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

[Japples 31]

12 minutes ago, Akaur said:

Was the medical late? Did you email the embassy?

The medical arrived the day after the interview. Confirmed by embassy that they have it.

[Zhyn 26]

I have a question regarding the medical and interview.

Do I have to have the medical sent to the consulate before they will allow me to do the interview? I thought you did.

But I've seen several people say they were given a 221g form after the interview because they did not have their medical sent in yet.

 

I think I read this can add weeks/or months to the processing time, but If I was ok with this would I be ok to schedule my medical a day or two before the interview and accept the 221g form? I live in Calgary and I'd honestly rather make one trip to Montreal to do both in a few days.

[ReadIcculus 103]

Eeee y'all! Got tracking info for the passport return! I am crying! 

[mam521 2,011]

18 minutes ago, Zhyn said:

I have a question regarding the medical and interview.

Do I have to have the medical sent to the consulate before they will allow me to do the interview? I thought you did.

But I've seen several people say they were given a 221g form after the interview because they did not have their medical sent in yet.

 

I think I read this can add weeks/or months to the processing time, but If I was ok with this would I be ok to schedule my medical a day or two before the interview and accept the 221g form? I live in Calgary and I'd honestly rather make one trip to Montreal to do both in a few days.

Its ideal to have the medical before the interview.  I was in Calgary as well with my 2 kids.  We went to Montreal and did our medical at Medysis, got our results 4 days later and interviewed the following week.  We stayed in Montreal for 7 days.  

 

8 hours ago, wordsfromdani said:

Congrats! It seems to be common practice for them to release ILs for the spouse and ILs for the associated child with a delay between them. I think I remember that happening to @mam521 and @Canada+2USA.  If that is the case probably a worthy addition to the FAQ. 

Yep - I think my kid actually got his first and then my daughter and I the following day.  I don't remember anymore.  But I'm not gonna lie, I did have a heart attack moment!  

[Hawk Riders 814]

30 minutes ago, ReadIcculus said:

Eeee y'all! Got tracking info for the passport return! I am crying! 

When's it meant to arrive?

[ReadIcculus 103]

6 minutes ago, Hawk Riders said:

When's it meant to arrive?

That bit hasn't been updated yet but hoping it will be soon! He's in London and from what I have read, that's typically 1-2 days. Will definitely keep y'all posted! 

[Hadarah 172]

Hey guys, so I immigrated last week Monday and I can not even tell you how frustrating it is to try to open a bank account in this country. I just tried opening an account with Ally online, and that didn't work out. My husband can't even get me added to his accounts. Is there anyone here who has already immigrated that could share info what they did? Chase bank won't accept the temporary green card in my passport, and the Credit Union my husband is part of as a teacher also won't even accept an ACTUAL green card as ID, they need state ID, which I can't get without my SSN. And sadly I'm in a complicated situation with the SSN because I have one with my maiden name from years ago when I was in school in the US but with covid and all the SSA offices closed in our city I can't get an appointment to get my name changed on my card.  If anyone can give direction or point me to another thread on banking in the US that would be great. I'm starting to get frustrated. 

[jackanddeona 310]

9 minutes ago, Hadarah said:

Hey guys, so I immigrated last week Monday and I can not even tell you how frustrating it is to try to open a bank account in this country. I just tried opening an account with Ally online, and that didn't work out. My husband can't even get me added to his accounts. Is there anyone here who has already immigrated that could share info what they did? Chase bank won't accept the temporary green card in my passport, and the Credit Union my husband is part of as a teacher also won't even accept an ACTUAL green card as ID, they need state ID, which I can't get without my SSN. And sadly I'm in a complicated situation with the SSN because I have one with my maiden name from years ago when I was in school in the US but with covid and all the SSA offices closed in our city I can't get an appointment to get my name changed on my card.  If anyone can give direction or point me to another thread on banking in the US that would be great. I'm starting to get frustrated. 

You could try cross border banks like TD to see if they would give you an american account.

[gavinski91 102]

8 minutes ago, Hadarah said:

Hey guys, so I immigrated last week Monday and I can not even tell you how frustrating it is to try to open a bank account in this country. I just tried opening an account with Ally online, and that didn't work out. My husband can't even get me added to his accounts. Is there anyone here who has already immigrated that could share info what they did? Chase bank won't accept the temporary green card in my passport, and the Credit Union my husband is part of as a teacher also won't even accept an ACTUAL green card as ID, they need state ID, which I can't get without my SSN. And sadly I'm in a complicated situation with the SSN because I have one with my maiden name from years ago when I was in school in the US but with covid and all the SSA offices closed in our city I can't get an appointment to get my name changed on my card.  If anyone can give direction or point me to another thread on banking in the US that would be great. I'm starting to get frustrated. 

Seems weird to me that you can't get added to your husband's accounts - I added my wife to my accounts at the beginning of the year before we even started the I-130 and that wasn't an issue. If the issue though is with your SSN (we used my wife's ITIN when adding her to my account) then I suspect you'll have to resolve that first, as that's outside of the bank's control.

[Cath&Claire 150]

18 minutes ago, Hadarah said:

Hey guys, so I immigrated last week Monday and I can not even tell you how frustrating it is to try to open a bank account in this country. I just tried opening an account with Ally online, and that didn't work out. My husband can't even get me added to his accounts. Is there anyone here who has already immigrated that could share info what they did? Chase bank won't accept the temporary green card in my passport, and the Credit Union my husband is part of as a teacher also won't even accept an ACTUAL green card as ID, they need state ID, which I can't get without my SSN. And sadly I'm in a complicated situation with the SSN because I have one with my maiden name from years ago when I was in school in the US but with covid and all the SSA offices closed in our city I can't get an appointment to get my name changed on my card.  If anyone can give direction or point me to another thread on banking in the US that would be great. I'm starting to get frustrated. 

I got added to my wife’s accounts last week.  Wells Fargo ...without an SSN.  

[Akaur 95]

18 minutes ago, Hadarah said:

Hey guys, so I immigrated last week Monday and I can not even tell you how frustrating it is to try to open a bank account in this country. I just tried opening an account with Ally online, and that didn't work out. My husband can't even get me added to his accounts. Is there anyone here who has already immigrated that could share info what they did? Chase bank won't accept the temporary green card in my passport, and the Credit Union my husband is part of as a teacher also won't even accept an ACTUAL green card as ID, they need state ID, which I can't get without my SSN. And sadly I'm in a complicated situation with the SSN because I have one with my maiden name from years ago when I was in school in the US but with covid and all the SSA offices closed in our city I can't get an appointment to get my name changed on my card.  If anyone can give direction or point me to another thread on banking in the US that would be great. I'm starting to get frustrated. 

Bank of America they let my Canadian cousins open an account as well and my husband was able to get onto my account and he still living in Canada. You just need to take your passport 

[Hawk Riders 814]

19 minutes ago, Hadarah said:

point me to another thread on banking in the US that would be great. I'm starting to get frustrated. 

Try some of these

https://www.visajourney.com/sitesearch/?cx=partner-pub-3407508467788263%3A9725800110&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=UTF-8&q=us+banking&sa=Search

[Hadarah 172]

11 minutes ago, Cath&Claire said:

I got added to my wife’s accounts last week.  Wells Fargo ...without an SSN.  

Thanks! Appreciate the tip.

11 minutes ago, Akaur said:

Bank of America they let my Canadian cousins open an account as well and my husband was able to get onto my account and he still living in Canada. You just need to take your passport 

Good to know. Thank you.

[Cath&Claire 150]

5 minutes ago, Hadarah said:

Thanks! Appreciate the tip.

They just wanted my passport.  Was seamless.  

[Hadarah 172]

20 minutes ago, gavinski91 said:

Seems weird to me that you can't get added to your husband's accounts - I added my wife to my accounts at the beginning of the year before we even started the I-130 and that wasn't an issue. If the issue though is with your SSN (we used my wife's ITIN when adding her to my account) then I suspect you'll have to resolve that first, as that's outside of the bank's control.

It's just Chase Bank I think - they won't accept my passport with the Visa as ID. I will try some of the others mentioned.