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Amy and Adrian   0

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My husband and step children will be going to Montreal for their interview in January. I'm curious about their return flight since the consulate will have their passports. Is this a problem? Hubby will have his driver's license but I'm not sure if the kids will need some other form of ID. (consulate also has their original birth certs etc)

Also- if anyone has to go to MTL for their interview and needs to spend more than a day or so - Hotel Centre-ville has a special- get 25% off of four nights or more-- there are also some other discounts. This helps us out immensely since they will be there several days for their medical as well. I don't know anything about the hotel- but reviews I've read here weren't bad-- just not a high end hotel. Check under promotions for the different discounts being offered. www.hotelcentreville.com

CR1/CR2 Husband/Stepchildren

  1. Married 2/29/2008
  2. NOA1/Case at CSC 6/4/2008
  3. Last updated online/USCIS 6/5/2008
  4. Touch/NOA2 7/25/2008 Husband approved- kids pending
  5. Touch 7/27/2008
  6. Touch 7/28/2008
  7. NOA2 hard copy received 8/1/2008
  8. RFE for kids received in mail 8/2/2008
  9. Touch 9/2/2008
  10. NOA2 received for kids 9/5/2008
  11. Paid AOS 9/25/08 Online
  12. Over-nighted I-864 packet 10/1/08 to NVC
  13. I-864 received 10/2/08
  14. Paid IV 10/7/08 Online
  15. IV in system as paid 10/8/08
  16. AOS/I-864 in system 10/15/08
  17. Overnighted DS-230's to NVC 10/17/08 (Friday- but won't be there until Monday)
  18. NVC received DS-230 packets 10/20/08
  19. RFE's received DS-230 and I-864 10/27/08
  20. Overnighted corrected information to NVC 10/29/08
  21. NVC received corrected DS-230 and I-864 10/30/08
  22. Case complete at NVC !!! 11/6/08 (received notification via email)
  23. Interview scheduled for 1/16/09 in MTL- hoping to schedule the medical early in the same week
  24. 1/16/09- CR-1/APPROVED !!
  25. 1/23/09- Visas arrived !!
  26. Coming home forever- January 30 2009 !

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JillA Experienced

JillA   2

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For domestic flights, you need photo ID of some sort so it can be either a passport, drivers license, etc. He will be fine with photo ID since not everyone has a passport anyhow. You only need the passport for flying to a different country.

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I-129F sent to Vermont: 2/19/08

NOA1: 2/21/08

NOA2: 3/10/08

Packet 3 recd: 3/25/08

Packet 3 sent: 4/18/08

Appt letter recd: 6/16/08

Interview at Montreal Consulate: 7/10/08 **APPROVED!!**

K1 recd: 7/15/08

US Entry at Buffalo, New York: 11/15/08

Wedding in Philadelphia: 11/22/08

AOS

AOS/EAD/AP filed at Chicago Lockbox: 12/17/08

NOA: 12/29/08

Case transferred to CSC: 1/7/09

AOS Approval: 4/2/09

Biometrics appt: 1/16/09

EAD received: 3/12/09

AP received: 3/13/09

AOS approval notice sent: 4/2/09

GC received: 4/9/09

ROC

Sent package to VSC: 1/5/11

NOA1: 1/7/11

Biometrics: 2/14/11

Approval letter received: 8/1/11

GC received: 8/11/11

Citizenship:

N-400 sent to Dallas lockbox: 3/1/12

NOA1: 3/6/12

Biometrics: 4/9/12

Interview: 5/25/12

Oath Ceremony: 6/4/2012

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Phone the airlines involved and ask them about what identification they will require for the kids.

“...Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we knew all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for imagination then, would there?”

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My husband and step children will be going to Montreal for their interview in January. I'm curious about their return flight since the consulate will have their passports. Is this a problem? Hubby will have his driver's license but I'm not sure if the kids will need some other form of ID. (consulate also has their original birth certs etc)

Also- if anyone has to go to MTL for their interview and needs to spend more than a day or so - Hotel Centre-ville has a special- get 25% off of four nights or more-- there are also some other discounts. This helps us out immensely since they will be there several days for their medical as well. I don't know anything about the hotel- but reviews I've read here weren't bad-- just not a high end hotel. Check under promotions for the different discounts being offered. www.hotelcentreville.com

This might help.

http://www.dhs.gov/xtrvlsec/crossingborders/

USCIS

NOA1 08/19/08

NOA2 01/20/09

NVC

Received 01/26/09

Completed 02/13/09 (19 Days)

Interview Assigned 03/27/09 (6 weeks after NVC completion)

Medical

04/14/09 (Toronto)

Interview

Montreal 05/12/09 (88 days after NVC completion) **APPROVED**

POE

06/16/09 Buffalo

07/02/09 Welcome Letter Received

07/07/09 Applied for SSN

07/10/09 "Card production ordered" email received

07/13/09 SSN received

07/14/09 "Approval notice sent" email received

07/17/09 GREEN CARD received

Removal of Conditions

03/21/11 I-751 mailed to VSC

03/23/11 I-751 received at VSC

03/29/11 Cheque Cashed

03/30/11 NOA1 received (3/24/11)

04/11/11 Biometrics appointment notice received

05/05/11 Biometric appointment

12/13/11 **Approval date** (5 days short of 9 months!)

12/19/11 Approval letter and green card received

Naturalization

05/16/2019 Filed online (estimated completion February 2020)

05/18/2019 Biometrics scheduled

05/21/2019 Receipt notice and biometrics notices posted to online account.05/23/2019 Hard copy of NOA1 received

05/24/2019 Hard copy of biometrics appointment received

06/07/2019 Biometrics appointment (estimated completion January 2020)

12/31/2019 Email received "Interview scheduled"

01/01/2020 Interview date notice posted to online account (02/19/2020)

01/05/2019 Hard copy of interview appointment received

02/19/2020 Interview (**Approved**) and same day Oath Ceremony. 

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My husband and step children will be going to Montreal for their interview in January. I'm curious about their return flight since the consulate will have their passports. Is this a problem? Hubby will have his driver's license but I'm not sure if the kids will need some other form of ID. (consulate also has their original birth certs etc)

Also- if anyone has to go to MTL for their interview and needs to spend more than a day or so - Hotel Centre-ville has a special- get 25% off of four nights or more-- there are also some other discounts. This helps us out immensely since they will be there several days for their medical as well. I don't know anything about the hotel- but reviews I've read here weren't bad-- just not a high end hotel. Check under promotions for the different discounts being offered. www.hotelcentreville.com

This might help.

http://www.dhs.gov/xtrvlsec/crossingborders/

I think the OP's family is just travelling in Canada.

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Also- if anyone has to go to MTL for their interview and needs to spend more than a day or so - Hotel Centre-ville has a special- get 25% off of four nights or more-- there are also some other discounts. This helps us out immensely since they will be there several days for their medical as well. I don't know anything about the hotel- but reviews I've read here weren't bad-- just not a high end hotel. Check under promotions for the different discounts being offered. www.hotelcentreville.com

Try Priceline.com for better deals. I have always found the best deals for hotels at a much cheaper price using the bidding mechanism offered at priceline. Betterbidding.com is a website that will let you know what bids are winning.

All the best for your interview.

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Are you looking for a high-end hotel or something more economical?

Also for flying within Canada you are only required to have a valid government issued photo ID, so a driver's license will do. As for the kids, if they are under 14 I don't think they are required to show proof of ID if traveling with parents. To be safe I'd call the airline.

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History

12/2000 Met Online

02/14/2001 Started dating

04/20/2001 Met in person

03/2002 Moved in together in the US

2002 - 2007 working in US on TN-1 Visa

05/2005 Registered as Common-law

06/2005 Proposed and Engaged

08/30/2007 - Married

I-130 (156 Days)

02/20/2008 I-130 Filed

03/10/2008 NOA1 - CSC confirmation sent

03/12/2008 date on online tracking - Touched

08/11/2008 - NOA2 - I-130 APPROVED!!! USCIS page updated. (156 Days)

NVC

08/14/2008 - NVC received my application and has assigned me a case number. Waiting for Beneficiary letter.

08/15/2008 - e-mailed the NVC for choice of Agent DS-3032, not sure if I was suppose to do this before actually getting paperwork sent to me.

08/25/2008 - AOS Fee Bill and DS-3032 Generated

08/30/2008 - Letter Recieved

09/02/2008 - AOS Fee Bill Paid and DS-3032 Choice of Agent e-mail sent

09/03/2008 - AOS Fee Bill Recorded as Paid

09/10/2008 - NVC sends DS-3203 Receipt Confirmation

09/10/2008 - IV Fee Bill Available and Paid

09/11/2008 - IV Fee Bill Processed - PAID, Coversheet Generated

09/11/2008 - Following directions on James' Shortcuts for creating DS-230 Package

09/18/2008 - Sent in I-864 and DS-230 (FedEx Overnight)

09/29/2008 - NVC Case Completed!

09/??/???? - Packet never received (sent in with James' Shortcuts as soon as bill was paid)

12/03/2008 - Interview - APPROVED!

12/04/2008 - Visa Received

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Amy and Adrian   0

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Thanks for all of the replies. We did contact the airlines and was told there shouldn't be any problems. We did forget that we have the short form birth certificates- so we do have ID for the kids.

Thanks again- VJ has been such a huge help for us during this entire process....

Happy New Year!

CR1/CR2 Husband/Stepchildren

  1. Married 2/29/2008
  2. NOA1/Case at CSC 6/4/2008
  3. Last updated online/USCIS 6/5/2008
  4. Touch/NOA2 7/25/2008 Husband approved- kids pending
  5. Touch 7/27/2008
  6. Touch 7/28/2008
  7. NOA2 hard copy received 8/1/2008
  8. RFE for kids received in mail 8/2/2008
  9. Touch 9/2/2008
  10. NOA2 received for kids 9/5/2008
  11. Paid AOS 9/25/08 Online
  12. Over-nighted I-864 packet 10/1/08 to NVC
  13. I-864 received 10/2/08
  14. Paid IV 10/7/08 Online
  15. IV in system as paid 10/8/08
  16. AOS/I-864 in system 10/15/08
  17. Overnighted DS-230's to NVC 10/17/08 (Friday- but won't be there until Monday)
  18. NVC received DS-230 packets 10/20/08
  19. RFE's received DS-230 and I-864 10/27/08
  20. Overnighted corrected information to NVC 10/29/08
  21. NVC received corrected DS-230 and I-864 10/30/08
  22. Case complete at NVC !!! 11/6/08 (received notification via email)
  23. Interview scheduled for 1/16/09 in MTL- hoping to schedule the medical early in the same week
  24. 1/16/09- CR-1/APPROVED !!
  25. 1/23/09- Visas arrived !!
  26. Coming home forever- January 30 2009 !

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