Canadian DCFs Waiting for Interview in Montreal

[housewife 1]

I Am/Can

I have no idea, but I can tell you I filed July 11th and didn't get a packet as of yesterday. Now I'm gone for a month. I have business to deal with. I had to go and won't be back for a month. I hope the packet is in my hold mail and not lost and I hope I have it by then.

Her is my suggestion take the longest you think it is going to take and ask the landlord if you can move sooner without penalities if you get your stuff sooner.

Or maybe she can write the lease that says you leave when your Imm comes through?

good luck

[AMERICAN/CANADIAN 0]

oh ####### another question just poped up....When I do finally get packet three how do I send it back? I would very much prefer to overnight it or have something with a tracking number.....can i do that? thanks yall!

[tablespin 0]

Hey Everyone. Great to see a this forum. We mailed our I-130 on May 3 to Toronto. Document verification Aug 13 was quick and painless. No questions.

There was one couple before us and one couple after. I've been in the building several times in the last year and going to "room 16" was kind of odd. All the teller windows had their blinds drawn. Someone would peek out every couple of minutes to see who was there and after about 10 minutes they called us up, took our documents and asked us to sit down. 10 more minutes and they called us up again. Documents approved! Sent to Montreal ! They said that we should hear from Montreal in about 4 weeks. Hope so. This is quite a process. It took me a year to get my US passport as I'd never had one, so many documents needed.

Lew

[birdnerd 5]

Hey Everyone. Great to see a this forum. We mailed our I-130 on May 3 to Toronto. Document verification Aug 13 was quick and painless. No questions.

There was one couple before us and one couple after. I've been in the building several times in the last year and going to "room 16" was kind of odd. All the teller windows had their blinds drawn. Someone would peek out every couple of minutes to see who was there and after about 10 minutes they called us up, took our documents and asked us to sit down. 10 more minutes and they called us up again. Documents approved! Sent to Montreal ! They said that we should hear from Montreal in about 4 weeks. Hope so. This is quite a process. It took me a year to get my US passport as I'd never had one, so many documents needed.

Lew

Welcome, Lew.

That's great that you've got a bit of a head start in terms of document collection (for your passport). Did it really take 3 months to get an appointment at the consulate in Toronto? Wow.

It will more than likely take more than 4 weeks to receive your case number from Montreal, I think people receiving them recently have waited about 6-8 weeks.

I'll add you to our list.

Any other questions? We're a helpful bunch.

[birdnerd 5]

Wow, look at us all. Crossing fingers things start trickling through Montreal. Any day now.

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

tauruslady............................May 2009...................................Oct 2009....................................Jan 2010 -----------> postponed

dawnlinnet ........................Oct 27 2009...............................Feb 15 2010

superspur..........................Nov 21 2009...............................Feb 15 2010

pinguino_41.........................Jan 2010.....................................Mar 2010

birdnerd............................Jan 25 2010................................Mar 26 2010

Adichiwa............................Jan 5 2010.................................Mar 27 2010

choles................................Mar 1 2010 (?)...........................Apr 23 2010

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

kimberlyk21.......................Mar 19 2010...............................May 10 2010

bscobrown..........................Mar 2010..................................Jul 2010 ----bsco did you submit your I-130 in Mar or Jan?

dabigbass...........................May 2010.................................Jul 2010

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

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

Still to come:

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

canok..................................Feb 2010 (?)

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

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

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

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

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

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

housewife...........................Jul 13 2010

Stephen&Kim

Edited August 16, 2010 by birdnerd

[tablespin 0]

Welcome, Lew.

That's great that you've got a bit of a head start in terms of document collection (for your passport). Did it really take 3 months to get an appointment at the consulate in Toronto? Wow.

It will more than likely take more than 4 weeks to receive your case number from Montreal, I think people receiving them recently have waited about 6-8 weeks.

I'll add you to our list.

Any other questions? We're a helpful bunch.

Thanks Birdnerd,

It really did take 3 months. They got back to me initially within a week because I hadn't included my wife's 2x2's, which I sent immediately. I got the appt. email on july 12 for aug 13. Looks like I might see another summer in toronto. I'll lose it if I'm still here to see the new streetcars arrive

Thanks for adding us to the list, it'll be interesting to watch.

Questions? Boy do I have questions. I'm going through the forums now looking for the answers. I'll be sure to ask, thanks everyone in advance.

Lew

[dawnlinnet 0]

Got my interview letter today!!!!!! YAYYYYY!!! Finally, after 6 months it's here :) Interview date is Sept 29/10.

Wow, I have so much to do now, and a ton of questions I'm sure. I'll deal with it when I get down from cloud nine

[superspur 0]

Got my interview letter today!!!!!! YAYYYYY!!! Finally, after 6 months it's here :) Interview date is Sept 29/10.

Wow, I have so much to do now, and a ton of questions I'm sure. I'll deal with it when I get down from cloud nine

Congratulations!!

We have a similar timeline so I'm hoping mine comes in the next couple of weeks

[dabigbass 0]

Congrats! That's great news!

I had a question I was hoping to ask all of you. While we wait for that interview letter, are we still able to head across the border into the US or will there be issues at the border / customs gate?

[OBX 51]

Got my interview letter today!!!!!! YAYYYYY!!! Finally, after 6 months it's here :) Interview date is Sept 29/10.

Wow, I have so much to do now, and a ton of questions I'm sure. I'll deal with it when I get down from cloud nine

Congratulations!

[birdnerd 5]

Got my interview letter today!!!!!! YAYYYYY!!! Finally, after 6 months it's here :) Interview date is Sept 29/10.

Wow, I have so much to do now, and a ton of questions I'm sure. I'll deal with it when I get down from cloud nine

OMG that is freaking awesome, dawn!

You're the first confirmed interview for our thread.

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

tauruslady............................May 2009...................................Oct 2009....................................Jan 2010 -----------> postponed

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

superspur..........................Nov 21 2009...............................Feb 15 2010

pinguino_41.........................Jan 2010.....................................Mar 2010

birdnerd............................Jan 25 2010................................Mar 26 2010

Adichiwa............................Jan 5 2010.................................Mar 27 2010

choles................................Mar 1 2010 (?)...........................Apr 23 2010

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

kimberlyk21.......................Mar 19 2010...............................May 10 2010

bscobrown..........................Mar 2010..................................Jul 2010 ----bsco did you submit your I-130 in Mar or Jan?

dabigbass...........................May 2010.................................Jul 2010

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

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

Still to come:

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

canok..................................Feb 2010 (?)

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

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

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

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

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

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

housewife...........................Jul 13 2010

Stephen&Kim

Edited August 17, 2010 by birdnerd

[bscobrown 0]

That is awesome dawn!! It is frustrating to have absolutely no way to communicate directly with Montreal, your letter the next best thing I've heard.

Here is my corrected information. I applied and was accepted for my wife's and son's I-130 early in March 2010. We recieved Packet 1 in April and sent it off the first part of May. After that, I moved down for employment to the United States late June.

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

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

Right now my wife and son are visiting me in the United States. We were worried about them crossing the border, so we made sure we had all the documentation needed to show that she was returning. This first trip, she didn't even need any of it. The border crossing (over land near Vancouver) was the most uneventful part of her trip.

You're the first confirmed interview for our thread.

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

tauruslady............................May 2009...................................Oct 2009....................................Jan 2010 -----------> postponed

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

superspur..........................Nov 21 2009...............................Feb 15 2010

pinguino_41.........................Jan 2010.....................................Mar 2010

birdnerd............................Jan 25 2010................................Mar 26 2010

Adichiwa............................Jan 5 2010.................................Mar 27 2010

choles................................Mar 1 2010 (?)...........................Apr 23 2010

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

kimberlyk21.......................Mar 19 2010...............................May 10 2010

bscobrown..........................Mar 2010..................................Jul 2010 ----bsco did you submit your I-130 in Mar or Jan?

dabigbass...........................May 2010.................................Jul 2010

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

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

Still to come:

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

canok..................................Feb 2010 (?)

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

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

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

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

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

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

housewife...........................Jul 13 2010

Stephen&Kim

[birdnerd 5]

Congrats! That's great news!

I had a question I was hoping to ask all of you. While we wait for that interview letter, are we still able to head across the border into the US or will there be issues at the border / customs gate?

Hi bigbass,

You should probably be ok crossing. I went for 5 days in July, had a letter from employer with my return date, bills, wedding invitation, etc. Wasn't asked for ANY of it. In fact, the BO only asked the purpose of my visit (friend's wedding), when was my last trip to the US and how long, and asked about an old J-1 visa from 2006. Stamped me a B-1 visitor's visa with no end date.

Needless to say, it certainly depends on the day and the officer you speak with. The worst that can happen is they won't let you through (possibly until your visa comes through).

Edited August 17, 2010 by birdnerd

[birdnerd 5]

Got my interview letter today!!!!!! YAYYYYY!!! Finally, after 6 months it's here :) Interview date is Sept 29/10.

Wow, I have so much to do now, and a ton of questions I'm sure. I'll deal with it when I get down from cloud nine

Dawn - you can book your medical now! Will you be doing it in Mtl? I suggest you try to book it soon.

Congrats again!

[dabigbass 0]

Hi bigbass,

You should probably be ok crossing. I went for 5 days in July, had a letter from employer with my return date, bills, wedding invitation, etc. Wasn't asked for ANY of it. In fact, the BO only asked the purpose of my visit (friend's wedding), when was my last trip to the US and how long, and asked about an old J-1 visa from 2006. Stamped me a B-1 visitor's visa with no end date.

Needless to say, it certainly depends on the day and the officer you speak with. The worst that can happen is they won't let you through (possibly until your visa comes through).

Thanks for the quick response!

So do they even see that the person crossing has an immigration application pending? And if someone crossed in and stayed for a few months, could that harm the application process?