Documents after pick up question

[K.D.C 2]

My documents are ready to be picked up at my courier. I have a question for those that have received thier passports back. When I get my package do I open the envelope? I remember reading somewhere that you open the first envelope but you don't open a second envelope inside the package (which is marked). Kinda a silly question but I don't want to mess up at this stage. 

[Loren Y 2,755]

Depends on the embassy.  Back in 2018 when my now wife came she had the 2 envelopes,  first one you open to get to the passport,  2nd one you keep sealed until POE. Just last month I went to pick up my stepson and his immigrant visa at the post office,  and it's just one envelope, everything is transmitted electronically now. No matter what you have to open the first envelope to get to your passport.  If there's nothing else in there like another envelope that says do not open, then everything is electronically transmitted.  You should have a letter that states that in the package. 

[Chancy 6,241]

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2 hours ago, K.D.C said:

When I get my package do I open the envelope? I remember reading somewhere that you open the first envelope but you don't open a second envelope inside the package (which is marked).

 

You will need to open the package to get your passport.  If you are pursuing a spouse visa from the consulate in Montreal, it is unlikely that you will get an envelope marked "DO NOT OPEN".  Your spouse visa will likely have an annotation that says "IV DOCS IN CCD", which means your case files will be transmitted to DHS electronically.

 

[K.D.C 2]

Wonderful! Thank you so much