Kat & Jim

16 minutes ago, Layanis J said:

My case was sent December 7th to department of state ? How long should I wait to call and see if they received my case ? 

Call after 7 Calendar days, this Friday Dec 14th. 

7 minutes ago, LaurenJSchafer said:

Got our interview!!!! Case completed October 1st. Interview date January 24th!!! I am so happy!!! 

Congratulations ! 😋

10 minutes ago, dunky said:

We received an email this morning and our interview is scheduled on 1/25!

Congratulations dunky ! Is your interview at the Consulate in Montreal ? Just curious, as your timeline shows the Consulate as Armenia.

31 minutes ago, Alyssamac90 said:

Got my interview date!!!! January 11th at 7:30 a.m. , cc date sept 21st.

 

Could anyone who has an interview in December do me a huge favor and ask if they ever make a special exception to let someone pick up a passport instead of waiting in the mail? I have a trip overseas booked, and the last possible date I could get my passport is the 16th... which seems impossible if I had to wait for it in the mail, although I’m in Ottawa just two hours from Montreal so it wouldn’t need to go very far. 

Congratulations ! 😋

Just in case anyone is not yet aware, this was on the CTV news website today and should be all over the news by now. Hopefully this helps out some of you who need to make plans for the Passport return after the interview. 🙂

Good luck to everyone ! 

Just now, sher-sunshine said:

It is helpful thank u....but one question was your done electronically? Because mine wasnt, i had to send mine through the mail

Yes. Hopefully it still is reviewed and approved quickly for you though.  

3 minutes ago, sher-sunshine said:

Hi guys, congrats to everyone who got approved!! I just sent off my documents to nvc does anyone have any idea how long I will have to wait to have my cc?? All my fees have been paid.... my consulate is kingston Jamaica.... I was processed at the Nebraska office

I submitted the DS260: on Nov 1st, AOS & IV Documents on the CEAC, Nov 4th and just received a Documentarily Qualified just over 1 hour ago, today Nov 9th. (hope this helps)

20 minutes ago, msdupuis said:

Best. Day. Ever. CC9/11 and interview date of 12/20 at 8 AM

Congrats @msdupuis ! 

Case Complete today Nov 9th. Just received email 45 mins ago !  Logged onto CEAC and message showed "DOCUMENTARILY QUALIFIED" Looks like today is the day work is getting done at NVC concerning Montreal Consulate.  

Hope everyone waiting for interview gets an interview. So far congratulations @SKB2017 ! 

Just received my Certified RCMP Certificate with: Visa/border Crossing/Foreign Travel/Work, Fingerprints and Picture on it. It has a RCMP embedded raised Seal on the bottom right corner.

Requested at Commissionaires in Surrey BC: October 05/2018.

Date Fingerprint Search Completed: next day October 06/2018.

Post marked with Ottawa postal code: October 11/2018. 

Received in mail todays date: October 16/2018.

Congratulations to everyone that has received an interview. It’s about time ! 1 more step closer to starting your new life in the USA. Good luck to everyone in they’re interview.

5 hours ago, LLabout said:

I submitted my Privacy Act one first (as that was what they told us to get), on a Friday, they rejected it by the Monday.  I went the following week and got the Visa Border Crossing one done, then once I received it, I removed the rejected document on the site and added the Visa border crossing one there with a note stating to see below as well, then down below under additional documents I added the Privacy act document with a note stating that this one was rejected but states privacy act as it's what they requested and these are the only documents I could attain from the RCMP.  They reviewed it 2 weeks later, with the approvals of all documents.   I hope this helps   Please feel free to ask any more questions you may have. 

Thank you LLabout for sharing.  I was thinking of doing it the same way you just mentioned, you just made the process little easier.  I'm still waiting for my Visa Border Crossing certificate from the commissionaire requested last Friday morning. Also waiting for other documents in the mail as well. At the same time I paid the Fees Oct 09th and I am waiting for it to show paid. I will update as things progress. Again, thank you for your information, it really does helps.  Hope it also works for everyone else as well.    

11 hours ago, HarryWL said:

Very smooth process at the commissionaires office in Hamilton. Guy seemed knowledgeable about what was required but we discussed the conflicting information on the website. 

 

Total was like $56CAD, hopefully should receive back soon. He said it might take a little longer as there’s some kind of human intervention as previously mentioned by another user. 

I also went to the commissionaires office in Surrey BC this past Friday. The lady I spoke to was nice and easy to talk to. My cost was $76.00. She wasn’t to clear though when I would receive it back, I had to ask her will it take 1 to 2 weeks to receive ? She agreed and said it could take longer.

On 10/4/2018 at 2:32 PM, MissMyHusband said:

Thanks! I will try to keep everyone updated. Also, if anyone has recently had their police certificate accepted, please let us know which one it was?

 

We did call the US Consulate in Montreal today, they gave me an email and I sent my inquiry, but all I got was an automated response.

 

 

I sent the Montreal Consulate an email "montreal-iv-dv@state.gov" on Sept 7th asking questions about the Important changes to the Canada Police certificate Requirement and this is the reply I received on Sept 10th: 

Hello,

Thank you for your inquiry.

According to our records we do not have a pending visa case for you at the U.S. Consulate General in Montreal.

The NVC does all the pre-processing for all the Consulates worldwide and schedules the immigrant visa appointments on our behalf for all the cases that are documentarily qualified. Please contact the NVC for any updates on your case and next steps in processing. The NVC contact details are available herehttps://nvc.state.gov/ask   

The U.S. Consulate General in Montreal does not handle scheduling/expediting interview appointments. These requests should be addressed to the NVC.

We hope that this information is helpful in replying to your inquiry.

Please let us know if we can be of further assistance.

Regards,

30 minutes ago, Kat & Jim said:

Here is what mine looks like:

 

MtnBoarder, yours has a small difference for the Privacy Act Request Type. (For Non-Certified Criminal Information) Who knows if this will make a difference. I think it doesn't matter at this point, 3 trips to the Surrey BC RCMP and Just another $100.00 wasted !😡😡. I also will be getting the fingerprint based criminal record check, with finger prints and photo with reason Visa/Border Crossing on it. I am off to the Commissionaires location in Surrey BC this morning. (hope they know what they are doing as it would really help at this point)

As if we all do not have better things to do than figure out what Police Certificate NVC needs. At this point I am so frustrated with the process. Stressed out is to put it mildly ! At the same time I am dealing with Urgent important Canadian Government issues-with CRA and Canadian Immigration for my husband who is the USA Citizen and Permanent Resident here in Canada. I did not need this and none of us should have to deal with this. I just came back from Vacation from a trip to Florida-we were looking for our new home (wish we were still there ☀️) haven't paid my fees yet but want to soon and upload docs and complete DS-260 application. Still waiting for other documents by mail. This will be 1 more thing to wait for. I know in the end it will be worth it, it's hard to work through it though. 

So, other members here on VJ (or future members) experiencing the same issue with the Police Certificate I totally agree and sympathis with you. Hopefully this will be clarified soon so no one else has to deal with this issue.       

 

 

 

 

  

 

OK, so I see that my attachment did not work (sorry) . The only difference is what I stated above. My Privacy Act Request Type shows " Other (Provide Details) ". Other than that it is exactly the same, finger prints taken on Sept 10th and issued on Sept 11th. I will try and figure out this attachment thing for future posts. 

On 10/1/2018 at 6:53 PM, darth vader said:

Yeah, I have the same police certificate! Thanks for sharing.

Here is what mine looks like:

MtnBoarder, yours has a small difference for the Privacy Act Request Type. (For Non-Certified Criminal Information) Who knows if this will make a difference. I think it doesn't matter at this point, 3 trips to the Surrey BC RCMP and Just another $100.00 wasted !😡😡. I also will be getting the fingerprint based criminal record check, with finger prints and photo with reason Visa/Border Crossing on it. I am off to the Commissionaires location in Surrey BC this morning. (hope they know what they are doing as it would really help at this point)

As if we all do not have better things to do than figure out what Police Certificate NVC needs. At this point I am so frustrated with the process. Stressed out is to put it mildly ! At the same time I am dealing with Urgent important Canadian Government issues-with CRA and Canadian Immigration for my husband who is the USA Citizen and Permanent Resident here in Canada. I did not need this and none of us should have to deal with this. I just came back from Vacation from a trip to Florida-we were looking for our new home (wish we were still there ☀️) haven't paid my fees yet but want to soon and upload docs and complete DS-260 application. Still waiting for other documents by mail. This will be 1 more thing to wait for. I know in the end it will be worth it, it's hard to work through it though. 

So, other members here on VJ (or future members) experiencing the same issue with the Police Certificate I totally agree and sympathis with you. Hopefully this will be clarified soon so no one else has to deal with this issue.       

4 hours ago, LaurenJSchafer said:

We got our case complete today! I am guessing another three months? But yay! Progress! 

Congratulations ! Hopefully you don’t have to wait that long. I wonder if Montreal will start scheduling appointments more quickly. I’m currently not yet at that point yet but everyone that has had a CC in the past 2 months or more, has had to wait a long time. Yes, I agree it’s Progress. 😊 

Hoping everyone gets an Approval, CC or Interview soon. 

On September 18, 2018 at 10:20 PM, Hassane elhassane said:

Happy day..... i received e mail with case # from NVC. I will pay the fees today and complete the Form.

 USCIS approved : 08/09

Received by NVC : 08/27

Invioce # :  09/18

Gooddddd luck for all.

Hello , 

You have similar timeline information as I have. 

My information: 

USCIS approved: 2018-08-13

NVC Received: 2018-08-27

Email received with Case & Invoice number: 2018-09-18

No Fees Paid yet. 

Good luck in completing forms and gathering documents and information. Will hopefully be paying fees and starting forms soon. 

Hello everyone , 

I received my letter from the NVC with my case number and invoice number by email on Sept 18th. Haven't paid the fees yet as I am away from home in Canada since Sept 15th. I'm not sure when I will pay the fees - it might be before we return back home. We are in Florida for 2 weeks looking for our new home. We return back to Canada on Sept 28th. I had no problems going through customs at YVR airport. The customs officer was in a very good happy mood and just asked where we were going, we told him Orlando and he said have a nice day and that was it ! I spent a lot of time getting ready all the papers or documents ready just in case I was asked questions from customs but didn't need anything. 

We are in transit to another hotel in Naples Florida today for 3 more days. I will be checking and reading VJ off and on as time allows but also want to complete my signature timeline, so it shows like some other members here. I think it's a good idea because you get a better idea of a members timeline, it could help you or another member. 

On September 12, 2018 at 4:48 PM, msdupuis said:

I'm just glad I finally got a case closed and can say we're just waiting on an interview date... We finally got our case closed today after not getting the first clear answer across 5 people from the NVC why our case was appearing the way it was. Regardless, it's done and now we can hurry up and wait some more.

Congratulations ! 

On September 17, 2018 at 12:42 PM, Invisigoth said:

Friends, My husband called the RCMP (905-405-3750) today.  He was told that the RCMP "doesn't do the work, they subcontract out the fingerprints. so I have to go to a different place to get it done and they charge $56.50 to do it."  He said, "I talked to two different people.  They waive the RCMP fee, but not the private place that does the finger prints."  The RCMP officer referred him to a place called "Global ID services." for the finger prints and gave him a phone number: 416-231-9797.    does this make sense with what you guys have been hearing?  We are getting frustrated.

Hello, 

I know sort of how you feel about being frustrated,  this process can be trying at times. I had to visit the RCMP 3 times before they finally did my fingerprints. They said they had no notice of this change and after upper management did some checking they said yes they can do it.  I think some other VJ members have had a similar experience from what I have read but each one would have to speak for themselves. When I went back on Sept 10th to the main Surrey BC RCMP detachment they did everything there, they took my picture for their records, finger prints and took payment. I was only charged the difference from the name and birthdate search, $25.00. (I was lucky) It might make a difference on what services are available at your nearest RCMP location or maybe if you live in a small or bigger city ? Who knows. Hope since you posted this message you have had some luck in getting the fingerprints. I also called the NVC on Sept 7th before I went back to the RCMP to confirm if this was a mandatory requirement and the Agent said, " Well if you show up for your interview without it, expect to get a letter requesting it ".

55 minutes ago, Meghan&Gene said:

Where do I go to have this done?

If you look on the RCMP website and then find a Detachment (on the right side of page) for where you live-I believe you need to go to the location closest to the city where you live. You can always call them before you go, to be sure its the right location. The website will have the Services that are available for that location. It will also give the hours of operation and address. Hope that helps you. Good luck to you as well.

2 hours ago, tnn2018 said:

This is so helpful!

 

im heading there tonight after work so I’m glad to hear they are more aware of the new procedure.

 

you said in a previous post hat you had called surrey RCMP. Is that where you went? I ask because that’s where I’m headed.

Yes, where my husband called is where I went. Make sure the location you go to does the Criminal Record Checks. If you look on the RCMP website and then find a Detachment (on the right side of page) for where you live, it will have the Services that are available for that location. It will also have the hours of operation and address. I am glad it helped. 😊 Hope everything works out when you get there. Good luck ! 

On 9/8/2018 at 1:31 AM, MtnBoarder said:

Ya there are parts of this process that make you want to pull out your hair!

Good luck! I’ll be curious to see what they tell you about the new Sept 10th requirements and why the uncertified version versus certified...if that even comes up.

Just returned from the RCMP and asking for my Certified Criminal Record Check. They only charged me $25.00 even though the charge should have been,  I think she said $101.00. She said each time the computer system is used for a finger print Certified Criminal Record Check the charge is $101.00 but since I was just there on Aug 27/2018 and already paid $76.00 (hope this amount is right) for the name and date of birth search she would only charge me $25.00. 😊 I had the Printout again with me, from the NVC website, showing the exact requirements effective Sept 10/2018 (today). I strongly stated that the finger print Certified Criminal Record Check must have the information stated from the NVC and pointed to the Printout showing the new requirements. The information officer read it twice and also kept the printout with my written request. She acknowledged that yes they are all now aware of this new requirement, they weren't before but are now and that they did not receive much notice of this change. She said that it is a big change requesting a Certified Criminal Record Check and she made it sound like its a big deal going through the Privacy Act to get this information.

All throughout the conversation, she did not mention anything about anything being certified or uncertified so I asked and she said all "Certified Criminal Record Checks" are sent to Ottawa and are Certified.

Besides the written request for the Certified Criminal Record Check and the Payment of $25.00 she also took my picture (she said was only for the local RCMP use) then also my finger prints were taken (first my right hand, then my left hand and at the same time my 2 thumbs). She said I should receive the results in about 2 weeks but sometimes it is 120 days. I asked it what circumstances would it be 120 days and she did offer much of an explanation except that the request is sent to Ottawa, they had to go through the Privacy Act and it depends how many requests Ottawa has at the same time my request is received.