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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.
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    • 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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okies Ill tell hubby that :) we were just going to go down Monday.

Just wait 3 weeks. You might be lucky and get it in the mail ;)

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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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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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Ok, so passed the interview and got our welcome to the us "Letter." Cant say it was much of a letter as it was a photocopied piece of paper. Approved on a Friday, I'm hoping that we have the DHL packet shipped by next Friday? I tentatively took off the 27,28,29th to help move, but not sure if that was enough time. Hopefully so!

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Okay, today is business day 11 and still no passport with visa. I am getting a little worried. We are supposed to leave here at the latest by next weekend. Still haven't booked the truck.

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I'm on business day 5 but according to DoS, I'm in administrative processing. I don't know why I'm in AP, I'm hoping that (according to what other VJ'ers have said) it was a term DoS used incorrectly, meaning it's still in the processing stages. I have tried calling DoS a few time today, but they have been very busy. Still keeping faith that I'm not really in true "AP".

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This question gets asked a lot on this forum, is it possible to pin this post on the front page?

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Day 27, Business Day 18, still no passport with visa.

This question gets asked a lot on this forum, is it possible to pin this post on the front page?

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OMG 100 days!!!!! Did they ever tell you why it was held up?? How did you stay sane during that time? I am going crazy with it being a month since my interview and approval and no passport back.

Finally I got my passport back with visa after 100 days waiting. I was in AP but not sure why.

Thanks for everyone on this forum for support and all kind of information.

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To update with me: I was never in true AP, it was just actually processing.

abha37911: Were you or your spouse from another country originally? Certain countries always go into AP after approval in the interview stage, if you look at the Forum for Waivers/Administrative Processes, the list is there.

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Started LDR with hubby July '04, married Nov '06

He moved and became permanent resident of Canada Nov '07

Now, we want to move back to his hometown in Illinois!

Filed DCF for IR1 Visa

I-130 sent to Toronto Embassy: September 12, 2010

Initial approval at Toronto Embassy: November 19, 2010

Packet 3 rec'd January 28, 2011

Packet 4 rec'd March 21, 2011

Medical May 16, 2011

Interview July 12, 2011 - Approved!

Visa/Passport picked up DHL July 22, 2011

POE date August 26, 2011

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I was mildly curious about this as well. I am about as far away from Quebec as one can be (British Columbia) so I assume I'll wait longer than 1-3 business days!

@edsotherhalf: where about's are you?

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I was mildly curious about this as well. I am about as far away from Quebec as one can be (British Columbia) so I assume I'll wait longer than 1-3 business days!

@edsotherhalf: where about's are you?

On an unrelated note, I've never understood why they don't process CR/IR-1 visas in Vancouver. :( Stinks you have to travel so far!

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We are Canadian citizen but born in India.

To update with me: I was never in true AP, it was just actually processing.

abha37911: Were you or your spouse from another country originally? Certain countries always go into AP after approval in the interview stage, if you look at the Forum for Waivers/Administrative Processes, the list is there.

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1 week after interview, still not shipped. My husband was supposed to fly back on the 4th, but I think we're going to have to postpone his flight. The problem is, I'm not sure what day to book the ticket for. It seems as if some people have had to wait an inordinate amount of time - much longer than the 2 weeks the Consulate told us. And, if we book last minute, it's going to cost a LOT of money, since he's flying from Vancouver to the east coast of the U.S. :(

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Ok this thread is very disheartening! Please someone post some good news here. Has anyone recently gotten their passport back with visa in 2 weeks or less?

We scheduled our wedding for 2 and a half months after the interview assuming that would be plenty of time. :bonk:

-Paul & Jenni

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