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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.
      191


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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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DOS just informed me that our visa was printed yesterday! Hopefully we get it soon! :dance:

K-1

NOA1 ------ 11-17-2010

NOA2 ------ 04-25-2011

Package Received By NVC ----- 04/28/2011

Package Left From NVC ----- 05/03/2011

Package Received by MTL ---- 05/05/2011

P3 Received from MTL ---- Never

MTL Sent P3 ---- 05/19/2011

P3 Delivered at MTL ---- 05/26/2011

MTL Sent P4 ---- 06/01/2011

Medical ---- 06/15/2011

Interview ---- 08/08/2011 - APPROVED

Visa printed ---- 08/15/2011

Waybill e-mail received ---- 08/17/2011

Visa in hand ---- 08/22/2011

POE ---- 08/28/2011

Wedding ---- 09/17/2011

AOS (I485, I765, I131)

NOA1 ---- 10/07/2011

I485 NOA2 APPROVAL/CARD IN PRODUCTION NOTICE ---- 11/30/2011

Card Received ---- 12/5/2011

USCIS FREE FOR 2 YEARS :)

Filed: I-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Did they ask for his waybill number? Or did just you say you were expecting some mail for Mr. X?

Thanks for the tip.

I just got some clarification from him. He called the number on the back of the letter he was given at his appointment (after he was approved). They told him the visa was already at DHL and I believe they had the waybill number. Then he called DHL to look up the package and they confirmed it was already there.

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Posted (edited)

This is been2's wife. We've been waiting anxiously to hear back from DHL regarding his visa and never got an email or call from them. So he decided to call them this morning - DHL had his visa ready for pickup. He's on his way to pick it up now and hopefully, will be in Texas tomorrow.

If you haven't heard from DHL, call them. There is a chance your visa might be there.

Good luck to everyone!

Congrats! I just sent my fiancee over to the DHL office to see if they have hers.

Edited by missingmycanadian

12/3/10 - I-129f mailed to Texas

12/10/10 - NOA1 - Petition off to California

04/14/11 - NOA2

04/25/11 - NVC sent petition to Montreal

05/02/11 - Montreal receipt, Packet 3 sent

05/04/11 - P3 docs off to Montreal

05/05/11 - P3 docs delivered to Montreal

05/09/11 - P3 logged in Montreal and Packet 4 sent

08/03/11 - Interview - APPROVED

08/05/11 - Visa Issued (Printed)

08/17/11 - Visa-in-hand

08/18/11 - POE

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Posted

I just got some clarification from him. He called the number on the back of the letter he was given at his appointment (after he was approved). They told him the visa was already at DHL and I believe they had the waybill number. Then he called DHL to look up the package and they confirmed it was already there.

So my fiancee called the number on the back of the letter, and when she asked if they documents had been given to DHL the lady replied "there are no documents available for pickup at this time." - I don't even know what that means :(

guess its just back to checking email religiously...

12/3/10 - I-129f mailed to Texas

12/10/10 - NOA1 - Petition off to California

04/14/11 - NOA2

04/25/11 - NVC sent petition to Montreal

05/02/11 - Montreal receipt, Packet 3 sent

05/04/11 - P3 docs off to Montreal

05/05/11 - P3 docs delivered to Montreal

05/09/11 - P3 logged in Montreal and Packet 4 sent

08/03/11 - Interview - APPROVED

08/05/11 - Visa Issued (Printed)

08/17/11 - Visa-in-hand

08/18/11 - POE

Posted

So my fiancee called the number on the back of the letter, and when she asked if they documents had been given to DHL the lady replied "there are no documents available for pickup at this time." - I don't even know what that means :(

guess its just back to checking email religiously...

:( I hope your waybill shows up soon!

K1:
10-27-10 : I129F Sent
11-03-10 : NOA1
04-06-11 : NOA2
06-20-11 : Medical (Toronto)
08-03-11 : Interview - APPROVED!
08-12-11 : Visa in Hand & POE
09-17-11 : Wedding <3

AOS:
11-02-11 : AOS Sent
12-05-11 : RFE
12-09-11 : Biometrics
01-11-12 : EAD/AP Card received
01-30-12 : AOS Interview
02-03-12 : Card Production Ordered
02-08-12 : Green Card received

ROC:

11-22-13 : ROC Sent

11-27-13 : NOA

12-17-13 : Biometrics

04-01-14 : RFE

05-16-14 : RFE Response Sent

05-22-14 : Card Production Ordered

05-30-14 : Card in hand

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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I called DoS and they said it's printed. Does that mean I will not go to AP? I hope everyone gets word from DHL soon!

Yep, from what I understand that means no AP! Now you're just waiting for the consulate to stick it in an envelope and mail it to you!

Hopefully your wait is shorter than ours has been, ours was printed on the 5th of August!

12/3/10 - I-129f mailed to Texas

12/10/10 - NOA1 - Petition off to California

04/14/11 - NOA2

04/25/11 - NVC sent petition to Montreal

05/02/11 - Montreal receipt, Packet 3 sent

05/04/11 - P3 docs off to Montreal

05/05/11 - P3 docs delivered to Montreal

05/09/11 - P3 logged in Montreal and Packet 4 sent

08/03/11 - Interview - APPROVED

08/05/11 - Visa Issued (Printed)

08/17/11 - Visa-in-hand

08/18/11 - POE

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Canada
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Posted

I just called DoS and they said my visa was "issued." I asked if that meant it was printed and they said yes. Now it's just waiting for DHL. DoS can't see anything after this point right? They can't see if it's been mailed out?

Sorry to hear you've been waiting awhile missingmycanadian. I'm sending good luck vibes to everyone!

Filed: I-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Posted

Yep, from what I understand that means no AP! Now you're just waiting for the consulate to stick it in an envelope and mail it to you!

Hopefully your wait is shorter than ours has been, ours was printed on the 5th of August!

I can't believe how inconsistent the DoS is with sending out visas! If they approve a certain number of visas on a certain day, they should send them all out that day. This guessing game is ridiculous and totally stressful!

Missingmycanadian, I really hope your fiancee gets hers soon! I haven't seen my husband in 5 months and its killing me!

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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I can't believe how inconsistent the DoS is with sending out visas! If they approve a certain number of visas on a certain day, they should send them all out that day. This guessing game is ridiculous and totally stressful!

Missingmycanadian, I really hope your fiancee gets hers soon! I haven't seen my husband in 5 months and its killing me!

Thanks everyone for well-wishes, it helps to know there are people who feel our pain! Hopefully it will only be a few days til she returns to me.

12/3/10 - I-129f mailed to Texas

12/10/10 - NOA1 - Petition off to California

04/14/11 - NOA2

04/25/11 - NVC sent petition to Montreal

05/02/11 - Montreal receipt, Packet 3 sent

05/04/11 - P3 docs off to Montreal

05/05/11 - P3 docs delivered to Montreal

05/09/11 - P3 logged in Montreal and Packet 4 sent

08/03/11 - Interview - APPROVED

08/05/11 - Visa Issued (Printed)

08/17/11 - Visa-in-hand

08/18/11 - POE

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Canada
Timeline
Posted

Just got an email from DHL!!!! :dance: It was picked up from the consulate today. I seem to have had extremely good luck throughout this process.

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
Timeline
Posted

Waybill received!!!!!! Hurrah!!

We received the email at 7:15PM EST tonight :)

Best of luck to everryone else! Now to book a flight!

12/3/10 - I-129f mailed to Texas

12/10/10 - NOA1 - Petition off to California

04/14/11 - NOA2

04/25/11 - NVC sent petition to Montreal

05/02/11 - Montreal receipt, Packet 3 sent

05/04/11 - P3 docs off to Montreal

05/05/11 - P3 docs delivered to Montreal

05/09/11 - P3 logged in Montreal and Packet 4 sent

08/03/11 - Interview - APPROVED

08/05/11 - Visa Issued (Printed)

08/17/11 - Visa-in-hand

08/18/11 - POE

Posted

Just got an email from DHL!!!! :dance: It was picked up from the consulate today. I seem to have had extremely good luck throughout this process.

Waybill received!!!!!! Hurrah!!

We received the email at 7:15PM EST tonight :)

Best of luck to everryone else! Now to book a flight!

Congratulations, both of you!!

K1:
10-27-10 : I129F Sent
11-03-10 : NOA1
04-06-11 : NOA2
06-20-11 : Medical (Toronto)
08-03-11 : Interview - APPROVED!
08-12-11 : Visa in Hand & POE
09-17-11 : Wedding <3

AOS:
11-02-11 : AOS Sent
12-05-11 : RFE
12-09-11 : Biometrics
01-11-12 : EAD/AP Card received
01-30-12 : AOS Interview
02-03-12 : Card Production Ordered
02-08-12 : Green Card received

ROC:

11-22-13 : ROC Sent

11-27-13 : NOA

12-17-13 : Biometrics

04-01-14 : RFE

05-16-14 : RFE Response Sent

05-22-14 : Card Production Ordered

05-30-14 : Card in hand

 
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