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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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Great news. Congratulations, expect a call or knock (since your sent return envelop) tomorrow or Monday the latest.

From your example, I think mine would be arriving in two weeks. If I get lucky it could be next week, which I highly desire. Expecting a miracle.

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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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July 1 Issued (application processing) July 2 status date update July 6 ISSUED (receive in 5 days message) July 8 Waybill (received 9pm) July 9 Picked up from Loomis (Drummondville) July 10 POE

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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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CDN2US   10

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Congrats, Candexan! What a struggle...

When I hear people complain about illegal immigration, and "why don't they just do it right?" I think, if they only knew...

USC attempting to obtain GC for Canadian husband


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Apr 11, 2011: I-130 filed
Jul 11, 2011: I-130 approved
Aug 18, 2011: NVC process begins
Oct 6, 2011: NVC process completed
Nov 4, 2011: Interview date assigned
Dec 2, 2011: Interview at Consulate (Result: AP - No reason given on 221g)
Feb 7, 2012: Passport requested by Consulate
(...Husband needed passport for personal reasons during this time...)
Apr 9, 2012: Passport mailed to Consulate
Apr 25, 2012: Visa issued
May 1, 2012: Visa in hand
May 31, 2012: POE at Montreal's Trudeau Airport
Early July: Physical Green Card received in mail. Yes, it's green!

March 13, 2014: ROC filed (went to VSC)

March 17, 2014: NOA

April 22, 2014: Biometrics appointment

December 9, 2014: Case inquiry initiated

December 11, 2014: Response: "The processing of your case has been delayed. A check of our records establishes that your case is not yet ready for decision, as the required security checks remain pending."

March 14, 2014: Received NOA that approval had been given on March 10; expect new GC within 60 days.

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CDN2US   10

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Have you tried tracking by your reference number?

ETA: That email did mean something, by the way! Correspondence regarding anything is hard to come with Montreal.

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Apr 11, 2011: I-130 filed
Jul 11, 2011: I-130 approved
Aug 18, 2011: NVC process begins
Oct 6, 2011: NVC process completed
Nov 4, 2011: Interview date assigned
Dec 2, 2011: Interview at Consulate (Result: AP - No reason given on 221g)
Feb 7, 2012: Passport requested by Consulate
(...Husband needed passport for personal reasons during this time...)
Apr 9, 2012: Passport mailed to Consulate
Apr 25, 2012: Visa issued
May 1, 2012: Visa in hand
May 31, 2012: POE at Montreal's Trudeau Airport
Early July: Physical Green Card received in mail. Yes, it's green!

March 13, 2014: ROC filed (went to VSC)

March 17, 2014: NOA

April 22, 2014: Biometrics appointment

December 9, 2014: Case inquiry initiated

December 11, 2014: Response: "The processing of your case has been delayed. A check of our records establishes that your case is not yet ready for decision, as the required security checks remain pending."

March 14, 2014: Received NOA that approval had been given on March 10; expect new GC within 60 days.

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Candexan   2

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Have you tried tracking by your reference number?

ETA: That email did mean something, by the way! Correspondence regarding anything is hard to come with Montreal.

Yes, I'm not ungrateful for the email...lol I know it's hard to get anything from Montreal. I did try the reference number but it just takes me to when I sent my passport and that it was delivered.

Wait, wait, wait....lol Will be changing my flight obviously. Live and learn.... :bonk:

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CDN2US   10

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My husband received an e-mail from Loomis stating his passport has been picked up, and they gave him a waybill number. They said it would be ready for pick up in a few days From the waybill,, I see his passport was picked up at 6:30 Friday evening.

Nothing from the consulate though like Candexan received. No mention of visa or the do not open package, just mention of his passport. Is this it? Is the nightmare over? It's so hard to feel positive.

USC attempting to obtain GC for Canadian husband


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Apr 11, 2011: I-130 filed
Jul 11, 2011: I-130 approved
Aug 18, 2011: NVC process begins
Oct 6, 2011: NVC process completed
Nov 4, 2011: Interview date assigned
Dec 2, 2011: Interview at Consulate (Result: AP - No reason given on 221g)
Feb 7, 2012: Passport requested by Consulate
(...Husband needed passport for personal reasons during this time...)
Apr 9, 2012: Passport mailed to Consulate
Apr 25, 2012: Visa issued
May 1, 2012: Visa in hand
May 31, 2012: POE at Montreal's Trudeau Airport
Early July: Physical Green Card received in mail. Yes, it's green!

March 13, 2014: ROC filed (went to VSC)

March 17, 2014: NOA

April 22, 2014: Biometrics appointment

December 9, 2014: Case inquiry initiated

December 11, 2014: Response: "The processing of your case has been delayed. A check of our records establishes that your case is not yet ready for decision, as the required security checks remain pending."

March 14, 2014: Received NOA that approval had been given on March 10; expect new GC within 60 days.

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My husband received an e-mail from Loomis stating his passport has been picked up, and they gave him a waybill number. They said it would be ready for pick up in a few days From the waybill,, I see his passport was picked up at 6:30 Friday evening.

Nothing from the consulate though like Candexan received. No mention of visa or the do not open package, just mention of his passport. Is this it? Is the nightmare over? It's so hard to feel positive.

Yeah that's sounds like it it for y'all! Congrats! I got the same email from Loomis too! It's over! It's over! :dance::thumbs:

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jazzly   3

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My husband received an e-mail from Loomis stating his passport has been picked up, and they gave him a waybill number. They said it would be ready for pick up in a few days From the waybill,, I see his passport was picked up at 6:30 Friday evening.

Nothing from the consulate though like Candexan received. No mention of visa or the do not open package, just mention of his passport. Is this it? Is the nightmare over? It's so hard to feel positive.

This is great. Your husband sent PP on April 12 right. I sent it on April 5 through Loomis Brampton location. No email on my side yet.

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moemac59   192

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Try calling DHL, when I called this morning, she said that the Reference ID is good for her to check if where my passport was.. Or check online on the DHL.ca website..

Green Giant said that they interviewed at Montreal last Monday and called DOS on Wednesday. DOS told them that the visa (K1)was issued and would be sent out shortly. Hope this helps

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CDN2US   10

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Jazzly, he sent the PP on April 9. From the looks of it, it should be ready to pick up by the end of the day. However, he won't be able to go get it until tomorrow.

My only explanation for why this might have happened for us sooner than you and quicker than Candexan is that we were not asked to submit any additional documentation. We were put in AP for no apparent reason, as nothing was missing from our packets. So all he had to do was submit the PP after waiting an arbitrary 65 days from the interview.

It's just so odd to me that there is no apparent standard operating procedure. Candexan hears from the consulate, but not Loomis. We hear from Loomis but not the consulate... You'd think emails would trigger automatically when statuses are changed. I don't know. This whole thing has really screwed with my head.

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Apr 11, 2011: I-130 filed
Jul 11, 2011: I-130 approved
Aug 18, 2011: NVC process begins
Oct 6, 2011: NVC process completed
Nov 4, 2011: Interview date assigned
Dec 2, 2011: Interview at Consulate (Result: AP - No reason given on 221g)
Feb 7, 2012: Passport requested by Consulate
(...Husband needed passport for personal reasons during this time...)
Apr 9, 2012: Passport mailed to Consulate
Apr 25, 2012: Visa issued
May 1, 2012: Visa in hand
May 31, 2012: POE at Montreal's Trudeau Airport
Early July: Physical Green Card received in mail. Yes, it's green!

March 13, 2014: ROC filed (went to VSC)

March 17, 2014: NOA

April 22, 2014: Biometrics appointment

December 9, 2014: Case inquiry initiated

December 11, 2014: Response: "The processing of your case has been delayed. A check of our records establishes that your case is not yet ready for decision, as the required security checks remain pending."

March 14, 2014: Received NOA that approval had been given on March 10; expect new GC within 60 days.

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I had my interview on April 23 in Montreal and picked my visa/passport up in Halifax on April 27 (although it was there and ready for pick up on the 26th). I received an email saying the DHL/Loomis had picked up the passport, then I just tracked it. I was very impressed with the speed!

Marriage : 2011-07-06

I-130 Sent : 2011-08-23

I-130 NOA1 : 2011-08-24

I-130 Approved : 2011-10-06

NVC Received : 2011-11-03

Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 2011-11-15

Pay I-864 Bill 2011-11-16

Return Completed I-864 : 2012-01-24

Return Completed DS-3032 : 2012-01-04

Receive IV Bill : 2011-11-18

Pay IV Bill : 2011-11-18

Case Completed at NVC : 2012-03-12

Medical Date: 2012-04-17

Interview Date : 2012-04-23

Interview Result : APPROVED!

Visa Received : 2012-04-27

US Entry : 2012-05-10 (Calais ME)

Welcome Letter received: 2012-05-29

Green Card received: 2012-06-04

Processing Time : Your I-130 was approved in 43 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 243 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

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jazzly   3

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Terc, I know that yours was straight forward case, mine is not. Still I am assuming that my docs are now being reviewed as its almost 4 weeks and a decision will be made sooner or later. Better than sitting on the shelf. Atleast something is being done on my docs.

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