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

[Cath&Claire 150]

1 hour ago, Lovepeace0303 said:

Hoping for some goooood interview news this week for Jan/Feb DQs! 🤞🏼😊 

 

P.S. You know it’s definitely been a long wait when VJ emails to check in on you (because it’s been 6+ months since there’s been any new activity/movement on your timeline). LOL

 

We’ll get through this! 🙏🏽

If all goes well, you should be hearing pretty soon!  🤞🏻 

[Dbrennan 121]

On 10/16/2020 at 2:31 PM, DGF said:

Just got back from my medical with Dr. Cheema. I think I saw him for 2-3 minutes total. They took my height and weight and then he rapid fire asked me questions about my medical history, took my temperature, listened to my chest, and looked at my eyes. He asked me 3 times if I had any history of mental health issues but I think that's because my heart was racing due to a stressful drive over haha. Then he left and said that's all they can do due to covid 🤷‍♀️ They take digital photos and send the results directly to the consulate, but you still have to either go pick up the xray cd or have it sent to you. Xray is fast (pay parking behind the building, everything in front is reserved for other businesses), lifelabs is slow (do the save my spot thing, I did it after Dr. Cheema's office and still had an hour wait). Things seem pretty normal otherwise. Started at 7:30 and was done before 11. 

It wouldn’t be an issue for medical if I had mental health issues right?

[DGF 730]

39 minutes ago, Dbrennan said:

It wouldn’t be an issue for medical if I had mental health issues right?

I don't think so, but they do ask you to bring medical records and a letter from your doctor. Are you going to Dr. Cheema? I can send you his "how to prepare" document if you are. 

[Dbrennan 121]

8 minutes ago, DGF said:

I don't think so, but they do ask you to bring medical records and a letter from your doctor. Are you going to Dr. Cheema? I can send you his "how to prepare" document if you are. 

Yeah I’m planning on going to him! That would be great if you could send that to me!

[bort_s 63]

1 hour ago, DGF said:

I don't think so, but they do ask you to bring medical records and a letter from your doctor. Are you going to Dr. Cheema? I can send you his "how to prepare" document if you are. 

I would be interested in this as well. This is who I am planning to go to for my medical as well. 

[Ontarkie 14,228]

10 hours ago, Jacqueline H said:

Hello,

 

Does anyone know what the correct procedure is for applying for your green card, but wanting your married name on it which doesn't appear on any of my documents, immigrant visa was not in my married name.  Do I have to apply, then apply for a name change and pay for that OR is there a simpler way to apply the first time with marriage certificate document?  Does anyone have the answer to this question?

 

3 hours ago, Hadarah said:

I did my Visa application in my married name so I’m not sure 🤔 

In case any others come along with this question. The easiest way to have your GC come in your married name is to change your passport before you get your visa. The visa must match your passport so no matter what names you put down on the forms they go by the passport. 

[Kimchi 190]

6 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

 

In case any others come along with this question. The easiest way to have your GC come in your married name is to change your passport before you get your visa. The visa must match your passport so no matter what names you put down on the forms they go by the passport. 

Have any Quebec residents been able to do this? I was under the impression you couldn’t change your name to your married name here. 

[rafale1973 141]

17 minutes ago, MWhite said:

Have any Quebec residents been able to do this? I was under the impression you couldn’t change your name to your married name here. 

As a Quebec resident, I tried to get it change as the law says that if we got married outside of Quebec we would be possibly allowed. I got married in Florida, but because my husband isnt a permanent resident and doesn't have an health card here, I can't add his name to my card (which is the only card that would have work with the married name to get a new passport). The province is so retarded (I'm from Quebec, I can insult it ahhaa) That since april 1981, no women is allowed to take the name of her husband as the province government doesn't want the women to be dependent of their husband.. okay maybe they were before, but c'mon stupid province evolve, let us choose. I hate my province and I can't wait to go away. 

 

On that note, no, no Quebec resident is allow to change their name for their husband name. I am planning to ask the officer at the interview what I can do as this is a problem for us, I really want to take my husband name and the province doesn't allow me. Hopefully, I'll have an interview letter very soon. 

[Kimchi 190]

4 minutes ago, rafale1973 said:

As a Quebec resident, I tried to get it change as the law says that if we got married outside of Quebec we would be possibly allowed. I got married in Florida, but because my husband isnt a permanent resident and doesn't have an health card here, I can't add his name to my card (which is the only card that would have work with the married name to get a new passport). The province is so retarded (I'm from Quebec, I can insult it ahhaa) That since april 1981, no women is allowed to take the name of her husband as the province government doesn't want the women to be dependent of their husband.. okay maybe they were before, but c'mon stupid province evolve, let us choose. I hate my province and I can't wait to go away. 

 

On that note, no, no Quebec resident is allow to change their name for their husband name. I am planning to ask the officer at the interview what I can do as this is a problem for us, I really want to take my husband name and the province doesn't allow me. Hopefully, I'll have an interview letter very soon. 

Yeah well at the interview they won’t do it as your visa has to match your passport for when you immigrate. 
They don’t want us to be dependent on the husband but I guess now we are dependent on the province. 🙄

Make it make sense. 

[rafale1973 141]

14 minutes ago, MWhite said:

Yeah well at the interview they won’t do it as your visa has to match your passport for when you immigrate. 
They don’t want us to be dependent on the husband but I guess now we are dependent on the province. 🙄

Make it make sense. 

I’m planning to ask the officer what I need to do once in the states. I guess I might have to wait 3 years to be able to change it... already been two because of this stupid province... so tired of Quebec

[murrv 8]

Hey guys, I have a question. I'm K1 but it seems like this thread has a lot of experience so I was hoping someone might be able to help.

 

I had my interview on Wednesday the 14th. They told me that in between when you go up to the window to give your documents and the interview they usually run a background check which usually comes back immediately. They told me I was approved at my interview however they said the background check hadn't come back yet. They said they had no reason to suspect that there would be anything in the background check (which there shouldn't be) so they were going to tell me I was approved but it was technically pending this background check. I asked if this could cause any delays and he said no it should be back by the end of the day.

 

My status on CEAC still says Application Received - and in fine print says please check back 2 business days after an appointment. 

 

I'm trying not to worry but my medical expires in December and I have to give notice at work and my apartment so I really need to know soon to be able to move by the medical expiry date (I also had to get a follow up test for the medical so if it expires it would take me months to get another medical finished).

 

Has anyone else experienced this?

[mam521 2,063]

On 10/15/2020 at 3:38 PM, wordsfromdani said:

......how the **** do they mess up 1 out of 3? ergh....I can feel your pain from here. 

 

On 10/15/2020 at 4:39 PM, jackanddeona said:

Don't you know? They expect applicants to have everything perfect and one little mistake can set you back weeks but they could care less about being accurate on their end. The box for green cards is probably just a mix of ir and cr and they just close their eyes and grab one.

Pretty sure it's this one ^^^.  I'm pretty annoyed that it's messed up.  I'm guessing that when I was checking, I grabbed my daughter's card twice (I was looking at last names and theirs is different to mine) rather than hers and her brother's.  I'm pretty annoyed. 

 

On 10/15/2020 at 6:22 PM, Airline Pilot said:

I have a tentative surgery date already. Once my wife crosses I am planning to take the earliest date possible. Could be as soon as Nov 10th if this all goes quickly. I think this time around my wife will become a US citizen. Not that I ever will consider working out of the US again after going through this nightmare. The first time we went through this it took less than 4 months on an I-130. I still cant wrap my head around how hard this has become.

Amen to the challenge.  I was in the US on a L1 before.  You'd think since I was a contributor to the tax pool and a contributor to my community that it would be easier.  Nope.  

 

On 10/16/2020 at 9:29 AM, ReadIcculus said:

My husband picked up his passport today! He didn't get a packet to take to the border though- he got the welcome to the USA letter, our documents, and that's it. Is he supposed to have some sealed thing to take with him?

Nope.  He can look at the visa in his passport.  It should say under annotations (above the long number at the bottom, beside the photo) under Annotation - IV DOCS IN CCD.  That's the repository for the packet people used to get and that was the part TSC seemed to have not known about for a long time when people were waiting on GC delivery.  

[Hawk Riders 814]

2 hours ago, rafale1973 said:

I’m planning to ask the officer what I need to do once in the states. I guess I might have to wait 3 years to be able to change it... already been two because of this stupid province... so tired of Quebec

You're moving to FL?

https://www.flcourts.org/content/download/403305/file/982a.pdf

[Hawk Riders 814]

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[Ontarkie 14,228]

4 hours ago, MWhite said:

Have any Quebec residents been able to do this? I was under the impression you couldn’t change your name to your married name here. 

Sadly you are stuck. Once you enter the US you can either pay the hefty fee to change your GC or wait until ROC if you will be getting the 2 yr card. 

3 hours ago, rafale1973 said:

As a Quebec resident, I tried to get it change as the law says that if we got married outside of Quebec we would be possibly allowed. I got married in Florida, but because my husband isnt a permanent resident and doesn't have an health card here, I can't add his name to my card (which is the only card that would have work with the married name to get a new passport). The province is so retarded (I'm from Quebec, I can insult it ahhaa) That since april 1981, no women is allowed to take the name of her husband as the province government doesn't want the women to be dependent of their husband.. okay maybe they were before, but c'mon stupid province evolve, let us choose. I hate my province and I can't wait to go away. 

 

On that note, no, no Quebec resident is allow to change their name for their husband name. I am planning to ask the officer at the interview what I can do as this is a problem for us, I really want to take my husband name and the province doesn't allow me. Hopefully, I'll have an interview letter very soon. 

I know it's so backwards it's crazy. 

3 hours ago, rafale1973 said:

I’m planning to ask the officer what I need to do once in the states. I guess I might have to wait 3 years to be able to change it... already been two because of this stupid province... so tired of Quebec

Once in the US and you get your GC you either wait until ROC if you are getting the 2yr card or pay to have it changed. I don't remember how much it was.