IR-1/CR-1 Montreal DQ'd private message group goes public part 3

[mam521 2,062]

On 7/10/2021 at 12:17 PM, From_CAN_2_US said:

I have been thinking about this for a while too. After October there are very few applicants on the spreadsheet.

 

Personally, we delayed our marriage due to the pandemic. We wanted to get married when the pandemic hit and then had (or thought we had) no way of being physically together after March 20 2020. It took us 6/7 months to figure out a way to get married... I am sure there are many other Couples like us.

I suspect a lot of people were out of work and opted for AOS as a contributing factor.  

 

On 7/11/2021 at 12:09 AM, Melody1920 said:

For those of you who have interviews in august , are you planning to leave Canada as soon as you get your visa ? How long does it take to get green card after entering usa? Are you planning to come back after getting green card to dispose property , pack up etc … just curious how people have been planning the move as it is so uncertain regarding when you could have got the interview 

Lots of this is on the FAQ.  

 

Greencard can be a couple of weeks or a couple of months.  Your visa in your passport serves as your temporary green card for travel and purposes of employment. 

 

I'd probably forgo activating the visa and then coming back unless you're fully vaccinated because the quarantine rules still apply.  And, well, covid tests are so cheap and fun...NOT!

 

On 7/11/2021 at 8:53 AM, Shumai84 said:

"If your visa application is approved when administrative processing is finished, you will receive notification to collect the passport with the visa from the Loomis branch you selected when you booked your appointment."

 

I saw this in FAQ. Does this mean you get an email notification after the interview when a passport is ready to be picked up at the Canada Post Office you selected as a pick-up location when you registered for the interview? 

 

I'm wondering if directly picking it up at the Canada Post Office is better than selecting  the "priority service" to have my passport delivered to my address. Maybe it will save a couple of days of a passport traveling from the post office to my address and also eliminate the small risk of it getting lost in transit.

If you choose to have your passport delivered by courier, it's not Canada Post.  It's by courier.  It's 6 in one hand, half a dozen in the other as to whether you feel Canada Post is reliable.  

 

15 hours ago, Emilyy said:

Has anyone ever made a definitive list of things that need to be done before leaving Canada permanently? I always feel like I am going to forget things

This is case by case dependent, hence no list.  I'd talk to an accountant if you're worried, bonus points if they are a cross border tax specialist.  I would NOT recommend PWC as I and many of my colleagues have had nothing but issues with their organization in the past.  

[Flowergirl 737 45]

Just another piece of information for those who want to keep their car and are still paying for it. I just found out that you can keep your car loan and take the car with you to the USA, the loan has to continue to come out from a Canadian account. This is from the RBC bank. To cross the border with your car you need a letter from the manufacturer saying your car conforms to all applicable FMVSS standards. If your car does not have a FMVSS sticker on. And you will need to convert it once you are in the States. 

[Fobosdaemios 24]

Has anyone have experience with dr. Cheema? I booked for July 26 but from the email it says report is ready in a week and will be mail to Montreal by the clinic. However, it says on the website that it will be ready in 3 business days for pick up. Could anyone who had done the exam from dr.cheema let me know? My interview is on the August 4th so it would be tight if it takes one week for report to finished and then mail to Montreal.

 

Thanks!

[helloTdot 26]

4 minutes ago, Fobosdaemios said:

Has anyone have experience with dr. Cheema? I booked for July 26 but from the email it says report is ready in a week and will be mail to Montreal by the clinic. However, it says on the website that it will be ready in 3 business days for pick up. Could anyone who had done the exam from dr.cheema let me know? My interview is on the August 4th so it would be tight if it takes one week for report to finished and then mail to Montreal.

 

Thanks!

I had my medical Dr. Cheema morning of June 23rd and received confirmation that the results has been sent to the consulate by morning of June 26th.

[Fobosdaemios 24]

2 minutes ago, helloTdot said:

I had my medical Dr. Cheema morning of June 23rd and received confirmation that the results has been sent to the consulate by morning of June 26th.

Oh, thank you!  Did Dr.Cheema give you any extra documents to give it to the consulate in Montreal?

 

 

[helloTdot 26]

25 minutes ago, Fobosdaemios said:

Oh, thank you!  Did Dr.Cheema give you any extra documents to give it to the consulate in Montreal?

 

 

no, nothing else to bring for the interview. but they will give you a CD that I was told is required at the time of POE and a vaccination sheet for your own personal records.

[Fobosdaemios 24]

44 minutes ago, helloTdot said:

no, nothing else to bring for the interview. but they will give you a CD that I was told is required at the time of POE and a vaccination sheet for your own personal records.

Thank you! 

 

Does anyone know if its faster to pick up the visa at the courier branch in your city or pay for the premium delivery? 

 

Also after the interview, do the I need to return to the consulate for my passport or it will be mailed to my home address along with the visa in a few weeks time?

 

Thanks

[Twiz&Toz 240]

38 minutes ago, Fobosdaemios said:

Thank you! 

 

Does anyone know if its faster to pick up the visa at the courier branch in your city or pay for the premium delivery? 

 

Also after the interview, do the I need to return to the consulate for my passport or it will be mailed to my home address along with the visa in a few weeks time?

 

Thanks

Ur visa will be on a page in ur passport.

[gavinski91 102]

On 7/10/2021 at 10:09 PM, Melody1920 said:

For those of you who have interviews in august , are you planning to leave Canada as soon as you get your visa ? How long does it take to get green card after entering usa? Are you planning to come back after getting green card to dispose property , pack up etc … just curious how people have been planning the move as it is so uncertain regarding when you could have got the interview 

My wife and I have already started packing stuff. Our plan is to be 75% packed by the time of the interview so that we can head out as soon as we get the passport back. Our interview is on a Monday, and our plan is to move the Saturday of the following week.

[gavinski91 102]

On 7/10/2021 at 5:41 AM, T&S_MTL said:

What option did you guys select when registering for the appointment, am I right to think it's the first option? Since Im still having the issue this morning on the site (appointment not ready yet), I just want to make sure I'm doing things right...

Looks like the options that appear vary depending on whether you're on a mobile or desktop device:

[T&S_MTL 113]

Just now, gavinski91 said:

Looks like the options that appear vary depending on whether you're on a mobile or desktop device:

I think the picture I shared is for registering whereas the second one is when you first create your account on the site. And in both case I checked the first option, and was able to register this morning.

[Melody1920 3]

Sorry I am asking this question again because my lawyer is saying I don’t need to upload updated tax transcript but I have read here otherwise 

 

1. do we need to upload the most recent tax transcript or is it Enough to take it to interview

2. Does affidavit of support need to be updated ?

[helloTdot 26]

finally got my visa!!!! time to look for flights. lol

 

for reference I chose the courier option. I got an email that the Consulate shipped Friday afternoon and I received it just this Monday morning.

[NimF 119]

8 hours ago, Melody1920 said:

1. For those of you who have had interview, did you take an updated affidavit of support as instructions just say to bring most recent tax return ?

2. also if you took updated tax return or uploaded it , is the irs transcript sufficient or the whole return ?

3. Btw , our lawyer said we don’t have to upload updated  documents in caec; can just take it with us to interview . What has been your experience 

 

33 minutes ago, Melody1920 said:

Sorry I am asking this question again because my lawyer is saying I don’t need to upload updated tax transcript but I have read here otherwise 

 

1. do we need to upload the most recent tax transcript or is it Enough to take it to interview

2. Does affidavit of support need to be updated ?

 

The short simple answer is no, you don't need to upload it and can bring your documents to the interview and you don't have to update your i864 if nothing has changed. BUT, I would highly advise from personal experience and from what others have expressed in the past to:

 

a) bring updated documents, even updated i864 with new tax info

b) bring all kinds of evidence you have. you got the transcripts, 1040, and W2? bring ALL of them

c) upload documents a few days prior to the interview as well as bring the originals+photocopies to the interview. it will save them (and you) time scanning the documents once you're there and I've read the CO have commented in the past it's helpful and in my interview the CO said "this is gonna save me some time" and ended up asking me no financial questions and (this is completely subjective and in my head) felt the CO was happy I got my documents together and was prepared for the interview which made him more relaxed.

 

So, I'll answer your questions from my experience and based on the above - did you take a new AOS and recent tax return? yes. tax return or transcript? both. upload documents? yes. updated AOS? yes.

[NimF 119]

Received my passport back with IR-1 visa

Planning to cross on 7/29

 

Good luck everyone, the waiting is hard but it will be all worth it when you reunite with your spouse ❤️