Canadian DCFs Waiting for Interview in Montreal

[birdnerd 5]

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Name..................................I-130 Filed...........................DS-230 Returned............................Interview Date......................DTI

tauruslady..........................May -- 2009................................Oct -- 2009..................................Oct 26 2010.....................390* (resched from Jan 2010)

dawnlinnet ........................Oct 27 2009................................Feb 15 2010................................Sept 29 2010...................226

superspur..........................Nov 21 2009................................Feb 15 2010...............................Sept 24 2010....................221

pinguino_41.......................Jan -- 2010..................................Mar -- 2010.................................Sept 29 2010.................~212

birdnerd.............................Jan 25 2010.................................Mar 26 2010................................Oct 20 2010....................208

Adichiwa............................Jan 5 2010..................................Mar 27 2010................................Sept 24 2010....................181

choles................................Mar 1 2010 (?)............................Apr 23 2010...................................Nov 2 2010.....................193

leonsgal70.........................Mar 18 2010................................Apr 26 2010

kimberlyk21.......................Mar 19 2010................................May 10 2010.................................Oct 27 2010.....................170

bscobrown.........................Mar -- 2010.................................May -- 2010

aimal................................Apr -- 2010...................................Jun 2010

canok................................Mar -- 2010.................................Jun 28 2010

dabigbass..........................May 18 2010................................Jul 12 2010

Shimmer4554.....................????????.....................................Jul -- 2010

sammy060382...................Feb -- 2010..................................Aug 5 2010

housewife...........................Jul 13 2010.................................Sep 21 2010

Sean214..............................????????........................................?????????

Still to come:

Abike...................................Sept 2009

Saad & Sumera.....................Mar 2010

tablespin...............................May 2010

digoman..............................May 27 2010

mllover................................Jun 11 2010

Erdestino............................Jul 21 2010

AMERICAN/CANADIAN........Jul 8 2010

Stephen&Kim

Edited September 22, 2010 by birdnerd

[housewife 1]

birdned, Hi, sorry to be a bother, can I please have DOS phone #, I'm searching and not finding.

Also in case anyone is interested, it's probably known, but just making sure, you have to go to a private company to do the RCMP clearance. I called and they said it's now private registered with them. $40 if you have a clean record I believe and about 10 business days. I hope that's all it is.

But may I please have the DOS # to call (does it work from Canada) I would really appreciate that.

If I can ever help with anything, please just ask.

thank you everyone and congrats to all who are getting interviews and packets.

[dabigbass 0]

our interview date is november 15 (timeline updated as well). good luck to everyone, especially those coming up in the next few days!

we'll all be anxiously waiting to hear how it went =)

Edited September 22, 2010 by dabigbass

[OBX 51]

Congratulations to all that have been waiting for so long and now finally have dates.

Good luck on Friday superspur & Adichiwa.

[birdnerd 5]

birdned, Hi, sorry to be a bother, can I please have DOS phone #, I'm searching and not finding.

Also in case anyone is interested, it's probably known, but just making sure, you have to go to a private company to do the RCMP clearance. I called and they said it's now private registered with them. $40 if you have a clean record I believe and about 10 business days. I hope that's all it is.

But may I please have the DOS # to call (does it work from Canada) I would really appreciate that.

If I can ever help with anything, please just ask.

thank you everyone and congrats to all who are getting interviews and packets.

DoS: 202-663-1225, press 1, then 0

our interview date is november 15 (timeline updated as well). good luck to everyone, especially those coming up in the next few days!

we'll all be anxiously waiting to hear how it went =)

Sweet!

[canok 0]

DoS: 202-663-1225, press 1, then 0

Sweet!

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It's great to see everyone getting their packages!! I was "mailed my package" on September 10th however I still haven't received it... are most people that are receiving packages located in eastern Canada? I'm just hoping that it's just taking an extra day or two for western Canada . However again I am worried because I never did receive my first package by mail (sent to me on March 28th), I really hope that this is not the case again. Because of this, I am also hesitant to book my appointments, just in case I don't receive the paperwork in the mail. Does anyone have any ideas on what I should do?

[AMERICAN/CANADIAN 0]

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It's great to see everyone getting their packages!! I was "mailed my package" on September 10th however I still haven't received it... are most people that are receiving packages located in eastern Canada? I'm just hoping that it's just taking an extra day or two for western Canada . However again I am worried because I never did receive my first package by mail (sent to me on March 28th), I really hope that this is not the case again. Because of this, I am also hesitant to book my appointments, just in case I don't receive the paperwork in the mail. Does anyone have any ideas on what I should do?

so since you didnt receive the P3 did you ever submit your Ds230 and case number etc?

[birdnerd 5]

It's great to see everyone getting their packages!! I was "mailed my package" on September 10th however I still haven't received it... are most people that are receiving packages located in eastern Canada? I'm just hoping that it's just taking an extra day or two for western Canada . However again I am worried because I never did receive my first package by mail (sent to me on March 28th), I really hope that this is not the case again. Because of this, I am also hesitant to book my appointments, just in case I don't receive the paperwork in the mail. Does anyone have any ideas on what I should do?

If they've mailed you a P4, that means you're eligible for interview, so you are fine to go ahead and book a date. Once you've booked your date, then you can book a medical. You will want to bring your P4 letter to that, so give it another week or so, and if you haven't received it yet, then ask them to send it again. But there's nothing in it that you need to book an interview.

Watch out for the glitch, though, it takes you to a 'login' page for CSC. Ignore this, press 'back', and try again. If that doesn't work, call your local access number. These are found a page or two back in the thread.

Edited September 23, 2010 by birdnerd

[AMERICAN/CANADIAN 0]

birdnerd you can update that we returned out P3 on 09/21/2010:) whenever ya have time! So exciting cant wait to see everyones reviews of the new system.

I was looking on the Canada portal and someone was saying that once you book your appointment it says that you will be able to pick yoru visa up at your local DHL in three days.....did anyone else see that? Thanks

[birdnerd 5]

Please remember to create/update your own VJ user timeline!

Name..................................I-130 Filed...........................DS-230 Returned............................Interview Date......................DTI

tauruslady..........................May -- 2009................................Oct -- 2009..................................Oct 26 2010.....................390* (resched from Jan 2010)

dawnlinnet ........................Oct 27 2009................................Feb 15 2010................................Sep 29 2010....................226

superspur..........................Nov 21 2009................................Feb 15 2010...............................Sep 24 2010.....................221

pinguino_41.......................Jan -- 2010..................................Mar -- 2010.................................Sep 29 2010..................~212

birdnerd.............................Jan 25 2010.................................Mar 26 2010................................Oct 20 2010....................208

Adichiwa............................Jan 5 2010..................................Mar 27 2010................................Sep 24 2010.....................181

choles................................Mar 1 2010 (?)............................Apr 23 2010...................................Nov 2 2010.....................193

heatherd29........................Mar 5 2010....................................??????????.................................Nov 19 2010...................???

leonsgal70.........................Mar 18 2010................................Apr 26 2010

kimberlyk21.......................Mar 19 2010................................May 10 2010.................................Oct 27 2010.....................170

bscobrown.........................Mar -- 2010.................................May -- 2010

aimal................................Apr -- 2010...................................Jun 2010

canok................................Mar -- 2010.................................Jun 28 2010

dabigbass..........................May 18 2010................................Jul 12 2010..................................Nov 15 2010.....................126

Shimmer4554.....................????????.....................................Jul -- 2010

sammy060382...................Feb -- 2010..................................Aug 5 2010

blackjasmine......................Apr 23 2010..................................Aug 6 2010..................................Nov 9 2010.......................95

housewife...........................Jul 13 2010.................................Sep 21 2010

AMERICAN/CANADIAN........Jul 8 2010..................................Sep 21 2010

Sean214..............................????????........................................?????????

Still to come:

Abike...................................Sept 2009

Saad & Sumera.....................Mar 2010

tablespin...............................May 2010

digoman..............................May 27 2010

mllover................................Jun 11 2010

Erdestino............................Jul 21 2010

Stephen&Kim

Edited September 23, 2010 by birdnerd

[Heatherd29 0]

Hi, I just received my pkt4 last week. My wife is a US citizen and we have three kids (ages 8, 4 and 2). On the first page of the packet it says "each family member planning to immigrate must appear on the appointment date, subject to the exceptions noted in the personal appearance instructions at http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_1335.html. To request a waiver of the personal appearance of a child under the age of 14, please contact http://canada.usvisa-info.com. I have been looking but can not find out any additional information about this. I would love to not have to bring the 3 kids from Vancouer to Montreal. Does anyone know any additional information about this?

Hi Sean214 - has your American wife lived down in the States for at least 5 years? If she has, your kids can claim their US Citizenships, and then they don't have to go through the whole Immigration process. We did this for my son (my husband is a US Citizen). It's MUCH easier than dragging them through the whole Immigration process. Getting his US Citizenship was fairly straightforward. My husband had to provide his birth cert and proof that he lived down there for at least 5 consecutive years (things like high school or University transcripts and tax returns are good proof). You need to have originals of your kids birth certs, and they'll want to have a look at your Canadian passport. We took all of it down to the Consulate in Vancouver and they looked after it all there. The whole process didn't take more than a few weeks for us. I can't remember the exact website we went to to find all the info, but if you Google "claiming US Citizenship for children" or something of that sort, you should find the info. If you run into a problem let me know and I can look back through our files to get more info for you. If you get moving on it quickly I bet your kids could have their US Passports before you get your process completed!!

Good luck - and I hope you don't have to drag all those kids to Montreal!! I'm VERY grateful my parents will be able to look after my son while I go out for my Interview in November... A 5 hour plane trip each way with a toddler is NOT my idea of a good time!

[tablespin 0]

95 days!! speechless. yowzers:)

[choles 0]

SO, now that our interview is scheduled, we are focusing entirely on proving "intent to re-establish domicile"..

Maybe we need a diff thread for that, but those of you who are living outside of USA and (that should be all of us because we did DCF), what are the CONVINCING factors you will be presenting to Montreal to prove you are "re-establishing" domicile in USA?

-should the petitioner move back to the USA (or will they reject that, cos petitioner is moving back after interivew is already scheduled)

-job offer letter, daycare registration, moving quotes, selling current home/getting a place in USA

-voter registration, bank account, driver license...

What is the one or two things which almost always guarantees "re-establishing" domicile (if there is such a thing)?

I am guessing letter of offer (employment) and perhaps you sold your house and got a new one in the USA?

Adichiwa & superspur, WE will be EAGERLY and ANXIOUSLY awaiting your feedback after your interviews tomorrow!!! Same goes for everybody else, please provide feedback as soon as you've had yours....

Thx,

Choles

Edited September 23, 2010 by choles

[Sean214 0]

Hi Sean214 - has your American wife lived down in the States for at least 5 years? If she has, your kids can claim their US Citizenships, and then they don't have to go through the whole Immigration process. We did this for my son (my husband is a US Citizen). It's MUCH easier than dragging them through the whole Immigration process. Getting his US Citizenship was fairly straightforward. My husband had to provide his birth cert and proof that he lived down there for at least 5 consecutive years (things like high school or University transcripts and tax returns are good proof). You need to have originals of your kids birth certs, and they'll want to have a look at your Canadian passport. We took all of it down to the Consulate in Vancouver and they looked after it all there. The whole process didn't take more than a few weeks for us. I can't remember the exact website we went to to find all the info, but if you Google "claiming US Citizenship for children" or something of that sort, you should find the info. If you run into a problem let me know and I can look back through our files to get more info for you. If you get moving on it quickly I bet your kids could have their US Passports before you get your process completed!!

Good luck - and I hope you don't have to drag all those kids to Montreal!! I'm VERY grateful my parents will be able to look after my son while I go out for my Interview in November... A 5 hour plane trip each way with a toddler is NOT my idea of a good time!

Hi Heatherd29 - no she has never lived in the States. Her parents are both US citizens but she was born in Canada and has never lived in the States. I wish we were able to do what you were able to. I am not looking forward to two 5 hour flights with three young kids. Thanks for your response.

Sean

[kimberlyk21 1]

Hi Heatherd29 - no she has never lived in the States. Her parents are both US citizens but she was born in Canada and has never lived in the States. I wish we were able to do what you were able to. I am not looking forward to two 5 hour flights with three young kids. Thanks for your response.

Sean

Hate to be the bearer of bad news... Did some research for you and came across this page: http://www.richw.org/dualcit/law.html#CitByBirth

I states:

The US law on citizenship by birth incorporates two traditional legal principles:

* ius soli ("right of the soil"), under which citizenship results from being born in the US, and

* ius sanguinis ("right of the blood"), under which citizenship results from having an American parent or parents.

Each of these principles is subject to certain restrictions. For example, children born in the US to foreign diplomats are not US citizens. Also, children born abroad to parents who have US citizenship but have never lived in the US are not US citizens (this rule being designed to prevent the proliferation of endless generations of foreign-born and -raised "Americans").