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canadianwife   0

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Where are the interviews held in Canada? A lot of these posts are referring to Montreal interviews. Do interviews not take place at the Consulate in Toronto at all?

Our petition of I-130 has been forwarded to the NVC recently, so it will be a little while longer before I have an interview, but does this mean I'll be flying or driving to Montreal when it does happen? I live 30 mins east of Toronto, not sure if that makes a difference or not.

Help is appreciated! A trip to Montreal would be fun... but the immigration is costing enough as it is. Let alone hotel and flight costs.

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Montreal, ON

Marriage : 2008-06-14

I-130 Sent : 2008-07-24

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-08-15

I-130 Approved : 2008-12-18

Received DS-3032 /I-864 Bill: 2009-01-08

Pay I-864 Bill: 2009-01-08

Receive I-864 Package : 2009-01-23

Return Completed I-864 : {b] 2009-02-21[/b]

Return Completed DS-3032: 2009-03-18

Receive IV Bill : NVC mailed it on 2009-01-26 but we paid without having received it in the mail.

Pay IV Bill : 2009-02-04

Receive Instruction Package :

Case Completed at NVC : [2009-04-09]

Interview Date : [2009-06-19] *APPROVED*

Visa Received : [2009-06-25]

US Entry : Not sure yet, but going on vacation there in july!

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OBX   51

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Where are the interviews held in Canada? A lot of these posts are referring to Montreal interviews. Do interviews not take place at the Consulate in Toronto at all?

Our petition of I-130 has been forwarded to the NVC recently, so it will be a little while longer before I have an interview, but does this mean I'll be flying or driving to Montreal when it does happen? I live 30 mins east of Toronto, not sure if that makes a difference or not.

Help is appreciated! A trip to Montreal would be fun... but the immigration is costing enough as it is. Let alone hotel and flight costs.

Congratulations on your approval and good luck at NVC. Check out the following link for excellent info on navigating NVC.

visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/LingChe_NVC_ShortCut

Yes, your interview will be in Montreal.

All CR1 / IR-1 visa interviews are held in Montreal. Check the recent reviews under the "Reviews: Embassy/USCIS " link. This will give you valuable information about what to expect. In addition if you check out the Canada forum there are threads with great information on hotels in Montreal. Good luck!

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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canadian_wife   1,808

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For some reason I am thinking that only immigrant visas are issued at the Montreal embassy

Good luck!

USCIS
August 12, 2008 - petition sent
August 16, 2008 - NOA-1
February 10, 2009 - NOA-2
178 DAYS FROM NOA-1

NVC
February 13, 2009 - NVC case number assigned
March 12, 2009 - Case Complete
25 DAY TRIP THROUGH NVC

Medical
May 4, 2009

Interview
May, 26, 2009

POE - June 20, 2009 Toronto - Atlanta, GA

Removal of Conditions
Filed - April 14, 2011
Biometrics - June 2, 2011 (early)
Approval - November 9, 2011
209 DAY TRIP TO REMOVE CONDITIONS

Citizenship

April 29, 2013 - NOA1 for petition received

September 10, 2013 Interview - decision could not be made.

April 15, 2014 APPROVED. Wait for oath ceremony

Waited...

September 29, 2015 - sent letter to senator.

October 16, 2015 - US Citizen

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For some reason I am thinking that only immigrant visas are issued at the Montreal embassy

Good luck!

Yup, interviews are held in Vancouver but only for fiance visas I believe.

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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canadianwife   0

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Thanks everyone for the valuable info!

and here I thought I could walk to my interview from the train station in Toronto. Ah well.

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Montreal, ON

Marriage : 2008-06-14

I-130 Sent : 2008-07-24

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-08-15

I-130 Approved : 2008-12-18

Received DS-3032 /I-864 Bill: 2009-01-08

Pay I-864 Bill: 2009-01-08

Receive I-864 Package : 2009-01-23

Return Completed I-864 : {b] 2009-02-21[/b]

Return Completed DS-3032: 2009-03-18

Receive IV Bill : NVC mailed it on 2009-01-26 but we paid without having received it in the mail.

Pay IV Bill : 2009-02-04

Receive Instruction Package :

Case Completed at NVC : [2009-04-09]

Interview Date : [2009-06-19] *APPROVED*

Visa Received : [2009-06-25]

US Entry : Not sure yet, but going on vacation there in july!

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