Canadian DCFs Waiting for Interview in Montreal

[OBX 51]

I had good luck getting all of my photos done at Shoppers Drug Mart. They had a huge folder with the specifications for a number of countries and the price was great ...2 for $9.99. Good luck!

[housewife 1]

Hi All,

Just wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and best of luck to anyone having an interview (can't remember if any are coming up)

To those waiting like me, I wish my viture of patience were higher and I hope your patience virtue is high. It's hard just waiting.

I just want to go to the US with my DH, start my business, and for us to be healthy.

To everyone here, though, you guys are great, you've really helped me a lot with valuable information.

[Hops 0]

Well its been a long haul, we filed on November 3rd 2009 I left for Idaho the same day got our packet in January, because of tax issues I was not able to send it back in til May which was totally unreal.. we finally heard back about a month ago and after having to travel to Vancouver for medical our interview is scheduled for the 30th of this month, wish us luck! After spending about 10,000.00 on this so far and waiting most of a year apart we are definetly ready for this to be over so we can be a family again..

[housewife 1]

good luck hops

[Heatherd29 0]

Hello Everyone,

Well it has been exactly one week since my interview in Montreal and I'm happy to report that I was approved! I've been back in Vancouver since last weekend and I'm waiting on pins and needles for my flippin passport to come back! I don't think I'll be able to relax about this whole process until I've actually crossed the border. I've contacted the consulate and they can't give me any info on when I can expect my documents. I had really been hoping that they would arrive this week, but since it's already Friday, it appears that I have no such luck. Do any of you know roughly how long it has been taking to get the docs returned? I'm guessing that because of the holiday this week, things are taking a little longer than usual. On top of waiting to get into the States, I feel very unsettled not being in posession of my passport!!

I'll write a review in the other section as soon as I can find a few minutes, but overall the experience in Montreal went fine. My advice to everyone is to bring EVERYTHING. Every document, every photo, everything. I was asked for all of it, and because I'm really #######, I had it all - but much of the stuff my lawyer had actually told me I didn't need to bring as he thought the consulate would already have it. He was dead wrong, and if I had showed up there with only the info he told me I needed to bring, I surely would have been denied and the whole process would have to be started again. So bring everything, even if you think you won't need it, or if someone tells you you won't need it, or if you think the consulate already has it. Bring it anyway, and bring copies of it! Better safe than sorry!!

I'll update again once I get my passport and documents back and I've actually crossed the border!

Cheers,

Heather

[AMERICAN/CANADIAN 0]

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

tauruslady........................May -- 2009..............................Oct -- 2009..............................Oct 26 2010.....................390*.....PENDING (more docs required)

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

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

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

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

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

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

heatherd29......................Mar 5 2010..................................May 14 2010......................Nov 19 2010...................APPROVED

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

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

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

aimal...............................Apr -- 2010.................................Jun 2010..................................Nov 30 2010....................182

canok..............................Mar -- 2010...............................Jun 28 2010...............................Dec 3 2010.....................158

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

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

sammy060382..................Feb -- 2010................................Aug 5 2010...............................Mar 4 2011......................211* (self-scheduled for early 2011)

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

housewife...........................Jul 13 2010...............................Sep 21 2010............................Jan 18 2011.....................119

AMERICAN/CANADIAN........Jul 8 2010................................Sep 21 2010.............................Dec 9 2010......................79

Matt and Susan...................Aug 31 2010..............................Oct 19 2010......................March 1 2011

Erdestino...........................Jun 21 2010...............................Oct 18 2010.............................Nov 15 2010......................28!!!.....APPROVED

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

Still to come:

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

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

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

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

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

Stephen&Kim

Edited November 26, 2010 by AMERICAN/CANADIAN

[OBX 51]

Good luck aimal and canok at your interviews this week!

[aimal 0]

Good luck aimal and canok at your interviews this week!

Thank you

[housewife 1]

Good luck aimal and canok for your interviews.

Heather, can you tell me what docs you were asked for. Is it the ones on the list or was there more???

Also did you need copies of the certified translations?? that's the only thing I'm not sure. of. i have the certified translations just don't know if I need to make copies???

[LuvIllinois 1]

Hi all...I have only posted once here so far but I thought you might like to add me to the time line. My husband is a USC (Permanent Resident of Canada) and I'm a Canadian citizen filing for my green card.

Sent I-130 package to Toronto Consulate: Sept. 21, 2010

Appt for I-130 to verify doc's: Nov. 19, 2010

That's it so far, waiting on the package from Montreal now, they said it should take about 4-6 weeks.

Good luck to all applying right now!!!

[aimal 0]

Approved, in a hurry now will be posting review soon thanx y'all

[OBX 51]

Approved, in a hurry now will be posting review soon thanx y'all

Great news! Congratulations.

[AMERICAN/CANADIAN 0]

ok im in panic mode right now. I have NO joint sponsor and no us income for the past two years. My 2009 taxes say I only made 2700.00 bucks my 2010 will say around 11529.00. However my canadian husband and I will be continuing to work for the same company (first student- a school bus company) doing the same job only in MO as opposed to Alberta. It is considered a transfer. With this will we be allowed to count both mine and my husbands future income at the new location since it is technically still the same company? If yes what will I need? I already have letters from the location we work at now saying we are employed there and how much we make and that we will be transfering to MO location when approved. Do we need the official job offers from the new location? Also I have an additional job offer that will be well over the poverty line however I havent started bc I obviously live in Canada still:) Will that job offer help? Im totally freaking out right now and I cant believe that my joint sponsor backed out three days before we leave for the immigration interview!Please help yall.

[housewife 1]

congrats aimal when you do your review can you post a link here, I generally have trouble finding the reviews without the link.

thanks so much

GOOD LUCK TO ALL GOING SOON

[housewife 1]

Am/Can Good luck I really have no answer for you, I wish I could help you. I wish you the best of luck.