Markus81

Just logging onto VJ for the first time in a while for my own stuff and remembered this post...

For anyone that was following, the conclusion was that the lawyer made a mistake and in the end the interview took place in the UK. 

Thanks all for your input at the time!

59 minutes ago, PaulaMarie said:

Hi! No need to be home. I just got mine in the mailbox. I was out of town for the weekend.

Thank you so much! That’s a weight off my mind. 

Hi I filed in March also and I just got notification that my EAD card is being mailed to me. 

I am away this week. Can anyone tell

me if I need to be home to sign for the card delivery? USCIS gave me a usps tracking number but unsure if I need to be home. I thought it would just sit in the mailbox (locked in apt building) until my return but if I have to be there it’s gonna be a real pain and I don’t wanna miss it after this hellish waiting game of which I’m sure you can all relate. TIA

31 minutes ago, MeghanK said:

So they are physically IN Canada right now on a tourist visa? And their visa is valid through the date of the interview? As far as I have seen, tourist visas are not eligible to interview in MTL, I guess your friend will find out! 

 

Keep in mind - your consulate is not ASSIGNED - your consulate is selected BY THE PERSON who applies, and again when they fill out the DS-160. Did they select UK but were told to go to Canada and NOT UK? I'm very confused. Was their current/mailing address on the I-129f listed as in Canada or UK? When they submitted their P3 were they asked to send in proof of status in Canada before getting Packet 4?

 

When is their interview?

No they are not in Canada right now. They are in UK. Mailing address is UK. Everything UK. LOL. I think the lawyer selected Montreal for faster processing time but it is concerning since both people have nothing to do with Canada at all. Just dealing with US and UK citizen living in.. yep the US and the UK respectively. I guess we will find out the conclusion to this story soon. 

Haha I know right! Makes no sense. Police checks- they will have evidence of being a UK citizen and resident and will produce the UK police check at the time of the interview so I think that’s all that would be needed in that regard. As for Canada, since they enter Canada on a tourist visa  obviously they are a tourist and won’t need a Canadian police check.?.

I would just love to know if anyone else has done this - doing the k-1 interview in a country not of their residence. Please anyone that has - answer this post! 

On 4/6/2019 at 11:43 AM, MeghanK said:

Yup lots of us! As long as you have legal status in Canada at the time of your interview you're good. 

 

My fiance is an Irish citizen, Canadian PR and we just interviewed in MTL. We were K1, so to be honest I'm not sure if this rule applies across ALL visa types though, so keep that in mind. 

This person is a friend of mine and I told them to post here for advice. That's what I thought too, but this person is not a permanent resident of Canada nor has any visa for Canada. Currently lives in UK. Was advised by their lawyer that the K-1 interview is happening in Montreal. Surely this is incorrect? I would hate the person to have everything sorted for the interview and be refused because they are not a resident of Canada, only to add more wait time to have it rectified. Any help would be great, cheers!