Not sure which NVC will apply: Montreal vs PK for LPR?

[tophbeifong 0]

Hello, my fiance is a Canadian LPR and I'm filing for him from the US (i'm also an LPR).  As his country of origin is Pakistan, I am not sure to which NVC will apply- the one in Montreal and the one in Pakistan? Do we have a choice? Are wait times better for one than the other? Please any help would be appreciated!

Edited April 7, 2021 by tophbeifong

[payxibka 10,045]

1 minute ago, tophbeifong said:

Hello, my fiance is a Canadian LPR and I'm filing for him from the US (i'm also an LPR).  As his country of origin is Pakistan, I am not sure to which NVC will apply- the one in Montreal and the one in Pakistan? Do we have a choice? Are wait times better for one than the other? Please any help would be appreciated!

Your first problem is that an LPR is ineligible to file for a fiancee. 

 

 

[tophbeifong 0]

Oh I meant once we are married lol! I'm gathering information at this point.

[payxibka 10,045]

2 minutes ago, tophbeifong said:

Oh I meant once we are married lol! I'm gathering information at this point.

NVC will send to the consulate of current residence.  If you want it to go to country of nationality, you will need to request this change.

Edited April 7, 2021 by payxibka

[PaulaCJohnny 713]

2 hours ago, tophbeifong said:

Hello, my fiance is a Canadian LPR and I'm filing for him from the US (i'm also an LPR).  As his country of origin is Pakistan, I am not sure to which NVC will apply- the one in Montreal and the one in Pakistan? Do we have a choice? Are wait times better for one than the other? Please any help would be appreciated!

The case will be send, at the NVC fase, to the US Consulate from the country your future husband is a resident. 

Unfortunately for Pakistani citizens the process time doesn't depend of the Consulate you choose. He will be in AP after his interview like all the others Pakistani and the waiting time can be days, weeks... even years.

Patience will be needed!!

Good luck 

Edited April 7, 2021 by Paula&Johnny

[tophbeifong 0]

2 minutes ago, Paula&Johnny said:

The case will be send, at the NVC fase, to the US Consulate from the country your future husband is a resident. 

Unfortunately for Pakistani citizens the process time doesn't depend of the Consulate you choose. He will be in AP after his interview like all the others Pakistani and the waiting time can be days, weeks... even years.

Patience will be needed!!

Good luck 

Thanks for clarifying the terms there... what do you mean he will be AP though??

[PaulaCJohnny 713]

1 hour ago, tophbeifong said:

Thanks for clarifying the terms there... what do you mean he will be AP though??

Pakistani cases have very long administrative processing because of the extensive background checks that the US DOS has to do on their own. Pakistan doesn't have a good database for background checks so the DOS has to do everything, and in this way will take all the time they needed. 

 

If you made a search here on the VJ about Pakistani citizens cases you will see that this time of "delay" is pretty common. 

 

Are you from Pakistan too?

 

 

Edited April 7, 2021 by Paula&Johnny

[tophbeifong 0]

16 hours ago, Paula&Johnny said:

Pakistani cases have very long administrative processing because of the extensive background checks that the US DOS has to do on their own. Pakistan doesn't have a good database for background checks so the DOS has to do everything, and in this way will take all the time they needed. 

 

If you made a search here on the VJ about Pakistani citizens cases you will see that this time of "delay" is pretty common. 

 

Are you from Pakistan too?

 

 

Hmm you mean a background check after the Interview stage?

[SalishSea 17,828]

6 minutes ago, tophbeifong said:

Hmm you mean a background check after the Interview stage?

Background checks can happen at any stage of the process, but the prolonged APs usually occur after the interview, yes.

[Kastrs 723]

20 hours ago, Paula&Johnny said:

The case will be send, at the NVC fase, to the US Consulate from the country your future husband is a resident. 

Unfortunately for Pakistani citizens the process time doesn't depend of the Consulate you choose. He will be in AP after his interview like all the others Pakistani and the waiting time can be days, weeks... even years.

Patience will be needed!!

Good luck 

HI There

Just want to clarify 

EVERYONE goes into AP for at least a brief period while a visa is actually being issued

as for being in "real" AP, it is true that it seems more likely for Pakis especially men, but not ALL Pakis or all Pak men go into AP, I would say the majority do not go into AP, and it is misinformation to imply that all Pakistanis go into AP

[PaulaCJohnny 713]

4 hours ago, Kastrs said:

HI There

Just want to clarify 

EVERYONE goes into AP for at least a brief period while a visa is actually being issued

as for being in "real" AP, it is true that it seems more likely for Pakis especially men, but not ALL Pakis or all Pak men go into AP, I would say the majority do not go into AP, and it is misinformation to imply that all Pakistanis go into AP

I never told that AP just apply for Pakistani people.

Her case was about a person from this country and that was my comment. 

Everyone that apply to a US visa will have to pass for the same steps, doesn't matter where we are from. Period!

Edited April 8, 2021 by Paula&Johnny

[Kastrs 723]

On 4/8/2021 at 7:25 PM, Paula&Johnny said:

I never told that AP just apply for Pakistani people.

Her case was about a person from this country and that was my comment. 

Everyone that apply to a US visa will have to pass for the same steps, doesn't matter where we are from. Period!

Right, so exactly like I said everyone is in AP for at least a brief period while the visa is being issued

But your statement, that I quoted "He will be in AP after his interview like all the others Pakistani and the waiting time can be days, weeks... even years." implies that all Pakis will be in "real" AP, the AP that is actual checks and not just visa issuing which is incorrect and the statement I was looking to clarify