DCF from Canada and expediting is possible

[Sunfl0wer 12]

I'm not sure where to post but I just wanted my story out there in case anyone else gets in the same position as I was.  
our history....

me Born in Canada. My husband born in USA. He came to Canada, became a permanent resident, we met and got married we had 3 children to whom we all gave born abroad status to when they were born in case they ever in their lives wanted to go live in the United States. My husband became a Canadian citizen. Life was good. Fast forward 12 years he gets the job offer of his life in Philadelphia and accepts without thinking bringing me would be an issue.  
We filed I130 in March and got Nebraska. I was led to believe there was nothing I could do to expedite our case so we just sat for months waiting for something to happen.  In Aug we got fed up, hired a lawyer who wrote to the Montreal office asking for DCF. They gave us an appointment in Toronto to file DCF Aug 30. We heard  back Sept 30 with packet 3, sent that back, packet 4 came on Oct 3rd with interview Date Oct 18th. I needed to get a police check and medical done in that short time. Unfortunately my police report didn't get returned to me in time (I did it Oct 4 at commisionaires, showed completed Oct 7 but never  arrived in the mail until Oct 23) I went to my interview they only really asked about my police check and if I have ever been in the US longer then 6 months. Gave me a form to send back free courier with my police report and passport said everything else was fine. I couriered back on Oct 23. They sent it back to me on Oct 30 complete. I drove directly across the border, they processed me quickly at the border. So total process took exactly 2 months from dcf to permanent resident even without having my police check at the interview.

 

 

[Boiler 45,516]

DCF can be done at any Consulate.

[Sunfl0wer 12]

18 minutes ago, Boiler said:

DCF can be done at any Consulate.

 I was told no DCF in Canada, someone told me it was done through Mexico, all kinds of stuff. If you google DCF in Canada you will find multiple sites saying does not exist. I just wanted to share my story In case it could help others.

[Boiler 45,516]

Just a question of different requirements to meet, not that it can not be done at all, you had a job relocation.

Edited November 1, 2019 by Boiler

[geowrian 22,337]

9 minutes ago, Sunfl0wer said:

 I was told no DCF in Canada, someone told me it was done through Mexico, all kinds of stuff. If you google DCF in Canada you will find multiple sites saying does not exist. I just wanted to share my story In case it could help others.

The decision to be processed is made through the office in Mexico, but the actual processing is in Canada still.

DCF is not generally available due to the lack of a USCIS field office. Exceptional circumstances applies anywhere, though.

[Sunfl0wer 12]

again, just sharing my story because I asked on this site back in March how I could get my family together as fast as possible I got a lot of sorry not possible, just wait it out like everyone else - you'll be together in 12-15 months.  Nobody once said oh he had a job offer, you can file dcf and get there in 2 months.  Guess I shouldn't have bothered posting my story thinking it could actually provide some encouragement for others in a similar situation.

[geowrian 22,337]

1 minute ago, Sunfl0wer said:

again, just sharing my story because I asked on this site back in March how I could get my family together as fast as possible I got a lot of sorry not possible, just wait it out like everyone else - you'll be together in 12-15 months.  Nobody once said oh he had a job offer, you can file dcf and get there in 2 months.  Guess I shouldn't have bothered posting my story thinking it could actually provide some encouragement for others in a similar situation.

I was just clarifying what the process was. I said nothing to discourage it from being posted, shared, etc. I figured understanding the process would be helpful for others who may read the thread.

[SunnyTiger 9]

3 hours ago, Sunfl0wer said:

again, just sharing my story because I asked on this site back in March how I could get my family together as fast as possible I got a lot of sorry not possible, just wait it out like everyone else - you'll be together in 12-15 months.  Nobody once said oh he had a job offer, you can file dcf and get there in 2 months.  Guess I shouldn't have bothered posting my story thinking it could actually provide some encouragement for others in a similar situation.

Wow, thanks for sharing.  I had a new job offer last year and no one, not even a lawyer we consulted told us of that option.  We finally have our interview in two weeks after originally filing in April 2018.  I do hope your posting will help others!

[Ontarkie 14,223]

~~Moved to DCF, from IR1/CR1 Progress reports.- This is a DCF update.~~

 

Mod hat off. 

 

I want to say your process is very different from the experience of others. Normally you don't do anything in Toronto and must ask for permission from the office in Mexico. Also others who have tried to do DCF after they already started the process are denied DCF as they have a petition already started. This is a completely new thing that seems to have only happened once before. That is unless the other thread I read about going through Toronto was also from you. 

[NikLR 13,227]

Very rare and interesting! Thank you for sharing. 

[Dashinka 24,499]

8 hours ago, NikLR said:

Very rare and interesting! Thank you for sharing. 

I agree, generally a job relocation is not considered an exceptional circumstance.

[NikLR 13,227]

4 hours ago, Bill & Katya said:

I agree, generally a job relocation is not considered an exceptional circumstance.

It actually is. 

But the interesting part was contacting Montreal about DCF AND being deferred to Toronto.  I haven't seen it happen before.  

[Sunfl0wer 12]

13 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

~~Moved to DCF, from IR1/CR1 Progress reports.- This is a DCF update.~~

 

Mod hat off. 

 

I want to say your process is very different from the experience of others. Normally you don't do anything in Toronto and must ask for permission from the office in Mexico. Also others who have tried to do DCF after they already started the process are denied DCF as they have a petition already started. This is a completely new thing that seems to have only happened once before. That is unless the other thread I read about going through Toronto was also from you. 

Hopefully others will read or remember to share my story and have success too, then we will have a long list. This is why I wanted to write it, in hopes of keeping families together. It was a difficult journey for our close little family to be without each other.  The lawyer mentioned the hardship of the family, the money of supporting 2 homes during the process but it was the job with the need for him to start immediately that got us the dcf expedite. I do not believe there was any Mexico but maybe behind the scenes.

[Sunfl0wer 12]

1 minute ago, NikLR said:

It actually is. 

But the interesting part was contacting Montreal about DCF AND being deferred to Toronto.  I haven't seen it happen before.  

They said they would take the I130 in Toronto as a courtesy to us because thats where we lived. 

[NikLR 13,227]

Just now, Sunfl0wer said:

They said they would take the I130 in Toronto as a courtesy to us because thats where we lived. 

It's still very interesting.  Montreal is a 5 hour train ride to Toronto.  It's not like it's that far.  My CR1 interview wasn't in Calgary or Vancouver as a courtesy for where I lived.  I think it's VERY cool that this worked out for you this way.