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    IR1 / CR1 - Montreal Timeline to Interview

    in Canada

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    Good luck MsZ and FrazellThomas on your interviews this week. Safe travels to Montreal.

    Kerri - any news on the medical yet? Good luck.

    Thanks much. My husband is going tomorrow night for a bright and early start. We're both hoping he doesn't have to return in the afternoon to p/u his visa since he's planning on coming down to NY right after.

    Part of this is almost unbelievable. Can the interview really be Thursday??!!! Wow!

    Good luck, Kerri! You and my husband will be there about the same time.

    I have noticed some filers report picking up their visa later the same day and others having it sent through Canada Post (expresspost). Anyone know what determines which way they do it?

    Not at Montreal really. I haven't heard of one person in recent history where they have offered to let the person pick the visa up on the same day. Maybe you saw this in relation to Vancouver interviews?

    What determines whether you can pick it up or not - well that is completely up to the CO doing the interview. When my Husband had his interview, the CO said that if he was still going to be in Montreal the next day, he could come by and pick it up (he wasn't going to be).

    So, no way to tell - if you would like to pick it up it doesn't hurt to ask the CO at the interview.

    Oops, I looked back and I was thinking of adibiase - they picked up the following day. By the time I get to Montreal I will be more than happy to wait for my Expresspost delivery!! Fingers crossed that I can get posted on your timeline by March. Thanks for all the work you do to keep us all updated (F)

    I requested to pick it up on Friday, as I wanted to drive back to Michigan with my wife on Sunday. I did not want her to take Monday off just to wait for the VISA in the mail.

    The interviewer was a very nice man, and had no issue with that. I think if you ask to pick it up the following day, you really should not have an issue.

    Hope this helps!

    Anthony

    IR1 / CR1 - Montreal Timeline to Interview

    in Canada

    Posted

    ruriburi, adibiase, jsgriff - Good luck at your interview in Montreal this week. :thumbs::dance::thumbs:

    Thanks guys!

    My wife and I are in Ottawa today and tomorrow, enjoying as much of this great country we call Canada before the big move. We head to Montreal on Wednesday.

    Getting excited!!! :dance::dance::dance::thumbs:

    Anthony

    IR1 / CR1 - Montreal Timeline to Interview

    in Canada

    Posted

    Quick question for all...(I have not found this question anywhere...or just missed it.)

    After you receive your CR-1 in your passport, and cross the US border. Do you have to wait for your Green Card to leave the country? Or can you re-enter on your CR-1 visa in your passport?

    Thanks,

    Anthony

    Hi Anthony,

    Yes, you can use the visa in your passport until your Permanent resident card arrives. I crossed into Canada every day using it until my card came and had no problem.

    Perfect. That's what I thought my answer was going to be.

    IR1 / CR1 - Montreal Timeline to Interview

    in Canada

    Posted · Edited by adibiase

    Quick question for all...(I have not found this question anywhere...or just missed it.)

    After you receive your CR-1 in your passport, and cross the US border. Do you have to wait for your Green Card to leave the country? Or can you re-enter on your CR-1 visa in your passport?

    Thanks,

    Anthony

    IR1 / CR1 - Montreal Timeline to Interview

    in Canada

    Posted

    Hey Trailmix,

    Wow you seem to know all the answers!!! haha :thumbs::dance:

    I did notice that on my DS-230 I had one additional adress on it, that I missed on my Criminal Check that I submitted to NVC. I guess NVC either missed it or does not care about it.

    I'm going to get an updated one to be safe....what's another $50 bucks at this point?

    Thanks Trailmix!

    Anthony

    True!

    Have you lived outside of Canada? Not sure if you know that you only need 1 criminal check for all of Canada, not for every place you have lived in Canada?

    I have lived in Toronto and in Thunder Bay for School.

    On my search, I only put my two Toronto address' and forgot my Thunder Bay address. On my DS-230 I have Toronto-Thunder Bay-Toronto...

    I just don't what that to be the only hick-up in the interview...

    Anthony

    IR1 / CR1 - Montreal Timeline to Interview

    in Canada

    Posted

    ^^ hey anthony, what police station did you go to? I am in Mississauga (Peel Region) so I'm looking for a place nearby.

    Hi SapphireDreams,

    I went to:

    22 Division

    7750 Hurontario Street,

    Brampton ON, L6V 3W6

    (905) 453-3311

    I was told that they are the only ones in the area who are capable of doing the National search.

    I am in Caledon, and spoke to my local police department. They are the ones who directed me to 22 Division.

    Anthony

    IR1 / CR1 - Montreal Timeline to Interview

    in Canada

    Posted

    Quick Question...

    I just noticed that I bought the wrong size Xpresspost envelope...318mm X 241mm...

    I am supposed to have 314mm x 394mm....

    (Trailmix) Do you think this will be an issue? Or should I get the next size up...

    Anthony

    Yes, it must be the size stated in the instructions (314x394). Otherwise at the consulate they make you leave and buy the correct size (no kidding).

    Thanks MrsCat! I'll go get the correct one!

    IR1 / CR1 - Montreal Timeline to Interview

    in Canada

    Posted

    Shiri,

    I'm from the Toronto area. I had a "Criminal Records Search" done at my local police department "Peel Regional Police".

    On the form it indicates the following:

    "This is to certify that no notable criminal records were found in the National Repository for criminal records in Canada"

    This made it by the NVC, as it was a National record search. I would say that if you have some sort of document with the above on it that you would be fine.

    I am going to go get an updated one prior to my interview date, as the "Criminal Records Search" do not have a "valid to" date on them.

    Anthony

    Just so you know Anthony, the letter/certificate is good for 1 year, so if you haven't had it a year by the time you get to the interview - you don't need a new one.

    Hey Trailmix,

    Wow you seem to know all the answers!!! haha :thumbs::dance:

    I did notice that on my DS-230 I had one additional adress on it, that I missed on my Criminal Check that I submitted to NVC. I guess NVC either missed it or does not care about it.

    I'm going to get an updated one to be safe....what's another $50 bucks at this point?

    Thanks Trailmix!

    Anthony

    IR1 / CR1 - Montreal Timeline to Interview

    in Canada

    Posted

    Just found the actual info for the PCC:

    Police Records

    Inside Canada: Applicants who are physically present in Canada should contact their local police service or Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) office regarding criminal record check procedures. Applicants may obtain a certificate of no conviction issued by any Canadian police service so long as it notes that Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) or the national criminal records repository was searched using the applicant’s name and date of birth. Applicants should ensure that the search includes all names that they have previously used, including maiden names, prior married names, or names used before Canadian naturalization. (Note: Because records checks based on name and date of birth only are sometimes less thorough than those based on fingerprints, U.S. diplomatic offices reserve the right to request that certain applicants obtain fingerprint-based searches from the RCMP.)

    Applicants who have been convicted of a crime in Canada must contact their local RCMP office to obtain a “Certified Criminal Record Check,” which lists an applicant’s criminal history, indicating the section of the Canadian Criminal Code under which the applicant was charged, the disposition of the case, and the penalty imposed, if any. Obtaining a Certified Criminal Records Check requires submission of a fingerprint chart; the RCMP could take between two and twelve months to process a request for a Certified Criminal Record Check. (Note: If a namecheck by a police agency reveals a conviction record, that agency may be unwilling to issue a certificate and may refer the applicant to the RCMP for a Certified Criminal Record Check.)

    Canadian pardons have no effect under U.S. law. Applicants who have been convicted of a crime in Canada that was subsequently pardoned must contact an RCMP office to obtain both a Certified Criminal Record Check and copies of their pardoned criminal record. Additional information is available online.

    IR1 / CR1 - Montreal Timeline to Interview

    in Canada

    Posted

    Shiri,

    I'm from the Toronto area. I had a "Criminal Records Search" done at my local police department "Peel Regional Police".

    On the form it indicates the following:

    "This is to certify that no notable criminal records were found in the National Repository for criminal records in Canada"

    This made it by the NVC, as it was a National record search. I would say that if you have some sort of document with the above on it that you would be fine.

    I am going to go get an updated one prior to my interview date, as the "Criminal Records Search" do not have a "valid to" date on them.

    Anthony

    IR1 / CR1 - Montreal Timeline to Interview

    in Canada

    Posted

    Just got through to NVC...

    They just told me that they are doing the scheduling this week, for November.

    I have talked to them a bunch of times, and I never get a straight answer to the scheduling week. A few NVC people told me that it was last week, and I have a few tell me that it is this week...

    Oh boy...

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