Packet Three?

[Stagnant Sloth 5]

Hello,

I am not sure if this is packet three that I received or not. We've received the NOA2 and I (the Canadian citizen) recently received some papers from the U.S Consulate with an MTL number.

On the first page from them, it says:

"In order to continue processing your case, please send the below document/s by email the soonest possible: http://canada.usembassy.gov/contact/public-inquiry-form.html"

And below that it says: "Proof of your Canadian citizenship or your legal immigration status in Canada."

The above link doesn't work, though. It just opens to a page saying "Invalid URL."

So, my questions:

1) What is supposed to be in the link that they reference on the page?

2) Is proof of my Canadian citizenship all that they currently want? Since it's the only document listed.

3) It says to send the documents by email - but, to what email?

The only other papers I received in the envelope were a copy of the approved petition and a pamphlet on "Rights and Protections for Foreign-Citizen Fiances"

Thanks for any help!

[vv84 0]

Hello,

I am not sure if this is packet three that I received or not. We've received the NOA2 and I (the Canadian citizen) recently received some papers from the U.S Consulate with an MTL number.

On the first page from them, it says:

"In order to continue processing your case, please send the below document/s by email the soonest possible: http://canada.usembassy.gov/contact/public-inquiry-form.html"

And below that it says: "Proof of your Canadian citizenship or your legal immigration status in Canada."

The above link doesn't work, though. It just opens to a page saying "Invalid URL."

So, my questions:

1) What is supposed to be in the link that they reference on the page?

2) Is proof of my Canadian citizenship all that they currently want? Since it's the only document listed.

3) It says to send the documents by email - but, to what email?

The only other papers I received in the envelope were a copy of the approved petition and a pamphlet on "Rights and Protections for Foreign-Citizen Fiances"

Thanks for any help!

For packet 3 they basically send you a URL to get the checklist. In that checklist it tells you what documents you need. Main ones your side are birth cert & police name check. They tell you in the checklist to send in a scan of your passport biographic page, the checklist and your DS-160 confirmation page to Montreal-IV-DV@state.gov. It's pretty straight forward for the DS-160 just read the instructions. I'd read that letter over again to get the URL for the checklist and then read the checklist for packet 3 very carefully. Proof of your citizenship can be passport, citizenship document (if you weren't born in canada) etc.

[NikLR 13,231]

Hello,

I am not sure if this is packet three that I received or not. We've received the NOA2 and I (the Canadian citizen) recently received some papers from the U.S Consulate with an MTL number.

On the first page from them, it says:

"In order to continue processing your case, please send the below document/s by email the soonest possible: http://canada.usembassy.gov/contact/public-inquiry-form.html"

And below that it says: "Proof of your Canadian citizenship or your legal immigration status in Canada."

The above link doesn't work, though. It just opens to a page saying "Invalid URL."

So, my questions:

1) What is supposed to be in the link that they reference on the page?

2) Is proof of my Canadian citizenship all that they currently want? Since it's the only document listed.

3) It says to send the documents by email - but, to what email?

The only other papers I received in the envelope were a copy of the approved petition and a pamphlet on "Rights and Protections for Foreign-Citizen Fiances"

Thanks for any help!

Yes currently they just want proof of citizenship or legal status in Canada before you send packet 3. People are trying to interview in Canada with only visitor status so they are making sure you can legally interview there.

[iV & Nik 0]

Hello,

I am not sure if this is packet three that I received or not. We've received the NOA2 and I (the Canadian citizen) recently received some papers from the U.S Consulate with an MTL number.

On the first page from them, it says:

"In order to continue processing your case, please send the below document/s by email the soonest possible: http://canada.usembassy.gov/contact/public-inquiry-form.html"

And below that it says: "Proof of your Canadian citizenship or your legal immigration status in Canada."

The above link doesn't work, though. It just opens to a page saying "Invalid URL."

So, my questions:

1) What is supposed to be in the link that they reference on the page?

2) Is proof of my Canadian citizenship all that they currently want? Since it's the only document listed.

3) It says to send the documents by email - but, to what email?

The only other papers I received in the envelope were a copy of the approved petition and a pamphlet on "Rights and Protections for Foreign-Citizen Fiances"

Thanks for any help!

Hi

Received the same letter last week asking for Canadian Citizenship proof.

The URL isn't working on the lettter, here is one you can use: https://ca.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/public-inquiry-form/ you cannot add file to this inquiry form

I sent my document on the email montreal-iv-dv@state.gov (you can find it on the bottom right of the letter you received)

It seems to be really important that your e-mail title give your MTLXXXXX case #.

Hope it help for that part.

If you look on https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?eQs=o/iS8zDpeAKjMWCuebHqOw==

Does it say your case is 'ready' ?

Mine is in Ready state since october 12 (date the letter asking for citizenship proof was written also)

So now I wait on packet 3 or any other communication on their side.

iV

[vv84 0]

Hi

Received the same letter last week asking for Canadian Citizenship proof.

The URL isn't working on the lettter, here is one you can use: https://ca.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/public-inquiry-form/ you cannot add file to this inquiry form

I sent my document on the email montreal-iv-dv@state.gov (you can find it on the bottom right of the letter you received)

It seems to be really important that your e-mail title give your MTLXXXXX case #.

Hope it help for that part.

If you look on https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?eQs=o/iS8zDpeAKjMWCuebHqOw==

Does it say your case is 'ready' ?

Mine is in Ready state since october 12 (date the letter asking for citizenship proof was written also)

So now I wait on packet 3 or any other communication on their side.

iV

My online lookup for Immigrant visa has said ready since September 26th (I got my Packet 3 October 4th). Sadly I don't think that's a good way to look up the status.

[lilacmarie213 4]

The exact same thing happened to us as well. We sent over a scan of my fiance's citizenship card via email in our reply. After not hearing anything for a week, we sent in Packet 3, including the scan of the citizenship card. Weeks later, they replied via email to the original request for proof of citizenship that they wanted the passport biographic page as proof of citizenship - which makes no sense to me, given that it's part of the packet 3 requirements anyway. They approved our Packet 3 minutes after they had replied to the previous email requesting the passport scan.

TL;DR - Just send in packet 3 via email anyway, but include your citizenship card or other proof of your status in Canada in your packet 3 email as well.

Edited October 28, 2016 by lilacmarie213

[Stagnant Sloth 5]

The exact same thing happened to us as well. We sent over a scan of my fiance's citizenship card via email in our reply. After not hearing anything for a week, we sent in Packet 3, including the scan of the citizenship card. Weeks later, they replied via email to the original request for proof of citizenship that they wanted the passport biographic page as proof of citizenship - which makes no sense to me, given that it's part of the packet 3 requirements anyway. They approved our Packet 3 minutes after they had replied to the previous email requesting the passport scan.

TL;DR - Just send in packet 3 via email anyway, but include your citizenship card or other proof of your status in Canada in your packet 3 email as well.

I ended up doing this. I sent everything off via e-mail on Sunday night and received an email for packet 4 less than 24 hours later in the afternoon on Monday.

Thank you for all the responses.