F2A category - Montreal interview pending

[ks7608 13]

1 minute ago, hasibqa said:

Hi All, 
My wife had her interview last week. We had an issue where to police clearance from Canada was one that required fingerprints but it was not something that was specified in the requirements. They kept her passport and asked to send the updated RCMP police verification to the embassy. We've already started that process. Hopefully it'll be another few weeks and we will get her passport back with the visa. 

Thanks for sharing, 

Normally when you go to apply for the Police clearance certificate in Ontario, they will inform you what kind of police clearance you need for US immigration.  I have posted the link where it mentions what kind of PCC you need for immigration. Hopefully the other members follows the instructions.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Canada.html

[ks7608 13]

@Ahay ,How did your interview go today?

Please share your experience.

Thanks,

[Hammy23 0]

@ks7608 @coconuting did you get IL?

[ks7608 13]

25 minutes ago, Hammy23 said:

@ks7608 @coconuting did you get IL?

No I didn't receive the letter yet.

 

Did they send out the letters today?

 

[smollz 2]

37 minutes ago, Hammy23 said:

@ks7608 @coconuting did you get IL?

@Hammy23 what’s your DQ date? I don’t see you on the list?

[Hammy23 0]

26 minutes ago, ks7608 said:

No I didn't receive the letter yet.

 

Did they send out the letters today?

 

Not sure. They sent out IL a week or so ago for IR/CR category. Usually they send IL for family based categories at the end of the month. 

16 minutes ago, smollz said:

@Hammy23 what’s your DQ date? I don’t see you on the list?

I’m not DQ yet. Hoping to be DQed soon. 

[Izax 3]

Hi all, 

 

My wife had her interview this morning. 

 

Appointment time was at 9:30am. We arrived at 9am but there was a line and they made us wait outside. Waited until 10:25am before they let my wife into the building while others were still waiting outside. Seemed like a particularly busy day with many cases involving family of 3-4 people. They were also trying to prioritize American citizenship and passport renewal services. Recommend you check weather before hand and bring warm clothes as you might have to wait outside for quite some time. 

 

Once inside, someone will check your passport to verify your appointment. Afterwards comes the security screen. You are not allowed to bring any backpack with you so suggest you bring all your documents in a folder when arriving. They will also ask you to turn off your phone and put it in a locker past security clearance.

 

Once through security, you will go up to the first floor and wait in the waiting area until your number is called. You will then be called to the first counter where they will collect your original documents including birth certificates, marriage certificate and police certificate(s). The person at the first counter was friendly and just asked questions about who the petitioner was, petitioner's address and legal status in the US. Because my wife used to work in the US after her graduation, she got a Social Security Number (SSN) and they asked her for that information as well. She did not have the physical copy of the SSN but they were ok with her writing it down. 

 

My wife was then asked to have a seat and wait to be called to the second counter. The wait was fairly long as it was busy, ~30 min wait before she proceeded to the 2nd counter. There they had her take the oath promising she would answer everything truthfully. The second person at the counter was very chop-chop and business-like. He asked again who the petitioner was and whether my wife had read the pamphlet. She was not sure which pamphlet they were referring to so they gave her a pamphlet about domestic violence and told her to read it as it was an important document. He then proceeded by asking where and how we met, where I lived, if this was our first marriage, if my wife had committed any crime or if she had at any point in the past overstayed in the US. In between the questions, the officer was just busy typing away into the system. At the end, he said: "It looks like your visa has been approved" and gave my wife a piece of information with instructions about checking documents' status and passport delivery options. The officer also said they would contact if they have any further questions. 

 

My wife got out of the building at 11:50am. 

 

We immediately went onto https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ca/iv and https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx to check for the status but it seems it has yet to be updated yet. We checked again just now at 3:00pm and the status still shows the below:

 

 

 

 

Based on people's past experience, how long after your interview does the status tracker reflect that your visa has been issued and when you will see the tracking number? Also how long should we expect to receive our passport back. My wife lives in Toronto and we select the premium delivery service. 

 

Thank you very much and good luck to those who are still waiting and scheduled to take the interview. 

 

[ks7608 13]

7 minutes ago, Izax said:

Hi all, 

 

My wife had her interview this morning. 

 

Appointment time was at 9:30am. We arrived at 9am but there was a line and they made us wait outside. Waited until 10:25am before they let my wife into the building while others were still waiting outside. Seemed like a particularly busy day with many cases involving family of 3-4 people. They were also trying to prioritize American citizenship and passport renewal services. Recommend you check weather before hand and bring warm clothes as you might have to wait outside for quite some time. 

 

Once inside, someone will check your passport to verify your appointment. Afterwards comes the security screen. You are not allowed to bring any backpack with you so suggest you bring all your documents in a folder when arriving. They will also ask you to turn off your phone and put it in a locker past security clearance.

 

Once through security, you will go up to the first floor and wait in the waiting area until your number is called. You will then be called to the first counter where they will collect your original documents including birth certificates, marriage certificate and police certificate(s). The person at the first counter was friendly and just asked questions about who the petitioner was, petitioner's address and legal status in the US. Because my wife used to work in the US after her graduation, she got a Social Security Number (SSN) and they asked her for that information as well. She did not have the physical copy of the SSN but they were ok with her writing it down. 

 

My wife was then asked to have a seat and wait to be called to the second counter. The wait was fairly long as it was busy, ~30 min wait before she proceeded to the 2nd counter. There they had her take the oath promising she would answer everything truthfully. The second person at the counter was very chop-chop and business-like. He asked again who the petitioner was and whether my wife had read the pamphlet. She was not sure which pamphlet they were referring to so they gave her a pamphlet about domestic violence and told her to read it as it was an important document. He then proceeded by asking where and how we met, where I lived, if this was our first marriage, if my wife had committed any crime or if she had at any point in the past overstayed in the US. In between the questions, the officer was just busy typing away into the system. At the end, he said: "It looks like your visa has been approved" and gave my wife a piece of information with instructions about checking documents' status and passport delivery options. The officer also said they would contact if they have any further questions. 

 

My wife got out of the building at 11:50am. 

 

We immediately went onto https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ca/iv and https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx to check for the status but it seems it has yet to be updated yet. We checked again just now at 3:00pm and the status still shows the below:

 

 

 

 

Based on people's past experience, how long after your interview does the status tracker reflect that your visa has been issued and when you will see the tracking number? Also how long should we expect to receive our passport back. My wife lives in Toronto and we select the premium delivery service. 

 

Thank you very much and good luck to those who are still waiting and scheduled to take the interview. 

 

Congratulations, and thanks for sharing.

 

[sparkofhope 2]

7 hours ago, Izax said:

Based on people's past experience, how long after your interview does the status tracker reflect that your visa has been issued and when you will see the tracking number? Also how long should we expect to receive our passport back. My wife lives in Toronto and we select the premium delivery service. 

 

Congratulations! Based on my experience (I was approved in September), my interview was on a Tuesday, the status tracker changed to issued the morning after my interview (Wednesday), and I received the tracking number three days after (Friday). I also had paid for premium delivery and the passport arrived on Sunday to my address in Vancouver.

[F3-from Toronto 9]

On 11/30/2022 at 3:15 PM, Izax said:

Hi all, 

 

My wife had her interview this morning. 

 

Appointment time was at 9:30am. We arrived at 9am but there was a line and they made us wait outside. Waited until 10:25am before they let my wife into the building while others were still waiting outside. Seemed like a particularly busy day with many cases involving family of 3-4 people. They were also trying to prioritize American citizenship and passport renewal services. Recommend you check weather before hand and bring warm clothes as you might have to wait outside for quite some time. 

 

Once inside, someone will check your passport to verify your appointment. Afterwards comes the security screen. You are not allowed to bring any backpack with you so suggest you bring all your documents in a folder when arriving. They will also ask you to turn off your phone and put it in a locker past security clearance.

 

Once through security, you will go up to the first floor and wait in the waiting area until your number is called. You will then be called to the first counter where they will collect your original documents including birth certificates, marriage certificate and police certificate(s). The person at the first counter was friendly and just asked questions about who the petitioner was, petitioner's address and legal status in the US. Because my wife used to work in the US after her graduation, she got a Social Security Number (SSN) and they asked her for that information as well. She did not have the physical copy of the SSN but they were ok with her writing it down. 

 

My wife was then asked to have a seat and wait to be called to the second counter. The wait was fairly long as it was busy, ~30 min wait before she proceeded to the 2nd counter. There they had her take the oath promising she would answer everything truthfully. The second person at the counter was very chop-chop and business-like. He asked again who the petitioner was and whether my wife had read the pamphlet. She was not sure which pamphlet they were referring to so they gave her a pamphlet about domestic violence and told her to read it as it was an important document. He then proceeded by asking where and how we met, where I lived, if this was our first marriage, if my wife had committed any crime or if she had at any point in the past overstayed in the US. In between the questions, the officer was just busy typing away into the system. At the end, he said: "It looks like your visa has been approved" and gave my wife a piece of information with instructions about checking documents' status and passport delivery options. The officer also said they would contact if they have any further questions. 

 

My wife got out of the building at 11:50am. 

 

We immediately went onto https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ca/iv and https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx to check for the status but it seems it has yet to be updated yet. We checked again just now at 3:00pm and the status still shows the below:

 

 

 

 

Based on people's past experience, how long after your interview does the status tracker reflect that your visa has been issued and when you will see the tracking number? Also how long should we expect to receive our passport back. My wife lives in Toronto and we select the premium delivery service. 

 

Thank you very much and good luck to those who are still waiting and scheduled to take the interview. 

 

Hello,

we received passports back today via courier. 
 

our timeline for passport delivery after interview was a follows: (interview- 23rd Nov).

 

-CEAC status changed to ‘Issued’ 2 hours after interview

- got tracking email in  5 business days

-  passport delivered in courier on the 6th business day after interview. 
 

Hope this helps. 

 

 

[Izax 3]

18 hours ago, F3-from Toronto said:

Hello,

we received passports back today via courier. 
 

our timeline for passport delivery after interview was a follows: (interview- 23rd Nov).

 

-CEAC status changed to ‘Issued’ 2 hours after interview

- got tracking email in  5 business days

-  passport delivered in courier on the 6th business day after interview. 
 

Hope this helps. 

 

 

Thank you for the information, i am still seeing the visa status as ready instead of issued, even though it has been 2 days since the interview. Starting to get worried...

[Alore01 0]

Hi Folks,

 

I don't have update yet. My file is still with NVC, F11 category. My date is not current as well.

 

Priority Date: Dec 2015

DQ'ed: Feb 2022

 

I will appreciate if anyone can share any update.

 

Thanks!

[ks7608 13]

55 minutes ago, Alore01 said:

Hi Folks,

 

I don't have update yet. My file is still with NVC, F11 category. My date is not current as well.

 

Priority Date: Dec 2015

DQ'ed: Feb 2022

 

I will appreciate if anyone can share any update.

 

Thanks!

Hi, I guess you need to wait till your PD becomes current in the final action dates to get your interview letter. Hopefully soon.

Here is a screenshot for your reference.

[chapod21 0]

Hi All

 

Is it quicker to use the currier service than just pick your passport up yourself?

 

[Alore01 0]

On 12/3/2022 at 7:25 PM, ks7608 said:

Hi, I guess you need to wait till your PD becomes current in the final action dates to get your interview letter. Hopefully soon.

Here is a screenshot for your reference.

Thanks. I guess it is a matter of time before they get to Dec2015.