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I've just read in a few posts that two months seems to be the standard wait time between Montreal's receipt of Packet 3 and the arrival of Packet 4... is this holding true with most everyone? And then another month or so until the interview?

Montreal confirmed receipt of our Packet 3 on April 20th, and I've been discouraged at what seems like a longer wait than expected... over two months now. If I can expect it soon, though, it gives me a little ray of hope that we might be getting a happy little envelope in our mailbox soon.

Pretty please. :clock:

April 24, 2000 - Met in an online chat room

May 26, 2000 - Met in person

July 12, 2000 - Engaged

March 2001 - My permanent resident status is approved in Canada

April 28, 2001 - Married in my hometown, South Bend, IN

May 2, 2001 - Crossed Canadian border and finalized my landed immigrant status

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February 2006 - The process of bringing my Canadian family to the States begins, so that my two beautiful children can learn about their whole heritage.

March 8, 2006 - I-130 approved in Calgary

March 21, 2006 - Received approval letter and Packet 3

April 17, 2006 - Sent Packet 3 back to Montreal

April 20, 2006 - Packet 3 received by Montreal

July 6, 2006 - Received Packet 4

September 8, 2006 - INTERVIEW and APPROVAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Call up Montreal and inquire. You've been waiting long enough to call I'd say. Maybe they can shed some light. The contact info should in your packet 3. Make sure you call during the hours specified (2:30-4 I think).

It can't hurt.

Adjustment of Status 2008

May 6, 2008 ~~~~~~~ I751 package mailed to Vermont

May 17, 2008 ~~~~~~~~Check Cashed

May 19, 2008 ~~~~~~~~ NOA1

June 20, 2008 ~~~~~~~ Fingerprinting appointment

April 1, 2009 ~~~~~~~~ APPROVED!!!!

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October 25, 2005 ~~~~~ NOA2 in email (yay)

February 8, 2006 ~~~~~ Interview Day! APPROVED!!!

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March 29, 2006 ~~~~~~ AOS, EAD, AP arrives at Chicago Lockbox

March 31, 2006 ~~~~~~~ NOA's for all 3

April 18, 2006 ~~~~~~ Biometrics Appointment in Providence

May 15, 2006 ~~~~~~ RFE in the mail-more financial info

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June 19, 2006 ~~~~~ EAD Card in the mail

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Call up Montreal and inquire. You've been waiting long enough to call I'd say. Maybe they can shed some light. The contact info should in your packet 3. Make sure you call during the hours specified (2:30-4 I think).

It can't hurt.

I might do that. I called about three weeks ago, and was told that all I could do was wait.

Gee, thanks. :blush:

April 24, 2000 - Met in an online chat room

May 26, 2000 - Met in person

July 12, 2000 - Engaged

March 2001 - My permanent resident status is approved in Canada

April 28, 2001 - Married in my hometown, South Bend, IN

May 2, 2001 - Crossed Canadian border and finalized my landed immigrant status

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

February 2006 - The process of bringing my Canadian family to the States begins, so that my two beautiful children can learn about their whole heritage.

March 8, 2006 - I-130 approved in Calgary

March 21, 2006 - Received approval letter and Packet 3

April 17, 2006 - Sent Packet 3 back to Montreal

April 20, 2006 - Packet 3 received by Montreal

July 6, 2006 - Received Packet 4

September 8, 2006 - INTERVIEW and APPROVAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Montreal does not answer emails so try phoning them however I did that and they told me to email them. Still have not gotten a email from about a month ago. However I emailed them on Tuesday and still no reply. Montreal seems to be so disorganized.

Feb. 15/ 07 --- GC approved

Nov. 17/09 -- I-751 sent (Day 1)

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I had better luck when I called rather than emailing, the phone # is also in the Embassy Info section up top in the blue banner.

2005

Sept 10 I-129F sent to TSC

2006

Interview - February 13th APPROVED! day 152

April 6 - wedding date day 204

Aug 22 - AOS interview date day 101-total days 342

Sept 29 - green card arrives, done until June 2008 day 140-total days 381

2008

June 30 - I-751 mailed total days 1025

2009

March 9 - Removal of Conditions approved! total days 1277

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I had better luck when I called rather than emailing, the phone # is also in the Embassy Info section up top in the blue banner.

I did call three weeks ago, as stated above... have never emailed. May try calling again today... who knows, I could get lucky.

April 24, 2000 - Met in an online chat room

May 26, 2000 - Met in person

July 12, 2000 - Engaged

March 2001 - My permanent resident status is approved in Canada

April 28, 2001 - Married in my hometown, South Bend, IN

May 2, 2001 - Crossed Canadian border and finalized my landed immigrant status

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

February 2006 - The process of bringing my Canadian family to the States begins, so that my two beautiful children can learn about their whole heritage.

March 8, 2006 - I-130 approved in Calgary

March 21, 2006 - Received approval letter and Packet 3

April 17, 2006 - Sent Packet 3 back to Montreal

April 20, 2006 - Packet 3 received by Montreal

July 6, 2006 - Received Packet 4

September 8, 2006 - INTERVIEW and APPROVAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I'd recommend trying the e-mail, to be honest. The first time I e-mailed I got a response in 2 days. The second time I e-mailed (only a few weeks ago), I got a reply the very same day!!! Which was completely shocking...

Never hurts to try. Just make sure you use the e-mail address that should have been included in the same packet with your document checklist.

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here is what are time line was like waiting on Montreal. It took exactly 4 months from the day we mailed packet 3 back to interview day..Good luck and hang in there..

Mailed Packet 3 back: 03-21-2006

Montreal received: 03-23-2006

packet 4 recieved: 06-02-2006

INTERVIEW: 07-21-2006 @ 9:30 am

Michelle

EAD:

Mailed EAD packet to Chicago: 08-01-2006

Chicago recieved EAD packet: 08-07-2006

Recieved NOA1: 08-12-2006

BIO APPT: 08-24-2006

Touched: 08-26-2006

Touched: 09-11-2006

Touched: 09-12-2006

EAD APPROVED: 09-15-2006

Email notice (3) recieved: 09-18-2006

EAD Card recieved: 09-20-2006

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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I've just read in a few posts that two months seems to be the standard wait time between Montreal's receipt of Packet 3 and the arrival of Packet 4... is this holding true with most everyone? And then another month or so until the interview?

Montreal confirmed receipt of our Packet 3 on April 20th, and I've been discouraged at what seems like a longer wait than expected... over two months now. If I can expect it soon, though, it gives me a little ray of hope that we might be getting a happy little envelope in our mailbox soon.

Pretty please. :clock:

hm Montreal received our checklist on April 24th and we already have an interview date and the package was received on June 6th so if you haven't gotten it yet, you will soon :) I called Mtl every friday just to bug them and actually found out my interview date before I got Packet 4, so good luck! :)

Wedding: September 6, 2005 in Salt Lake City

Sent I130 (finally!!!): November 3, 2005

NOA1: November 21, 2005

NOA2: March 30, 2006

November 23, 2005: cheque cashed

December 7, 2005: waiting waiting waiting...

December 14, 2005: sent I-129 petition

December 23, 2005: cheque cashed for I-129

December 28, 2005: NOA1

January 9, 2006: waiting waiting waiting!!!

February 6, 2006: RFE

February 15, 2006: RFE sent

February 23, 2006: I-129F APPROVED YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

March 21, 2006: Montreal sent Packet 3

March 30, 2006: I-130 APPROVED...WOW, REALLY?

April 1, 2006: Received Packet 3 (almost thought it was an April Fools joke :)

April 3 or 4, 2006: Packet 3 sent to Montreal

April 24, 2006 - Montreal receives the checklist (they better after 20 days!!!)

INTERVIEW JULY 27, 2006!!!

June 6, 2006 - Packet 4 received

July 27, 2006 - APPROVED!

July 29, 2006 - on the way home!

September, 2006 - I-130 case complete

January 10, 2007 - I-130 INTERVIEW!

APPROVED!!!!!!!

January 11, 2007 - Picked up passport with visa!

January 12, 2007 - I'm home

I-130 Process took 1 year, 2 months and 8 days

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Good luck to everyone here! There is hope yet!

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