Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time-Part 2

[mam521 2,173]

On 1/3/2025 at 8:16 PM, Meyaz said:

We have our interview soon but there are some changes to our plans. My wife is a student and she finishes her studies next year as she is in maternity leave right now. So, the plan is to get the immigrant visa, go to US, stay there one-two months, get the green card and come back to Canada so she can finish her studies.

Will this change of plan cause any problem in the interview?

 

On 1/4/2025 at 10:44 AM, Canadian24 said:

It's the same for my husband, he needs to finish something with his degree and will stay behind for around 1 to 1.5 year. So we are planning to go to the US for a couple of months upon issuance of the greencard and get him an i-131 Re-entry Permit just in case before he goes back to Canada to finish things up (but we won’t say that at the interview).

The expectation is you're moving to the US to be a permanent resident, not a part time resident. The re-entry permit is a good way to manage things.  That said, keep in mind how decisions will be taxed in both countries since you'll be required to file in both the US and Canada.  I highly recommend hiring a GOOD cross-border tax accountant to manage this and your Canadian exit taxes.  

 

On 1/8/2025 at 1:03 PM, SJP2023 said:

yes. It says Payment Received.

As @appleblossom said, after 90 days, send an inquiry.  We waited about 6 months before ours were sent.  Your endorsed I-551 in your passport serves as a temporary greencard for up to a year, so at least you have that!  

[WaitingEB-1AJan23 3]

27 minutes ago, mam521 said:

 

The expectation is you're moving to the US to be a permanent resident, not a part time resident. The re-entry permit is a good way to manage things.  That said, keep in mind how decisions will be taxed in both countries since you'll be required to file in both the US and Canada.  I highly recommend hiring a GOOD cross-border tax accountant to manage this and your Canadian exit taxes.  

 

As @appleblossom said, after 90 days, send an inquiry.  We waited about 6 months before ours were sent.  Your endorsed I-551 in your passport serves as a temporary greencard for up to a year, so at least you have that!  

Hi, i wonder if anyone could recommend a good cross-border tax accountant? 

Edited January 10 by WaitingEB-1AJan23

[AnnaSalu 40]

So, I completed my interview yesterday (Jan 10, 2025) and as expected, I am not put in the Administrative Processing (perhaps due to both country of birth and field of work).

 

The whole process took 2.5 hours from start to finish. Everyone was nice.

 

The status shows "refused" now and I was asked to email my resume, list of publications, etc. (I have already completed the form DS-5535, which was sent to me along with my interview letter). Once they receive my email with resume, they will go ahead and submit the entire package for Administrative Processing. Then the endless wait begins

 

Good luck to you all!

 

 

[monk_yatso 37]

17 minutes ago, AnnaSalu said:

So, I completed my interview yesterday (Jan 10, 2025) and as expected, I am not put in the Administrative Processing (perhaps due to both country of birth and field of work).

 

The whole process took 2.5 hours from start to finish. Everyone was nice.

 

The status shows "refused" now and I was asked to email my resume, list of publications, etc. (I have already completed the form DS-5535, which was sent to me along with my interview letter). Once they receive my email with resume, they will go ahead and submit the entire package for Administrative Processing. Then the endless wait begins

 

Good luck to you all!

 

 

Really sorry to hear this! Hope your AP gets clear asap! One question though, it’s pretty weird to see them requesting list of publications. Are you working in AI?

[AnnaSalu 40]

Just now, monk_yatso said:

Really sorry to hear this! Hope your AP gets clear asap! One question though, it’s pretty weird to see them requesting list of publications. Are you working in AI?

Cybersecurity

[monk_yatso 37]

3 minutes ago, AnnaSalu said:

Cybersecurity

Perhaps if you provided them an updated resume during the interview, it could save some weeks. Nonetheless, NiW APs usually processed pretty fast so far i see. All the best! 

Edited January 11 by monk_yatso

[AnnaSalu 40]

2 minutes ago, monk_yatso said:

Perhaps if you provided them an updated resume during the interview, it could save some weeks. Nonetheless, NiW APs usually processed pretty fast so far i see. All the best! 

Yeah I had my updated resume with me during the interview. The officer reviewed it and asked some questions, and then gave it back and asked me to submit my softcopy resume via email so he could send for AP.

[Aaron_ 26]

42 minutes ago, AnnaSalu said:

Yeah I had my updated resume with me during the interview. The officer reviewed it and asked some questions, and then gave it back and asked me to submit my softcopy resume via email so he could send for AP.

Sorry to hear that. I have a question: do they want you to send them your resume, including a list of publications, or a copy of each publication as well, or just the list?

[AnnaSalu 40]

3 hours ago, Aaron_ said:

Sorry to hear that. I have a question: do they want you to send them your resume, including a list of publications, or a copy of each publication as well, or just the list?

The letter says "list of...". So I sent them just the list...

[monk_yatso 37]

40 minutes ago, AnnaSalu said:

The letter says "list of...". So I sent them just the list...

After talking to some friends i think admin processing is pre-decided. Not instant choice of the visa officer

[AnnaSalu 40]

5 hours ago, monk_yatso said:

After talking to some friends i think admin processing is pre-decided. Not instant choice of the visa officer

Correct, that's why I anticipated it, and that's why I had received the link to DS-5535 with my interview letter and that's why the letter the officer gave me was already printed with my name on it

[BabyLamb123 2]

Hi everyone-

 

EB-3 here. I had my interview last week on January 10th, 2025. Everyone was friendly & very nice! The whole process took around 1.5 hrs for me. 

I was told that I am documentarily complete & if all goes as planned, they should be able to process my visa this week. Does anybody know what to expect from here? My status is still showing as READY...

 

Thanks!

 

 

[WaitingEB-1AJan23 3]

Seems no March invitations yet!! 

[sapkde9 8]

23 hours ago, BabyLamb123 said:

Hi everyone-

 

EB-3 here. I had my interview last week on January 10th, 2025. Everyone was friendly & very nice! The whole process took around 1.5 hrs for me. 

I was told that I am documentarily complete & if all goes as planned, they should be able to process my visa this week. Does anybody know what to expect from here? My status is still showing as READY...

 

Thanks!

 

 

Congratulations !!!    Could you please let us know your timeline?

[monk_yatso 37]

On 1/13/2025 at 12:07 PM, WaitingEB-1AJan23 said:

Seems no March invitations yet!! 

They roll invitations out after 3rd week usually