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My employment base immigration (priority current) is approved by NVC this week.

1. How long is it taking to get the interview date for Montreal and letter after case complete from NVC?

2. Just wondering, do MTL (or NVC) send email or letter for interview notification?

3. I am seeing lot of DHL packet discussion but My friend who gone same process a year before told me that we need to take "One Prepaid express 12" x 15" Xpresspost Canada Post" for sending passport back. It seems I am missing something here..dhl or Xpresspost?

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3. Apparently the consulate has made the switch from ExpressPost to DHL exclusively.

I am also very curious about your first two questions!

April, 2009 - We met

May, 2009 - We wooed

June, 2010 - We got engaged, looking forward to a small August 2010 wedding

** Reality Check: K-1 Process**

July 22, 2010 - NOA1

**5 months of patient waiting**

December 29, 2011 - call around for information about delay

January 5, 2011 - RFE notice (first online status update yet!)

January 10, 2011 - RFE Hardcopy

January 13, 2011 - RFE Response acknowledged

January 24, 2011 - NOA2 (at last!!)

February 3, 2011 - application sent from NVC to Montreal (aka. the Abyss?)

March 7, 2011 - Packet 3 sent to me

March 10, 2011 - Packet 3 delivered to Montreal

March 21, 2011 - Packet 4 sent to me

April 5, 2011 - Medical

April 13, 2011 - Interview - approved!

April 20, 2011 - visa in hand

May 9, 2011 - POE (Buffalo, NY)

May 10, 2011 - wedding :)

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My employment base immigration (priority current) is approved by NVC this week.

1. How long is it taking to get the interview date for Montreal and letter after case complete from NVC?

2. Just wondering, do MTL (or NVC) send email or letter for interview notification?

3. I am seeing lot of DHL packet discussion but My friend who gone same process a year before told me that we need to take "One Prepaid express 12" x 15" Xpresspost Canada Post" for sending passport back. It seems I am missing something here..dhl or Xpresspost?

Thanks,

hey

1) it is hard to say the exact time line but 1-3 months to hear an interview date and then usually 1-2 months till the interview date. Montreal is a bit faster than when I interviewed but I think they are still quite backlogged.

2) If you did Electronic processing then Nvc will send you an email within a few days stating your case is complete and then they will email you once your interview date is set. (however I called a few times to check with nvc)

3) It is DHL all the way now

~~~Marriage : 2009-07-10~~~

~~~I-130 Sent : 2009-11-24~~~

~~~ Medical : 2010-09-28~~~ ~~~ MTL Interview : 2010-10-20~~~ ~~~ APPROVED~~~

~~~POE Date :2010-10-31~~~ ~~~Received SSN's 2010-11-08~~

~~~Welcome Letter/Notice Receipt :2010-11-30~~~ ~~~Received Our Green Cards 2010-12-06~~~

~~~ ROC :2012-08-20~~~ ~~~NOA1 :2012-08-28~~~ ~~~BIO :2012-09-25~~~~

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2) If you did Electronic processing then Nvc will send you an email within a few days stating your case is complete and then they will email you once your interview date is set. (however I called a few times to check with nvc)

We didn't do electronic processing and we got an email with our interview date....

Met in 2004 at a Dave Matthews Band concert, started dating November 2005, engaged February 2009 and married November 14, 2009. Together in the US on March 19th 2011

CR-1 journey

USCIS: (170 days)

2010-03-27: I-130 sent

2010-09-23: NOA2

NVC: (93 days)

2010-10-06: NVC Case Number assigned

2011-01-05: SIF and Case Completion!

2011-02-15: Medical in Toronto

2011-03-07: Interview approved (335 days from NOA1)

2011-03-10: Passport received

2011-03-19: POE - Buffalo, NY

2011-03-28: SSN received

2011-03-31: USCIS Welcome

2011-04-05: Conditional Green Card received

2012-11-30: Notice to file I-751 received

2012-12-12: I-751 (Remove of Conditions) sent

2013-08-16: Conditions removed. 10 year Permanent Resident Card received

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We didn't do electronic processing and we got an email with our interview date....

I only did Electronic processing therefor I only know what happens when you use Electronic processing,,,therefor I am not going to say anything about regular processing but you answered that for them

~~~Marriage : 2009-07-10~~~

~~~I-130 Sent : 2009-11-24~~~

~~~ Medical : 2010-09-28~~~ ~~~ MTL Interview : 2010-10-20~~~ ~~~ APPROVED~~~

~~~POE Date :2010-10-31~~~ ~~~Received SSN's 2010-11-08~~

~~~Welcome Letter/Notice Receipt :2010-11-30~~~ ~~~Received Our Green Cards 2010-12-06~~~

~~~ ROC :2012-08-20~~~ ~~~NOA1 :2012-08-28~~~ ~~~BIO :2012-09-25~~~~

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Thanks Canadiandggal and others. I sent DS230 and other documents by courier mail to NVC and AVM is updated with "Case Complete". But DS230 form has our email id.

hey

1) it is hard to say the exact time line but 1-3 months to hear an interview date and then usually 1-2 months till the interview date. Montreal is a bit faster than when I interviewed but I think they are still quite backlogged.

2) If you did Electronic processing then Nvc will send you an email within a few days stating your case is complete and then they will email you once your interview date is set. (however I called a few times to check with nvc)

3) It is DHL all the way now

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Thanks Canadiandggal and others. I sent DS230 and other documents by courier mail to NVC and AVM is updated with "Case Complete". It seems they are going to send interview letter by mail.

maybe not heather says they sent her an email so Looks like they do it with regular as well :)

Good luck

~~~Marriage : 2009-07-10~~~

~~~I-130 Sent : 2009-11-24~~~

~~~ Medical : 2010-09-28~~~ ~~~ MTL Interview : 2010-10-20~~~ ~~~ APPROVED~~~

~~~POE Date :2010-10-31~~~ ~~~Received SSN's 2010-11-08~~

~~~Welcome Letter/Notice Receipt :2010-11-30~~~ ~~~Received Our Green Cards 2010-12-06~~~

~~~ ROC :2012-08-20~~~ ~~~NOA1 :2012-08-28~~~ ~~~BIO :2012-09-25~~~~

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Heather&Matt..thanks for prompt response.

How long did it take to get interview date email after NVC case complete date? My case complete on Jan 21, 2011.

We didn't do electronic processing and we got an email with our interview date....

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Heather&Matt..thanks for prompt response.

How long did it take to get interview date email after NVC case complete date? My case complete on Jan 21, 2011.

Case was completed on Jan 5th...we got our interview letter by email on January 7th.

Met in 2004 at a Dave Matthews Band concert, started dating November 2005, engaged February 2009 and married November 14, 2009. Together in the US on March 19th 2011

CR-1 journey

USCIS: (170 days)

2010-03-27: I-130 sent

2010-09-23: NOA2

NVC: (93 days)

2010-10-06: NVC Case Number assigned

2011-01-05: SIF and Case Completion!

2011-02-15: Medical in Toronto

2011-03-07: Interview approved (335 days from NOA1)

2011-03-10: Passport received

2011-03-19: POE - Buffalo, NY

2011-03-28: SSN received

2011-03-31: USCIS Welcome

2011-04-05: Conditional Green Card received

2012-11-30: Notice to file I-751 received

2012-12-12: I-751 (Remove of Conditions) sent

2013-08-16: Conditions removed. 10 year Permanent Resident Card received

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maybe not heather says they sent her an email so Looks like they do it with regular as well :)

Good luck

We actually got everything by email throughout the NVC process...AOS generation, IV app. generation and checklists. Maybe this is due to giving our emails addresses during the first stage of NVC....nothing came by mail other than our USCIS approval.

Met in 2004 at a Dave Matthews Band concert, started dating November 2005, engaged February 2009 and married November 14, 2009. Together in the US on March 19th 2011

CR-1 journey

USCIS: (170 days)

2010-03-27: I-130 sent

2010-09-23: NOA2

NVC: (93 days)

2010-10-06: NVC Case Number assigned

2011-01-05: SIF and Case Completion!

2011-02-15: Medical in Toronto

2011-03-07: Interview approved (335 days from NOA1)

2011-03-10: Passport received

2011-03-19: POE - Buffalo, NY

2011-03-28: SSN received

2011-03-31: USCIS Welcome

2011-04-05: Conditional Green Card received

2012-11-30: Notice to file I-751 received

2012-12-12: I-751 (Remove of Conditions) sent

2013-08-16: Conditions removed. 10 year Permanent Resident Card received

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We never got any email from NVC accept when we paid online fee. Our process is employment base immigration ( priority date current)so process, priority and communication may change.

We actually got everything by email throughout the NVC process...AOS generation, IV app. generation and checklists. Maybe this is due to giving our emails addresses during the first stage of NVC....nothing came by mail other than our USCIS approval.

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We never got any email from NVC accept when we paid online fee. Our process is employment base immigration ( priority date current)so process, priority and communication may change.

I'm not sure how long interview dates takes for employment based visas....so maybe its very different than spousal visas.

Met in 2004 at a Dave Matthews Band concert, started dating November 2005, engaged February 2009 and married November 14, 2009. Together in the US on March 19th 2011

CR-1 journey

USCIS: (170 days)

2010-03-27: I-130 sent

2010-09-23: NOA2

NVC: (93 days)

2010-10-06: NVC Case Number assigned

2011-01-05: SIF and Case Completion!

2011-02-15: Medical in Toronto

2011-03-07: Interview approved (335 days from NOA1)

2011-03-10: Passport received

2011-03-19: POE - Buffalo, NY

2011-03-28: SSN received

2011-03-31: USCIS Welcome

2011-04-05: Conditional Green Card received

2012-11-30: Notice to file I-751 received

2012-12-12: I-751 (Remove of Conditions) sent

2013-08-16: Conditions removed. 10 year Permanent Resident Card received

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probably is...family visas are a higher priority typically. My CR1 was approved Jan 24th...still no email with interview date..lol. it's been two days..maybe since you got approved to my approval they got backlogged and jammed again. lol

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probably is...family visas are a higher priority typically. My CR1 was approved Jan 24th...still no email with interview date..lol. it's been two days..maybe since you got approved to my approval they got backlogged and jammed again. lol

Off topic for a second... I am soo glad to see you got your case complete , I know you still have quite a journey but atleast it is getting closer ..hang in there :thumbs:

OP..I am not sure about employment visas..although it does seem that montreal has sped up quite a bit.

~~~Marriage : 2009-07-10~~~

~~~I-130 Sent : 2009-11-24~~~

~~~ Medical : 2010-09-28~~~ ~~~ MTL Interview : 2010-10-20~~~ ~~~ APPROVED~~~

~~~POE Date :2010-10-31~~~ ~~~Received SSN's 2010-11-08~~

~~~Welcome Letter/Notice Receipt :2010-11-30~~~ ~~~Received Our Green Cards 2010-12-06~~~

~~~ ROC :2012-08-20~~~ ~~~NOA1 :2012-08-28~~~ ~~~BIO :2012-09-25~~~~

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