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Hi everyone, I just joined VisaJourney today and am finding all of your posts extremely helpful. Our case was completed August 31, 2011 and we are now waiting to find out when we can schedule an interview with the Montreal Consulate. Everyone is saying that we need to bring original documents to the interview but I am wondering how to do this if we mailed our original documents to the NVC already?

We were asked to mail original civil documents (marriage certificate, police certificate etc) to the NVC and my husband mailed his original I-864 months ago. I was told to fill out the DS-260 online.

Does the NVC mail these documents back to us before the interview?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

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Hi everyone, I just joined VisaJourney today and am finding all of your posts extremely helpful. Our case was completed August 31, 2011 and we are now waiting to find out when we can schedule an interview with the Montreal Consulate. Everyone is saying that we need to bring original documents to the interview but I am wondering how to do this if we mailed our original documents to the NVC already?

We were asked to mail original civil documents (marriage certificate, police certificate etc) to the NVC and my husband mailed his original I-864 months ago. I was told to fill out the DS-260 online.

Does the NVC mail these documents back to us before the interview?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Your filing status isn't filled out may want to do that so you can get better answers but for CR1 visas the NVC sends the packet with the originals to the embassy for the interview and you get the originals back that day.

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Hi everyone, I just joined VisaJourney today and am finding all of your posts extremely helpful. Our case was completed August 31, 2011 and we are now waiting to find out when we can schedule an interview with the Montreal Consulate. Everyone is saying that we need to bring original documents to the interview but I am wondering how to do this if we mailed our original documents to the NVC already?

We were asked to mail original civil documents (marriage certificate, police certificate etc) to the NVC and my husband mailed his original I-864 months ago. I was told to fill out the DS-260 online.

Does the NVC mail these documents back to us before the interview?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

I too mailed my originals, and as EAbbas states, originals will be given back to you at the interview in Montreal. (They kept my passport but gave back the birth certificate and marriage certificate.)

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Your filing status isn't filled out may want to do that so you can get better answers but for CR1 visas the NVC sends the packet with the originals to the embassy for the interview and you get the originals back that day.

Thanks! I didn't know how to fill out my status but I just filled it out now. Thanks for the tip.

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Hi everyone, I just joined VisaJourney today and am finding all of your posts extremely helpful. Our case was completed August 31, 2011 and we are now waiting to find out when we can schedule an interview with the Montreal Consulate. Everyone is saying that we need to bring original documents to the interview but I am wondering how to do this if we mailed our original documents to the NVC already?

We were asked to mail original civil documents (marriage certificate, police certificate etc) to the NVC and my husband mailed his original I-864 months ago. I was told to fill out the DS-260 online.

Does the NVC mail these documents back to us before the interview?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

So, you have never done EP? Like sending scanned i864, ds-261 (instead of ds-3032), scanned supporting docs for ds-260 to NVC instead of?

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So, you have never done EP? Like sending scanned i864, ds-261 (instead of ds-3032), scanned supporting docs for ds-260 to NVC instead of?

Hi! What does EP stand for? We mailed our I-864 by post I didn't know that you could scan it and send it online. All of our supporting civil documents were also sent by registered mail to NVC. I completed the DS-260 online.

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Hi! What does EP stand for?

Electronic Processing

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September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

 
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