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3 hours ago, Maia24 said:
Agreed!
Can I ask where did you get the order of documents?I also preparing copies of all docs. Plan is to put the original in the clear file with the copy, mark it with a sticky note and put all of those docs into the binder.
I got excited about this one specifically, because it has an outer pocket which I figured will be useful to carry passports and the interview invitation (so that I can easily can get them at the entrance).The list would include original's of the following:
birth certificates
divorce certificate-if applicable
marriage certificate
letter of current job offer-within last six months
police certificate
if any of the above are from a foreign country they need to be translated by an accredited translator
try to have a list of all the countries you have visited in the last five years- they may ask this
longest time you have spend in USA
all the times you visited USA in last five years
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13 minutes ago, Maia24 said:
Ah, I think you are right! It might be too big
Thank you for the link!
ugh.. I got excited about this one
Fyi- we only carried the original documents in the order listed, and when they asked we gave it to them in that order, plus the required photos. They scan your documents and return the original right away. Also to make it easier for the CO we made the copies ahead of time, which saved them not having to make them. The binder looks cumbersome!
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5 hours ago, JustHopeful said:
I know this has been discussed before, but need some extra information.
Does anyone have any idea where to find the latest list of immunization needed to be completed before the interview. We have very old records and want to start working on missing vaccinations. We wanted to request for a titres test to check for immunity of the vaccines needed. So want to be sure what vaccines are necessary.
I was looking at the age range 18-64 years.
@Sorrel as you had recommended, I looked at Dr. Cheema's website for the list of the required vaccines (based on age). It seems a little different from one found on this pdf, I have attached.
I saw the MMR, TDAP, Varicella as required vaccines (these coincide with what is listed on Dr Cheema's website).
Is the Hepatitis B vaccination a requirement for Age 19- 59 (this is not on Dr Cheema's list) ? Any other vaccinations besides these ?
Since you had your interview recently do you remember what were the vaccinations the doctor checked for? Thanks !!Vaccine-Requirements-According-to-Applicant-Age-p.pdf 124.78 kB · 0 downloads
I would go with the new CDC recommendation. We went with exactly what was required at the time for our age group. After the long wait of almost four years we went over and above to make sure we had everything in place, to the point where we had our Police certificate done four times, and our photos done three times, because some sites said they had to be within six months, some sites said they had to be date stamped, and in the end they just took the photos and didn't even look at the back. Also as I mentioned in my previous posts Dr. cheema was very easy to communicate with beforehand so if you have any questions you can email him directly, and he answers in a very timely manner.
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2 hours ago, Gha said:
Hi guys
i have one question regarding vaccinations
@Sorrel my vacation record from back home is lost and I never got any vaccinations from Canada .so who is going’s to tell me what vaccinations I need and where to print them off
i really appreciate
thank you
If you look at Dr. Cheema's website he has a list of the required vaccines. He is the doctor listed in British Columbia, but you can use it as a point if reference. Maybe someone who is in a similar situation can also assist you in their experience.
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15 hours ago, RKD said:
Hi, does a job letter for EB1C interview need to be notarized?
No
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1 hour ago, topman said:
No, it still says at the NVC:
Congratulations to all! Best of luck at the interviews!
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4 hours ago, CanadianMD said:
Did it take 12 days from June 29 to July 11th to get your passport back? Any way to request for an expedited return of the passport especially for those who are already living/working in the US? It might be difficult to take 2-3 weeks off from work, and we would also have to rent a hotel for those 3 weeks.
Since Friday, July 1st was Canada Day and Monday, July 4th, was a holiday, we lost two business days. We opted to have our passports delivered to an outside location, for fear that we would miss the delivery at home. We actually received notification that our passports were ready for pick up on Friday, July 8th, at 5:13 p.m. But the location was already closed, so we had to wait until Monday morning July 11th. Even if we had stayed in Montreal, because of the holidays not sure they would have been ready sooner. In total it might have added 4-5 days from the date of our interview.
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17 minutes ago, David San said:Congratulations @Sorrel,
Did you need to provide any updated document? like new RCMP report or letter from you employers?
Thank you! We did get our criminal check done (for the 4th time) just to ensure that we did not have any problems. Also job an updated employment letter (which they did ask for). We picked up our passports on Monday along with the big file that I mentioned above (which says do not open!). We are not planning on leaving until October, because we have to get all of financials in order before we leave Canada. My thoughts are with everyone who is still waiting for an interview!
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16 minutes ago, LMIV said:No update. We've asked our lawyer to look into WTH is going on but I don't suspect they'll get much of answer. Montreal never replied to our email from May.
Did we ever hear from @Sorrel on how the interview went? Hope all went well!!
It's not that I have been avoiding VJ, but I have been feeling so bad that IL's have not been forthcoming since May, and I understand how hard it is just hoping everyday that they will arrive. I also want to thank the VJ community on this forum and all the others that I read over the last four years, as they provided a wealth of information and much needed moral support.
Our interview was last Wednesday, June 29th and we were approved. But before I go into the interview I will mention our medical exam experience. We booked our appointment with Dr. Cheema, in Surrey, BC, on June 1st. We flew in the day before, and had our appointment at 8:30. The office is very efficiently run, with each receptionist having a different role. After filing out a short questionnaire, paying our fee, and having our picture taken, we were then taken in the examing room. The exam took all of five minutes, totally non invasive-we didn't even have to put on a gown. We then took a taxi down the street to the Lab where the chest xray was done. The longest wait was for the cab! We were totally finished in less than an hour and a half. I highly recommend Dr. Cheema, even if you are located in Eastern Canada. His office then informed us, three days later that our results had been forwarded onto the Consulate. One week later by Canada Post, we received a copy of our chest x-ray, which may or may not be needed when we cross the border.
We flew into Montreal on Monday June 27th. Make sure you give yourself a window of time. We woke up Monday morning with a text from Air Canada that our flight was cancelled! We then had to scramble to find another flight. After many delays we finally arrived Monday night. We did a dry run on Tuesday to locate the consulate and check out our timing. There is nothing identifying the Consulate on the building other than the address. We arrived at 7:10 (for our 7:30
Interview. There was already one couple ahead of us (two women who were EB3), then at least 16 other people followed, all with 7:30 interviews. As many have mentioned you checked in on the main floor, and given your number, then you proceed to I think it was the second floor. Our number was finally called at 7:50, and you proceed to the wicket and they process all of your original documents. TIP- bring copies of all documents it saves time! You are also finger printed, and say the oath affirming that you will answer honestly. Then you sit down again and wait for your number to be called again. I should mention that at the first wicket they have all the files arranged for the interviews that day. When she pulled my file it was by far at least triple the size of the rest of the files. Then a fellow employee appeared and began to speak to this agent in a foreign language (it sounded Spanish), and we assumed he would be the one doing our final interview. We went to sit down again and waited for our number to be called again. This took about 30 minutes. We were called to a differentwindow, and thankfully it was not the foreign speaking gentleman! The CO explained she training a new recruit, and that explained the young woman standing beside her. She asked the following questions:
1. What will you be doing in the US- when I started to explain, she said that was too much info, and was fine with job a job title.
2. she noticed we had been to Russia-she asked if it was business or pleasure-started to tell her it was on a cruise-she said just say pleasure!
3. Where did I get my degree
4. Ever denied entry to USA
5. ever over stayed time in US
This portion lasted what felt like two minutes, then she told us we were approved. She said we would get passport back in 4-6 weeks, but then she said it should be sooner. I requested courier service to a drop off location and am hoping to hear from them shortly.
Other helpful info- you cannot enter the building until your appointment time-so if it cold/hot/raining come prepared.
a couple with a large knapsack was turned away, and told to come back without knapsack. They were still in line when we exited an hour later.
Apple watches have to checked in the lockers on main floor.
Again thank you all the support! And good luck to all!
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1 hour ago, LMIV said:
Ughhhhh...no IL for us yet and status is still at NVC. WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!
Oh no! I feel so bad for you! Did you get a reply from Montreal (other than the auto generated one)?
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57 minutes ago, From_CAN_2_US said:
That may be a good thing — it is better than being sent a standard response saying you are simply in queue for the interview. It may indicate they are looking into your case.
Hopefully will get your interview letter in the next few weeks. MTL will probably respond to you after, saying your interview has been scheduled.
Vancity got their letter on March 29th and we got ours on May11th. I hope they do not wait another six weeks before sending out the next batch of IL's. I shouldn't say BATCH since he/she was the only interview in April (26) and ours is not until June 29th, which would put the next batch into July. Hopefully they will send out IL's this week because Monday is Memorial Day holiday.
LMIV maybe they are working on your case and that is why they haven't responded yet. Keep checking CEAC for it to change to IN TRANSIT. Keep up posted!
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12 minutes ago, VA21202 said:
Nice! Yup I have done the same and just received mine. Better safe than sorry as you said, all we can do is prepare for the worst and hope for the best. It’s great that you have ample time to prepare and get medicals well ahead of the date! Good luck with the rest of the prep!
12 minutes ago, VA21202 said:Nice! Yup I have done the same and just received mine. Better safe than sorry as you said, all we can do is prepare for the worst and hope for the best. It’s great that you have ample time to prepare and get medicals well ahead of the date! Good luck with the rest of the prep!
Thank you very much!
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12 minutes ago, VA21202 said:
Yup, Raisins was only kidding. Focus on getting in and getting out safely. You asking them at the interview will not really help in anyway, you’ve waited too long for this so save yourself
Gosh June 29 feels so far away though! I hope we see two full rounds of month end letters before your interview!
It does seem so far away! We just got our Police Certificate done for the fourth time! Our Certificate was good for another year but our lawyer saw a case where the person was denied because it was expired even though they say on the web site that it is good for two years. So we felt it was better to be safe than sorry. We have our Medical on June 1st, so they have enough time to get it to Montreal. And just hope that the stars align and everything goes smoothly on the 29th.
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10 hours ago, raisins said:
Sorrel, mind taking one for the team and during your interview politely asking them WHAT THE * is going on, and why EB is getting the shaft.
I understand EB ranks low, but there are a lot of family reunification cases in this category, so their logic is a little flawed.
Only kidding of course, but I wonder how much the powers that be, realize the results of their actions - or in this case, lack there of.
I have often thought of asking that of others, and would love to help, but I am afraid of getting the dreaded DS-5535 the next day for saying something that might offend the CO!
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41 minutes ago, Bog-can said:
@Sorrel @LMIV or anybody in this thread have any luck with getting a response from Montreal after sending them an email? I sent them an email on Friday May 6th ( 11 days ago) and have yet to get a an actual response, just the automated one. Anybody try contacting them via the public inquiry form? Any suggestions ? This is frustrating.
41 minutes ago, Bog-can said:@Sorrel @LMIV or anybody in this thread have any luck with getting a response from Montreal after sending them an email? I sent them an email on Friday May 6th ( 11 days ago) and have yet to get a an actual response, just the automated one. Anybody try contacting them via the public inquiry form? Any suggestions ? This is frustrating.
I sent the email on May 3rd, 2022, and on May 10th, received IL from NVC, and on May 13th, 2022 received actual reply from Montreal Consulate regarding May 3rd, 2022 email. Not sure if this was just coincidence, because the email on May 13th, indicated that they noticed that I had already received an interview date. Hopefully LMIV will receive positive news in the next couple of days. Our fingers are crossed!
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7 hours ago, LMIV said:
Yes I emailed the Montreal Consulate only. No word back yet and case status is still at NVC.
Did you at least get the auto generated response that they received it? That came within a day or two.
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On 5/11/2022 at 1:32 PM, LMIV said:
Sent an email today - will see if we hear anything!
I sent the email to the Consulate in Montreal only, and did not copy the NVC. Hopefully you sent your email to Montreal and not the NVC.
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9 minutes ago, VA21202 said:
Sweet! What did they say? “We have now fixed this etc.”?
No! It just says you already have an appointment booked and then it goes on to repeat everything that was in the interview letter. But at least they responded!
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On 5/11/2022 at 1:32 PM, LMIV said:
Sent an email today - will see if we hear anything!
FYI -just got a response from Montreal consulate to email which I sent on May 3rd. So hopefully you will hear about interview before you hear from the Consulate regarding your email. My fingers are crossed for you!
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20 minutes ago, From_CAN_2_US said:
1. From present
2. I wasn’t asked that. What I was asked was what was your longest stay in the US. It is irrelevant that they already have the info from I-94. They have most of the other info too. They ask to see how you answer, to judge whether there is any misrepresentation/ fraud etc.
3. Don’t know the answer to this, as my category is different and spouse wasn’t present at the interview (I am guessing it is done together).
Thanks great info!
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2 hours ago, VA21202 said:
Thanks so much @topman! Looks great to me.That’s how I remember it, thanks!
That happened a couple of months ago, where people were deleted, but were able to be restored.
i also have a couple of questions, as I have been reviewing the common questions most people get asked at the interview:
1. What countries have you visited in the last 5 years-Is that from the present, or was it the last five countries when we filled out the DS260, which was almost three years ago?
2. Do they still ask -When were your last five visits to the US? They would already know that info from the I94 website.
3. Do the applicant and spouse get interviewed separately or do they both go up to wickets together?
Sorry, I will probably have more questions as we get closer, but for now I'm only stressing over the Interview and the what if's!!!!!!
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17 minutes ago, LMIV said:
Sent an email today - will see if we hear anything!
17 minutes ago, LMIV said:Sent an email today - will see if we hear anything!
They will send you a robo reply first, saying that they will are back logged and will deal with the emails in the order received. But hopefully next week you will get your IL. Then you can start planning the rest of your life! We have all been on hold for the last number of years!
Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time-Part 2
in Canada
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We have now been in the United States for a little over three months. To say the least it has been a challenge! It felt like the stress and anxiety had followed us. We are in Florida, but if anyone needs any info on any of the following please do hesitate to reach out to me:
1. Green card
2. Social security
3. Driver's Licence
4. Auto registration and plates
5. Health Insurance
I believe the above is standardized except for possibly the registration process for car (not sure if this us the same for all States).
We encountered a lot of errors and misinformation, and if you were to have the info ahead of time it will save you a lot of time and aggravation.
Good luck to all those who have upcoming February interviews!