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I called and it is indeed complete. YES!!! They tried to schedule an interview in May but was booked solid so they are trying for a June date. We will be married a year on June 18th so that would be a nice anniversary present. I secretly hope there isn't a cancellation in May because I have sent away for a new passport in my married name and I won't get it until around the 23 of May. Taht would be a ###### if i got a date and had no passport. I am just glad it is almost over.

Is this the wording one gets in an email when NVC has completed a case for CR1??? We have been waiting since January.

Dear Sir/Madam:

All documentation necessary to complete the National Visa Center's processing of your case has been received. As soon as an interview date has been scheduled, the applicant, petitioner and attorney (if applicable) will be notified.

The applicant should NOT make any travel arrangements, sell property, or give up employment until the US Embassy or Consulate General has issued a visa.

The US Embassy or Consulate General may require additional documentation at the time of the interview.

Is this the wording one gets in an email when NVC has completed a case for CR1??? We have been waiting since January.

Dear Sir/Madam:

All documentation necessary to complete the National Visa Center's processing of your case has been received. As soon as an interview date has been scheduled, the applicant, petitioner and attorney (if applicable) will be notified.

The applicant should NOT make any travel arrangements, sell property, or give up employment until the US Embassy or Consulate General has issued a visa.

The US Embassy or Consulate General may require additional documentation at the time of the interview.

That depends on teh visa applied for. We are applying for CR1. Timeframe is 9 mos to 1 year to POE. We were 4 months at USCIS and have been with NVC now since Jan, still waiting for interview date. Good Luck and be patient. Is a longggggg process.

Hi All,

I know there are timelines/timeframes on the website but they are allover the place.

I just want to have an idea of what to expect for the number of days it will take until

we get an interview & final approval for POE.

I appreciate any advice!

That saying goodbye stuff is going to be a killer. My three children are here as well I have my first grandbaby due in Sept which I will be coming home for but then have to turn around and say goodbye to the granddaughter also. don't know how I will handle it all.

Saying goodbye to my family was the saddest day of my life. Coming to VJ to talk with those who understood that, though, helped me out a lot. Don't forget we're here for you.

I am really going to sound dumb now but what is the csc website????

Thanks. What I finally did was read back on some other VJ's answers regarding DHL and i selected, Immigrate to USA - Courier Services Only and that let me select the location.

Thanks. What I finally did was read back on some other VJ's answers regarding DHL and i selected, Immigrate to USA - Courier Services Only and that let me select the location.

You might not be doing anything wrong. For some reason, that step where you need to select your branch never showed for me either.

I wrote an email to contactus_en_CA@usvisa-info.com requesting help to register with DHL and they set it up for me the next day.

Here's the information you need to provide them :

Applicant ID # :

Case Number :

Passport number :

Date of birth :

Name in passport :

DHL Location :

You will know for sure it is set up when you log on the CSC website and your DHL location will be showing at the bottom right under the "No appointment" notice.

Hope this helps!

I went into the site today to register with DHL but think I screwed it up. I did what the instructions said, added personal information and hit submit, it took me to a page that said "no appointments available" and there was no continue button, or submit button to hit from there. So now I am registered but no page ever came up that asked for my DHL location. Now what do I do to correct this problem??? I went in to edit but it just did the same thing. what am I doing wrong????

I am having the same trouble. No way will it let me select a dhl location. No what????

I am trying to register for a DHL courier but after I select permanently immigrate to the US scheduled by NVC or even register for courier services only and confirm montreal it doesnt bring up any list of couriers or anything, am I doing something wrong?

ninja edit i guess i was just too afraid to continue on a little further lol i figured it out

We have been with NVC since Jan 24, 2011 and still waiting for approval. They kept losing documents so had to resend several times.

What have been people's wait times from sending in the AOS and IV packages until you know that your case is approved?

Thanks for all your input! Especially most recent!

I did call today. I was actually just phoning the recording line but a live person came on. She says they have received the stuff and it looks like everything is in now. they are reviewing and I should hear within the 20 days, or the end of this week, beginning of next. She can't see any reason why we wouldn;t get case complete soon!!!! She better be right

I'm so sorry for all this bs you're going through, I really hope you get through soon

Oh yes we have Skype. Thank God!!! But not being able to physically touch is hard. Times like these tho I think of my mum, who is 92. During WW2 my mum and dad were separated for 7 years and never saw each other once. My dad was stationed overseas. I asked her once how she knew who he was when he got off the train. She said she recognized him right away. And they only had letters which sometimes were months inbetween and were preread before handing out so couldn't talk too personal. At least we have letters, emails, phone calls and Skype.

Have you tried webcam? I know nothing can replace being physically next to your loved one, but (in my opinion) seeing the person while talking to them on phone is much better than just talking. It is for me for sure.

Thanks for the advice. I will start calling the people. Its nice to know there are people going through the same things. My family and friends here don't understand teh frustration.

Nvc can be a pain in the ####### at times. Due to my rfe which really they didnt even need at the time , I lost a bunch of time. All my friends on here ended up interviewing months before me as I got stuck in the backlog from Montreal, took 4 months for me to just get my date. I understand your frustration and all I can say is hang in there and call to talk to a actual person daily

Wow you are a stronger women than I am. Yes we do go on.

Absolutely. If this comforts you any, I haven't seen my husband since March 5th 2009, and I'm still kickin'...

Hang in there

How did you find out your case in in final review???? I have no idea where our is standing right now.

Anyone know how long the EP final review is taking currently? From sending the email to case complete was a month which surprised me with how slow it was. I think we've given up hope on a may interview since our final review started May 2nd.

I appreciate all the help I get on VJ. It is hard to sometimes read peoples timelines and see that yours is taking so much longer. Some people seem to get through NVC in a couple weeks. We have been going through NVC now for months. Everything had been sent in but then an RFE for the AOS again to be sent in, it was and then another RFE asking for the AOS once again!! Done. Then after I had sent in all the documents with the DS-260 I get an RFE asking for ALL the documents again!!! Done. Then an RFE saying they didn't accept one of my divorce decrees so had to send away for the certified one and then send that to NVC. Done. Now have heard nothing. When I call the recording it says a Checklist letter was emailed on April 16, (the last RFE) and they are waiting for it to return. (it was returned on April 28th). We have actually been with NVC since Dec 30, 2010. I am getting really frustrated and it seems I am never going to get to Montreal for interview and medical let alone get to Arizona with my husband before our first wedding anniversary on June 18th. Sorry if I sound like a depressed pathetic women but in reality I AM a depressed pathetic women right now. LOL. I haven't seen my husband since I came home after Christmas which was Jan 4, 2011. Wow 4 months today since I have been kissed!!! I just realized that. LOL. I know each case is different and handled so but ours is a pretty straight forward CR1. We are older, no kids to take with us, both divorced, no criminal record and such and here we wait. Thanks for listening. I am really trying to stay focused and keep a sense of humour about all of this but damn it gets hard sometimes. Agree???

That shuttle from the airport. Where do you catch it and where do you get off it if you are staying at Centreville?

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I'm sorry that Candy's experience was a not so good one. My room was very clean at La Tour, and especially the bathroom!!! Had a small kitchen in it with a microwave. The TV was a little smaller than I'm used to, but I still managed to see Grey's Anatomy!!! (haha)... The staff was very friendly, and I prefer a harder matress than a soft one, so my bed was fine. I also don't think I could've gotten any closer to the Consulate, a 2 min walk!! A few people I have met who also went to Montreal, they all stayed there too, they recommended it to me. Everyone said the same thing: Its not the Ritz, but its clean and it will do for a night or two and very close!!!!

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I'm another one that stayed at LaTour Centreville with no complaints. I wanted to be close to the consulate and within walking distance of the shuttle from the airport without paying an arm and a leg, and this fit the bill. I appreciated the locked luggage room that I was allowed to use and the kind staff.

We had our civil ceremony in June and planning a Renewal of Vows after all this process. I am not even picking a date until I at least have a letter in hand with an interview date for Montreal which should be coming any day now. Good luck. I have found with all this process that planning anything like a wedding or reception is almost impossible without final dates. it makes it very stressful.

I will be coming in from Alberta also. I plan on flying in and having my medical on day one, waiting out the three days for results and then go to interview and hope to fly home right after the interview. Staying there 4 days would still be cheaper than flying back and forth. Now if I would just get the letter with a date on it.

How far is Medisys in Montreal from the US consulate? We are coming from Alberta for interview? It would be hard for us to go there for Medical and come back again for interview. I was wondering if we could be intervied the same week as the actual inteview date?

I may just look to being there five days to just be sure I can get the medical results and the interview at the same time. I don't need soemthing else to hold up everything.

I had mine done at the same place. I had it done on Friday April 1st....(I decided to make 2 trips for several reasons) I paid to have it sent to me ($50 plus taxes) I called them on Tuesday to ask what courier they used and they told me Purolator. They told me at that time they were just waiting for some photocopies and that it would be sent soon.....Wednesday I went into town, when I came back around 3:30 pm, I had just missed Purolator being here with my medical...That was fast considering I had just talked to them the afternoon before. So if you count Friday, the day I had my medical....it was ready on the 3rd business day which was Tuesday. Nice thing about Medisys, they don't use the big xray, it is on a cd :-)

That was what I was thinking, fly in and interview on day 1, pick up results day 3 and interview adn fly home day 4. I should have a date soon, just waiting for my divorce cert from Sask, email it in then should hear within the 20 days.

I am hoping to do the very same thing. For I have looked into flights and hotels and to fly to Montreal twice is not cost effective for me. And Toronto isn't any cheaper either. (plus taking time off work is not good either, I have no vacation or sick time to use).

I hope to get medical on a Monday and interview Thurs if possible???

That was what I was thinking, fly in and interview on day 1, pick up results day 3 and interview adn fly home day 4. I should have a date soon, just waiting for my divorce cert from Sask, email it in then should hear within the 20 days.

I am hoping to do the very same thing. For I have looked into flights and hotels and to fly to Montreal twice is not cost effective for me. And Toronto isn't any cheaper either. (plus taking time off work is not good either, I have no vacation or sick time to use).

I hope to get medical on a Monday and interview Thurs if possible???

I have read that it takes 3 days to get results from the medical. So my question is this: Is that a full three days??? I am hoping on flying in on day 1 and having my medical the same day, so does that mean that on Day 4 I would pick up my results and have the interview on day 5 (then fly home after) or would it be medical on day 1, pick up results on day 3, and have interview on day 4???? As I live in Alberta it all has to be done in Montreal at the same time. Thanks for any advice you can give. You all went through this but can't find where anyone has addressed this subject. you would have to pick up your results the day before the interview to be there for 6:30 A.M. right????

Okay I sent in all the documents for a second time on April 9. April 15th I get another letter from NVC asking again for the AOS (third time now) and now a certified copy of my divorce (the one I have looks like someone typed it on their computer, no letterhead, hand written in spots). I phoned NVC and said "what the heck with the AOS?". He told me that no way was my file reviewed yet as it wasn't the 20 days!!! I told him "well obviously it was as I sent in 8 documents and they only requested a new divorce paper this time". Then he looked it up and explained the reason they again want the AOS is because i forgot to send it the barcode sheet!!! So now that has all been resent in. I will have to wait a week or so for the divorce paper as it has to come from SAskatchewan. I overnighted the request to them.

I am really starting to panic here now. I still have not been able to print the DS-260 but do have the confirmation page and a DS-230 filled out and printed. I am panicking that they will ask for my original DS-260 that I filled in online and sent to NVC at my interview. Also reality is setting in. I am actually going to be moving to the USA to be with my husband but leaving my three grown children behind and have my first grandbaby due in Sept. Also all of my family lives here. I am playing mind games with myself that sometimes goes to "what the heck have I done??". I suppose this is normal but man it doesn't help sleeping at night. I hope I can just hold it together until the interview and then worry about the move.

On the CR1's we don't book our appointment. NVC does that for us.

I hope its easier to get an interview for CR1.

Thanks. I tried both of those and it comes out garbled. I do have a DS-230 all filled out and I also wrote out all the questions on the DS-260 for reference if asked. Not much I can do if the damn thing won't print.

I waS able to print out the online DS-260 for my hubby...I just highlighted it all then pasted it in an email and emailed it to myself then at the library I was able to print it out....it came out to 2 pages. Try that. Plus we are going to take a filled out DS-230 also. Or try copy pasting in word document. Hope that helps!

I was in the same boat. I have moved 23 times since I was 16!!!! I put box numbers on some of my addresses as they were in small town Sask and PEI. Also if I put in a date of Feb it rejected it so had to change any from Feb to March. They are reviewing it now so I guess i will hear if they don't like some of the addresses or just how picky they were. Oh at one time I lived in Germany but was there with the Canadian forces so just put the box number for where people sent us things which was in Belleville, Ont. Good Luck

I was trying to fill out the DS-260 form and hit a road block when I had to list ALL addresses from age 16 on. Just curious to know how picky they are since I'm having a few memory issues with a couple of addresses while I was at university. The DS-230 doesn't ask for specific addresses, just the name of the city which I can easily do.

Thanks