Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time-Part 2

[jimmy2k 10]

Finally got the IL this morning.

[mgsctravels 21]

5 minutes ago, jimmy2k said:

Finally got the IL this morning.

 

Congrats! What was your DQ date? I guess maybe another batch went out today?

[jimmy2k 10]

It came from NVC and not Montreal

 

PD FEB2011(IND)
DQ JUN2023
 

Edited August 30 by jimmy2k

[Mazda_Ace 5]

I got my IL this morning as well!

DQ: July, 2023

[JesusisLord24 4]

12 minutes ago, Mazda_Ace said:

I got my IL this morning as well!

DQ: July, 2023

Congratulations to all! @EternalWaitdid you get yours as well? 

[Texasbound1 72]

Congrats to everyone who received an interview letter today! It is really great to see two batches in one month after such a trickle for the past 1.5 years.

[Texasbound1 72]

2 hours ago, Aaron_ said:

Hi Froozion, where do you get antibody test? Thank you

A verbal confirmation is sufficient as well if you had chickenpox.

[ghp2019 1]

got my IL too:
DQ May 2023.
I am new to this forum. Could someone guide me please with the list of documents to prepare and things to do before the interview:
Do we need a new police certificate?
We do not have our vaccination record do we need to get them before the medical appointment.
How/where to scheduale an appointment for medical?
What doucments do we need to present?
are kids under 10 allowed to come to the interview?

 

[rzchen 0]

On 8/10/2024 at 9:22 AM, Texasbound1 said:

My status changed to "in transit" after I received the interview letter. Then yesterday, after I had registered my courier services and interview, the status on CEAC changed to "ready".

May I know which option should be used after the account was created?
1. I need to register an immigrant visa appointment
2. I have received a letter/email from the consular section with instructions to schedule an immigrant visa appointment

or anything else? Thanks

[Texasbound1 72]

1 hour ago, rzchen said:

May I know which option should be used after the account was created?
1. I need to register an immigrant visa appointment
2. I have received a letter/email from the consular section with instructions to schedule an immigrant visa appointment

or anything else? Thanks

The interview letter already has the interview date and  the interview is already scheduled. You only need to register the immigrant visa appointment now which includes picking the delivery of your passport after the visa is issued.

[rzchen 0]

51 minutes ago, Texasbound1 said:

The interview letter already has the interview date and  the interview is already scheduled. You only need to register the immigrant visa appointment now which includes picking the delivery of your passport after the visa is issued.

My wife's passport expired, and she got a new passport. The new passport number does not match DS-260 form. Should she use new passport number to create applicant during registration? Thanks

[EternalWait 77]

9 hours ago, JesusisLord24 said:

Congratulations to all! @EternalWaitdid you get yours as well? 

Nope, they missed me again. Really frustrating 😢

[rzchen 0]

On 4/17/2024 at 9:38 PM, TheMaverick said:

Sorry for the delayed response. It went really good and I was approved. Summary of my journey:

Perm Applied: July 2021

Perm Approved: December 2021

I140(EB-3)premium processing: Feb 2022 approved in 5 days

NVC confirmation email: March 2022

NVC DQ: May 2022

NVC interview notification: Jan 2024

Interview : March 26 2024

NVC status change: 4 updates on CEAC- status was on READY for three weeks after interview

Issued status: April 12 2024

Passports Returned: April 17 2024(not picked up yet)

 

- I travelled to Montreal over the weekend and picked a hotel which was within walking distance from the consulate. My interview was at 7:45 in the morning on the following Tuesday and I did not want to stress on driving in the morning. 
- my family and I did a dry run of walking to the consulate the day prior. Just an advice if you do visit just don’t stop at the entrance and continue walking straight in to the RBC bank. The moment you wait at their doors security will approach you and start questioning. 
- whatever is your interview time, just reach 15 mins in advance. Do not worry about the lineup. When it’s time the security guard knows what is required to be done. 
- please read the requirements of carry bags. They are very particular on what you can carry in and the bag you carry. 
- I followed the checklist of documents available on Montreal site. Apart from that I carried additional secondary documents to be safe but none was requested. The additional documents I carried were all that I submitted at the I140 stage to USCIS with latest W2 and tax returns

 

At the entrance there is a airport type security. Basically anything that can beep as you walk through a metal detector is to be removed and placed in the tray. They provide a small locker to keep your mobile phone. I did not carry mine since I was very close to that place. The security will give you two tokens which will have the same number. You will then be asked to take the elevator and go to the first floor. There will be another guard who will check your token and ask you to have a seat. It’s a pretty tight space and get crowded depending upon time of day. Since my interview was early there were few people but as we got done, the place was full. There are washrooms and a water dispenser on the first floor. 
 

when your number comes up the first counter is a document check counter. Here you submit the first token. Follow the checklist and submit all documents as they request. They will also take your fingerprints and this entire process takes approx 15 mins. 
 

Now you sit back again waiting for the second call. When it’s time you go to the second counter and provide the second token to the officer. The officer I got was super friendly from the get go. They will make you and your family to take an oath that you will answer truthfully. Since I am from EB, they make you sign a form that I will join the same company if approved. 
 

some basic questions:

 

- where is my employer based

- where will you be working in the US

- can you walk me through your profile

- Have you travelled to any other countries recently

- have you lived in any country apart from Canada and your home country

- we’re you ever denied a US Visa or denied admission to the US — my answer was yes and I had to provide an explanation. This question was on the DS260 too and I gave the same answer. I was denied admission while applying for TN at the border for a missing document. I was asked to return with it and was issued the TN 

- when did you last travel to the US and approx length of stay and purpose of visiting

 

At the end he said that your visa is approved. He kept the latest police certificate and returned all prior police certificate. He also returned the certificate from my home country. He said we would receive the passport back in 2 weeks. It took 3 weeks and was scary because of the unusually high admin processing Montreal has been issuing. 
 

This journey with Montreal is finally over. Now starts the next steps of wrapping up and moving over. That is a mammoth task considering all the complications pertaining to taxation/house sale/car sale/ new rental place/ school/ spouse job. 
 

I wish all of you the very best. One final tip, keep your answers short and sweet. One liners and nothing more. 

 

Thanks for all the great information. One question for federal U.S. tax return (Form 1040), Do I just need to print the one from the previous year (2023)?   Can IRS tax return transcript from 2023 be used? Thanks

[Froozion 168]

13 hours ago, Aaron_ said:

Hi Froozion, where do you get antibody test? Thank you

He got a referral from his gp who sent him to a testing lab. So just visit your family doctor 

[Froozion 168]

10 hours ago, ghp2019 said:

got my IL too:
DQ May 2023.
I am new to this forum. Could someone guide me please with the list of documents to prepare and things to do before the interview:
Do we need a new police certificate?
We do not have our vaccination record do we need to get them before the medical appointment.
How/where to scheduale an appointment for medical?
What doucments do we need to present?
are kids under 10 allowed to come to the interview?

 

The list of documents is on the website. Your police report needs to be from the last 12 months. 

 

Yes you need to prep your vaccination record before the medical. 

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MTL-Montreal.html

 

All the information about the medical can be found here. 

 

If you are applying for green cards for the kids they can come. If not you cannot bring anyone who is not applying