Wait time after sending requested documents

[PRboy 0]

My wife had interview at Montreal Embassy end of this March. Officer said everything looks good and took her Canadian passport to issue IV. As we were leaving Montreal we received an email to submit her Indian passport with US visitor visa on it. We mailed the passport through Canada Post next day. Its been around three weeks and the status is still "Refused". When should we expect IV to be issued?

 

PS: We are expecting with delivery date in early July. We are worried about if IV is issued after this date then it will create some issues as baby is not part of the original petition.

Edited April 22 by PRboy

[mam521 2,062]

Did you pay for tracking to ensure that the passport made it to the Consulate?  

 

Montreal is notoriously slow for actually receiving packages and updating cases.  6 to 8 weeks is pretty average for there, although there have been more people reporting updates within a month.  Being of Indian descent, there will be more scrutiny on the AP background checks just due to the similarity in many Indian names.  

 

Don't panic yet - this is not unheard of with the Montreal consulate!  

[PRboy 0]

1 minute ago, mam521 said:

Did you pay for tracking to ensure that the passport made it to the Consulate?  

 

Montreal is notoriously slow for actually receiving packages and updating cases.  6 to 8 weeks is pretty average for there, although there have been more people reporting updates within a month.  Being of Indian descent, there will be more scrutiny on the AP background checks just due to the similarity in many Indian names.  

 

Don't panic yet - this is not unheard of with the Montreal consulate!  

Shipping to Montreal office was covered by US embassy. I just had to drop the passport off at Canada Post. They did provide me with tracking number and it reached 2 days late. Beside that I saw update being made on our case two times after passport was received by them. Status is still refused. 

 

Will there be any issue if baby is delivered before IV is issued?

[mam521 2,062]

1 minute ago, PRboy said:

Shipping to Montreal office was covered by US embassy. I just had to drop the passport off at Canada Post. They did provide me with tracking number and it reached 2 days late. Beside that I saw update being made on our case two times after passport was received by them. Status is still refused. 

 

Will there be any issue if baby is delivered before IV is issued?

Are you a US citizen that meets the requirements for CRBA?  If you do, then you will have to obtain the CRBA before bringing baby to the USA.  

 

If not, the baby needs their own I-130 and to go through the process like mom did.  

[PRboy 0]

13 minutes ago, mam521 said:

Are you a US citizen that meets the requirements for CRBA?  If you do, then you will have to obtain the CRBA before bringing baby to the USA.  

 

If not, the baby needs their own I-130 and to go through the process like mom did.  

No I am not US citizen. We were planning to have my wife cross US border with baby after baby is born and make baby LPR right away. If my wife does not get LPR before baby is born how the baby is supposed to stay alone in Canada while both of us live in US?

[mam521 2,062]

19 hours ago, PRboy said:

No I am not US citizen. We were planning to have my wife cross US border with baby after baby is born and make baby LPR right away. If my wife does not get LPR before baby is born how the baby is supposed to stay alone in Canada while both of us live in US?

The baby is going to have to go through the same process as any LPR.  You can attempt to have the case expedited, but there are no guarantees.  It's just how the rules of the game are.  Your wife's visa will be good until 6 months after her medical.  You guys may have to consider her activating her PR and immediately returning to Canada until baby's case has processed.