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Montreal Administrative Processing after interview

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Hi,

Anyone in Administrative Processing at Montreal. Please share your experience and how long it took to get your passport back? I am in AP since end of April and hope this will end soon. CEAC shows someone touched the file today.

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Does this mean how long it takes to get your paperwork back? Is this very simple after your interview that they stamp the foreign passport and mail it back to you in a matter of days? Or am I making a bad assumption?

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I was place in administrative processing in April.

My interview was on April 2nd. They asked for additional paperwork (2013 taxes). I was told it would take 6 - 8 weeks to process once the documents were received.

This is how it played out for me:

Documents sent - April 8

Documents rec. - April 17

Status updated to ready - April 22

Status updated to issued - April 29

Passport received - May 2

Entry - May 3

I read about people being in administrative processing for months and was very nervous that this would be the case for me. There are some on here that say contacting your congressman doesn't help. And that may be true but my husband contacted his congressman anyway. And a week after the congressman contacted the Montreal embassy my visa was ready. I can't say for sure that helped; every case is different and every congressman handles their cases differently but I had my visa in hand 3 1/2 weeks after I sent my documents...

Good luck! Hope you have it by know. I know for me it was a stressful time waiting, not knowing how long it would take.

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Hi,

Anyone in Administrative Processing at Montreal. Please share your experience and how long it took to get your passport back? I am in AP since end of April and hope this will end soon. CEAC shows someone touched the file today.

Can you share how lond you were on AP, because I had my interview last year and my waiver was appoved in JUne 2014 and I have sall the required document even the additional evidence required on July 28th, I am waiting still

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Can you share how lond you were on AP, because I had my interview last year and my waiver was appoved in JUne 2014 and I have sall the required document even the additional evidence required on July 28th, I am waiting still

Hi,

I was in AP for 7 weeks. My status changed couple of times and got my visa mid June. You can check my timeline as well for date. Montreal normally takes about 6 to 8 weeks after you send the document/s to them. So if you sent anything last week then my guess will be check you status every day and if all goes well you should get your visa in about 6 to 8 weeks. Good luck

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A recent post and reply have been split from this thread, moved to the Canada regional forum, and given this topic title: "(Montreal) Send Passport after Supplying Documents? [split topic]."

Thread from 2014 is now closed to further comment.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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