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6 hours ago, RLA said:

So in those counties, Americans are not allowed to marry non-resident foreigners?  I wonder if that's even legal.  This Ohio Court of Appeal didn't.  

 

It's probably still a good idea to call ahead, though.  

It would probably be ok in that situation, but that's not what I asked about. I told them my fiancee was immigrating to the US and they said she needed a social security number.

In any case, regardless of whether it's required to get married here or not, if you don't get the SSN on arrival then you'll have to wait either until you get your EAD or Green Card, whichever comes first, and, like others have said, the wait has been growing longer recently.

33 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Nowhere in the US requires a SSN to marry, as a K1 it is the first thing you get, apply say a week after arrival.

Some places do, some places don't. For instance, my county does. Always call ahead and check before you apply for the marriage license.

When my wife came here the first thing we did, after waiting about 10 days for her to show up in databases, was apply for a social security number in her maiden name. Once we had that I got an appointment at the courthouse to apply for the license and get married the same day. We got married approximately 40 days after she entered the US. We mailed the AOS, EAD and AP applications a month later.

It took a little over 3 months to get the green card (our field office is one of the fastest at the moment), which arrived before the EAD or AP did. Once we had the Green Card she went and changed the name on her Social Security to her married name, and now she's working on her driver's license and getting a new Canadian passport in her married name.

On 3/26/2018 at 12:40 PM, sarrobo said:

 

 

Anybody interested in another detailed/lengthy Medisys experience review? I thought I would share my husband's, if it will help anyone. Note: He had a history of a mental health problem, so this could be useful to some.

 

Due to the nature of my husband's current job (and the fact that we live in Winnipeg), we weren't able to get enough consecutive days off to ensure we could do the medical and the interview in the same trip. Originally we had wanted to go to Toronto to do the medical because we had air miles to use, but the doctor was going on holiday for 3 weeks so that wasn't going to work. We decided Medisys was our best bet and easily called to make an appointment. His appointment was on Tuesday, March 6 at 1:15 pm. He flew out that morning, arrived in Montreal around 10:40 am, took the 747 shuttle right downtown with no issues (he'd never been to Montreal before). The 747 shuttle let him off a few blocks from the Medisys building, which he found easily. He had time to eat lunch prior to attending the appointment.

 

In the weeks prior to the interview, he checked his immunizations and made sure to get any he didn't have from his doctor here. He also had a blood test to confirm if he had chicken pox as a child.

 

He brought with him:

• 5 passport photos
• a copy of his immunization record
• the results from his chicken pox blood test
• a copy of his medical record/chart from his doctor
• a list of his medications
• printout of the email from the consulate confirming his interview

 

Of note: My husband was hospitalized for a mental health issue 5 years ago (depression/anxiety/stress related). From the research we had done, we knew we needed to bring "written certification including the diagnosis, duration of treatment rendered, and prognosis" as per the instructions, so at the recommendation of his doctor we brought his discharge papers and his detailed medical chart (which included letters from his physicians at the time), which indicated his diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. His doctor assured us this would be sufficient, but apparently this was not case (more on this later).

 

He arrived about a 1/2 hour early, which was good because he had time to fill out forms, mainly a medical history. He was called to see the doctor right at his designated appointment time. The exam was a fairly routine physical and review of his history. As noted above, re: his mental health history, after reviewing my husband's chart and discharge papers, she asked him why he did not bring a letter from his current doctor describing his mental health issue and treatment. Confused, my husband explained that he and his doctor had reviewed his paperwork and felt that it was sufficient as per the guidelines. She seemed shocked because the discharge/diagnosis papers were old (2013/2014, when the problem occurred). She then grilled him quite hard on why he was hospitalized and the causes. He said at first she seemed very abrupt and accusing regarding the letter (the travel.gov site does not specifically say a letter from current doctor), but as he explained his history and treatment she became more sympathetic and understanding. She briefly reviewed the paperwork he brought regarding that hospitalization and the proof of his therapy and medication in his chart, and she said was enough.

 

In short - if you have a history of a mental health issue that required treatment, especially hospitalization, of any kind, no matter how small - bring a letter from your current doctor detailing the history and treatment and prognosis. Her demeanor seemed very strict which struck us as strange. The instructions are not that specific and based on the recommendation from his primary care doctor, it should have been enough and yet it wasn't. Luckily, this did not seem to impact the outcome of the interview, but we would recommend coming prepared to avoid uncertainty and hassle.

 

After this, he waited about 30-45 minutes for a chest x-ray, and again 30-45 minutes for blood, urine, height, weight, etc, from a nurse. He was done in approximately 2 hours, however he had to wait an extra hour to do the urine test (he'd gone while waiting between the phases of the exam and they insisted he needed to wait 1 hour before going again to ensure the urine had been in his system for 1 hour). So that was a bit silly, but not a huge deal. Based on other reviews he had expected to be there longer, but as he had done his vaccinations prior it was a shorter visit. He paid $444 for the exam (lower than the $462 they quoted us when we initially called), and $50+tax for courier to our home. We could have opted to pick up the documents prior to our interview but we weren't sure of timing, so we opted to just do the courier. He was able to fly back to Winnipeg that same evening.

 

They told us about four business days for the results to be ready, and ours took five days. The results arrived at our home in Winnipeg Thursday, March 15 morning via Purolator, having been mailed Monday, March 12. I was actually just starting to get concerned if they would arrive in time when they finally did.

This largely echoes my wife's experience at with Medisys, except for the mental health issue.

Like your husband, my wife has a mental health condition that resulted in hospitalizations in 2011 and 2012 but has been very well controlled on medication since then. When we went for the medical examination, she had prepared a detailed narrative of her psychiatric history and had copies of her medical records on CD which she got from her primary doctor.

When she got to the actual part of the medical examination with the doctor, they talked about her psychiatric history but the doctor did not ask to see either the detailed narrative or the medical records. The doctor said she could tell that my wife's psychiatric condition was well controlled.

So, it is not always a given that your records will be looked at. But... always have that information with you just in case.

Luckily we have (or will have) everything we need to show for her new passport: short form birth certificate, photocopy of Green Card, a certified copy of our marriage certificate, and the passport photos.

We found a photo studio locally that will do Canadian style passport photos. They said they've done them before for Canadian passports but we plan to take them a copy of the photo specifications just in case.

Her mother will be her guarantor (we'll mail everything that she has to sign and swear to and then she'll mail in back) and she'll apply in person in Windsor, Ontario. We're hoping that when it comes time to go back for the passport we won't have any trouble at the border (We'll use our Nexus cards). Then when she gets her new passport we can visit the Nexus office in Detroit and update her name, address, immigration status, and marital status on her card.

On 4/9/2018 at 7:05 PM, iPod said:

I also had to get a new one because of the name change. I had to find occupational guarantors since I was also in the US. There is a list of acceptable occupations that you can pick from.

My wife is just going to mail the application to her mother for her to fill out the guarantor section and sign the photo and then she'll send it back to my wife. Then we'll drive up to Windsor (we live 2 hours from the border) and she'll apply in person at a local passport office.

We went a couple of days ago for my wife to get her learner's permit. Ohio does not have reciprocity with Canadian licenses and so makes new immigrants do the full testing procedure: written test, practical driving test, and maneuverability test. Under Ohio law, new residents can only drive on their old license for a month after becoming a resident. After that, they have to get an Ohio license.

We had to wait until my wife got either her EAD or Green Card before she could apply. When she got her Green Card in March we went and got the Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws so my wife could study and learn the differences between Canada and Ohio (there are a couple of significant differences, but most are the same).

At the Bureau of Motor Vehicles my wife presented to the clerk and stated she wanted to get her Learner's permit. They took her Green Card and social security card. They didn't ask for proof of address (though we brought materials for that). They gave her a vision test and then she sat for the written test (done on computer). Afterwards, instead of issuing a learner's permit, they handed her Canadian license back and stated that she could drive on it for another 60 days, until she can take her practical tests.

My wife is going to take a couple weeks to practice and get comfortable doing the maneuverability test, and then she'll schedule the practical tests.

On 3/27/2018 at 11:44 AM, Camboturk said:

Thanks for sharing your experience! My wife and I have our interview soon and were wondering if you could answer some questions:

• It sounds like you and your wife were together the entire time, so they didn't interview you separately? Did they direct most of the questions towards the sponsor or the applicant?
• Were there any personal questions about each other you didn't know the answer to? If so, how did you handle them?
• How was the demeanor of the interviewer? Did it feel like you were being grilled or was it more like a casual conversation?

Thanks again!

Yes, we were invited back together. We were not interviewed separately. Most of the questions were directed towards the applicant (my wife). There were no personal questions that neither of us knew the answer to. I was barely asked any questions at all. As I said before, when my wife omitted my middle name, the officer prompted her by asking if I had a middle name.

The demeanor was not a casual conversation, but it wasn't a grilling either. She was friendly and polite, but also very direct. She had the paper file containing everything we sent them so far, including the K1 visa applications and the Green Card application (which echoed what I saw when I acted as interpreter for my father's N-400 application in 2013... they had his paper case file going back to 1972, when he arrived in the US). I made a comment to my wife during the interview that they saved the envelopes I used to mail my K1 application and that we used to mail her AOS application, and the officer smiled at me and said, "yeah, we keep those too."

But, it is clear that processes are slowly changing there as well. It is clear that they are computerizing things, but slowly. For instance, my wife's medical examination results were available to the officer on the computer, but the physical file had not been sent to the field office. At the end of the interview, when she handed us the paper stating she was recommending my wife's case be approved she was a little apologetic when she said, "I don't know if my supervisor is going to want to see the physical copy of the medical results or not. If they do, then it will take two weeks for them to be sent to us." The fact that the case status online changed to "Case has been approved" the very next day after the interview, and the fact that the actual Green Card arrived in the mail on 3/22/18, just a week later, mean that her supervisor did not request the paper copy.

I hope this helps.

My wife's Green Card arrived this past Thursday. We're done with this process for now... until two years from now when we will have to do Removal of Conditions. Now on to other things, like getting a new Social Security card in her married name and getting a driver's license and a car.

Just one data point here, but for our office, Cleveland, the site is quoting 4.5 to 12 months processing time for the I-485. My wife's case took 3 months, so just about right about the lower end of that range.

26 minutes ago, Shygirl09 said:

Congrats, what question were you asked? And what document did you take with you? Were you separated? 

I just posted a review of our experience on our timeline, but I will include it here as well.

We had our Green Card interview on 3/15/18. We arrived at the federal building (Our field office is the Cleveland, Ohio one) about 45 minutes early and parked at one of the numerous parking garages in the vicinity (The one we used was for the Galleria at Erieview, which is almost right across the street). The interview notice said to bring any original documents that we submitted copies of with the application and also any evidence of a bona fide marriage. So we brought some documentation of joint bank accounts, statements that my wife is on my health insurance and named as beneficiary of my retirement accounts, some pictures of the two of us together since we were married, and some mail we've received showing we live at the same address.

There was an airport-style security line we needed to pass through (have your ID ready to show the guards), and then we headed up to the 5th floor USCIS office. There were three cubicles, two of which were occupied with people checking in, and one which was unoccupied but with a tray on the desk. We were instructed to put the Interview Notice in the tray on that unoccupied desk and wait to be called on. There were several rows of chairs in front of a door and there were probably 20 or so people there when we arrived.

After about an hour we were called to one of the occupied cubicles and my wife was photographed and fingerprinted to confirm her identity, then we were directed to go back and sit in the waiting area. About 30 minutes later a women opened the door and invited us both back into her office.

She introduced herself and there was another officer present in the room who we were told would be observing us (presumably being trained). We were informed the interview was being recorded and then we were sworn in. The officer first asked to see my wife's passport and my driver's license. Then she went over my wife's AOS application, section by section, verifying all the information, including her name, date of birth, and our address. She asked if my wife knew my date of birth and my full name. When my wife just gave my first and last name, the officer asked, "And does he have a middle name?" which prompted my wife to give my middle name. She went through about 20 of the questions ("do you intend to engage in illegal activities, are you a terrorist, etc). She asked if my wife was working and she was told no. "Didn't you file for EAD?" Yes, but we haven't gotten the card yet. 

After going through the application she looked at my wife's original birth certificate and gave it back. She did not ask for mine (though I brought it like the notice said to). She asked us to tell her how we met and wanted to know the name of the website we met on. She wanted to know when we first met in person and wanted to know why there was such a long gap between when we met online and when we met in person. She asked who travelled where first when we first met. We told her that we have met in person several times prior to filing the K1 and had taken trips together). She asked when I went to meet her in person, what day we started dating and when I proposed to my wife. She was surprised my wife knew the exact dates of all of those.

She asked if my wife was on my insurance and where I worked. She asked if we were intermingling our finances. We told her we are in the process of buying a house together. She did not ask to see any of the evidence we brought.

She looked though her computer for some items ("They didn't send the originals of your medical exam here. I see you passed it but my supervisor might want to see the originals. If that's the case it will take us an additional 2 weeks to get it here.") She told my wife she was "recommending the application be approved" and told us that when her supervisor signed off on it we'd get the Green Card in about a month. Then she congratulated us and led us back to the waiting area and we left the building.

Today (the day after the interview) our case status online changed to "Your card is being produced and will be mailed to you" so obviously her supervisor approved it without needing to see the original medical exam.
 

Had our Green Card interview today (Cleveland field office). Went very well. My wife has been recommended for approval.

Still no word on EAD or AP, but those are now redundant now that we know the Green Card will be here soon.

Facebook chats aren’t going to prove an in-person meeting.

For that you’ll have to provide things like copies of plane tickets or boarding passes, hotel receipts, pictures of the two of you together, etc.

On 1/8/2018 at 1:05 PM, spike198 said:

Hello everyone and Happy New Year!  Wondering who has already received their Biometrics appointment and who is still waiting.  Our NOA1 is December 15 and the fee for fingerprints was received on 12/19.  

We mailed the applications on 12/5/17, NOA1 was dated 12/14/17, and my wife just had her biometric appointment yesterday (1/8/18) in Detroit. The wait for the interview is going to depend on how much work each field office has.

10 hours ago, pajobra said:

I can get my license when I get my noa1 for AOS here in Colorado. Whew but for now my Canadian license is good until January 25th. 

 

Well looks like I am gonna move on to January. We did not get our NOA1 yet so willing to bet it comes next week. I will still peek in on you all though.

Ohio only lets you use your old driver's license for 30 days after you become a resident of the state, which my wife became the day she moved here. Plus her Alberta license expired about a month after that. But Ohio doesn't provide reciprocity with Canada (strange, considering they do so with Germany and Japan, for instance), meaning no matter what she would have to go through the whole process (written laws exam, road test, and maneuverabiity test) for an Ohio license anyway.

So, no license until the EAD or Green Card, whichever comes first.

Today we got the return receipt that we put on the AOS application when we mailed it to the Chicago Lockbox. It only came 2 weeks after we got the NOA forms, so like, the government was faster than the post office. Or... they hung on to the card for two weeks before mailing it back to us.

Also, along with the return receipt we got our appointment for the biometrics. Which is in a week. So, I get to take a day off work to drive 2 and a half hours each way for what is going to be a 30 minute appointment, tops, because my wife can't get her driver's license until she gets her EAD or green card (whichever comes first). Fun, fun. But... the process is moving forward, so I suppose we shouldn't complain.

There seems to be a lot of inconsistency with which the rules are applied when it comes to engagement rings.

Last year when I took my wife back to Canada a few weeks after proposing to her when we stopped at the border the guard asked if she had anything she was bringing back to Canada with her. She was prepared with a list of everything, and stated she was declaring her engagement ring as well. I asked him if I could pay the duty for her since she did not know how much the ring cost and I wanted it to remain a secret from her.

He asked why we wanted to pay the duty on the ring. We stated that it was the rules. He asked if I was moving to Canada to be with her and I told him no. "So then she's not coming back here to stay. When she leaves she'll be taking the ring with her, so technically she's not importing it to Canada." In the end she didn't have to pay any duties or taxes on the ring.

We suspect that part of it had to do with the fact that we were crossing the border at 11:30 at night and he didn't want to have to deal with the paperwork. Haha.

So we got the text messages and emails that they received the forms on 12/14. Today they cashed the check. The NOA1 notices can’t be far behind.

I'm back again.

My wife came to the United States on September 30, via Detroit. We married on November 7. Today we mailed the applications for AOS, EAD, and AP to the Chicago Lockbox facility. Wish us luck!

On 9/9/2017 at 1:24 PM, Aker said:

My Interview happened on Sept. 6th. in Montreal Canada.  I had read other reviews which were very helpful. I had to pick up my Medical package from Medysis the day of my interview. Medysis opens around 6:50am. If you have to pick up your medical the day of your interview, GO EARLY! By the time I walked to the consulate from Medysis, it was approx. 7:15 and there were already people lined up.

ENTRANCE
You will wait in line outside until a guard comes out and asks everyone to have the "interview appt. letter" and passport ready. You enter the entrance of the building, and wait for a person at a podium to enter details of your passport and interview information into the system, places a sticker on your passport and directs you to the security area. They also give you a plasticised paper, asking you to sort out your documents in a certain order when you get upstairs. This will have a number on it. I was number 10.  PLEASE NOTE- it doesn't really matter what time your interview time is, it is basically first come first serve.  So GO EARLY!!

SECURITY
***Please note: no food or drinks are allowed. No electronics are allowed. If you bring your phone- they will give you a ticket stub to pick it up later.

Your items go through x-ray. I forgot I had a USB stick and a small mini power bank in my purse. They just wanted to know what it was, but allowed me to keep it.

Once through security, you go downstairs to the elevator. If you have forgotten to bring passport sized photos with you, there is a little photo booth that charges $10 for the two photos you have to submit. Alternatively, if you remember to get photos the day before, there is a Pharma Prix (Shopper's Drug Mart) at the corner of St. Catherine Street and St. Alexandre (near the consulate) where you can get passport photos.

You go up the elevator to floor 19 (the only floor you are allowed to go to) and then enter a large room filled with chairs.  There are bathrooms, and two vending machines (very sparse).  If you are diabetic, I believe you can bring in food.  I had food and the security guard asked if I was diabetic (which I am not) So I expect you would be allowed as the 'food' upstairs is junk food in a vending machine.

Then you wait.......and arrange your papers.
This is what they asked us for:

DOCUMENT LIST
1- Passport (remember to take a photocopy of the biographic page- it does not have to be in colour)

2. Medical package (do not open this package) Also, if you are wondering, you get to keep your x-ray on CD, and a copy of your immunization records. I believe you will need this further down the road but cannot comment on when yet.

3. Long Form Birth certificate (and make a copy as well). I have heard others on here not have their long form certificate and it was accepted, but if you need your long form, you can order it online through service canada (https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-or-replace-ontario-birth-certificate)

4. Petitioners Affidavit of Support- for K1 Fiance Visa this is the I-134. You also need the petitioners most recent Taxes, and I believe you need the W2 as well. I submitted it, but I am not sure i had to have it.

5. Police Records check. In Canada, I have had to have several police records checks for my work in healthcare. I have always had a physical seal imprinted on my certificates. This is the first time I ordered one when it was available online. It did not have a physical seal. I thought this might be an issue. It was not.

6. Petitioners Intent letter. VERY IMPORTANT- this letter must be dated within 30 days of your interview date.

7. Two passport photos (U.S. sized photos, are different than Canadian)

8. Appt. letter with proof of payment- this will be the printed appointment letter, it will say the fee was paid. This is all I needed. If you haven't paid your fee online, you can pay in person at the cashier's window in that large room. You can do this once you have been called up to see your paperwork. I do not believe this delays you during the day. The person before me had to do this, and he was still on time to being called for his interview before me.

Please keep in mind, this is the paperwork they asked for that day, but you still should have all of your paperwork that is required in Packet 3/4. They may ask for all of it. But they did not the day of my interview.

So, you wait to be called. As number 10, I waited about 1 hour 15 minutes for my turn. My interview time was 7:30 which is the earliest. The first people in line I believe were done the whole process in and hour and a half. My whole process as being # 10, from start to finish was 2 hours. So the earlier you go, the less time it will take. When I left at 09:30, there were people with #35 seated who had appt. times at 09:00. Just to give you a reference of how many people are interviewed. And I don't know how many after I left.

CALLED TO FIRST WINDOW
Once you are called to a Window (#1-5) they are very friendly, ask you for your paperwork, confirm details etc. If you forgot to get photocopies, they will allow you to have them, BUT, you have to pay $1 each. You will have to go to the cashiers Window, pay for the photocopies, grab the receipt, and then go back to the window you were at. So don't waste time, Bring photocopies! They will ask you questions like if you have ever been in trouble with the law, if you have every been married etc. They also take your digital fingerprints. This process took less than 10 minutes.

Then you wait again......

Windows 6-12 are the interview windows. Some people were being called to window #19- and were called by name. Still can't figure out what people did when they were there.  You do see people coming out of the interview area with big smiles on their faces which is really nice to see.

INTERVIEW WINDOW
I was called to window 7. This is where the interview happens. You stand there for about 5 minutes, being asked questions. You don't even realize the interview was happening.
Questions I got asked:

A. Have you ever been married
B. Have you ever had trouble with the law (this does not include parking tickets, speeding tickets, littering tickets etc.)
C. Have you ever lived outside of Canada
D. What does your fiancee do for a living
E. Where does your fiancee live
F. Does your fiancee live along
G. How did you and your fiancee meet ( I told them we met in 2003)
H. What happened from 2003 until now
I. Have I signed up for the courier to return my passport

Then the officer said "Well the interview just happened" and proceeded to ask me to swear in, using my fingerprints while I decree that everything in my application was truthful etc.  She give me paperwork (pink and white sheet) with instructions on how to get my passport, expected arrival time etc. And some other documentation. And that was it. I had to ask if I was approved, I was, but I needed to hear those words.

Very anticlimactic but thrilled that it was that easy.

A few comments I had head from other people in the waiting area- some people were worried that they would be asked about when their wedding was, what point of entry they were going to use, the date they were entering the U.S. I d not know if anyone got asked these questions. I was prepared with EVERYTHING. I am glad I didn't have to use everything I had, but I didn't leave anything to chance.

I was an excellent experience, and I wish you all the best! (search for my Medical in Montreal Review)
 

This was basically my fiancée's experience, except she didn't get asked any questions about me at all. In fact, we were there on the same day as you. She was #15, and apparently #14's interview went long, but we were done and out of there by 10:15 am.

Also, you didn't mention parking, but there is a public parking lot directly across the street from the consulate. The maximum fee is $14 Canadian (which, actually is cheap compared to parking anywhere else in Montreal). We locked our phones and my smart watch in the glove box of my car and we locked her purse in the trunk. When we went through security they took my car key (because it was a remote) and gave me a ticket to retrieve it afterwards.

My fiancée had her medical examination yesterday (Tuesday, August 30). We decided that we would spend a week and a half in Montreal and get the medical examination done and do the interview a week later, since she is from Alberta. It wasn't too hard to find the medical office. It is in a tall building in Downtown Montreal. The clinic is on the 11th floor. There was an underground parking garage at Place Ville Marie which is a 15 minute walk from the medical office. Don't bother to try and find a place to park on the street, lol.

We walked in and checked in with the receptionist. Ashlee was given forms to fill out, including medical history. You must have your passport with you, as well as the interview letter AND a copy of the Packet IV e-mail. They will take photocopies of all those documents. You also have to give them 5 passport photos and your vaccination history. Ashlee had all her vaccines beforehand, but if you don't have them all they will give you the ones you need (at extra cost).

The nurse brought us into a room where she took vital signs and drew the blood for the blood tests and also gave Ashlee a container for a urine sample. The nurse was very nice and noticed at once how nervous Ashlee was. She was very reassuring and let me join her in the room while she drew the blood. After that Ashlee was directed to the bathrooms for her urine sample and then when that was finished she was called back for her chest x-ray.

Then we waited a little bit until the doctor was ready for her. I was not allowed to join her for the medical examination portion, but Ashlee said it went very well. Ashlee has Bipolar disorder which has been well controlled for 5 years. She brought copies of her medical records from her primary care physician's office but the doctor was not interested in looking at them, telling Ashlee that she could tell that her Bipolar was under control and not to worry about it.

After that was done, Ashlee was asked to pay $435.21 (Canadian dollars), and we were told that we could pick up the results as early as this Friday (3 business days). Plan on spending an hour and a half to two hours.

Yeah, the issue is that she doesn't have two of the items in hand yet. But they don't need to look at those items now. She just needs to bring them to the interview. By the time the interview gets scheduled for, she will have had the documents for a while. So I don't really think it matters whether she actually has the documents now or not. I think she should submit Packet 3 now instead of waiting so that her interview isn't delayed any more than it already is going to be.

The issue is whether or not submitting Packet 3 without having all the documents would cause problems. Obviously she would select an interview date that will be after the documents have arrived to her.

She is from a town in Northern Alberta, about 10 hours north of Calgary (by car). She says that this RCMP detachment has always been slow with running police reports like that (she used to work in a homeless shelter and they dealt with the RCMP frequently).

So, CEAC says "Ready," and my fiancee has filled out her DS-160 and gathered most of the documents listed on the Packet 3 checklist for Montreal. The only things she has left to receive are the "long form" birth certificate (which she will receive in a week), and her Police Certificate, which for some reason won't be ready until July 12 (apparently her RCMP detachment is slow).

The Packet 3 checklist says not to submit it until she actually has all the required documents in hand, but I don't think it really matters because for the K-1 visa you get to select your own interview date, and she'll have the documents well before then. My fiancee is really scared that she will mess things up if she sends Packet 3 back now because she doesn't have all the documents in hand yet. I don't want her to wait until July 12 because that will only push back the interview date farther than it already is going to be.

So... Canada people... is this a problem, or can my fiancee safely send Packet 3 back now, and wait for her Police Certificate and Birth Certificate later?

(Mods, if this belongs somewhere else, please help let me know where it should go).

5 minutes ago, Dhanu and Justin said:

So, I don't want to seem stupid, but I can't find the NVC case status page.  Where do I insert my NVC case number and check my k1 petition status?

The address for the NVC case status checker is:

ceac.state.gov

So they weren't kidding when they said things would move quickly at the NVC stage.

We received notice that the case was received by the NVC on 6/16/17, and on 6/19/17 I checked CEAC and it said case was "Ready" in Montreal.

So time to get Packet 3 done.