved & fill "The Privacy release form", if the US Consulate is not responding, but most of the times they do respond after a few days. It's hard to be Patient when you loose Passport thou. If you are above 16 years & Canada Citizen - then you will need to contact Canada local MP of your Area & fill the "consent form". USA -> https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative Canada -> https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en Passport Return issues after the Visa is Approved/Issued by US Consulate Montreal: If Your Visa is Issued/Approved -> On CEAC tracker website - it will say "ISSUED" -> Your visa is in final processing. It may take up to ten (10) business days to be shipped to you. To check your document return status, please visit https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ca/niv/information/courier. If after ten (10) business days you still have not received your document tracking number, or your documents, send an e-mail to Contactus_en_ca@usvisa-info.com to request assistance For more information, please visit TRAVEL.STATE.GOV. Wait for 10 Days - Check your Tracking number on ais website or by calling Appointment Services - If you get your Passport - Congratulations! If your passport delivery is late - Call/Visit the Mail Depot in your town and make them locate your package. Depot has ability to search Passport using your NAME & Passport Number, if tracking number is not there. If the Depot has the package, excellent! Go and pick it up! - Congratulations! If you have or do not have your Tracking number & you don't receive passport in time - Give Canada Post 4-5 weeks time after complaining, from experience executives say, they always trace a missing packet. Don't rush to declare your passport as "LOST". Once you Declare it lost, the procedure ahead is a bit lengthy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There have been cases where Canada Post has misplaced/lost passports but at least you know who to blame here. You should be worried, if Tracking number is NOT GENERATED - Check ais website & call Appointment Services. This is the situation where Appointment Services will keep throwing the ball towards US Consulate Officer that he has not taken a DECISION yet & that they have no Control on it. Call/Visit the Mail Depot in your town and make them locate your package. Depot has ability to search Passport using your NAME & Passport Number, if tracking number is not there. If the Depot has the package, excellent! Go and pick it up! - Congratulations! If not, First thing to do -> Email US Consulate Montreal, Email address: montreal-iv-dv@state.gov Explain what CEAC Status says & ask if they shipped your Passport. Tell them Appointment Services are saying they haven't received passport yet & that tracking number was not Generated. In the Email Subject Line write : PASSPORT NOT TRACKABLE, Give the Visa officer 8-10 days appx. to reply. Write your Case number, name & Passport number in the Email US Consulate will reply -> "Your passport with an immigrant visa has been returned to you by courier service. For questions regarding the courier service (including tracking your passport) we strongly encourage you to contact the Official U.S. Department of State Visa Appointment Service using the contact details available on the following webpage: https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ca/iv/information/contact_us" At this STEP - Canada Post will OWN the ISSUE & start actively tracking your Passport. There is a way to track the passport using Passport Number & Name of Applicant - even if the Tracking Number was not Generated. If they Track it -> Congratulations! NOTE: Give Canada Post about 4-5 weeks time to trace passport. They find it mostly & it will save you lot of inconvenience. If they Don't -> Canada Post will say it's "lost" and they are going to write a letter saying so, and you should report it to Passport Canada. DON'T REPORT it LOST yet -> Contact the US Consulate before contacting Passport Canada. The Consulate very strictly tells NOT do ANYTHING (about reporting it) until they give instruction to do so. If you report it before the Consulate says, then you will have to start your visa application over and there will be no compensation. Give them 10 days to do their searches. If they don' get back, email them again asking for Updates. If Passport is Lost - US Consulate will email. Dear applicant, Unfortunately there are no Updates. We will be declaring your passport Lost by the end of today. You will receive an email from with compensation letter and declaration of loss. Get the documentation needed from the Consulate, the letter from Canada Post stating my package was "lost" and they exhausted all avenues in their searches for it, fill out new passport application, declaration form for lost/stolen passports for Passport Canada, filed a police report, wrote out a statutory declaration and get it notarized stating everything that was done to try to locate passport, etc. Go to the passport office to apply for new passports. Contact The US Consulate back when after receiving new passport and they will tell the next step. Pay for the 24 hour expedited passport return. At this Point, Ask the US Consulate -> But unfortunately everything that went along in the sealed package with missing passport, is also missing (obviously), and you need to send them ALL original documents + photocopies of everything you presented at the interview (Birth Certificates, new passport photos for the visas, another copy of the criminal record check, etc.) and they will contact the medical examiner's office themselves to get another copy of medical exams directly. Do you need to send these along with the New Passport? Once you have your Passport in Hand, sign and return the compensation contract form that US Consulate sent. Mail in our new passports, with instructions on what to print off and send with it according to instructions from US Consulate. You also need to include a photocopy of Passport biographic page with the passport. Contact the Consulate to confirm they have received new passport after tracking shows they were delivered . It can take up to 10 business days to get from their offsite mailroom to the visa unit. Once they have received new passport and are going to do everything possible to get visa reissued promptly. Ask Consulate to make an exception on your case and are mail the new visa directly to your address via priority next day shipping. You should expect them to arrive next day. Too many issues with Canada post. NOTE: Canada Post paid for the total cost of replacing our passports (Photos, notary fees, passport fees, etc.) Confirm to Canada Post & US Consulate that you have received your Visa. Congratulations! The Nightmare is OVER!

@coconuting I finally received my Passport/Visa today after 1 month & 5 days of visa Issuance For full 1 month - I was trying to "Find Black Cat in the Dark room. Following the revolving door. On a wild Goose Chase. Grabbing the Elephant." - call it whatever! Below are Instructions on if anyone is in similar situation again, result of all my research for US Consulate Montreal Cases. US Consulate Montreal Process ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: If you have or do not have your Tracking number & you don't receive passport in time - Give Canada Post 4-5 weeks time after complaining, from experience executives say, they always trace a missing packet. Don't rush to declare your passport as "LOST". Once you Declare it lost, the procedure ahead is a bit lengthy. & if ever, you declare it LOST - Don't do it without instructions from the US Consulate. The Consulate very strictly tells NOT do ANYTHING (about reporting it) until they give instruction to do so. If you report it before the Consulate says, then you will have to start your visa application over and there will be no compensation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO ONE will bother to read this full Document unless "You are Special" like I was! Passport became untraceable! I Pray NO ONE has to go through what I went through this 1 month after my Visa was Granted by US Consulate Montreal. This will help you track your Passport & Go + Grab it! DON'T SITBACK & RELAX after the Visa is Approved/Issued, this is the MOST CRUCIAL time, Canada Post looses passports very often. Resolution to this problem is written below. No lawyer will tell you this. NOTE: You might have to get US Congressional Representative involved & fill "The Privacy release form", if the US Consulate is not responding, but most of the times they do respond after a few days. It's hard to be Patient when you loose Passport thou. If you are above 16 years & Canada Citizen - then you will need to contact Canada local MP of your Area & fill the "consent form". USA -> https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative Canada -> https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en Passport Return issues after the Visa is Approved/Issued by US Consulate Montreal: If Your Visa is Issued/Approved -> On CEAC tracker website - it will say "ISSUED" -> Your visa is in final processing. It may take up to ten (10) business days to be shipped to you. To check your document return status, please visit https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ca/niv/information/courier. If after ten (10) business days you still have not received your document tracking number, or your documents, send an e-mail to Contactus_en_ca@usvisa-info.com to request assistance For more information, please visit TRAVEL.STATE.GOV. Wait for 10 Days - Check your Tracking number on ais website or by calling Appointment Services - If you get your Passport - Congratulations! If your passport delivery is late - Call/Visit the Mail Depot in your town and make them locate your package. Depot has ability to search Passport using your NAME & Passport Number, if tracking number is not there. If the Depot has the package, excellent! Go and pick it up! - Congratulations! If you have or do not have your Tracking number & you don't receive passport in time - Give Canada Post 4-5 weeks time after complaining, from experience executives say, they always trace a missing packet. Don't rush to declare your passport as "LOST". Once you Declare it lost, the procedure ahead is a bit lengthy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There have been cases where Canada Post has misplaced/lost passports but at least you know who to blame here. You should be worried, if Tracking number is NOT GENERATED - Check ais website & call Appointment Services. This is the situation where Appointment Services will keep throwing the ball towards US Consulate Officer that he has not taken a DECISION yet & that they have no Control on it. Call/Visit the Mail Depot in your town and make them locate your package. Depot has ability to search Passport using your NAME & Passport Number, if tracking number is not there. If the Depot has the package, excellent! Go and pick it up! - Congratulations! If not, First thing to do -> Email US Consulate Montreal, Email address: montreal-iv-dv@state.gov Explain what CEAC Status says & ask if they shipped your Passport. Tell them Appointment Services are saying they haven't received passport yet & that tracking number was not Generated. In the Email Subject Line write : PASSPORT NOT TRACKABLE, Give the Visa officer 8-10 days appx. to reply. Write your Case number, name & Passport number in the Email US Consulate will reply -> "Your passport with an immigrant visa has been returned to you by courier service. For questions regarding the courier service (including tracking your passport) we strongly encourage you to contact the Official U.S. Department of State Visa Appointment Service using the contact details available on the following webpage: https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ca/iv/information/contact_us" At this STEP - Canada Post will OWN the ISSUE & start actively tracking your Passport. There is a way to track the passport using Passport Number & Name of Applicant - even if the Tracking Number was not Generated. If they Track it -> Congratulations! NOTE: Give Canada Post about 4-5 weeks time to trace passport. They find it mostly & it will save you lot of inconvenience. If they Don't -> Canada Post will say it's "lost" and they are going to write a letter saying so, and you should report it to Passport Canada. DON'T REPORT it LOST yet -> Contact the US Consulate before contacting Passport Canada. The Consulate very strictly tells NOT do ANYTHING (about reporting it) until they give instruction to do so. If you report it before the Consulate says, then you will have to start your visa application over and there will be no compensation. Give them 10 days to do their searches. If they don' get back, email them again asking for Updates. If Passport is Lost - US Consulate will email. Dear applicant, Unfortunately there are no Updates. We will be declaring your passport Lost by the end of today. You will receive an email from with compensation letter and declaration of loss. Get the documentation needed from the Consulate, the letter from Canada Post stating my package was "lost" and they exhausted all avenues in their searches for it, fill out new passport application, declaration form for lost/stolen passports for Passport Canada, filed a police report, wrote out a statutory declaration and get it notarized stating everything that was done to try to locate passport, etc. Go to the passport office to apply for new passports. Contact The US Consulate back when after receiving new passport and they will tell the next step. Pay for the 24 hour expedited passport return. At this Point, Ask the US Consulate -> But unfortunately everything that went along in the sealed package with missing passport, is also missing (obviously), and you need to send them ALL original documents + photocopies of everything you presented at the interview (Birth Certificates, new passport photos for the visas, another copy of the criminal record check, etc.) and they will contact the medical examiner's office themselves to get another copy of medical exams directly. Do you need to send these along with the New Passport? Once you have your Passport in Hand, sign and return the compensation contract form that US Consulate sent. Mail in our new passports, with instructions on what to print off and send with it according to instructions from US Consulate. You also need to include a photocopy of Passport biographic page with the passport. Contact the Consulate to confirm they have received new passport after tracking shows they were delivered . It can take up to 10 business days to get from their offsite mailroom to the visa unit. Once they have received new passport and are going to do everything possible to get visa reissued promptly. Ask Consulate to make an exception on your case and are mail the new visa directly to your address via priority next day shipping. You should expect them to arrive next day. Too many issues with Canada post. NOTE: Canada Post paid for the total cost of replacing our passports (Photos, notary fees, passport fees, etc.) Confirm to Canada Post & US Consulate that you have received your Visa. Congratulations! The Nightmare is OVER!

Hi @kbmoon did u find your passport? what Canada Post said, I am in similar situation

@coconuting lot of passport delivery issues for me…will share details once I receive my passport…but passports are misplaced a lot by Canada Post & they forget to assign tracking number & then they won’t respond to queries…stay glued, will post in 1 weeks time

@edsotherhalf I am in the same situation, were you able to track your passport/US Consulate was able to find it/DHL...they use Canada post now & I am stuck in same limbo

It’s better to update if it’s more than 3 months old, last thing u want is wait more…contacting embassy after interview is very hard - it delays things by 8 weeks more. Better safe than sorry. If u travelled to India, you need PCC 100%

@Ksusha123 I am in the same boat, did u receive your passport...or...help! plz! @PriyaB I am in the same boat, did u receive your passport...or...help! plz! @TheAri I am in the same boat, did u receive your passport...or...help! plz!

My Visa is "Issued" - Approved Why am i seeing this page? My passport still hasn't arrived, a month has passed - what to do? do i need to fill out something here?

My interview was on 15th August 2022, Visa officer "Approved" my case & on CEAC status turned to "Issued" Almost 1 month has passed & i haven't received my passport.... I have contacted Consulate but they take 2 weeks to reply, if they do. I have contacted all other emails to track passport but no luck, they don't help I even contacted USS Citizen Services on my petitioners behalf - they just said contact consulate. What's going on here? What do I do? help please!

@Hamlet I am in similar situation, my visa was Approved by officer on 15 August 2022, it says “Issued” - in final processing on CEAC website, but I have received no tracking number email/ nothing shows on ais website….I have emailed Montreal Consulate…what to do? Please share your experience…I read posts that u were in similar situation

@wizzie1980 did u get ur passport, I am in same situation in Montreal

flying from Toronto is good - cuz immigration stuff will happen there but i mean in USA take smaller airport also, you need to be mindful of CBP timings - it opens early mornin gi think...shud be fine

Manish, before going to Toronto airport pay the fee here: https://my.uscis.gov/uscis-immigrant-fee choose a smaller airport & early morning flight to be safer , as flights are getting cancelled a lot these days

When document is ready for pick up, Tracking number will show up here: https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ca/iv You can take this tracking number & pick up the courier Canada Post will email also, when it’s ready for pickup take your ID Address proof & pick the passport 🙃