Hi everyone, just wanted to share that I had my IR-1 interview yesterday in Montreal and we were approved!
I was nervous because Montreal is known to be strict on proof of domicile (my wife is living with me in Canada), but it was all good.
Here's a little summary of how the interview went:
-Arrived at the consulate with my wife. We hadn't planned on her attending with me, so we didn't know she needed her US passport to enter (but they ended up letting her in anyway).
-Waited to be called to speak with intake officer. Once I went up to the booth, she asked me for the original versions of documents I had submitted to NVC, updated text forms and confirmed my address, date of birth, etc. She also took my fingerprints, then asked me to sit down and wait for my interview.
-I waited a few more minutes, then got called for interview.
-The interviewer greeted me with a big smile, which made me feel much more at ease (I was so nervous!). She made me swear to tell the truth, etc. then asked me the following questions:
-Who is petitioning for you? (I said my wife)
-How did you and your wife meet? (I said online through a friend and she asked me through which site specifically)
-When did you start dating / were you just friends at first?
-When did you get married?
-Is your wife employed in the US? (I answered that no because she lives with me in Canada, so she looked through my application for proof of reestablishing domicile)
-What is your relationship to the joint sponsor?
-Do you have a valid US non-immigrant visa? (I said I have a tourist visa, but that it's in my old passport. So she said to bring my old passport with me for POE so they can void that visa)
That's it. It all went really quickly and the CO was very friendly. I left the interview area and immediately burst into tears because I was so happy and relieved, haha! I also really liked having an early morning appointment because I was 5th person in line and was in an out of the consulate in an hour!
Hope this helps others waiting for their interview. Wishing everyone good luck!!!
I called NVC and they mentioned they schedule during the first 2 weeks of each month. I was also informed they are currently scheduling for Nov. dates. that they are scheduling this week and next week and depending on how many dates the CDJ embassy provides the NVC with we either get one or wait until next month. I am praying we get ours
