CEAC says READY

[Abby&Colin 40]

My CEAC says ready this morning just wondering if I have to wait to get packet three or can I just send them my info since you can get packet three online

I'm at the Montreal consulate

Also if I do have to wait for packet three does it come by snail mail or email

Thanks in advance

[Ash.1101 1,756]

Posting this again:

Hey everyone so i got a message on my ceac status checker saying ready

Your case is ready for you to schedule an interview at the U.S. Consulate General in Montreal. If you have already scheduled an interview appointment, please prepare your documents as directed in your appointment letter and appear at the Consulate on the appointed date and time. Otherwise, please wait until you have been notified of your interview appointment. Additional information about how Immigrant Visa interview appointments are scheduled can be found at:

​My consulate is in montreal and I have not received packet three yet.

Does this mean I should start my DS160 or what ? Im not really sure what steps I should follow ..

Thanks in Advance !!

It simply means that Montreal has RECIEVED your case. It usually takes them 4-9 days to log your case, and once they log your case they will send you a snail mail packet 3.


You can do a couple of things things, wait another week and then send them an inquiry asking if they have your case yet and it's been logged here, you can also go ahead and send them an inquiry asking if it's been logged now, they respond pretty fast: http://canada.usembassy.gov/contact/public-inquiry-form.html

or you can keep waiting for the snail mail packet 3.


Once you know they've logged the case, either by confirming via emails or recieving the snail mail, you can proceed with packet 3 here: http://photos.state.gov/libraries/canada/303578/montreal/Packet3-K1-MTL.pdf

Follow the instructions, do your DS-160, scanned color copy of your passport, check off the check list, scan and email to the email in the pdf file.

It usually takes them anywhere between 10 minutes and 2 days to receieve a packet 4 email back. There is an automated email you can get, this is NOT packet 4. Packet 4 will have instructions telling you how to continue, how to schedule your interview and medical, and what is needed. Keep this email it's very important.

YOU -CAN- CHECK EVERYTHING IN THE CHECKLIST EVEN IF YOU DO NOT HAVE IT CURRENTLY. You simply need to make sure you have the requested documents by your interview. By checking everything off first, you're making the process work faster for you. They do not check the dates of when you recieve them and put two and two together.


Once you have packet 4, it is in the form of an email but here is the pdf version of it. It lists the doctors you can see for medical and all the info you need: http://photos.state.gov/libraries/canada/303578/montreal/Packet4-MTL.pdf

Then you just go to the site the packet 4 tells you, schedule your interview, and then schedule your medical. You schedule your interview FIRST, as medical normally goes to confirm that you actually have an interview.

NOTE: They only open up interview dates at a time. Keep an eye on this thread as people post dates when they see them. If you see no dates, it means none are open, keep checking every day, they DO open up. Just be patient if you have a hard time getting an appointment. The thread is here: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/570054-please-help-montreal-consulate-appointments-are-not-open/

Wish you luck on your journey!

[Abby&Colin 40]

Hey

Thank you so much for all the info

I completed my DS160 and am just leaving it in limbo until I get my packet 3 trying to be patient

One more question though when my CEAC said in transit below it it said your interview date was provided by the national visa center what does that mean ?!

Thanks

[Abby&Colin 40]

Never mind found it just a regular message.

[Ash.1101 1,756]

Yep! You'll see a lot of default text.

Even after your interview, if it says READY it'll most likely say the same thing about scheduling and interview, yadda yadda. What's important to try to track are the status update dates. Those change as they do anything on your case so you know they're at least working on it or doing something with it.