Beefybabygirl

1 hour ago, brebu said:

Just curious if there is anyone on this forum that had some prior immigration issues in US? Such as visa overstay, deportation etc.

 

I'm basically curious to know if you make it through USCIS and get DQ-ed, does that mean they already went through all that history and the interview is mostly just a small formal final step? Or do they go in entire history and start picking up on your history and then put you on the forever waiting list?

 

Any inputs would be appreciated!

 

Not to be a downer, but no, the interview is not a small formal final step 😕

In my experience, there was no way I could have known that my previous troubles at the border would have delayed processing my visa. They will ask you questions about any possible issues you’ve had before because they’ve got all of your history in front of them during the interview. They knew about my student visas and all my border crossings and asked me questions to confirm what happened. 
 

They might still approve the visa, but in my case, they put me administrative processing because they needed to look more into it.

Don’t worry too much about it now. Just be honest and roll with the punches. Nothing you can do 🤷🏼‍♀️

2 hours ago, thenextman said:

Hello! 

 

I had my medical at the Telus clinic in Montreal on Wednesday 8th, ahead of my interview next week on the 16th.

 

After the medical they told me: "you'll receive your results in 10-15 business days" which made me raise my eyebrows - but my interview is next week, I said! She told me not to worry and that confirmation of the medical would be sent to the embassy in time, and that was all that was required. Am I misinterpreting something here, or worrying about nothing? Did anyone else get a medical at Telus and confirm that everything was A-OK for their interview?

 

I'm hoping that by "receive your results" she means the copy that gets mailed out to me....

 

Thanks and good luck to everyone,

Don’t worry. I went in for medical exam at Telus health in mtl on 02/08, got results sent to consulate on 02/14 (they emailed me to tell me). When I went into interview on 03/06, they said it was received. 
 

I don’t know what the 10-15 days is, it might be that they’re gonna mail you the results, but I only ever got a pdf of the vaccines I got there. Weird.

Is it a good sign if it says that ceac says date modified today but it still says refusal in AP? 

33 minutes ago, dennisv said:

@Beefybabygirl Unfortunately they don't CC your sponsor of those emails. I'm surprised you didn't update your email on CEAC prior to the interview. Anyway, the only option here is to email montreal-iv-dv@state.gov with your case number, your name, birthdate, sponsor name, their birthdate and see if you can get it updated. Or inquiry to montreal-iv-dv@state.gov. 

The email on CEAC was correct, they just sent all my emails to a .com instead of .ca for some reason

Thanks, I already emailed them, dunno what to do now

Hey all.

Got refusal under 221g for AP (no documents required) during my interview on March 6th. They kept my passport and told me it’ll be 1-3 weeks for my passport return and that they would approve my visa within 24hrs. But it’s almost been a week, and I’ve gotten nothing. I was wondering if they sent me a DS5535 but I remembered that the email the NVC had on file was incorrect. Didn’t worry too much before the interview because my husband was being CC’d in all the emails. But now I’m worried they sent the DS5535 to the wrong email and if they don’t CC’ing my husband I’ll never know. 
 

Is there any way other to know if I need to fill out a DS5535 without having access to the email they might have sent it to?

2 hours ago, Family One said:

I sincerely hope your travel plans are flexible.  I would give it less than 1 chance in 50 that you will have your passport by the weekend. If you got a 221g paper, even the 2-3 weeks is highly unlikely.

Got it. We booked a flight but it has a good rebooking policy. We were aware that it was possible it would be delayed and we’re prepared to rebook if this happened.

9 hours ago, ShawnK said:

It should be approved soon, good sign if they kept your passport. Maybe in a week or so.

 

What was the issue at the border( if you are ok sharing)?

Thanks! 
 

it’s kinda embarrassing but I only had information about immigration from my older brother who got a green card through change of status from school. He was under the impression I could go into the states with my husband on a visitors visa and apply for a green card while I was living there with him. So, I was honest about my intentions at the border and they gave us a really hard time. From the beginning they had treated me like I had committed a very severe crime, but really I was just really stupid and misinformed about the process. I was complaint but visibly upset. The situation escalated when they took my fingerprints and I was so nervous I started to cry. They started getting upset that my hands were too sweaty. They became a little rough when doing my fingerprints, and my husband tried to see what was happening and get involved. They started shouting at him to sit down and he started shouting back. Eventually everything settled and both parties calmed down, and I was allowed to return back home without any consequences (atleast that’s what they told me) and told to file the I-130.

When the immigration officer was talking to me about it, he said it was a good thing I was honest at the border and had basically said that they overreacted by taking my fingerprints. He said it shouldn’t be a problem to get my visa and just needed to check with them at the border to confirm what had happened. 

Hey all!

Went in for my interview today and things went mostly well. Immigration officer told me that he needed to look into a previous border crossing issue, but didn’t expect any problems. He said he would be able to approve of the visa in the afternoon but it’s still saying refused. I know it’s technically under administrative processing (so 2-3 weeks until passport return) but he made it seem like it would be a quick approval. Anybody have a similar experience? 
 

I made travel plans for this weekend so I’d like to have my passport back by the end of the week. Do you think it’s possible, or is it still gonna take 2-3 weeks even if he approves of it soon? I live just outside mtl and I’m using premium delivery. 

Hey all! 

Thank you so much for all your advice and support about the whole police certificate ruckus. An update: I went in for my fingerprints today to get the proper police certificate at a different place in Montreal than I did last time. They said it should be here in 10 days (which is waaaay shorter than the previous place I went to). I will most likely have it well before my interview in three weeks. If not, they will call the RCMP and ask what’s up. I’m so glad I checked the FAQs and made sure I had the right one because it would have sucked to have my immigration postponed because of such a small detail. I can’t thank this forum enough. 
 

advice to anybody who needs a new police certificate ASAP: make sure the fingerprint place does them DIGITALLY and not by ink. I was told that the reason mine took so long last time was most likely because they were doing them by ink and not by the scanner.

14 minutes ago, James Carter18 said:

You can still get it on time you have plenty of time you shouldn't worry 

 

 

 

 

Do you know how I could get it on time? When I originally got it, it took 8 weeks to come in. 😕

Hey all, I’m having a bit of a panic moment. I need some help. So I have my interview March 6th, and everything has gone well until this point. But I was going through the checklist and realized I have the wrong police certificate all along. I have the visa border crossing one instead of the “RCMP National Repository Entire Holdings.” When I sent it in though for documentation it was approved so I never knew. What do I do? I have three weeks left until the interview and I’m absolutely terrified they’re going to refuse me. Even if I get an appointment with the rcmp now, there’s no way I’ll get it in time for the interview. 

5 hours ago, ACC24 said:

That is a good news! By any chance did you do your medical in Ontario, Canada? Did they give the sealed envelope to be take to the consulate with you for the interview or they are sending directly to the consulate? Did they give you any copy of the medical records as a proof of what they are sending to the consulate? I just want to be prepared and ask questions accordingly during medicals if needed so that the documentation is clear.

 

When is you interview scheduled at Montreal? Thanks much!

Like another user said, it’ll be sent electronically, although I hope they send a copy to the applicants as well. I’d like to know what the consulate will see before the interview. I’m scheduled for March 6th  

3 minutes ago, ACC24 said:

Has anyone recently taken Hep B vaccine recently? It appears like this is a requirement now for 18-59yr group and we might get 1st dose before we go to medicals and probably 2nd dose before our schedule interview on Mar 27, 2023. Does the doctor office sent the medical report to Montreal consulate as "completed" or " vaccine series started... partially completed... etc. Is there a specific way they need to report for the consulate to not question us anything about medicals or reason to delay after the interview? Any experiences is highly appreciated! Thanks

 

 

 

I got my hep A and B a few days before my medical to save some time and cost at the clinic. They didn’t administer another dose at the clinic for it even though it’s a three dose vaccine because they need to be spaced out (I think it’s one month for the second dose and 6 months for the third, but don’t quote me on that). When I finished my medical, they told me my case was completed and that I didn’t need to come in again. So, I’m assuming that I don’t need to get the second dose before my interview either way, because the only thing the consulate is gonna see is the report they give at the time of the exam. Essentially what I think is that you don’t need to stress after the exam about your vaccines. But then again, I haven’t gone in for my interview yet.

16 minutes ago, jgrocio393 said:

hey guys a bit random but i have my interview on march 7th, i was wondering if my spouse (petitioner) that is living in canada with me needs to attend as well?

thanks a bunch!

From what I understand nope! Your spouse/petitioner cannot attend, only the applicant(s) can.

On 2/7/2023 at 1:28 PM, NYQC said:

Hi @CAN_VISA! Congratulations on receiving your visa after AP. We are in a similar boat as you. (I have 2 questions for you at the end) My husband had his interview Jan 9 and was delayed due to the police certificate requirements changing (obviously we didn't know). The interviewing officer was pleasasnt and said everything is perfect and checks out but we need the new police certificate in order to move forward. She also mentioned that once they receive the new police certificate, it will be 2-3 weeks until we hear back from them (3 weeks will be feb 16th.) They kept my husbands passport which i think is obviously a good thing. There has also been a change in his CEAC last updated date- it was stuck on Jan 9, the day of his interview, and now it is Jan 31. 

 My questions are:

Did you receive any notification from NVC or AIS that your passport has been shipped back? 

How soon was the CEAC updated in coorelation with receiving back your passport? 

 

Its so hard to stay positive, especially when the delay is over something so silly  and little. I just want to cross over the border already to start our lives there. Each day feels like a year passing. 

Thanks for your time to read and answer. 

Hey! What do you mean by the police certificate changes? I’m going in for my interview March 6th and I wanna make sure that I’m not gonna have any trouble.