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My husband received his green card today. We crossed the border on 12/20. It was produced on 12/31 and sent to us on 1/5.  I’m so happy to put this chapter behind us. Thanks to all who contribute to this forum and made this process a little bearable. 

My husband received his green card today. We crossed the border on 12/20. It was produced on 12/31 and sent to us on 1/5.  I’m so happy to put this chapter behind us. Thanks to all who contribute to this forum and made this process a little bearable. 

My husband received his green card today. We crossed the border on 12/20. It was produced on 12/31 and sent to us on 1/5.  I’m so happy to put this chapter behind us. Thanks to all who contribute to this forum and made this process a little bearable. 

My husband received his green card today. We crossed the border on 12/20. It was produced on 12/31 and sent to us on 1/5.  I’m so happy to put this chapter behind us. Thanks to all who contribute to this forum and made this process a little bearable. 

My husband received his green card today. We crossed the border on 12/20. It was produced on 12/31 and sent to us on 1/5.  I’m so happy to put this chapter behind us. Thanks to all who contribute to this forum and made this process a little bearable. 

My husband received his green card today. We crossed the border on 12/20. It was produced on 12/31 and sent to us on 1/5.  I’m so happy to put this chapter behind us. Thanks to all who contribute to this forum and made this process a little bearable. 

My husband received his green card today. We crossed the border on 12/20. It was produced on 12/31 and sent to us on 1/5.  I’m so happy to put this chapter behind us. Thanks to all who contribute to this forum and made this process a little bearable. 

Update!
 
01/06/21 (interview @ 9am) - status on CEAC was Ready before the interview, right after the interview it changed to issued (undergoing admin processing). About 5 hours after my interview the status on CEAC changed back to ready. 
 
01/07/21 - status on CEAC @ 9am was back to issued (undergoing admin processing). @ 10:30am it changed to issued (final processing). @ 11:15am I received a message from US DOS stating that my passport was shipped and that I'll receive info from Purolator soon. @ 11:16 I received notice from Purolator that a shipment was created with tracking information 
 
01/08/21 - Passport w. Visa was delivered to my home @ 1:30pm 

I just got this as well! My husband has his interview next Wednesday and I've been so on edge worrying about them closing! This is such a relief. Fingers crossed it stays this way!

Got the same...  I.AM.SO.RELIEVED!! My interview is on Monday and I am here in Montreal from Sask

15 and over is adult. Dr. Mascarenhas’ s website  explains everything.

Hi everyone, this is my first post but this topic has helped me a lot so I thought I’d post our experience. My wife had her interview yesterday was thankfully approved! We received the tracking number today. I posted a review of it but thought I’d post it here too:
 
My wife’s appointment was at 10:15am. She got there a little early and was told to come back as they were backed up (about 45 mins behind). She was let into the building around 11am where she waited in the lobby. Only 3 people were allowed in the lobby at a time. She was in the lobby for about 10-15 minutes before she was allowed to go through security. After going through security, she took the elevator to the first floor and was told to take a seat until one of the windows were clear. After 5 minutes, a security officer directed her to an empty window (it was either window #6 or #7). When she was called up, she gave her passport. She was asked to provide the following:

- Confirm Canadian and US address (I moved recently so she provided my updated address)
- Confirm Canadian and US phone numbers (you won’t have your phone so make sure you have this memorized!)
- Original Marriage certificate
- Original Birth certificate
- Police check (she had an updated one as the original one we submitted was over a year old. She only took the new one)
- Updated financial information (my wife gave my tax transcript from 2019 as well as an updated I-864 Affidavit of Support)
- Confirm lawyer’s name
- Fingerprints from both hands

Nothing was mentioned about her medical. (I know some people completed their medical in time but were told the consulate had not received it yet). She was given a pamphlet on domestic violence and then told to take a seat. After about an hour she was called up for her interview. The woman she interviewed with was very nice and conversational. My wife was then asked to give her oath and then provide fingerprints again as a digital signature. The interviewer asked the following questions:

- When did you get married?
- When did you meet your husband?
- How did you meet your husband?
- What does your husband do?
- What do you do for work?
- What do plan to do in the US?
- Have you been out of the country in the past?
- Have you read through the pamphlet? Do you understand it?

After these questions, she gave back the marriage certificate and birth certificate. She then told my wife she has been approved and handed her a white Welcome to the United States paper! The interviewer apologized a lot for the delay and that the system was running slowly. The interview portion lasted about 15 minutes, the majority of which was the woman entering things into the computer. The entire process took about 90 minutes and everyone was very nice. 

Her advice is the interview process is very easy so just try and stay calm even though all the waiting can cause your nerves to build up. As long as you’ve prepared all the necessary documents, you should have no issues.

My interview was also yesterday and I just received my tracking number as well 

I was also approved today!
 
My medical was December 16th with Dr. Zatzman and was submitted to the Consulate December 23. I stayed at the Holiday Inn Suites since they had on premise underground parking. It was an 8min walk to the Consulate. Consulate kept my spouses 2019 tax returns.   
 

Hello Everyone! I had my interview this morning @ 9am and thank god I was approved! Thank you everyone for all your support, even though I didn't speak much I was always reading!
 
Here is my review:
 
I stayed at the Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, it was less than a 5 minute walk to the consulate so I highly recommend it!  I arrived at 8:50 outside the consulate, however I was told to wait outside, at 8:59 the security called out that anyone who has an appointment at 9am can come inside, so I did. It was airport style security, they took my cell phone and placed it in a locker and provided me with a key. They direct you to go upstairs and drop your passport off at window #6 (someone may already be at the window, you're then directed to sit down, wait for that person to leave and then give them your passport once the window is empty). After handing in your passport, you're then expected to sit and wait for your name to be called. Once your name is called you're asked for necessary documents. They asked me for my original birth certificate, marriage certificate, police certificate (which was the new one with 'other', it was accepted) and they scanned my fingerprints. I had uploaded all my financial documents, an address change and updated I-864 prior to the interview, so they did not ask for any of those documents. You are then given the domestic violence pamphlet and directed to sit and wait for your name to be called again. Once called again, I was directed to another window. There I took my oath, and scanned my fingerprints again. The lady asked me how long I have been married for, how long I've known my husband, how we met, tell me about your relationship and what my longest trip to the US was. She also asked me what the pamphlet was about. She stated that everything checked out and I had all the necessary documents. She then returned my original marriage and birth certificate and told me I was approved!! She also gave me a welcome to USA letter. By the time I finished and picked up my phone on the way out it was 11:20.
 
Thank you again everyone, I hope they continue processing quickly so we can all be reunited with our significant others faster!

Hi everybody,
 
I  received my immigrant visa. I arrived to Orlando  on December 27.  I would like to know if  I have to apply for: 
 
- Green Card
- SSN  ( I have an ITIN,  what I need to do... to have my SSN)
 
Thx

On the brink of the year's end, I want to wish us all a better 2021!

Had my interview yesterday (Dec. 31) at the Consulate, everything was pretty straightforward.
 
I came in, handed my passport to the consular officer at window 6 and waited about 35 minutes to be called up to hand in my original forms.
 
Coming into the interview, I had my 2020 Police Certificate in hand. I had done my medical with Dr. Zatzman on Dec. 4 and he sent it to the consulate Dec. 9th. No issues with either.
 
The original forms that I was asked for were: 
1. Birth Certificate
2. Marriage Certificate
3. Canadian Police Certificate
4. UK Police Certificate (from when I went to law school in the UK in 2012)
 
I was asked if there were any changes from the 2018 Affidavit of Support. To which I responded "no" and that I had the my spouse's 2019 1040 and W2 me. The consular officer said, if there were no changes from 2018 to 2019 for my spouse that he didn't need any 2019 documents and that the 2018 tax forms "were just fine".
 
I sat down for about 25 minutes and then got called up for my formal interview.
 
Again, very straight forward. All in all I was asked probably 20 questions, which seemed to be the norm as I could overhear the questions being asked to everyone before me. Questions were:
 
1. Have you read the pamphlet that you were given earlier (on domestic abuse)? 
2. Can you tell me what was in it?
3. Tell me where you and your spouse met?
4. Did you start dating right away? 
5. What does your spouse do?
6. What industry is that?
7. What is the name of the company?
8. Is that an investment bank or a hedge fund?
9. Where does your spouse live?
10. Where will you live when you move to the US?
11. Does your spouse own or rent the apartment in Manhattan?
12. Does anyone else live there?
13. What do you do for a living?
14. Will you be able to transfer your job to the US?
15. Have you every been charged or arrested with a crime?
16. Have you ever been turned away at the US border for ANY reason?
17. How often did you and your spouse see each other before getting married?
18. When did you get married?
19. Have you been previously divorced?
20. Do you have any children?
21. Have you travelled out side of North America in the previous past 5 years?
22. What is the longest that you have ever stayed in the US as a TOURIST?
 
He then said, "everything appears to be in order so I am going to go ahead and issue your visa today. I am going to give you back your birth certificate and marriage certificate. I am going to hold on your two police checks.  It will take up to 3 weeks to have your passport back in hand. Welcome to the United States"
 
My take away is this- if you did all the preparation that was requested prior to coming to the interview and everything in your marriage with your spouse is legitimate then YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. It's normal to be nervous coming into Consulate, everyone there was nervous, as they should be, it's a pretty important moment in your life. But once it's over you realize that there was really nothing worry about.

My husband was able to pick up his passport today and has crossed the Blue Water Bridge to activate his visa. It took 28 months, but we are finally able to start our lives. Thinking of you all in AP, I can imagine how deflated you must feel. All the best to all of you, and may your visa journey end soon!! 

Completed POE at the Ambassador Bridge today.  I was driving across with my three dogs in a borrowed vehicle (my Canadian parents) and a rented Uhaul Trailer full of my personal and household belongings and my husbands motorcycle (still registered in Texas just never made it back from a visit to Canada).  I pulled up in the car lane (there was no bus/RV/trailer lane open) and handed over my passport turned to my visa and informed the officer I was entering to activate my visa. He asked to the liscence plate number of the truck (he couldn’t see it because of the trailer) and the UHaul rental agreement.  He also asked if I had an immigrant packet to which I responded that it was electronic.  He then asked me to open up the uhaul and he had a quick look inside.  He asked how much cash I was carrying, who sponsored me and when I did for work. He then asked me to pull into secondary.  It was a tight fit with the trailer so he moved the barricades for me - it was much appreciated.    In secondary I was asked the same things again, I opened up the trailer again for a different officer and was asked a few simple questions about what contents I had (they didn’t want to see the list I had prepared). I was asked another two times if I had a packet, to which I responded each time that it was electronic. They told me to wait in the car, I’m not sure if that was a covid protocol or because I was alone with three dogs - regardless I really appreciated it.  It took about 45 minutes for them to come back with my stamped passport. They explained it was good for a year and that if I didn’t get my physical green card within a year to call USCIS.  They then moved some barricades and helped me get the trailer turned around and on my way. 
 
I’m not well on my way to my final destination of Houston, TX. This journey is over after nearly 26 months. 

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First time posting anything in detail about our case. I want to first say thank you from the bottom of my heart for everyone who participates on this thread or VJ - this forum has kept me sane in some difficult times and I hope by posting that I can be of help to others in some small way. Even if it's just to encourage you to stay strong through all the ups and downs.
 
My petitioner is my husband who is a USC by birth.
We have been married 10 years. We have two children. 
 
We filed our I130 in September 2019.
Our case was approved and sent to NVC in May 2020.
We put in our required documents in June but, there was a delay to DQ because missed a message sent to us through CEAC. (Some sort of glitch in the system where the messages were not appearing online).
DQ Sep 3, 2020
We sent an expedite request Sept 10, 2020. (It was requested based on an unexpected serious medical diagnosis and also because I am a health care professional/frontline worker in the hospital). We are not sure which reason (or if both) was why we were approved.
Expedite approved September 23, 2020.
Interview Letter on October 5th.
I was visiting my husband/children during this time in the US - and had to rush back to quarantine and do the medical.
Interview on October 14th.
I was then put on AP/Refused for the next 60 days (I realized I shouldn't complain that I was put on an extended AP given we were expedited and jumped the queue but, it was a long and sad 60 days of not knowing if it could be longer or what the reason fro the AP was.)
I was asked for my CV and also given a DS 5535 which we sent in 2 days after my interview. (I am a Canadian Citizen by birth and have no international travel outside of the US in over 10 years.)
 
After many case updated dates on the CEAC tracker - I received a "Issued - AP" message on Dec 18, 2020.
I then received the final "Issued - Final Processing" message on Dec 21, 2020.
Today (Dec 23) I received my tracking number and my passport is on it's way.
 
We got our Christmas miracle and I'm so happy that I can be with my family again. But, I know that many of you have been waiting much longer and still have a long way to go - I hope that maybe some of our process might shed some light into the stage you're in. I know it helped me to see what others have experienced.
 
I'll update my timeline soon.
Wishing everyone all the best and for things to move along for you all too!
 

I am on day 14 since my interview and still nothing as well. I have written them 2 times and have not received a response...

Entered US via Peace Bridge today. Took about 30 minutes. The officer was great. Overall a smooth experience!

Entered US via Peace Bridge today. Took about 30 minutes. The officer was great. Overall a smooth experience!