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  1. 1. How long did you wait for your passport after your Montreal interview?

    • 1-3 business days
      86
    • 4-7 business days
      107
    • 8-10 business days
      24
    • 11-14 business days
      18
    • More than 14 business days - they were just very slow.
      42
    • More than 14 business days - my circumstances were exceptional.
      22

  2. 2. If your wait was longer than expected, what do you think caused the delay?

    • The US Consulate in Montreal caused the delay.
      77
    • DHL delivery caused the delay.
      8
    • All of the above.
      7
    • None of the above. Something else caused the delay.
      16
    • None of the above. I was satisfied with the delivery time.
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ray of sunshine Explorer

ray of sunshine   5

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We received a letter via his senator saying that all our paperwork is fine and there is no issue with anything we sent. Some of the paper work is still going through administrative processing though.

Basically, they just told us to chill out and wait.

There is another member on this board who is in the same situation as I am. They had the exact same interview date, passed the interview and have been told they are still in Administrative Processing. Its been 13 weeks now. Ugh,

Hang in there I will share my story soon with everyone but things are looking better for me. Don't give up bug them don't take no for an answer.

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I totally agree with you. I have looked at VJ posts and on occasion this does happen. Seems to have been happening more in May. I have been sitting here wracking my brain WHY this happened to me, I am

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K-1 Timeline

09/15/14 - Mailed I-129F
09/25/14 - NOA1 Text Message
05/04/15 - NOA2 Text message - Approved
09/15/15 - Interview Montreal [221(g) given for missing ORIGINAL Birth Certificate]
09/15/15 - Ceac Status shows Admin Processing for Sept 15th
11/13/15 - Sent missing document via Loomis to Montreal
11/16/15 - Loomis Tracking shows delivered
11/19/15 - Ceac Status shows Admin Processing for Nov 19th
11/21/15 - Ceac Status shows READY for Nov 21st [Case Creation Date updated to Nov 21st]
11/25/15 - Ceac Status shows Admin Processing for Nov 25th
11/30/15 - VISA Issued !!!!!
12/07/15 - VISA in hand

AOS Timeline

03/26/16 - Mailed AOS Package
04/03/16 - USCIS Received
05/04/16 - Biometrics Done
05/07/16 - RFE Received (I-864 Joint Sponsor Documentation)
06/28/16 - EAD/AP Approved

07/11/16 - GREEN CARD APPROVED!!! / No Interview :dance:
07/13/16 - 2 Year Conditional Green Card arrived in mail

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Ash.1101   1,755

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Added a vote to this.

I'm basing it off of our AP and when they received the documents.

Montreal received the documents the next day they were sent from LOOMIS, 6 days later the visa was issued and my fiance picked it up exactly a week after they received requested documents.

Based on that, I picked 4-7 days.

*More detailed timeline in profile!*
 
Relationship:     Friends since 2010, Together since 2013

 K-1:   2015 Done in 208 days - 212g for Second Cosponsor    

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04/27/15- NOA1 Recieved                                                    
06/02/15 - NOA2 Recieved
09/22/15 - Interview       (221g for more documents (a SECOND cosponsor), see profile for more details!)                                            
11/09/15 -  ISSUED!!                                                              
11/10/15 - Passport received                                                
02/20/16 - Wedding!              

                                         
 AOS:   2016 Done in 77 days - No RFE, No Interview                                                                    

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04/08/16 - I-485, I-765, I-131 AOS Application recieved by USCIS
04/12/16 - 3 NOA1's received in mail
05/14/16 - Biometrics for AOS and EAD
06/27/16 - I-485 Case to changed to "New Card being produced"  (Day 77)
06/27/16 - I-485 Case changed to Approved! (Day 77)
06/30/16 - I-485 Case changed to "My Card has been mailed to me!"
07/05/16 - Green Card received in mail! 
 


ROC:   2018 - 2019 Done in 326 days - No RFE, No Interview

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05/09/18 - Mailed out ROC to CSC

05/10/18 - CSC Signed and received ROC package
06/07/28 - NOA1 

06/11/18 - Check cashed

06/15/18 - NOA received in the mail
08/27/18 - 18 month extension received (Courtesy Copy)

09/18/18 - Request for official 18 month extension
10/22/18 - Official 18 month extension received 

02/27/19 - Biometrics waived 

04/29/19 - New card being produced!
05/09/19 - USPS delivered green card! In hand now!

 

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My documents were delivered last Monday to Montreal's offsite sorting facility, the embassy itself still has not received anything. I wonder how long its going to take, im just sitting here refreshing the case status to go from AP to Ready.

K-1 Timeline

09/15/14 - Mailed I-129F
09/25/14 - NOA1 Text Message
05/04/15 - NOA2 Text message - Approved
09/15/15 - Interview Montreal [221(g) given for missing ORIGINAL Birth Certificate]
09/15/15 - Ceac Status shows Admin Processing for Sept 15th
11/13/15 - Sent missing document via Loomis to Montreal
11/16/15 - Loomis Tracking shows delivered
11/19/15 - Ceac Status shows Admin Processing for Nov 19th
11/21/15 - Ceac Status shows READY for Nov 21st [Case Creation Date updated to Nov 21st]
11/25/15 - Ceac Status shows Admin Processing for Nov 25th
11/30/15 - VISA Issued !!!!!
12/07/15 - VISA in hand

AOS Timeline

03/26/16 - Mailed AOS Package
04/03/16 - USCIS Received
05/04/16 - Biometrics Done
05/07/16 - RFE Received (I-864 Joint Sponsor Documentation)
06/28/16 - EAD/AP Approved

07/11/16 - GREEN CARD APPROVED!!! / No Interview :dance:
07/13/16 - 2 Year Conditional Green Card arrived in mail

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ray of sunshine   5

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My documents were delivered last Monday to Montreal's offsite sorting facility, the embassy itself still has not received anything. I wonder how long its going to take, im just sitting here refreshing the case status to go from AP to Ready.

Which Monday Nov 9th or Monday Nov 16th? I heard for some people it was fast within a week their visa was issued so hopefully it will be soon for you.

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Which Monday Nov 9th or Monday Nov 16th? I heard for some people it was fast within a week their visa was issued so hopefully it will be soon for you.

Nov 16th showed up as delivered on loomis,

Today my case status date was updated from Admin Processing sept 15th (when i was handed the 221(g)) to Admin processing Nov 19th. Im assuming they received it from their offsite now?

I really hope they are beginning to process it, why else would it update today?

K-1 Timeline

09/15/14 - Mailed I-129F
09/25/14 - NOA1 Text Message
05/04/15 - NOA2 Text message - Approved
09/15/15 - Interview Montreal [221(g) given for missing ORIGINAL Birth Certificate]
09/15/15 - Ceac Status shows Admin Processing for Sept 15th
11/13/15 - Sent missing document via Loomis to Montreal
11/16/15 - Loomis Tracking shows delivered
11/19/15 - Ceac Status shows Admin Processing for Nov 19th
11/21/15 - Ceac Status shows READY for Nov 21st [Case Creation Date updated to Nov 21st]
11/25/15 - Ceac Status shows Admin Processing for Nov 25th
11/30/15 - VISA Issued !!!!!
12/07/15 - VISA in hand

AOS Timeline

03/26/16 - Mailed AOS Package
04/03/16 - USCIS Received
05/04/16 - Biometrics Done
05/07/16 - RFE Received (I-864 Joint Sponsor Documentation)
06/28/16 - EAD/AP Approved

07/11/16 - GREEN CARD APPROVED!!! / No Interview :dance:
07/13/16 - 2 Year Conditional Green Card arrived in mail

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Nov 16th showed up as delivered on loomis,

Today my case status date was updated from Admin Processing sept 15th (when i was handed the 221(g)) to Admin processing Nov 19th. Im assuming they received it from their offsite now?

I really hope they are beginning to process it, why else would it update today?

Yeah probably they did receive your documents. hang in there soon it will be issued. And once you receive your passport pls share it on here with others as it might give some type of hope to those who are still waiting.

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Hang in there I will share my story soon with everyone but things are looking better for me. Don't give up bug them don't take no for an answer.

Any good news yet?

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ray of sunshine   5

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Any good news yet?

Hi Priya I have a bio-oath on Monday so hopefully that will be the last thing before receiving my passport. How about you any news?

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Hi Priya I have a bio-oath on Monday so hopefully that will be the last thing before receiving my passport. How about you any news?

No, news.

We have tried contacting his senators office numerous times and get the same response..that they cant do anything and we just need to wait. I feel like that is a cop out though so he is going to physically go down there one day and ask to speak to someone that could give us a better answer. I might also go down the US embassy in Toronto and try to get a meeting to see what the want kind of answers I can recieve.

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My Ceac Status just updated to READY from AP

Case Creation Date: 21-Nov-2015

The case creation date also updated,

Im hoping this is a good thing????

K-1 Timeline

09/15/14 - Mailed I-129F
09/25/14 - NOA1 Text Message
05/04/15 - NOA2 Text message - Approved
09/15/15 - Interview Montreal [221(g) given for missing ORIGINAL Birth Certificate]
09/15/15 - Ceac Status shows Admin Processing for Sept 15th
11/13/15 - Sent missing document via Loomis to Montreal
11/16/15 - Loomis Tracking shows delivered
11/19/15 - Ceac Status shows Admin Processing for Nov 19th
11/21/15 - Ceac Status shows READY for Nov 21st [Case Creation Date updated to Nov 21st]
11/25/15 - Ceac Status shows Admin Processing for Nov 25th
11/30/15 - VISA Issued !!!!!
12/07/15 - VISA in hand

AOS Timeline

03/26/16 - Mailed AOS Package
04/03/16 - USCIS Received
05/04/16 - Biometrics Done
05/07/16 - RFE Received (I-864 Joint Sponsor Documentation)
06/28/16 - EAD/AP Approved

07/11/16 - GREEN CARD APPROVED!!! / No Interview :dance:
07/13/16 - 2 Year Conditional Green Card arrived in mail

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Ash.1101   1,755

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My Ceac Status just updated to READY from AP

Case Creation Date: 21-Nov-2015

The case creation date also updated,

Im hoping this is a good thing????

Did it change from Immigrant to Non immigrant? If so then yes this is a good thing!

From what I've seen, once it says READY after they recieve the documents, that means it SHOULD be on it's way to who ever approves it. If you're on READY non immigrant, then the next step either should be AP or issued. If it goes on AP, it's because it needs to get to the next set of hands that are going to do the visa process.

Again mine looked like this:

November 3rd/2015 - Montreal received requested documents.
November 4rd/2015 - Status changed from Administrative Processing to READY
November 6th/2015- Status changed from READY Immigrant to READY Nonimmigrant!
November 6th/2015- Status changed from READY Non Immigrant to AP Nonimmigrant!
NOVEMBER 9TH/2015 - STATUS CHANGED TO ISSUED!! :joy:
Edited by Ash.1101

*More detailed timeline in profile!*
 
Relationship:     Friends since 2010, Together since 2013

 K-1:   2015 Done in 208 days - 212g for Second Cosponsor    

Spoiler

04/27/15- NOA1 Recieved                                                    
06/02/15 - NOA2 Recieved
09/22/15 - Interview       (221g for more documents (a SECOND cosponsor), see profile for more details!)                                            
11/09/15 -  ISSUED!!                                                              
11/10/15 - Passport received                                                
02/20/16 - Wedding!              

                                         
 AOS:   2016 Done in 77 days - No RFE, No Interview                                                                    

Spoiler

04/08/16 - I-485, I-765, I-131 AOS Application recieved by USCIS
04/12/16 - 3 NOA1's received in mail
05/14/16 - Biometrics for AOS and EAD
06/27/16 - I-485 Case to changed to "New Card being produced"  (Day 77)
06/27/16 - I-485 Case changed to Approved! (Day 77)
06/30/16 - I-485 Case changed to "My Card has been mailed to me!"
07/05/16 - Green Card received in mail! 
 


ROC:   2018 - 2019 Done in 326 days - No RFE, No Interview

Spoiler

 

05/09/18 - Mailed out ROC to CSC

05/10/18 - CSC Signed and received ROC package
06/07/28 - NOA1 

06/11/18 - Check cashed

06/15/18 - NOA received in the mail
08/27/18 - 18 month extension received (Courtesy Copy)

09/18/18 - Request for official 18 month extension
10/22/18 - Official 18 month extension received 

02/27/19 - Biometrics waived 

04/29/19 - New card being produced!
05/09/19 - USPS delivered green card! In hand now!

 

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Did it change from Immigrant to Non immigrant? If so then yes this is a good thing!

From what I've seen, once it says READY after they recieve the documents, that means it SHOULD be on it's way to who ever approves it. If you're on READY non immigrant, then the next step either should be AP or issued. If it goes on AP, it's because it needs to get to the next set of hands that are going to do the visa process.

Again mine looked like this:

November 3rd/2015 - Montreal received requested documents.
November 4rd/2015 - Status changed from Administrative Processing to READY
November 6th/2015- Status changed from READY Immigrant to READY Nonimmigrant!
November 6th/2015- Status changed from READY Non Immigrant to AP Nonimmigrant!
NOVEMBER 9TH/2015 - STATUS CHANGED TO ISSUED!! :joy:

is it suppose to say immigrant or non immigrant after the "READY"? mine just says READY and at the top it says "NONIMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION"

K-1 Timeline

09/15/14 - Mailed I-129F
09/25/14 - NOA1 Text Message
05/04/15 - NOA2 Text message - Approved
09/15/15 - Interview Montreal [221(g) given for missing ORIGINAL Birth Certificate]
09/15/15 - Ceac Status shows Admin Processing for Sept 15th
11/13/15 - Sent missing document via Loomis to Montreal
11/16/15 - Loomis Tracking shows delivered
11/19/15 - Ceac Status shows Admin Processing for Nov 19th
11/21/15 - Ceac Status shows READY for Nov 21st [Case Creation Date updated to Nov 21st]
11/25/15 - Ceac Status shows Admin Processing for Nov 25th
11/30/15 - VISA Issued !!!!!
12/07/15 - VISA in hand

AOS Timeline

03/26/16 - Mailed AOS Package
04/03/16 - USCIS Received
05/04/16 - Biometrics Done
05/07/16 - RFE Received (I-864 Joint Sponsor Documentation)
06/28/16 - EAD/AP Approved

07/11/16 - GREEN CARD APPROVED!!! / No Interview :dance:
07/13/16 - 2 Year Conditional Green Card arrived in mail

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is it suppose to say immigrant or non immigrant after the "READY"? mine just says READY and at the top it says "NONIMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION"

Yeah dude you're good to go!

I don't know if you ever noticed, but it always originally said Immigrant on the top when you typed in your MTL number. It changes to nonimmigrant because the K1 is technically a nonimmigrant visa, it's just processed like an immigrant one initially!

You'll either see an AP or Issued soon! If it goes into AP it'll only be for a day or so, just means they're sending it to the people who actually put in the physical visa, then it'll say issued.

But once it's changed to nonimmigrant, you're pretty much done, at least from my experience with them recently for K1.

*More detailed timeline in profile!*
 
Relationship:     Friends since 2010, Together since 2013

 K-1:   2015 Done in 208 days - 212g for Second Cosponsor    

Spoiler

04/27/15- NOA1 Recieved                                                    
06/02/15 - NOA2 Recieved
09/22/15 - Interview       (221g for more documents (a SECOND cosponsor), see profile for more details!)                                            
11/09/15 -  ISSUED!!                                                              
11/10/15 - Passport received                                                
02/20/16 - Wedding!              

                                         
 AOS:   2016 Done in 77 days - No RFE, No Interview                                                                    

Spoiler

04/08/16 - I-485, I-765, I-131 AOS Application recieved by USCIS
04/12/16 - 3 NOA1's received in mail
05/14/16 - Biometrics for AOS and EAD
06/27/16 - I-485 Case to changed to "New Card being produced"  (Day 77)
06/27/16 - I-485 Case changed to Approved! (Day 77)
06/30/16 - I-485 Case changed to "My Card has been mailed to me!"
07/05/16 - Green Card received in mail! 
 


ROC:   2018 - 2019 Done in 326 days - No RFE, No Interview

Spoiler

 

05/09/18 - Mailed out ROC to CSC

05/10/18 - CSC Signed and received ROC package
06/07/28 - NOA1 

06/11/18 - Check cashed

06/15/18 - NOA received in the mail
08/27/18 - 18 month extension received (Courtesy Copy)

09/18/18 - Request for official 18 month extension
10/22/18 - Official 18 month extension received 

02/27/19 - Biometrics waived 

04/29/19 - New card being produced!
05/09/19 - USPS delivered green card! In hand now!

 

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ray of sunshine   5

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No, news.

We have tried contacting his senators office numerous times and get the same response..that they cant do anything and we just need to wait. I feel like that is a cop out though so he is going to physically go down there one day and ask to speak to someone that could give us a better answer. I might also go down the US embassy in Toronto and try to get a meeting to see what the want kind of answers I can recieve.

I hope you hear from them soon. I did my bio-oath today and once again the officer said everything is fine we will mail the passport in 2 weeks with the visa. I kindly asked if it can be expedited and he said he will transfer my file to another officer and he will decide. So i guess that's a maybe.

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