part IV, the big IR1/CR1 DQ'd message group...

[lemurianelf 19]

12 hours ago, kryptonite said:

Yeah it truly was a good spot. Not really a private interview though lol. 
 

Off the top of my head, one lady stayed in the US over 6 months and they wanted to look into that, one person had their police certificate from another country that wasn’t the right one, another person’s story was all over the place and she was also missing some documents so they needed those submitted. 

Well I'm sending you the best vibes so this adventure ends in less than a few weeks!

[M.Knaebel 25]

On 11/5/2022 at 11:19 AM, NYQC said:

we were DQd september 2 so hopefully you and i are in the same boat and get our letters this month! i haven’t seen any dates for october interview letters. keep us posted! 

October interview letters came out on the 20th or so and covered DQ dates from end of July to approximately August 17th.

I know this from a group chat I'm in where people got their interview letters.  @ksadams would be the only person on the spreadsheet who would have fallen in that round.

 

August 29th DQ for me - hoping we both get ILs this month!

[NYQC 5]

4 minutes ago, M.Knaebel said:

October interview letters came out on the 20th or so and covered DQ dates from end of July to approximately August 17th.

I know this from a group chat I'm in where people got their interview letters.  @ksadams would be the only person on the spreadsheet who would have fallen in that round.

 

August 29th DQ for me - hoping we both get ILs this month!

i’m sure we all will be this month! i keep telling myself that anyway so we can finally go! so much is hanging on this one last step 

[hilaryb 11]

Got my tracking info this morning around 11:30, and notice it’s been picked up by purolator about an hour ago. Status changed from refused to issued-final processing on nov 3rd. 4 and a half weeks after my interview and a sure end is finally in sight! 

[lemurianelf 19]

40 minutes ago, hilaryb said:

Got my tracking info this morning around 11:30, and notice it’s been picked up by purolator about an hour ago. Status changed from refused to issued-final processing on nov 3rd. 4 and a half weeks after my interview and a sure end is finally in sight! 

Congrats!!! I picked up my passport this morning. Don't forget to pay the green card $220 fee before heading to the border.

[Lele22 0]

On 11/7/2022 at 9:45 AM, M.Knaebel said:

October interview letters came out on the 20th or so and covered DQ dates from end of July to approximately August 17th.

I know this from a group chat I'm in where people got their interview letters.  @ksadams would be the only person on the spreadsheet who would have fallen in that round.

 

August 29th DQ for me - hoping we both get ILs this month!

Please keep us posted if any of you received in IL, I am Dqd September 23rd, and prying will receive it this month too. 

[kkeys 40]

Interviewing tomorrow morning! Wish me luck everyone! 

Will update on everything tomorrow afternoon, including how my  medical went, where I'm staying in Montreal and so on! Been so so busy this month getting things together I haven't had a chance to update here ! ❤️

[lemurianelf 19]

4 minutes ago, kkeys said:

Interviewing tomorrow morning! Wish me luck everyone! 

Will update on everything tomorrow afternoon, including how my  medical went, where I'm staying in Montreal and so on! Been so so busy this month getting things together I haven't had a chance to update here ! ❤️

Best of luck ! The interview itself was the easiest part of the process for me. Almost there 👍

[oscarrifici 10]

2 hours ago, Lele22 said:

Please keep us posted if any of you received in IL, I am Dqd September 23rd, and prying will receive it this month too. 

DQ'd the same time as you. lets keep each other posted 😁

[Van24 13]

I am from different category, but try to read everything everywhere.
I remember several weeks ago I saw here several recommendations for transportation companies (moving from Canada to US), but cannot find it unfortunately. 

Could you please point me in the right direction?

[Lele22 0]

9 hours ago, oscarrifici said:

DQ'd the same time as you. let's keep each other posted 😁

For sure, hopefully, we will get invited this month. 😊

[kkeys 40]

Approved on the spot this morning !!! 🎉

[mike_b2020 14]

8 hours ago, Van24 said:

I am from different category, but try to read everything everywhere.
I remember several weeks ago I saw here several recommendations for transportation companies (moving from Canada to US), but cannot find it unfortunately. 

Could you please point me in the right direction?

I haven’t booked or moved yet. But I’m looking at either using UBOX (Uhaul) or PODS. 

[waterlooengineer 30]

Hey VJ team,

 

I had my interview this morning at 8:30 am and was approved on spot!

 

I carried all the documents that I had uploaded for NVC: Sponsor's i864 and taxes docs, Joint sponsor's i864 and taxes docs, all my civil documents. They only asked for the original police certificate ( I had 2 original and 1 copy but they accepted that), my birth certificate and marriage certificate. 

I showed up at the consulate around 8:20 and was let in immediately. There were no line ups fortunately (when I was leaving around 10 am, there was a line outside of about 12-15 people). 

Inside the building, first thing was security. That took a good 10-15 minutes. There were 3 families in front of me. Mine was done in less than a minute. Deposited my cell phone and apple watch in the locker and up I went. It took about 50ish minutes for my number to be called and I submitted all the documents at the first counter. This is where the first set of fingerprints were taken. As mentioned, only my civil documents were asked and nothing else. Then I returned to my seat. As soon as I sat, my number showed up again, this time at a different counter. I thought it was for the interview and was surprised it only took a min. Lol turns out it was an error on their side and the lady at the counter asked me for my passport and civil docs, to which I told that I am already done with the process. She said sorry, that was an error on their side and told me she will forward me to the interview. I went back to sitting and then in about 10 minutes, my number was called again. This is where the interview took place. The interviewer was a very nice lady. 

Asked the general questions. How did me and my spouse met. What is my job. And my travel history. She took my left hand fingerprints and said she is approving my visa. 

I was done with the entire process in about 90 minutes and was out of the building around 10 am. 

 

TBH I was stressed about being put into admin processing, since I have lived in the middle east and have visited certain countries that US treats as high risk. But I am glad it was a smooth process.

 

I stayed at the Marriot hotel which is about a 6 min walk to the consulate. Since my interview was on Monday morning, we made a trip out of it and stayed the entire weekend. 

 

Status was change to issued around 12:30 pm today so that was pretty fast!! 

 

All in all a good and a smooth interview experience. Thanks VJ fam!

[Hawk Riders 814]

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