IR-1/CR-1 Montreal DQ'd private message group goes public

[Lovepeace0303 310]

Hi guys. Do we need to get the US passport size photos stamped/dated in the back? The FAQ said it’s not needed, but wondering if the interviewing officers even check for it? 

[Pippin2020 0]

Im one of the new interview letters that DQed in January before covid. Interview is Dec 2. 
Police Certificate will be a year old Dec 11 so it will be good for the interview. 
My question is if I have to get a new one if I intend to move after new years? Does it have to be unexpired the same way the medical examination does?

Thanks for any insight in advance, this forum is amazing.

[T&S_MTL 113]

8 hours ago, Pippin2020 said:

Im one of the new interview letters that DQed in January before covid. Interview is Dec 2. 
Police Certificate will be a year old Dec 11 so it will be good for the interview. 
My question is if I have to get a new one if I intend to move after new years? Does it have to be unexpired the same way the medical examination does?

Thanks for any insight in advance, this forum is amazing.

That d be great if you could fill your timeline 😃 This information help us all a lot.

Edited November 19, 2020 by T&S_MTL

[Tofu 343]

9 hours ago, Pippin2020 said:

Im one of the new interview letters that DQed in January before covid. Interview is Dec 2. 
Police Certificate will be a year old Dec 11 so it will be good for the interview. 
My question is if I have to get a new one if I intend to move after new years? Does it have to be unexpired the same way the medical examination does?

Thanks for any insight in advance, this forum is amazing.

Yes you’ll need a new one.

[SASAS 122]

12 hours ago, Pippin2020 said:

Im one of the new interview letters that DQed in January before covid. Interview is Dec 2. 
Police Certificate will be a year old Dec 11 so it will be good for the interview. 
My question is if I have to get a new one if I intend to move after new years? Does it have to be unexpired the same way the medical examination does?

Thanks for any insight in advance, this forum is amazing.

Yes you need a new one. someone was told at their interview in Montreal that they had to cross before the pcc expired.

[Hawk Riders 814]

13 hours ago, Lovepeace0303 said:

Hi guys. Do we need to get the US passport size photos stamped/dated in the back? The FAQ said it’s not needed, but wondering if the interviewing officers even check for it? 

 

12 hours ago, Pippin2020 said:

My question is if I have to get a new one if I intend to move after new years? Does it have to be unexpired the same way the medical examination does?

No & no.

Police cert is for the interview, not the POE; no stamping on photos required. 

Edited November 19, 2020 by Hawk Riders

[ONtoHOU 228]

46 minutes ago, Hawk Riders said:

 

No & no.

Police cert is for the interview, not the POE; no stamping on photos required. 

Echoing what Hawk Riders said. When the first interviews were rescheduled there was ONE PERSON who was told their Police cert needed to be unexpired when they crossed. When they received their visa, it’s expiry date matched 6-months from their medical indicating what they were told at the interview was wrong.
 

In addition, many more people since then who had certificates that would expire before they crossed were just fine.  It only needs to be valid at the time of your interview/visa issuance. 

[Japples 31]

So instead of going back home. My wife will be crossing the border when we fly to my parents back East for thanksgiving. Any suggestions on how early we should get to the airport because of immigration processing? They do it at the Vancouver airport if your next destination is USA.

[rafale1973 141]

For those going to Medisys, I did my medical Tuesday morning. I just received an email from them stating that they already sent the result to the consulate and I also received the tracking number for my vaccination & X-ray CD copie. So the process was pretty quick  It took 2 days. 

[Kimchi 190]

1 hour ago, rafale1973 said:

For those going to Medisys, I did my medical Tuesday morning. I just received an email from them stating that they already sent the result to the consulate and I also received the tracking number for my vaccination & X-ray CD copie. So the process was pretty quick  It took 2 days. 

I had the same experience. 

[Todd@Alya 45]

Now that the NVC is up and running again, can we expect to receive just one update per month with interviews dates for the next month all in one shot or will they space the updates out more evenly?

[fjxs 133]

12 minutes ago, Todd@Alya said:

Now that the NVC is up and running again, can we expect to receive just one update per month with interviews dates for the next month all in one shot or will they space the updates out more evenly?

The last 2 months were done all in one shot - November interviews were scheduled October 13th, and December interviews were scheduled November 16th. I assume that's what they will continue doing unless something big changes (i.e. more cancellations/closures), but no one can say for sure. 

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LvnDvX95_tfWtTvsJJM49PDPPvPKal0WG2rgdZHhsz0/edit#gid=255923754

[Dbrennan 121]

Did you guys upload your new police certificate, or are you just planning on bringing it? I tried to see if there was an instruction on what to do on the interview preparation link in the interview email but I couldn’t see anything. I was just planning on bringing both my expired copy and my new copy 

[fjxs 133]

2 minutes ago, Dbrennan said:

Did you guys upload your new police certificate, or are you just planning on bringing it? I tried to see if there was an instruction on what to do on the interview preparation link in the interview email but I couldn’t see anything. I was just planning on bringing both my expired copy and my new copy 

I just brought mine. I brought both, and only gave them the new one. They didn't ask for the old one. 

[DGF 730]

7 hours ago, Japples said:

So instead of going back home. My wife will be crossing the border when we fly to my parents back East for thanksgiving. Any suggestions on how early we should get to the airport because of immigration processing? They do it at the Vancouver airport if your next destination is USA.

I went through Vancouver and it was about 30 minutes for customs including the part in secondary. I allowed 2 hours for it and don't regret that at all even though I didn't need it because I wasn't stressed at any point.

 

2 hours ago, Dbrennan said:

Did you guys upload your new police certificate, or are you just planning on bringing it? I tried to see if there was an instruction on what to do on the interview preparation link in the interview email but I couldn’t see anything. I was just planning on bringing both my expired copy and my new copy 

I just brought mine. Handed the guy both and he handed the old one back and put a post it note saying "scan" on my new one. Same thing with the updated i864. Didn't delay me at all.