Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time-Part 2

[Ayodeji Charles 0]

2 hours ago, visazhdun said:

Had my interview at Montreal today and wanted to share my experience. Came 5 min early and had to wait for ~20 min outside since there was a line to get in. 

As others said it started from a security check: small bags were allowed, no backpacks. There were plenty of lockers available to leave your phone there. It's not that tiny actually - fits 2 wallets and 2 phones easily. After that we were given a yellow card with the list of documents to keep ready and a ticket with the number in line. Had to wait for an hour to get called for documents check. 

 

To those asking about the employment letter - mine did not have a wet ink signature or stamp and it was all good. My employer sent it to me by email so I just printed it out and there were no questions asked. 

Someone here mentioned that they do ask for a passport with US visa if you had any. I had US tourist visa in an old expired passport and was asked to show it.

 

After that waited for another ~30 min to get called for fingerprints and 40 more min for the interview. Interview took about 15-20 min total and they did not ask for any additional documents in my case. I'm EB-3 and was asked to describe my job responsibilities, where I am planning to work in US (my employer has several locations in US). Also questions like if I've been to US before, how long we've been married, if either of us had any problems with visas in the past, etc.

Was approved by the officer and told to wait for 2 weeks to get our passports back.

The whole thing took 2,5 hours.

Congratulations!

 

General question.

2 hours ago, visazhdun said:

Had my interview at Montreal today and wanted to share my experience. Came 5 min early and had to wait for ~20 min outside since there was a line to get in. 

As others said it started from a security check: small bags were allowed, no backpacks. There were plenty of lockers available to leave your phone there. It's not that tiny actually - fits 2 wallets and 2 phones easily. After that we were given a yellow card with the list of documents to keep ready and a ticket with the number in line. Had to wait for an hour to get called for documents check. 

 

To those asking about the employment letter - mine did not have a wet ink signature or stamp and it was all good. My employer sent it to me by email so I just printed it out and there were no questions asked. 

Someone here mentioned that they do ask for a passport with US visa if you had any. I had US tourist visa in an old expired passport and was asked to show it.

 

After that waited for another ~30 min to get called for fingerprints and 40 more min for the interview. Interview took about 15-20 min total and they did not ask for any additional documents in my case. I'm EB-3 and was asked to describe my job responsibilities, where I am planning to work in US (my employer has several locations in US). Also questions like if I've been to US before, how long we've been married, if either of us had any problems with visas in the past, etc.

Was approved by the officer and told to wait for 2 weeks to get our passports back.

The whole thing took 2,5 hours.

Please, is Job offer a compulsory document at the point of interview in Montreal.

[monk_yatso 15]

6 hours ago, visazhdun said:

Had my interview at Montreal today and wanted to share my experience. Came 5 min early and had to wait for ~20 min outside since there was a line to get in. 

As others said it started from a security check: small bags were allowed, no backpacks. There were plenty of lockers available to leave your phone there. It's not that tiny actually - fits 2 wallets and 2 phones easily. After that we were given a yellow card with the list of documents to keep ready and a ticket with the number in line. Had to wait for an hour to get called for documents check. 

 

To those asking about the employment letter - mine did not have a wet ink signature or stamp and it was all good. My employer sent it to me by email so I just printed it out and there were no questions asked. 

Someone here mentioned that they do ask for a passport with US visa if you had any. I had US tourist visa in an old expired passport and was asked to show it.

 

After that waited for another ~30 min to get called for fingerprints and 40 more min for the interview. Interview took about 15-20 min total and they did not ask for any additional documents in my case. I'm EB-3 and was asked to describe my job responsibilities, where I am planning to work in US (my employer has several locations in US). Also questions like if I've been to US before, how long we've been married, if either of us had any problems with visas in the past, etc.

Was approved by the officer and told to wait for 2 weeks to get our passports back.

The whole thing took 2,5 hours.

Congrats 😊😊

[visazhdun 6]

6 hours ago, Ayodeji Charles said:

Congratulations!

 

General question.

Please, is Job offer a compulsory document at the point of interview in Montreal.

The letter from employer is compulsory. It should state your role, responsibilities and that your employer is waiting for you to work in US.

[Canadian24 4]

10 hours ago, visazhdun said:

Had my interview at Montreal today and wanted to share my experience. Came 5 min early and had to wait for ~20 min outside since there was a line to get in. 

As others said it started from a security check: small bags were allowed, no backpacks. There were plenty of lockers available to leave your phone there. It's not that tiny actually - fits 2 wallets and 2 phones easily. After that we were given a yellow card with the list of documents to keep ready and a ticket with the number in line. Had to wait for an hour to get called for documents check. 

 

To those asking about the employment letter - mine did not have a wet ink signature or stamp and it was all good. My employer sent it to me by email so I just printed it out and there were no questions asked. 

Someone here mentioned that they do ask for a passport with US visa if you had any. I had US tourist visa in an old expired passport and was asked to show it.

 

After that waited for another ~30 min to get called for fingerprints and 40 more min for the interview. Interview took about 15-20 min total and they did not ask for any additional documents in my case. I'm EB-3 and was asked to describe my job responsibilities, where I am planning to work in US (my employer has several locations in US). Also questions like if I've been to US before, how long we've been married, if either of us had any problems with visas in the past, etc.

Was approved by the officer and told to wait for 2 weeks to get our passports back.

The whole thing took 2,5 hours.

Congrats! And thank you for the detailed info!

[canadian85 24]

21 hours ago, JBG123 said:

That’s all mine had on it. 
 
We received our passports back today by courier. 
 

Going to cross the border in a few hours

@JBG123 - how did the border crossing go?  anything to keep in mind.

[EB5_lurker 0]

20 hours ago, monk_yatso said:

EB1 has sheer advantage in terms of priority date being current. Otherwise, according to Montreal’s progress so far, you can expect IL by April 2025. 

Does EB5 follow the same schedule as EB1/2/3 ? I have Aug-2024 DQ date and is it too optimistic to expect interview invite by April 2025 ?

[appleblossom 2,484]

3 hours ago, visazhdun said:

The letter from employer is compulsory. It should state your role, responsibilities and that your employer is waiting for you to work in US.

 

Not necessarily, it depends on the category. EB2-NIW doesn't require a job offer, neither does EB1-A. @Ayodeji Charles seems to be an EB1 applicant, but not sure if it's A/B/C. 

 

@Ayodeji Charles, please fill in your timeline, thanks.

[Canadian24 4]

22 minutes ago, EB5_lurker said:

Does EB5 follow the same schedule as EB1/2/3 ? I have Aug-2024 DQ date and is it too optimistic to expect interview invite by April 2025 ?

I am EB1 so I am not an expert on EB5, but from my understanding and from what I read here for a year, once you DQ, all employment based are in the same queue. So yes you would probably get your interview letter around April 2025. The thing to look though, is to look if your priority date is being current. You can look in the Visa Bulletin. The visa bulletin seems to say that if your country of chargeability is Canada (not China or India), you are always current like EB1. So yes around April 2025. The last Visa Bulletin: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2025/visa-bulletin-for-november-2024.html

[canadian85 24]

How to pay the USCIS Immigrant fee?

Where is the DOS ID?

[Ayodeji Charles 0]

4 hours ago, appleblossom said:

 

Not necessarily, it depends on the category. EB2-NIW doesn't require a job offer, neither does EB1-A. @Ayodeji Charles seems to be an EB1 applicant, but not sure if it's A/B/C. 

 

@Ayodeji Charles, please fill in your timeline, thanks.

Thank you! Mine is EB1-A

[appleblossom 2,484]

5 minutes ago, Ayodeji Charles said:

Thank you! Mine is EB1-A

 

Then no job offer required.

[Aaron_ 24]

1 hour ago, canadian85 said:

How to pay the USCIS Immigrant fee?

Where is the DOS ID?

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-fees/uscis-immigrant-fee it's worth checking. Good Luck!

[JBG123 4]

Does anyone know what is required to get a new Canadian passport once the green card has been activated? My wife wants to change the name on her passport to her married name and eventually change the name on the green card as well.

[Froozion 168]

Hi all, 

 

Just wanted to give a final update. 

We crossed the border on 18th october. Received our SSN on 1st November. Received our green card 8th November. 

 

Thank you for all the help and support in this group over the years. Good luck to everyone else still in the process. I wish you fast interview letters and no AP for you all. Good luck!

[canadian85 24]

2 hours ago, Froozion said:

Hi all, 

 

Just wanted to give a final update. 

We crossed the border on 18th october. Received our SSN on 1st November. Received our green card 8th November. 

 

Thank you for all the help and support in this group over the years. Good luck to everyone else still in the process. I wish you fast interview letters and no AP for you all. Good luck!

Congratulations. So happy for you! You have been very helpful and responsive on this forum. All the best for the future!