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Vin75   0

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My wifes I-130 was approved last month. My wife contacted the NVC to find out the status of her paperwork and they told her that they sent it off and that her interview is going to be in Montreal. My wife is from Edmonton, Montreal is all the way on the other side of the country why would they not send her to Vancouver?

I just checked the Montreal wait time for interview is 5-7 months. Vancouver wait time is 2-5 days.

My wife's I-129F was also approved today. Not sure what to do at this point.

K3 and CR1 Timeline

08/12/2006 - Married in Canada

08/23/2006 - Filed I-130

08/29/2006 - NOA for I-130

02/24/2007 - Filed I-129

03/05/2007 - NOA for I-129

03/15/2007 - Transfer Notice for I-129 to VSC for processing

05/07/2007 - Transfer Notice for I-130 to CSC for processing

05/15/2007 - Receipt Notice for I-130 now pending at CSC

05/30/2007 - Transfer Notice for I-129 to CSC for processing

06/08/2007 - Receipt Notice for I-129 now pending at CSC

07/13/2007 - I-130 Approved

08/15/2007 - I-129 Approved

08/22/2007 - Return Completed DS-3032 / Paid I-864 Bill

09/05/2007 - I-130 sent to Montreal Consulate

09/07/2007 - I-129 sent to Vancouver Consulate

09/14/2007 - I-129 recieved by Vancouver Consulate

09/15/2007 - Recieved IV bil

09/19/2007 - Paid IV bill

09/20/2007 - Packet recieved from Vancouver Consulate

11/08/2007 - Interview with Vancouver Consulate

11/16/2007 - K3 Visa recieved

03/25/2008 - Interview letter with MTL for CR1 recv'd

05/23/2008 - Interview with MTL consulate for CR1 - update: CR1 approved and recieved!

05/23/2008 - Rentry into the US with approved CR1 in hand.

06/13/2008 - Welcome letter NOA

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Now I've only heard this through the grapevine - nothing official, but all I130s go to MTL and K3s can go to either MTL or Vancouver. So hopefully with the K3 things will go to Vancouver for you guys. We are in Sask. so we're hoping also to go to Vancouver.

Marriage : 1995 - 13 years of marriage and 2 children together

Living in the USA

K3 info in timeline

2007-Nov-21: Mailed AOS/EAD

2007-Nov-29: AOS/EAD received

2007-Dec-4: Notice date

2007-Dec-11: Received NOA's via snail mail

2007-Dec-12:Received Biometrics appt

2007-Dec-21: Biometrics appt completed and USCIS "touched" applications

2008-Jan-24: EAD card ordered - received email notice from CRIS

2008-Feb-1 : EAD approval notice mailed- received email notice

2008-Feb-4 : EAD card received in mail (11 days from when it was ordered)

2008-Mar-16: Touch on I-129F - huh?

2008-May 2: Received Interview date via snail mail letter

2008-June 11: Interview at SF office - Approved!!! Green Card ordered

2008-June 23: received Green Card in mail

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Marilyn. Grand Master

Marilyn.   340

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It is very official...

Cr1 interviews are always done at Montreal and K1 and K3 visas interviews are done either in Vancouver or Montreal depending on where you live....

i am from the Vancouver, BC area and I had to go all the way to Montreal for my CR1 visa interview... it wasn't that bad...

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well dont worry, i think u still guessing i dont think so they will give her 7 months to get her interview and if that happy that mean it's the embassy so busy!! anyways Congratulations to the approval and good luck !!!

بســــم اللـــــه الــــرحمـن الــــرحــــيم

My N-400 timeline, I hope it will help - Local Office (Chula Vista Field Office - San Diego)

10/01/2010: Application was sent.

10/04/2010: Application was received.

10/06/2010: Email received "Application has been received" & Noticed Date.

10/07/2010: "Touch"

10/08/2010: "Touch" & Check was Cashed

10/09/2010: NOA1 Received via mail.

10/22/2010: Status Changed Online "Request for evidence" It was for Biometrics.

10/25/2010: Request for evidence recieved "Biometrics Notice".

11/18/2010: Biometrics date ==> 11:00AM. Biometrics was taken On time.

12/03/2010: "Yellow Letter" Received.

12/06/2010: "Touch" Case Moved to "Testing and Interview".

12/08/2010: Interview Letter received via mail.

01/13/2011: Interview Date. Done, " Thanks To ALLAH, I Passed the Test.

01/18/2011: Oath Letter was Sent.

01/20/2011: Oath Letter Recieved via mail.

01/28/2011: Oath Date. ==> Done, I am a U.S. Citizen

01/31/2011: Applied for a U.S. Passport Book, And, U.S. Passport Card.

02/25/2011: Passport Book's Received.

02/26/2011: Passport Card's Received.

02/28/2011: Certificate Of Naturalization's Returned.

Game Over.

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Flames9_RN   358

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I belive this happened to another VJ'er awhile back!! They were doing a k1 or k3 and lived out west, BUT somehow they were scheduled to goto Mtl!! I believe they just emailed Mtl and got everything transferred to Van!

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

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Yup, her CR-1/IR-1 interview will be in Montreal (no choice in that matter). If you continue to pursue the K3, it will be in Vancouver. You've still got several months of processing the CR-1/IR-1 through the NVC though even before it gets to Montreal.

At this point, the K3 will go to the NVC and then directly to Vancouver. So given the current timeframes, probably 2 months for an interview from today provided she returns the checklist and other required docs to Vancouver in a speedy fashion.

The CR-1 will be a few months at NVC and then waiting for an interview at Montreal. They've been agonisingly slow this summer but previously they've scheduled around 2-4 months from case complete (longer this past spring/summer though).

Good luck deciding which route you'll take. You could always take both though... get her to the U.S. faster on the K3 and fly back to Montreal for the CR-1 interview. Sure beats doing AOS.

K3 Timeline - 2006-11-20 to 2007-03-19

See the comments section in my timeline for full details of my K3 dates, transfers and touches. Also see my Vancouver consulate review and my POE review.

AOS & EAD Timeline

2007-04-16: I-485 and I-765 sent to Chicago (My AOS/EAD checklist)

2007-04-17: Received at Chicago

2007-04-23: NOA1 date (both)

2007-05-10: Biometrics appointment (both - Biometrics review)

2007-06-05: AOS interview letter date

2007-06-13: AOS interview letter received in mail

2007-07-03: EAD card production ordered

2007-07-07: EAD card received! (yay!)

2007-08-23: AOS interview (Documents / Interview review)

2007-08-23: Green card production ordered!!!

2007-08-24: Welcome notice mailed!

2007-08-27: Green card production ordered again... ?

2007-08-28: Welcome notice received!

2007-09-01: Green card received!

Done with USCIS until May 23, 2009!

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back in 2005, I waited around 2 months... from case complete at NVC to date of my interview ...( this was for the CR1 visa interview)...

i guess they have slowed down a lot since then...

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I think the last of the 2 month waiting for CR-1 interviews group was Our Mao and Riblet earlier this year. Then interviews just ground to a halt...

K3 Timeline - 2006-11-20 to 2007-03-19

See the comments section in my timeline for full details of my K3 dates, transfers and touches. Also see my Vancouver consulate review and my POE review.

AOS & EAD Timeline

2007-04-16: I-485 and I-765 sent to Chicago (My AOS/EAD checklist)

2007-04-17: Received at Chicago

2007-04-23: NOA1 date (both)

2007-05-10: Biometrics appointment (both - Biometrics review)

2007-06-05: AOS interview letter date

2007-06-13: AOS interview letter received in mail

2007-07-03: EAD card production ordered

2007-07-07: EAD card received! (yay!)

2007-08-23: AOS interview (Documents / Interview review)

2007-08-23: Green card production ordered!!!

2007-08-24: Welcome notice mailed!

2007-08-27: Green card production ordered again... ?

2007-08-28: Welcome notice received!

2007-09-01: Green card received!

Done with USCIS until May 23, 2009!

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My wifes I-130 was approved last month. My wife contacted the NVC to find out the status of her paperwork and they told her that they sent it off and that her interview is going to be in Montreal. My wife is from Edmonton, Montreal is all the way on the other side of the country why would they not send her to Vancouver?

I just checked the Montreal wait time for interview is 5-7 months. Vancouver wait time is 2-5 days.

My wife's I-129F was also approved today. Not sure what to do at this point.

VIN -

I noticed that you said that you just checked the Montreal wait time for interviews.

How/where do you go to to check the wait time?

I am a US citizen and am sponsoring my mother for her Green Card. She is awaiting her interview in Montreal, and I haven't been able to find anyone, or any website, that will give guidance on the wait time.

Thanks for your help.

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My wifes I-130 was approved last month. My wife contacted the NVC to find out the status of her paperwork and they told her that they sent it off and that her interview is going to be in Montreal. My wife is from Edmonton, Montreal is all the way on the other side of the country why would they not send her to Vancouver?

I just checked the Montreal wait time for interview is 5-7 months. Vancouver wait time is 2-5 days.

My wife's I-129F was also approved today. Not sure what to do at this point.

Can i ask where you found the wait time for Montreal? I'm so lost. The NVC sent my case to Montreal on July 18th (so the recording tells me)... I just found that out about a week ago.

Aug/2001: We met, started dating long distance style and lots of weekend sleepovers!!!

May 16/2004: Married, and still doing weekend sleepovers

Mar 13/2006: Sent off I-130

Mar 28/2006: Rec'vd NOA1

July 7/2006: Rec'vd NOA2

Aug 29/2006: Rec'vd IV Bill

Sep 12-2006: Pay IV Bill

Mar 30/2007: Case Completed at NVC

Jul 18/2007: Case left NVC on way to Montreal

Aug 31/2007: Rec'vd 1st interview letter (the one they DIDN'T send me, due to NVC having my address tagged as bad---this one was hubby's that I got 5 weeks late.)

Aug 9/2007 : 1st Interview Date (of course I missed it)

Sep 15/2007: Rec'vd 2nd interview letter

Sep 26/2007: Medical Appt booked

Oct 5/2007: 2nd Interview scheduled in Montreal

Oct 5/2007: Approved!!!!!!!

Oct 11/2007: Recv'd Visa in hand after hearing doorbell ring

Oct 21/2007: Activated visa

Nov 20/2007: Applied for SSN because it wasn't done for me... UGH!!!

Dec 03/2007: Received SSN in mail... YAHOO!

Apr 11/2008: GC finally arrived

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There's no official wait list times listed for Montreal but members here have started tracking. See these threads:

K1 and K3 through Montreal:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=39547 (near the last pages Liz Legend has posted a link to a google spreadsheet)

CR-1 and IR-1 through NVC and Montreal:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69462

K3 Timeline - 2006-11-20 to 2007-03-19

See the comments section in my timeline for full details of my K3 dates, transfers and touches. Also see my Vancouver consulate review and my POE review.

AOS & EAD Timeline

2007-04-16: I-485 and I-765 sent to Chicago (My AOS/EAD checklist)

2007-04-17: Received at Chicago

2007-04-23: NOA1 date (both)

2007-05-10: Biometrics appointment (both - Biometrics review)

2007-06-05: AOS interview letter date

2007-06-13: AOS interview letter received in mail

2007-07-03: EAD card production ordered

2007-07-07: EAD card received! (yay!)

2007-08-23: AOS interview (Documents / Interview review)

2007-08-23: Green card production ordered!!!

2007-08-24: Welcome notice mailed!

2007-08-27: Green card production ordered again... ?

2007-08-28: Welcome notice received!

2007-09-01: Green card received!

Done with USCIS until May 23, 2009!

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