CanadianJeff

My delays, and us contacting the senator's office, happened after the interview.

Just got my tracking number! 

Final update to my journey. I received my passport back yesterday and was across the border 2.5 hours later. Many thanks to everyone for your support and guidance throughout this process and good luck to those still navigating the waters.

Final update to my journey. I received my passport back yesterday and was across the border 2.5 hours later. Many thanks to everyone for your support and guidance throughout this process and good luck to those still navigating the waters.

Final update to my journey. I received my passport back yesterday and was across the border 2.5 hours later. Many thanks to everyone for your support and guidance throughout this process and good luck to those still navigating the waters.

Final update to my journey. I received my passport back yesterday and was across the border 2.5 hours later. Many thanks to everyone for your support and guidance throughout this process and good luck to those still navigating the waters.

@Redie
Like From_CAN_2_US said, I was delayed longer than expected. At the interview I was told they planned to approve my visa. It wasn't until the day after that I was informed f the 221g for medical not arriving on time. While it took over a month after receipt of my medical to process my case, most people seemed to be approved within a week of receipt of medical results - and that includes people that interviewed the same day as me who did not have medical results available. It's always possible my case raised someone's eyebrow for other reasons, although I can't think of anything. I was already in USA on a H-1B visa so maybe that was enough of a difference to cause some extra checks to take place. Hopefully your case is processed not long after receipt of the medical, but if you fail to see movement don't be afraid to reach out to your senator's office. Apparently, helping people navigate red tape is a routine service of the senator's offices.
 
If you haven't heard back from your email to the consulate by 1 week after, I'd send a follow up email. They did confirm receipt of my medical results, but other responses were pretty generic.
 
Good luck!

Final update to my journey. I received my passport back yesterday and was across the border 2.5 hours later. Many thanks to everyone for your support and guidance throughout this process and good luck to those still navigating the waters.

Final update to my journey. I received my passport back yesterday and was across the border 2.5 hours later. Many thanks to everyone for your support and guidance throughout this process and good luck to those still navigating the waters.

Final update to my journey. I received my passport back yesterday and was across the border 2.5 hours later. Many thanks to everyone for your support and guidance throughout this process and good luck to those still navigating the waters.

Final update to my journey. I received my passport back yesterday and was across the border 2.5 hours later. Many thanks to everyone for your support and guidance throughout this process and good luck to those still navigating the waters.

I can't comment specifically about your question, but my understanding is that you never get double taxed for Canada USA taxes because of tax treaties. 
 
That said, tax rules are different between USA and Canada and there are a number of nuances that show up when you cross the border for resident purposes. One example that I learned after I moved to USA (I was previously there on H1B) is your TFSA is no longer able to grow tax free while you are in USA. I learned that one the hard way as I first moved after the stock market had a big dip, meaning that my TFSA was at a relatively lower value when I entered the USA. When the markets recovered, and my TFSA returned to it's pre crash value, it was seen as a taxable increase.  So while my TFSA was truly back to zero change, it came with a big tax bill.

Just got my tracking number! 

Congrats!

I also got my application updated to "Issued in Final Processing" today. Congrats to those getting that news today. 
 
@katcat29 sorry to hear yours wasn't updated today. Hang in there. It'll come through. Keep following up with them until it does.

You're almost there!
 
Hoping for others on this thread to get unblocked as well - post interview timelines seem extremely random.

they have a post box size locker (locks with a key) where you can store your phone and small items. No issues taking your phone and headphones, you'll just need to lock it up. When I was there there did not seem to be any lack of lockers available for people. The FAQ suggested people have had issues getting a locker in the past, but they probably let more people into the waiting area before COVID.

It seems like it typically has moved quickly for other people. This is a screenshot from a different user's post that interviewed Oct 6. For them it went from Issued AP to Issued Final in less than a day. That said, there are always variations in the timelines so it's hard to be certain. Given that you had your interview last week and are already seeing Issued AP I'd expect to see your "Issued Final" status very soon (i.e. early this week). 

Long time watcher but rare poster here.
 
I had been waiting for 1 month since my interview with no apparent movement on my case. The interview had gone well at the beginning of October and the officer had stated she intended to approve my visa. The following day I received an email that my medical had not been received and I was being placed on 221(g). The day after this I was informed by my doctors office that all medical results were now at the consulate. I watched as multiple people that interviewed the same day, who also had their medical results show up at least 1-2 days after their interview, received their approvals and received their passports with visas. While I was happy for them, I was anxious that my case had not been updated. Emails to the consulate received the standard "we are continuing to work on your application", "the process takes time", and "we are sorry for the frustration."
 
Yesterday my wife wrote our state senator's office with concerns that there seemed to be no progress and no explanation regarding the ongoing delays. Yesterday the senator's office wrote back stating they would engage with the consulate to enquire what was happening. I expected to received another generic "we are continuing to work on your application", "the process takes time", and "we are sorry for the frustration." Much to my surprise, today my status has change from Rejected to Issued AP! No email was sent to me updating the status change, I had to check CEAC website for the status update. Hopefully this means I will be receiving my visa and passport sometime next week (I know, there are no guarantees).
 
I wanted to post this to let people know that having their sponsor reach out to their senator's office may be helpful if there seems to be an unexpected delay in the process. It may just be chance that the senator's office email lined up with the timing of the visa application being approved, but it's quite possible the enquiry from the senator's office was enough to raise attention to some issue and helped move things forward.
 
 
 

 

Long time watcher but rare poster here.
 
I had been waiting for 1 month since my interview with no apparent movement on my case. The interview had gone well at the beginning of October and the officer had stated she intended to approve my visa. The following day I received an email that my medical had not been received and I was being placed on 221(g). The day after this I was informed by my doctors office that all medical results were now at the consulate. I watched as multiple people that interviewed the same day, who also had their medical results show up at least 1-2 days after their interview, received their approvals and received their passports with visas. While I was happy for them, I was anxious that my case had not been updated. Emails to the consulate received the standard "we are continuing to work on your application", "the process takes time", and "we are sorry for the frustration."
 
Yesterday my wife wrote our state senator's office with concerns that there seemed to be no progress and no explanation regarding the ongoing delays. Yesterday the senator's office wrote back stating they would engage with the consulate to enquire what was happening. I expected to received another generic "we are continuing to work on your application", "the process takes time", and "we are sorry for the frustration." Much to my surprise, today my status has change from Rejected to Issued AP! No email was sent to me updating the status change, I had to check CEAC website for the status update. Hopefully this means I will be receiving my visa and passport sometime next week (I know, there are no guarantees).
 
I wanted to post this to let people know that having their sponsor reach out to their senator's office may be helpful if there seems to be an unexpected delay in the process. It may just be chance that the senator's office email lined up with the timing of the visa application being approved, but it's quite possible the enquiry from the senator's office was enough to raise attention to some issue and helped move things forward.
 
 
 

 

Long time watcher but rare poster here.
 
I had been waiting for 1 month since my interview with no apparent movement on my case. The interview had gone well at the beginning of October and the officer had stated she intended to approve my visa. The following day I received an email that my medical had not been received and I was being placed on 221(g). The day after this I was informed by my doctors office that all medical results were now at the consulate. I watched as multiple people that interviewed the same day, who also had their medical results show up at least 1-2 days after their interview, received their approvals and received their passports with visas. While I was happy for them, I was anxious that my case had not been updated. Emails to the consulate received the standard "we are continuing to work on your application", "the process takes time", and "we are sorry for the frustration."
 
Yesterday my wife wrote our state senator's office with concerns that there seemed to be no progress and no explanation regarding the ongoing delays. Yesterday the senator's office wrote back stating they would engage with the consulate to enquire what was happening. I expected to received another generic "we are continuing to work on your application", "the process takes time", and "we are sorry for the frustration." Much to my surprise, today my status has change from Rejected to Issued AP! No email was sent to me updating the status change, I had to check CEAC website for the status update. Hopefully this means I will be receiving my visa and passport sometime next week (I know, there are no guarantees).
 
I wanted to post this to let people know that having their sponsor reach out to their senator's office may be helpful if there seems to be an unexpected delay in the process. It may just be chance that the senator's office email lined up with the timing of the visa application being approved, but it's quite possible the enquiry from the senator's office was enough to raise attention to some issue and helped move things forward.
 
 
 

 

Long time watcher but rare poster here.
 
I had been waiting for 1 month since my interview with no apparent movement on my case. The interview had gone well at the beginning of October and the officer had stated she intended to approve my visa. The following day I received an email that my medical had not been received and I was being placed on 221(g). The day after this I was informed by my doctors office that all medical results were now at the consulate. I watched as multiple people that interviewed the same day, who also had their medical results show up at least 1-2 days after their interview, received their approvals and received their passports with visas. While I was happy for them, I was anxious that my case had not been updated. Emails to the consulate received the standard "we are continuing to work on your application", "the process takes time", and "we are sorry for the frustration."
 
Yesterday my wife wrote our state senator's office with concerns that there seemed to be no progress and no explanation regarding the ongoing delays. Yesterday the senator's office wrote back stating they would engage with the consulate to enquire what was happening. I expected to received another generic "we are continuing to work on your application", "the process takes time", and "we are sorry for the frustration." Much to my surprise, today my status has change from Rejected to Issued AP! No email was sent to me updating the status change, I had to check CEAC website for the status update. Hopefully this means I will be receiving my visa and passport sometime next week (I know, there are no guarantees).
 
I wanted to post this to let people know that having their sponsor reach out to their senator's office may be helpful if there seems to be an unexpected delay in the process. It may just be chance that the senator's office email lined up with the timing of the visa application being approved, but it's quite possible the enquiry from the senator's office was enough to raise attention to some issue and helped move things forward.
 
 
 

 

Long time watcher but rare poster here.
 
I had been waiting for 1 month since my interview with no apparent movement on my case. The interview had gone well at the beginning of October and the officer had stated she intended to approve my visa. The following day I received an email that my medical had not been received and I was being placed on 221(g). The day after this I was informed by my doctors office that all medical results were now at the consulate. I watched as multiple people that interviewed the same day, who also had their medical results show up at least 1-2 days after their interview, received their approvals and received their passports with visas. While I was happy for them, I was anxious that my case had not been updated. Emails to the consulate received the standard "we are continuing to work on your application", "the process takes time", and "we are sorry for the frustration."
 
Yesterday my wife wrote our state senator's office with concerns that there seemed to be no progress and no explanation regarding the ongoing delays. Yesterday the senator's office wrote back stating they would engage with the consulate to enquire what was happening. I expected to received another generic "we are continuing to work on your application", "the process takes time", and "we are sorry for the frustration." Much to my surprise, today my status has change from Rejected to Issued AP! No email was sent to me updating the status change, I had to check CEAC website for the status update. Hopefully this means I will be receiving my visa and passport sometime next week (I know, there are no guarantees).
 
I wanted to post this to let people know that having their sponsor reach out to their senator's office may be helpful if there seems to be an unexpected delay in the process. It may just be chance that the senator's office email lined up with the timing of the visa application being approved, but it's quite possible the enquiry from the senator's office was enough to raise attention to some issue and helped move things forward.