JustHopeful

1 hour ago, ACC24 said:

I guess if you already have biometrics from the recent past when you have crossed to US and it matches, they might not do it again. By the way, we received our physical/plastic Greencards!

Congrats !! How many days did it take to receive the physical green cards. Must feel great to be finally done with the wait for everything . Happy for u .

8 hours ago, 3LabMom said:

We had our interview in Montreal today for EB-1.  It was approved and CEAC is showing "Issued."  They asked very few questions, most of the time was spent providing original documents and finger prints.  Our questions were what I intended to do for work/was I going to just find a job once I approved, if either of us had previously been married, had either of us ever lived outside of Canada and where we planned on living once we arrived in the US.  There were no issues updating our address or passport.  We were in and out in under an hour.

@3LabMom Congratulations !

1 hour ago, ACC24 said:

We crossed the land border from Toronto over the weekend to activate our EB2 immigrant visa. It was very smooth process that was completed in 30mins or less. The officer asked for sealed packages, original passports and confirmed US mailing address to received GC. He took fingerprints and photo as well during the process and we were good to go. No questions asked regarding importing our cars or the final move.

 

This almost brings us to the end of never ending EB2 Immigrant journey ( though final move for my wife and son will be pending for sometime). We couldn't thank enough for the VJ forum and support throughout the stressful process and will continue to be part of the forum. Happy to help/answer any related questions whenever possible.

 

Wishing very best for everyone still going though the process for their journey to end at the earliest possible.

@ACC24 That's great news,  Congrats. Which land border crossing did you use ?

On 4/3/2023 at 1:36 PM, ACC24 said:

We will be crossing land border from Toronto soon first time to activate our Immigrant Visa. We are not planning to import our cars ( Toyota Highlander 2011 and Honda CRV 2007) right away but will do eventually over couple months. Will this raise any questions by the border officers that we need to be aware of? Thanks!

@ACC24 All the best . Everything will work out fine.

4 minutes ago, F2J_March said:

Quick update on my case, after being in AP ( Refused) for 6 business days, ceac status changed to "Ready" last Friday, 31st March and then to "Issued" this morning. Waiting for the tracking information for passport

 

Finally close to end this journey. 

 

@F2J_March Congrats !! So Happy for you.

26 minutes ago, Blueeyes1989 said:

@JustHopeful and @topman Even though I am not an admin of this document. I was able to get an old version of this and fixed the problem. Thanks.

@Blueeyes1989 Thank you so much for your help 🙏

Hi,

@Blueeyes1989 , @topman

I sent you a message. Please help. Neither of you read my message. Maybe because I did not tag you on it correctly. 

Thanks.

On 12/16/2022 at 11:50 AM, Leeching Spouse said:

Yes we have citizenship in that country

@Leeching Spouse Great! We are considering this. Do you need to write to the embassy of the county we want to move our case to OR  to NVC requesting them to move our case. Do we provide proof of citizenship/residency while requesting the move ? Please let us know the process it will be helpful. Thanks !

8 minutes ago, immishok said:

No problem. The group is made of Iranians speaking Persian, who have three choices for the consulate , thanks to not having a US embassy in their own country  If you know Persian I can give you the link?

I do not speak Persian. Thanks !

28 minutes ago, Leeching Spouse said:

I want to share that we were able to transfer our IV case to another consulate given that we no longer reside in Canada. Happy to share back when we receive IL. I will remove my name from the tracking sheet.

That's great news!! Hopefully you will get your IL soon.

Can you please share the steps to transfer the case to another consulate? Thanks.

13 hours ago, immishok said:

Just wanted to confirm this further: I joined a very large group on Telegram of applicants who are or have gone through this process until the end. All attest to the fact that the DQ date is the only thing that matters. So now I feel pretty confident of this answer.

@immishok I was looking for this info too. Thanks for the detailed answers here.

Also can I get the link to the telegram group. Would love to join it too. Thanks !

3 hours ago, Van24 said:

I also read on IR/CR forum that once you activate your green card - you immediately lose your Canadian medical coverage. I wasn't able to find a confirmation in any official resources, but it's something you also need to take in for consideration.

I have read many posts on this too. Also wondering if there is anything on an official Canadian site that confirms this? 

8 hours ago, Kw1097 said:

Hi. Looking for some advice. We applied for EB2 NIW and we received the approval notice 5 months ago. We have heard absolutely nothing since. Is this normal? Trying to be patient but worried something is wrong as surely we should of heard something from NVC by now? Thank you 

 

Hi,

This thread has valuable information for cases not sent to NVC.

37 minutes ago, Mahmir said:

🤔🤔I don’t know why USCIS takes so long to send some approved petitions to NVC… BUT at least you know where it’s at.  Nothing to do at this point in time but wait..I would keep checking though every week.

This  is another good thread to read about such issues. Looks like a lot of us are faced with these delays. 
Hope you hear good news soon. Good luck !!

47 minutes ago, Sorrel said:

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.

 

 

Thanks. That's great will email Dr Cheema with any questions I have. 

 

The whole Police verification, vaccines and getting all other documents ready process is painful. It must have been tough for u to redo the police verification so many times. Glad you are done with this now. 

 

 

 

23 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

Official list of required vaccinations by visa applicant age here -- https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/panel-physicians/vaccinations.html#tbl1

 

Requirement for Hep B vaccination is a recent change by CDC, that's why it's not on the clinic's list yet.  Make sure you get it if you are 59 years old or below.

 

COVID-19 vaccination is also required.  Boosters are not required for the visa medical.

 

Thank you for this valuable info. 

16 minutes ago, Surulere said:

That's great new! @JustHopeful. No  my uscis case status is still "case approved."  I received my welcome letter today which is pretty amazing considering the long wait to get to this point!

All the best! 

Congrats!! It is such a relief , so happy for you. Lets update progress from here on too. 

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

We have some progress too. Got an email from NVC that they have received the petition and will send detailed instructions soon. Looking forward to more good news in next few days. My case status still shows approved.
@Surulere has your case status changed now ?

Thankful for all your help and support so far 🙏.  I know it is anyone's guess, but how long does it usually take to hear back with the welcome letter?

Also does anyone have any idea where to find the latest list immunization needed to be completed before the interview. We have very old records and want to start working on missing vaccinations. Thanks!

20 hours ago, Surulere said:

Hello all. I received an email today from NVC stating they now have my petition and will send more information soon! Super excited and just so thankful to God. Thanks to all of you guys too for sharing your status/progress😄🙌🏾

Looking forward to receiving the welcome letter soonest! 

@Surulere Congrats !! Hope you receive the welcome letter soon.

On 8/13/2022 at 2:42 AM, Surulere said:

@Surulere Thanks for sharing. Sounds like the case is going to NVC soon  Good luck. Hope it moves fast from now on.

26 minutes ago, Surulere said:

@JustHopefulAny update? Got a response to my service request from uscis that my case is currently in line to be sent to NVC but case tracker is showing "case was approved". 

@Surulere Congrats !! That's great news. Looks like some movement in your case. Hope you receive more good news soon. 

We are  waiting still. Our case tracker also says "approved".

Did you receive an email or a call back from uscis?  What are the exact words in the response - is it - " case is currently in line to be sent to NVC " ?  Maybe the others can respond if anyone has gotten such a reply and how long it takes for the case status to change after this.

2 hours ago, AnotherGC said:

Hi,

 I got an email from my Attoney that NVC sent the frm DS-1200 with application ID and Invoice ID on August 4th. Seems like NVC didn't send welcome letter rather DS-1200. Also it mentioned to send documents via physical mail.  Today i paid the fee and waiting for the processing.

Hope this information helps.

 

 

Congrats !! That's great news. 

13 hours ago, Leeching Spouse said:

No update. They were told it can take up to 30 days to receive a response from Ombudsman, and also 60 days to receive a response from USCIS. They are at wit's ends. Lawyers recommend just waiting...

OK. That's a long time to receive a reply from Ombudsman - I thought their website stated like a 7-10 days reply timeline. Maybe a lot of people are raising an Ombudsman request and they are backlogged too.  The waiting is so painful, we can all relate to that. Hope your friend gets good news soon.

@susana_1983 and @JLVS22BR  timeline for reply from Ombudsman looked very promising. We were contemplating the Ombudsman request, since  there is no other option left to explore.  Still worth a try, we have to talk to our lawyer. Any suggestions on what to do from the others on this forum ?

7 hours ago, Surulere said:

@JustHopeful No updates yet. Will likely take the ombudsman route too if I don't hear anything after 130 days. Hopefully things will move before then🤞

Thanks for the update. Is there a period of time to wait before raising the ombudsman request - you had mentioned 130 days?

Hoping we don't have to go through that process and hear back too 🤞