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

[Tofu 343]

1 minute ago, Tofu said:

As of this AM, 1/13/21 - my medical results have still not been sent to the consulate.  I called and followed up with Medysis, and they said they are being sent today... so waiting for that confirmation email.

Ope, just received my confirmation e-mail - medical was just sent now.

[Hawk Riders 814]

@Tofu

Interesting. You are the first person in recent memory who had a copy of a document requested in addition to the document...

[HImissy 24]

On 1/11/2021 at 6:34 PM, Todd@Alya said:

Has anyone used Dr. Randall T. Lee in Scarborough or Dr. Lyndon Mascarenhas in Toronto for their medical test? My wife is considering one of these two options for her medical exam and we were hoping someone could share their experience.   

hi,

Yes I did my medical exam with Dr. Lee in Scarborough and I didn't have a bad experience just asked about my vaccines and my medical history and got my blood work and x-ray done. they even called me and told me that they had submitted my results to the consulate general. 

[Tofu 343]

5 minutes ago, Hawk Riders said:

@Tofu

Interesting. You are the first person in recent memory who had a copy of a document requested in addition to the document...

Yes!

Not really sure why - pretty straight forward case. Nothing on police clearance and husband makes over the $ threshold and owns his property. They did indicate that my updated police clearance that was uploaded to CEAC was a little blurry. 

[HImissy 24]

hi guys,

I just had my interview today, it went by pretty smooth. All the best to those who have it in upcoming days, now waiting for my passport to return.  

[Hoffmaya 124]

I had my interview today, and my IR1 visa is approved.

 

They received my medical from Dr Cheema (exam done on 12/16 and report sent electronically to Consulate on 12/18).

They kept my passport and I should get it back within a few days. 

 

I'll share and send more details regarding the interview once I'm back home.

 

I want to thank everyone on this forum for their kindness and generosity.

This was helpful in many ways and I hope nothing but the best to all of you who are waiting for ILs or interviews. Good things come to those who wait

[HRubin 67]

My husband had his interview this morning at 8:30 and was approved for his IR-1!!!

 

We are so relived and ecstatic that this process is coming to a close- now just to wait for the passport- we will provide a more in depth review later. Thanks everyone for all the support- don't know what I would do without this group!

[SJS8581 28]

I wish a scheduled interviewee would be allowed to inquire about the delay/whatever this latest update from them means...wishful thinking, I know...hang in there everyone 🙏💙

[Makeitgood 25]

Hi everyone, I had my interview today at 9:30am and got approved. Everything went smoothly. They said it will take about 3 weeks to receive my passport. I am super excited
 

Just a quick NOTE : Do Not Bring any sort of backpack, laptop bag  or a handbag with you. Just bring your folder and necessary items like phones and wallets. I think small purses  are ok too. They  will not let you in otherwise and will ask u leave it somewhere else. 
 

Good luck to everybody! 

[Lois K 121]

SS card received Monday! It has a typo though, missing final letter of middle name. Still waiting on GC

[Lois K 121]

As we approach 200 pages, which I understand is the max for a thread, I'd like for this thread not just peter out, but end with purpose by including a link to the awesome FAQ (and of course a link to the new thread where we'll want to keep talking). We've posted 1800+ times in this thread and the info throughout has been incredibly useful, albeit challenging to search through. That FAQ has been key. For the sake of future VJers who jump to the end of a thread hoping for a summary, I suggest we provide the FAQ. 

[Kipalope 20]

My husband had his interview at 7:45 today and was approved!

 

His police certificate expires in 4 days which seemed to make the interviewer uneasy but they ended up accepting it. At first they could not locate his medical results but then checked another computer and found them (phew!).

 

He was asked about when we met and how, what I do for work (asked 2x), when we were married, and to verify current Canadian and future US addresses/phones. Very few questions really!

 

Sorry, he's not great at details so I don't have the play-by-play others have provided but hopefully this is still somewhat helpful

 

Just a reminder to everyone to not bring anything else except your documents to the interview as we saw a couple of people get asked to go and leave their handbags elsewhere. The guard said not to worry about missing their time slot, but arriving without any kind of bag would definitely be best!

[LisaD1234 28]

14 hours ago, Abhikochar said:

This will be my situation too. I would be contracting a lease on my name once my husband receives his IL. I have been advised by my lawyer that is sufficient for proof of domicile..in my case I am more of re establishing domicile..lived here in Toronto for the last 10 years, so cant really show a house or anything on my name in the U.S. 

This is also our situation.  So I too am curious how this one is navigated.   

My husband has lived in canada with me for the past 10 years. (He's american with a Canadian PR) He started working in the usa about a year ago, but just lives in his truck and travels home every few months. I am super lucky to atleast get to see him still. I see some of you have not been so lucky seeing your spouses.  The plan was to lease a apartment to land in, but interviews are taking forever and we can't afford to hold a mortgage in Canada and rent in the USA for a long long wait.  so we have put off the apartment until we get closer to a interview.   Proof of domicile was what pooped up when NVC reviewed our documents.   Wondering what others what done to prove domicile when you move together to the USA. 

[Abhikochar 102]

15 minutes ago, LisaD1234 said:

This is also our situation.  So I too am curious how this one is navigated.   

My husband has lived in canada with me for the past 10 years. (He's american with a Canadian PR) He started working in the usa about a year ago, but just lives in his truck and travels home every few months. I am super lucky to atleast get to see him still. I see some of you have not been so lucky seeing your spouses.  The plan was to lease a apartment to land in, but interviews are taking forever and we can't afford to hold a mortgage in Canada and rent in the USA for a long long wait.  so we have put off the apartment until we get closer to a interview.   Proof of domicile was what pooped up when NVC reviewed our documents.   Wondering what others what done to prove domicile when you move together to the USA. 

This is a very similar situation as ours. Except for the fact that I have not moved to the u.s. yet. My husband didn't want us to live separately even if it's for few months. However, I already quit my job here in Canada last year in July when our documents got qualified (broke ties with Canada, and started looking for work in the u.s.  which helps re establish domicile). But people don't need to quit their jobs in Canada, I just had a situation so this worked well for us. Now the problem is I am getting a lot of offers in the u.s. but my husband's interview date is not set yet so we don't know and I haven't been accepting. This entire thing is really confusing. Well in your case, since your husband is already working in the u.s. , so he has established his domicile. Other proof could be, your ties in the u.s., if you have family there then show your roots, transfer assets to u.s.. I liquidated TFSA here and transferred to my u.s. account. And once you get your IL, may be you can at that time get a lease executed which you can further show for proof of domicile. Hope this helps, sorry for the long message and my thoughts are scattered all over. But let me know if you have any questions. I am a bit nervous for our case since my husband and I decided that I stay here throughout the process and we move to u.s. together. So it's a bit tricky, but hoping the consulate will understand our situation and we have made all efforts to re-establish my domicile. 

[Ptitchou 117]

Can anyone report as to whether or not the consulate has vending machines for water and/or snacks? I'm concerned about being there for hours without any hydration as medical issues mean I really need to be drinking water every hour and they obviously won't let us bring anything in. 

Edited January 13, 2021 by Ptitchou