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53 minutes ago, hyoliyuli said:

I've read on this thread that some parents were interviewed together? Was this Montreal?

My mom got her interview scheduled for March 2023, but my dad is behind by about a month (DQ date) and has not received an appointment yet.

Is it standard for parents to be interviewed separately?

hi,

I dont know whats the standard, but here is our experience.

My parents were DQed separately (NVC okayed one doc for mum but rejected it for dad so had to resubmit)

I guess that put them on separate tracks as they both got different ILs. Then the Montreal Embassy,  also approved my mum easily, yet asked my dad for original documents.

I assume if the parents file stayed together at the NVC level, then so does everything else that follows. 

Now if your dad also happens to get an IL and your mum hasn't had her own interview yet, you can call the scheduling service to request an appointment together. We choose to go through with my mums as we did not have any clarity of my dads timeline.

hope this helps.

On 8/22/2022 at 1:25 PM, Mmk2112 said:

Hi All, 

 

Wife sponsoring me.

 

Anyone can tell if original birth certificate of petitioner is required or notarized copy is enough. In documents check list section, it says copy is enough, just confirming with everyone's experience. 

 

Thank you so much

Include the original birth certificate.... 

my dad had his interview and they asked for my original certificate (im petitioner) even though I had submitted a notarized copy, caused an unnecessary delay....expect it to take 3 months....:(

Update:

So my dad finally had his interview after a successful expedite request. However he was issued a denial under section 221. They requested to see my original birth certificate which I have to mail to my parents and then they will mail via Canadian post to the embassy. although annoying that the notarized birth certificate was not sufficient for my dads case like my mums case, i expect that once they get the birth certificate and there are no issues with it it should lead to an approval.

Does anyone have any experience with this? 

What are options for bringing cars? is there a thread dedicated to move related experiences and questions?

18 hours ago, ClemsonC said:

How long was the timeframe since nvc

sent your case to MTL to when you got IL? Thought I’d ask since there’s not many that

had an expedite 

3 days in our case. i'll have details and dates in another post shortly.

6 hours ago, Ayc610 said:

Hi all,

 

I had my interview this morning (June 1) and was approved. The VJ forum has been immensely helpful to me throughout this journey and I thought I would share my experience in case it would benefit anyone else. Please let me know if I should post this in a different forum instead.

 

For the most part, my interview experience was quite similar to what other VJers have shared. Here's a rough order of events:

• Arrive ~5 min prior to your appointment time. They would not let you in before that. My interview was at 7:45am; I got there at 7:40 and there were a bunch of people lining up in front of me with appointment times at 8 or later. They let me in and the rest had to wait outside until it's almost their scheduled time.
• Check in and security check - they issue you a ticket number at check in and put a sticker at the back of your passport (I believe for shipping purposes). They have tiny lockers to store things like cellphone, car keys, smart watches, etc. Do not bring any big electronics or big purses. 
• 1st call to the window: provide documentation (see more below) and answer some basic questions
• 2nd call to the window: oath, Q&A, return of documents and next steps

Documents requested:

• Ticket number (that you received at check in)
• Interview letter 
• Passport 
• Marriage certificate
• Birth certificate 
• Police certificate (note: the officer asked whether I had an updated police certificate for Canada as mine was done in March 2021. I said no as my understanding is it is valid for 2 years. He did not make any comment to my statement, but he did step away to speak to someone else, presumably about this. It made me super nervous while I was waiting for them to review my documents!! But this never came up when I was called back for the second time for the actual interview so I guess it was not an issue)
• Updated tax forms for the petitioner (my husband has not yet received his 2021 tax transcript, so I gave them his 2021 tax return and 2021 W2 and there were no issues)
• 1 passport photo, which they returned to me after scanning

Q&A

• Your name / DOB 
• Your petitioner's name, what he does for work, status in the US
• Address where you will be staying in the US 
• When/where did you get married (anniversary date), how did you meet and how long have you known each other 
• Is this you / your husband's first marriage
• Do you / your husband have any children
• What do you do for work
• Where have you travelled to in the last 5 years 
• What is the longest period (approximately) you've stayed in the US 
• Have you ever been arrested / denied for entry / turned around at the border 
• Any questions about the pamphlet

At the end of the interview, the officer said they would be issuing me a visa and I should expect to get my passport back within 2 weeks. They kept my passport and the original police certificates and gave me back my marriage/birth certificates. The officer told me it would take about 2 weeks to get my passport back but I already received a tracking number at noon ET today with ETA of June 3, what a pleasant surprise! It was such a relief to get this over with!

 

Final thoughts: I was extremely anxious (couldn't sleep much leading up to the interview) and kept worrying about whether I've missed anything. Turns out that things will eventually work out as long as you do your homework (which you definitely are if you are in this forum). Good luck all!! 

 

P.S. I have not provided my timeline as mine was a bit distorted given I was initially in the F2A category and was only upgraded to IR1 recently when my husband became a US citizen. Happy to answer any questions if it would be helpful though.

congratulations!!

How did you get the tracking info? email? text? both?

12 hours ago, JSmith15 said:

Is the entrance to the Montreal Consulate on Saint-Catherine St.? Anything we need to know other than walk in thru the entrance on Saint-Catherine St.?

I believe so.

Good luck for your interview today, My mum has hers as well! 

On 5/3/2022 at 1:05 PM, mam521 said:

You can submit an expedite request and include the interview date for your mother.  Expect nothing and hopefully you'll be pleasantly surprised and they'll actually grant the expedite for a change.  

 

If their cases are quasi linked, you may get another interview letter within about 24-36 hours.  

so I got a conditional expedite. They will speed up scheduling of interview for dad but NVC still has to review docs first. my goal was to have both parents attend same interview date but that doesn't seem possible in this scenario.

I understand that NVC has to double check and make sure everything is in order but I'm waiting for them to review one document for Dad. Mum was approved for the same docs but they needed more info from me for dad.. which as it turns out isn't applicable in this case. SO yes, I'm waiting for NVC to review a one line message saying ' I cant give you guys this, I have uploaded everything you need as the attached case was approved with the very same documents.'

Annoying.

On 5/8/2022 at 9:15 PM, ClemsonC said:

Does anyone have experience with being approved for expedite with nvc? 
We submitted all docs and fees by mid April, and Montreal approved the expedite stating once NVC has reviewed all documents. This email was about 2.5 weeks ago. But nothings has changed on ceac since then.

It sounds like a conditional expedite. I am in the same boat for my dads application.

We still have to wait for NVC to review and accept the uploaded documents before the embassy will schedule us for an interview. All the documents that you uploaded should say 'accepted' instead of 'submitted'. 

I don't understand how that is considered expedited, I guess it just eliminates the wait between being DQ and getting IL.

As of now NVC is reviewing docs submitted on Feb 21... so 7 more weeks to go based on your mid April date before you hear back from NVC. Pray all documents get accepted and you do not get any follow up from them, as that essentially restarts the clock 

5 hours ago, JSmith15 said:

I was able to register. But does anyone understand the difference b/w the standard and premium delivery service if you are picking up at courier office? Is it just having more options for the physical location you pick up at or is it faster?

you are able to have paperwork delivered at your own address via premium delivery for a charge. standard is free and limited to set locations for pickup. I don't think quicker delivery is an option...

1 hour ago, MiloPinkman said:

Whats the interview appointment letter that I need to bring? The email they sent me? Just print and bring it?

yes. 

have you had luck with registering the interview? I keep getting a message to try later. :S

7 hours ago, mam521 said:

You can submit an expedite request and include the interview date for your mother.  Expect nothing and hopefully you'll be pleasantly surprised and they'll actually grant the expedite for a change.  

 

If their cases are quasi linked, you may get another interview letter within about 24-36 hours.  

so yesterday, after the whole day of waiting on the phone, finally connected with someone at NVC and they guided me how to draft the email etc. Keeping fingers crossed that things are expedited for dad. They seemed to think I had a valid reason to request the expedite. lets see!!

That looks like you are really well prepared! Good luck!

My mum got IL today and interview is scheduled for 1st of June.

Still waiting for dad to be DQ-ed - anyone have suggestions as to how I can speed up dads review?

is there a way to update travel information about trips made after the D260 was submitted?

Should we fill out an updated ds260 to take to the immigration interview?

thankyou

3 hours ago, From_CAN_2_US said:

It’s 2 years. 
 

You cannot call the consulate, you can only email them. This has been done by others - the discrepency brought to their attention, and confirmed that the police certificate is valid for two years. 

The Canadian police certificates mention that its valid for 2 years but some countries only issue PCs which are valid for 6 months. For US embassies are those 6 month valid PC also good for 2 years?? Or should we just get new ones?

no...  , feb 18th here. but happy that jans are getting done, fingers crossed we will be next in line! 

if ILs are out today, is that it for the month or will they have another round later this month?

On 4/7/2022 at 9:35 AM, Matt&Corinne said:

Anyone have any idea when they might be sending out the next round of IL’s?

just to share, we have a DQ date of Feb 18 and are waiting for IL

Has anyone with a Feb 2022  DQ date received their Interview letters yet?

Thanks

Hello All,

I have petitioned an application for my parents. My mum just got DQ-ed! YAY. Whats the current wait time for Interviews in Montreal?

However my Dad got a review note for his case. 

The cases, and the paperwork are the same for both. I have submitted the same TAX info for both petitions however, NVC is asking for tax documents that don't apply in my case for my Dads case..

What's the best recourse for me?

Does this mean my parents will have interviews on different days?

assistance will be appreciated.

Thank you

HI Everyone, 

My parents IR5 just got DQ-ed today Jan 20, 2022. Any guesses as to how long we'll have to wait for Interview letter and date?

Thanks for insight!

Hello all, newbie here. 

I am petitioner for my parents and am tracking IR5 cases at Montreal. We submitted additional documents (second time around) on Nov 18th and I hope we will be DQ-ed soon. It is helpful to go through this process with others!

I do have a few questions

1) My parents do not have their vaccination records - should they ask their family doctor to do a blood work to establish vaccinations and get any if they are missing right now while we are just waiting around - or should we just wait to do this once we get the medical requests? They are currently in Ajax, ON.

2) It is common/advisable for parents to travel to 3rd country before crossing into US after approval? Parents live in 3 countries, they would like to go to 3rd country, wrap up and then fly into USA directly. I understand that medical needs to be valid at the time of border crossing.

Will appreciate any insights.

Thank you.

Hello all, newbie here. 

I am petitioner for my parents and am tracking IR5 cases at Montreal. We submitted additional documents (second time around) on Nov 18th and I hope we will be DQ-ed soon. It is helpful to go through this process with others!

I do have a few questions

1) My parents do not have their vaccination records - should they ask their family doctor to do a blood work to establish vaccinations and get any if they are missing right now while we are just waiting around - or should we just wait to do this once we get the medical requests? They are currently in Ajax, ON.

2) It is common/advisable for parents to travel to 3rd country before crossing into US after approval? Parents live in 3 countries, they would like to go to 3rd country, wrap up and then fly into USA directly. I understand that medical needs to be valid at the time of border crossing.

Will appreciate any insights.

Thank you.