thenextman

Right. No flu shot needed if your medical is in the summer. Good luck!

It takes a day or two before the system updates and you're able to register. It's normal. Keep trying. Congratulations to all that got their interview letter! Good luck.

I don't know about IR5. For our IR1, we just used the guidelines on the I864 instructions which say: "You intend in good faith to reestablish your domicile in the United States no later than the date of the intending immigrant’s admission or adjustment of status." And we wrote a letter to that affect and uploaded to the NVC. It sounds like you are on the right path with opening a bank account, registering for school....

Like EC&IC said, sounds like you have a similar situation to us: my spouse and I were living in Canada until I got my residency. My spouse is a homemaker and hadn't lived in the US for 6+ years, no tax returns etc.... We had a joint sponsor. All we submitted to NVC on this regard was a letter from my spouse, explaining that she planned to domicile in the US once I got my residency. Nothing more than that.

Congratulations! Your experience at the consulate reflects mine almost exactly.

I was equally confused by this. I had my spouse (petitioner) original birth certificate at the interview but they didn't want to see it.

You might be able to fix it at interview time; before the interview you'll see a consular officer who will take your documents and confirm a bunch of information from your visa application. Otherwise, I wouldn't worry too much about it.... The stamped visa serves as entitlement to work, and you should just be able to go directly to a social security office and get things fixed up. They're easy to work with and cards are normally issued within 10 days.

Yes, it's normal. Don't panic!

My interview was also on a Thursday, but due to other factors my visa wasn't approved immediately and didn't become "ready" until 13 days later (the second Wednesday following my interview)

Good news and congratulations! No tracker that I'm aware of, you just need to keep checking the site. The next status is "Issued" and shortly after you should get tracking information for your passport return. My visa was "Ready" by the Wednesday and transitioned to "Issued" the next day (Thursday) with tracking available shortly after. I had my passport back by Friday. That seems consistent with most people that report receiving their passport on either a Friday or Monday. I would guess that if you had your interview last Thursday, maybe the visa wasn't ready in time to go out that day. I'd expect and hope for it to be issued and sent this Thursday. Do post an update with your experience!

Good advice! Make sure you're clear on what vaccines are needed; not everything is needed for all age groups. Good luck

Yes, it might not be quite current; I know the user that maintains the spreadsheet does so in their spare time. The average DQ -> IL seems to track at around 90 days (and that corresponds with what NVC themselves say for processing). You should probably expect to receive your IL in July or August. Good luck!

Have you seen the spreadsheet?

It might not strictly answer your question, but there are statistics published for the number of visas issued every month. In February, Montreal issued 20 CR1 visas and 78 IR1 visas. January, around 170 total, December around 120 total. November around 140. My guess is that people are DQ'd by the NVC in order, but interviews are scheduled according to the capacity of the consulate which seems to be around 100-150 visas per month. Like I said, just a guess...

Telus Health seems "good enough", but just allow 10-15 business days for the results to get to the consulate before your interview Good luck!