Waiting on Montreal

[ronw 0]

Hi. I'm wondering if anyone can advise on the following situation. My wife is a US citizen and I am Canadian. We have lived in Canada for 32 years and have applied for me to become a permanent resident in the US via the IR-1.

We applied March 21, 2010. The medical took place in Vancouver on Oct 18, 2010. The X-ray showed a spot on my lung so I needed to get further tests to ensure it wasn't TB. (it isn't!) We had already scheduled the MTL interview for November 21 and booked the flight/hotel so I went ahead with the interview.

The interview went well with the exception of the incomplete medical results plus we didn't have evidence of permanent domicile in the US. I was instructed to submit those documents once the medical results came back negative. The test on my lung took eight weeks to complete.

Once I had all documents requested including the sealed medical results, we packaged them up and sent them via DHL to MTL on January 21, 2011. We were told that it would be approximately 8 weeks until we received my Visa. So far we haven't heard anything. Is there any recourse or is it just a waiting game? We both live here in Canada so it's not an issue of having to meet deadlines but it would be nice to know where we stand. Thanks so much for any advice and/or experience anyone could share.

[tauruslady 0]

Coincidence, we sent our medical and other documents to Montreal one day ahead of yours so far we heard nothing.

The 8 weeks is not true.

DOS said it will take 4 months or even more to have someone open our file from the mail room

Very depressing and I don't like the way things are because it hampers my life and plans.

You can't call the embassy by phone or send inquiry letter as no one is dedicated to do the job of answering the phones

They said the only way you can communicate to the MTL embassy is through email and I emailed them since February, nobody reply either

To the extent I have a long history of waiting since then and wait is never ending...I'm pissed

[YuAndDan 153]

Moving to Canada forum...

[iampatricias 17]

I think DoS is exaggerating when they say it can take up to 4 months for Montreal to get to mail from their mail room (see my timeline)... still, it seems all but impossible to get a hold of someone for straight answers on long delays

[xtreme 1]

did dos tell you if montreal receive your package or not.

[ronw 0]

I got a confirmation from DHL that the package was delivered but I have not been able to get a response from the consulate.

[xtreme 1]

try to call dos and ask them if montreal receve your package..i sent my passport on feb 25th n montreal receive it on 1st of march as per DHL..but i called dos today and told me montreal receive my passport yesterday..

[Inky 1,110]

I think DoS is exaggerating when they say it can take up to 4 months for Montreal to get to mail from their mail room (see my timeline)... still, it seems all but impossible to get a hold of someone for straight answers on long delays

Your timeline is for a K-1 theirs is for a spousal visa, this is different and the wait times are longer due to the fact that Montreal is the only consul in Canada that processes spousal visas.

[iampatricias 17]

Your timeline is for a K-1 theirs is for a spousal visa, this is different and the wait times are longer due to the fact that Montreal is the only consul in Canada that processes spousal visas.

Oh yes... I did not take that into consideration...