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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
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    • 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.
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    • All of the above.
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    • None of the above. Something else caused the delay.
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    • None of the above. I was satisfied with the delivery time.
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leeyj91   0

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Is there anyone out there who sent additional document after interview first week of June? has ur visa been issued? It's been five weeks since they received my additional document..... its difficult to be patient but painful when the only choice u have IS to be patient lol.

Timeline:

Interview: June 7

Sent Additional document: June 7

Offsite facility received additional document: June 8th (Wednesday)

Consulate received additional document: June 13th (Monday)

AP: June 13th till now (July 19th)

Really hoping I hear from them soon...

Hey Mavin, did you go to Montreal for your interview? I've sent my additional documents in the last week of June, mine's still sitting at AP... but last update was July 12th... Did your "update status" change at all since June 13th?!

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Hi!!! After 14 months waiting, today we received an email from the consulate requesting new medical, new police report and a new application!! they are not requesting the passport yet, but knowing th

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Mavin   8

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LOL!!!! you have done a great job being so patient for that long. I hope we both get great news VERY SOON!!!

:):):)

Hi Mavin!!

this your 5th week... hopefully this week you get the good news!!! :):) We just sent the documents they requested, so my 8 weeks after 14 Months, will star now!! LOL!! :P I think by now I have a "master" in Patience!! :rofl:

Timeline:

June 7th- Interview

Result- Approved but missing original birth certificate

June 7th- Mailed original birth certificate

June 8th- Offsite facility received original birth certificate

June 13th- Consulate received original birth certificate

June 29th- Requested for passport to travel

July 8th- Received passport

July 8th- (didnt need passport anymore) mailed it back to consulate

July 9th- Offsite facility received passport

July 13th- Consulate received passport

July 14th- Sent emails to inquire about case, was told to give them an additional 8 weeks from JULY 13th to process my visa :ranting: , immediately involved Congressman AND our Attorney sent letters mid-july/end of august

August 9th- Issued

August 10th- Received tracking number at 2pm

August 11th- Received Passport at 11am(Markham, ON)/Crossed border. at 7pm (Pearson Airport Toronto)

August 16th- Went to Social Security office, was told my card was mailed out August 15th and I was able to jot the SSN down (needed for work)

(For SSN, when i was completing the DOS-260, I requested for them to have my SSN processed)

August 25th- SSN came in the mail :D

October 16th, RECEIVED GREEN CARD IN THE MAIL.

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Hi Leej91, yes I went to Montreal for the interview on June 7th, and the date on my status was updated June 13th (when they received my document) and was also updated on June 26th (a Sunday...weird). Lets hope we hear from them soon....this will be my 5th week in AP

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Timeline:

June 7th- Interview

Result- Approved but missing original birth certificate

June 7th- Mailed original birth certificate

June 8th- Offsite facility received original birth certificate

June 13th- Consulate received original birth certificate

June 29th- Requested for passport to travel

July 8th- Received passport

July 8th- (didnt need passport anymore) mailed it back to consulate

July 9th- Offsite facility received passport

July 13th- Consulate received passport

July 14th- Sent emails to inquire about case, was told to give them an additional 8 weeks from JULY 13th to process my visa :ranting: , immediately involved Congressman AND our Attorney sent letters mid-july/end of august

August 9th- Issued

August 10th- Received tracking number at 2pm

August 11th- Received Passport at 11am(Markham, ON)/Crossed border. at 7pm (Pearson Airport Toronto)

August 16th- Went to Social Security office, was told my card was mailed out August 15th and I was able to jot the SSN down (needed for work)

(For SSN, when i was completing the DOS-260, I requested for them to have my SSN processed)

August 25th- SSN came in the mail :D

October 16th, RECEIVED GREEN CARD IN THE MAIL.

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Hi Leej91, yes I went to Montreal for the interview on June 7th, and the date on my status was updated June 13th (when they received my document) and was also updated on June 26th (a Sunday...weird). Lets hope we hear from them soon....this will be my 5th week in AP

Hey guys,

I've been reading some of your posts and I want to add that the end is near. I had my interview on Feb 29th. They requested additional documents which I sent the next day. However, the consulate did not receive it till March 11th. After five weeks of waiting from my interview date, My CEAC updated to ready on April 8th; Issued on April 12th. I had my passport in hand on April 11th and flew the very next day!

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Kavi0502, Thank you so much. I really needed to read something like this during this waiting period... :)

Hey guys,

I've been reading some of your posts and I want to add that the end is near. I had my interview on Feb 29th. They requested additional documents which I sent the next day. However, the consulate did not receive it till March 11th. After five weeks of waiting from my interview date, My CEAC updated to ready on April 8th; Issued on April 12th. I had my passport in hand on April 11th and flew the very next day!

Timeline:

June 7th- Interview

Result- Approved but missing original birth certificate

June 7th- Mailed original birth certificate

June 8th- Offsite facility received original birth certificate

June 13th- Consulate received original birth certificate

June 29th- Requested for passport to travel

July 8th- Received passport

July 8th- (didnt need passport anymore) mailed it back to consulate

July 9th- Offsite facility received passport

July 13th- Consulate received passport

July 14th- Sent emails to inquire about case, was told to give them an additional 8 weeks from JULY 13th to process my visa :ranting: , immediately involved Congressman AND our Attorney sent letters mid-july/end of august

August 9th- Issued

August 10th- Received tracking number at 2pm

August 11th- Received Passport at 11am(Markham, ON)/Crossed border. at 7pm (Pearson Airport Toronto)

August 16th- Went to Social Security office, was told my card was mailed out August 15th and I was able to jot the SSN down (needed for work)

(For SSN, when i was completing the DOS-260, I requested for them to have my SSN processed)

August 25th- SSN came in the mail :D

October 16th, RECEIVED GREEN CARD IN THE MAIL.

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Hi Leej91, yes I went to Montreal for the interview on June 7th, and the date on my status was updated June 13th (when they received my document) and was also updated on June 26th (a Sunday...weird). Lets hope we hear from them soon....this will be my 5th week in AP

the end is near! They always started reviewing my documents 6 weeks from when they received it.

I think it depends on the reviewer. As you see some people get their docs reviewed sooner, but it was never a day before week 6 when they work on my application, and never on a weekend.

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phew!!!! i'm so hopeful it will be sooner than later. i really like reading from people who have been through this process. thanks so much for this :)

the end is near! They always started reviewing my documents 6 weeks from when they received it.

I think it depends on the reviewer. As you see some people get their docs reviewed sooner, but it was never a day before week 6 when they work on my application, and never on a weekend.

Timeline:

June 7th- Interview

Result- Approved but missing original birth certificate

June 7th- Mailed original birth certificate

June 8th- Offsite facility received original birth certificate

June 13th- Consulate received original birth certificate

June 29th- Requested for passport to travel

July 8th- Received passport

July 8th- (didnt need passport anymore) mailed it back to consulate

July 9th- Offsite facility received passport

July 13th- Consulate received passport

July 14th- Sent emails to inquire about case, was told to give them an additional 8 weeks from JULY 13th to process my visa :ranting: , immediately involved Congressman AND our Attorney sent letters mid-july/end of august

August 9th- Issued

August 10th- Received tracking number at 2pm

August 11th- Received Passport at 11am(Markham, ON)/Crossed border. at 7pm (Pearson Airport Toronto)

August 16th- Went to Social Security office, was told my card was mailed out August 15th and I was able to jot the SSN down (needed for work)

(For SSN, when i was completing the DOS-260, I requested for them to have my SSN processed)

August 25th- SSN came in the mail :D

October 16th, RECEIVED GREEN CARD IN THE MAIL.

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dancingonmytoe   1

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Hi!!

The documents we sent were received at the outside facility yesterday. How can I find out when the package gets to the consulate??

You can email the consulate to inquire. It usually will take about 5-7 business days, ask around end of next week.

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Idy, I think they will update your status date when it gets to the Consulate. Looking in my signature, it took two days for mine but some people take longer.

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dancingonmytoe   1

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We started our K-1 visa I-129 petition mid August 2015

DS-160 15 Oct 2015

Medical 07 Dec 2015

Interview 08 Jan 2016

It's been almost a year and we had our medical expire and was asked to repeat it, which is going to delay us by at least two months.

does anyone have any experience with validity of DS-160 and the police report? When should I re-submit these documents to avoid more delays?

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dancingonmytoe   1

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The 1 year validity thing is for the NVC before you get an interview.

The medical expires after 6 months. That's why the visa only allows you 6 months to enter the USA and why you have to have a passport with at least 6 months validity.

Are you not from Canada originally?

I immigrated from China when I was 10. Apparently they will not treat me as a Canadian native Even if I came here as a child. But it's frustrating that my case always sits for 6 weeks after they have received our additional documents. And they always find something else missing by that time, so more delays

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I immigrated from China when I was 10. Apparently they will not treat me as a Canadian native Even if I came here as a child. But it's frustrating that my case always sits for 6 weeks after they have received our additional documents. And they always find something else missing by that time, so more delays

No they won't because of where your family is from. People from Pakistan and India have the same sort of issues.

But anytime Montreal gets documents after interview they can take up to 10 weeks to do anything about it. Anything faster than 8 weeks is fast for them.

Depending on the documents of course.

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Idy, I think they will update your status date when it gets to the Consulate. Looking in my signature, it took two days for mine but some people take longer.

Thank you!! The status was updated today!! I'm so exited!! :dancing: I hope it continue moving like this

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You can email the consulate to inquire. It usually will take about 5-7 business days, ask around end of next week.

Thank you!! The status was updated today, but definitely will email then next week.

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