Canadian DCFs Waiting for Interview in Montreal

[housewife 1]

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

First good luck to everyone going for their interviews.

Chloes, as far as I was told, you need an address. You don't have to live there right now. Like I live in Canada and I'm the american citizen. I need a US address like a lease, or proof of owning a home. I don't have to live there till my hubby can move but I need it in my name. Showing your kids if you have any (we don't) are enrolled in the school for when you plan on moving they told my friend who just moved. Having a job to show you are going to go.

When I filed my I-130 in person in Montreal. I was told they take each case seperately but the most important thing is housing to establish domicile.

I hope this helps. I would think having a lease or showing proof of ownership of a home/condo, utility bills etc would be proof.

[housewife 1]

I have a bit of good news. Looks like my business plans are going to work out. Differently, I still got screwed and I still lost money but this might be a better deal for me.

I also called and I can have my apartment so I have to fedex my deposit and I will have my apartment and address.

That's my good news. Please think positive thoughts for me. I can take the waiting, but I need this business deal to happen for me I can't take another disappointment and this would be so good for me and for DH.

Good luck again to all those going for interviews and to those who got them. I'm waiting for me.

I saw my DHL packet 3 was delivered yesterday so that is a good thing. Now I wait again.

[OBX 51]

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

Montreal has been very particular about domicile. Have a read through this thread. Proving Domicile

Hopefully those having interviews this week will share their experiences and provide updated info for you. Good luck!

[aimal 0]

Interview on nov 29 :-)

oops soorry it's nov 30th

[AMERICAN/CANADIAN 0]

question here....Has anyone ever been called by montreal or DOS when filing DCF wise? The reason I ask is because we just sent in our DS230 and put our cell phone numbers on the forms, however someone has offered to take over our cell phone contract so we dont have to pay the $800 cancelation fee! Im just nervous about turning over the phone in case they would try and contact us on that number. But to waste 800 bucks on cancelation fees if no one else has ever been called by them would be stupid. Advice?

[sammy060382 1]

Hi there,

So we received packet 4 in the mail a week or so ago. We haven't scheduled an interview yet but I suspect it won't be until early next year since my husband doesn't have any vacation time left this year at his job to go down to the U.S. and look for an apartment to meet the domicile requirement.

But even still, it feels great to know that you're more in control of the immigration situation rather than just waiting month after month.

Take care,

- Sam

[housewife 1]

Congrats Sammy and good luck.

Am/Can, I don't know what to tell you. Is the peson who you are selling the phones too willing to take a message for you?? Are the reliable enough and frinds of yours to take the message should a call come through??

Again, in the end choices is yours, good luck.

[superspur 0]

My interview on Friday went fine and the petition was approved, so we are off the US soon! They had quite a few questions on domicile and finances but otherwise it went smoothly. I will try and do a more detailed write up later in the week when I have recovered from the stress/travelling.

[AMERICAN/CANADIAN 0]

My interview on Friday went fine and the petition was approved, so we are off the US soon! They had quite a few questions on domicile and finances but otherwise it went smoothly. I will try and do a more detailed write up later in the week when I have recovered from the stress/travelling.

Congrats Superspur!

[superspur 0]

question here....Has anyone ever been called by montreal or DOS when filing DCF wise? The reason I ask is because we just sent in our DS230 and put our cell phone numbers on the forms, however someone has offered to take over our cell phone contract so we dont have to pay the $800 cancelation fee! Im just nervous about turning over the phone in case they would try and contact us on that number. But to waste 800 bucks on cancelation fees if no one else has ever been called by them would be stupid. Advice?

I'd go for it - I think it is highly unlikely that they would call. They don't even have a phone number to call in Montreal as they prefer to do everything by email.

[superspur 0]

Congrats Superspur!

Thanks!

Regarding questions on domicile for those asking, we had basically what was listed in the thread posted earlier in the Canada forum. TBH I think they seemed to put more emphasis on the interview regarding our moving plans and what we would be doing in the USA (you are under oath).

Edited September 27, 2010 by superspur

[tauruslady 0]

Congratz superspur,

We are waiting for the more detailed review of your Interview.

I've seen interview reviews but they were done before September 1st.

Might you kindly write about it?

[Sweetcheeksss 91]

Congratulations Superspur!

[OBX 51]

My interview on Friday went fine and the petition was approved, so we are off the US soon! They had quite a few questions on domicile and finances but otherwise it went smoothly. I will try and do a more detailed write up later in the week when I have recovered from the stress/travelling.

Great news, congratulations!

Looking forward to reading your review.

[superspur 0]

Ok, here is a more in-depth review of my interview:

Arrived at the embassy 45 minutes early and there were already about 10 people in front of me. The embassy opened at 7.30am. It took about 15 minutes to get through security. There were 2 queues - one for US citizens and one for everyone else. After security we sat in a downstairs waiting room before being escorted into an an elevator to go up to the consulate. Once we were in the consulate we queued for a number (note that this appeared to be a bit of a free-for-all - to be number 1 in the queue you need to be 1st out of the lift upstairs, not 1st in the line outside the embassy!).

After waiting for about an hour, the immigrant visas started being called (around 9am). I was called up to a window where a woman asked me for a few forms - basically the ones listed on the interview letter. She then sent me to go pay (used a credit card as I thought the fee was $350 US but was actually $404 - didn't have enough US cash).

I was then called to a private window inside a small room for the interview. I was aksed a bunch of fairly standard questions (where do you live, what is your job etc). The interviewer spent a fair amount of time going through the financial support docs, then disappeared for about 15 minutes. They they returned, they went over domicile. The questions were essentially "You need to prove you are serious about moving to the USA". I had all the docs that people on here have listed lease agreement with family, voter reg, drivers licence, bank statements etc, pretty standard stuff. We are selling our place in Vancouver so I had the MLS listing - if you are currently renting a place in Canada I guess a letter to your landlord saying when you will leave would be good. We are moving to the US for family reasons so I explained what they were, and also what we were doing in Canada (I am not a Canadian citizen or permenant resident). After the questioning the interview said "Welcome to the USA" and handed me the letter.

I was done by around 10.15am I think.

Now just waiting for my passport to be mailed back and we can plan the final part of our move.

Some advice - label all your forms with tabs at the top. I seperated mine into 3 stacks with bulldog clips - one with the copies of my passport etc, one for financial support docs, and another for evidence of domicle. Made it easy to locate docs when they were requested. At one point they asked for copies of my partner's US passport (which I didn't have) - luckily they found a copy in our file with the I-130 docs - it may be worth taking a copy of your partner's docs with you just in case.

Also, Montreal is a fantastic city to visit if you haven't been, so try to make a mini-vacation of it if you have to travel to the interview from out of province.

At this point I'd like to give a big thanks to everyone here on the visa journey website who have helped massively with the myriad of forms that are required and helping to keep me sane the past few months

Special thanks to birdnerd for starting this thread to get all the Canadian DCF's together in 1 place