IR1 / CR1 - Montreal Timeline to Interview

[trailmix 77]

The $400 IV bill covers that. K1s don't pay that bill so they pay at the interview is my understanding.

Actually K visa applicants have a $ 131 fee they pay at the interview. CR1/IR1 applicants have no fee to pay on interview day.

Member...........NOA2......Case# @NVC.....Mailed I-864....Mailed DS-230....RFE....Done @NVC....Interview...DTI

Revenesque.....05/28/08.....--/--/--........12/21/09........12/21/09........N.....01/07/10

ZansGirl.......03/09/09.....03/19/09........04/07/09........04/08/09........N.....09/25/09.....02/05/10....133

biglos.........03/30/09.....--/--/--........06/12/09........07/16/09........-.....08/28/09.....01/27/10....155

intuitionsys...04/01/09.....06/24/09........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....09/24/09.....02/10/10....139

justcheckin....04/06/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....08/04/09.....01/13/10....162

hisgirl........04/17/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....07/30/09.....01/20/10....174

americana2009..04/20/09..<-date filed I-130.--/--/--........--/--/--..sent pkt3>..07/23/09.....02/01/10....193

thund3r........04/21/09.....08/02/09........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....09/11/09.....02/08/10....150

Cindy&Greg.....04/07/09.....04/23/09........08/19/09........06/01/09........-.....09/28/09.....02/09/10....134

Blitz..........05/04/09.....--/--/--........11/04/09........11/04/09........N.....11/25/09.....03/18/10....113

andylans.......06/08/09..<-date filed I-130.--/--/--........--/--/--..sent pkt3>..07/22/09.....01/14/10....176

fifo...........06/22/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........Y.....09/25/09.....02/24/10....152

lgg............06/25/09.....07/08/09........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....08/12/09.....01/26/10....167

Bern...........07/14/09.....08/11/09........10/30/09........10/30/09........N.....11/19/09.....03/26/10....127

Malrothien.....07/15/09.....07/22/09........08/07/09........09/08/09........Y.....11/24/09.....03/01/10.... 97

Kuds1..........07/17/09.....07/23/09........--/--/--........08/28/09........Y.....10/01/09.....02/01/10....123

Lyn & Lisa.EP..07/22/09.....08/08/09........08/30/09........08/31//09.......-.....10/09/09.....02/09/10....138

La Souris.EP...07/30/09.....08/14/09........09/15/09........09/25/09........N.....10/02/09.....03/24/10....173

redBlue........08/13/09.....08/17/09........09/12/09........09/16/09........-.....09/26/09.....02/05/10....132

kballtex.EP....08/21/09.....09/01/09........09/15/09........09/25/09........-.....11/06/09.....03/11/10....125

Pauley.........08/21/09.....09/09/09........10/26/09........11/23/09........Y.....12/10/09.....03/18/10.... 98

sdhiman.EP.....08/26/09.....09/08/09........09/17/09........10/21/09........N.....11/02/09.....02/24/10....114

mike777.EP.....08/28/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....12/11/09.....03/03/10.... 95

sdw..EP....... 08/28/09.....09/08/09........09/12/09........09/26/09........Y.....11/12/09.....03/02/10....110

helvetica_bold.09/03/09.....--/--/--........08/06/09........05/20/09........Y.....09/03/09.....01/19/10....138

andyw1.........09/09/09.....--/--/--........03/16/09........05/12/09........Y.....09/23/09.....02/24/10....154

Frequent Flyer.09/10/09.....09/25/09........10/26/09........11/02/09........N.....12/11/09.....03/25/10....104

redmen99.EP....09/11/09.....09/28/09........10/09/09........10/27/09........N.....11/09/09.....03/01/10....112

jmd32499.......09/23/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....12/05/09.....03/10/10.... 95

K & I..........09/11/09.....09/28/09........10/21/09........11/20/09........-.....12/23/09

Salnik.........09/14/09.....09/29/09........10/06/09........10/24/09........Y.....12/23/09

mast3r12.EP....09/17/09.....10/01/09........10/17/09........10/22/09........Y.....11/12/09.....03/09/10....117

wmtc...........09/18/09.....09/30/09........11/11/09........11/11/09........N.....12/01/09.....03/11/10....100

She_Fitz.EP....09/26/09.....10/06/09........11/19/09........11/19/09........N.....12/10/09.....03/16/10.... 96

WyattsTorch.EP.10/01/09.....10/14/09........10/26/09........10/26/09........Y.....11/12/09.....03/05/10....113

lonie.EP.......10/03/09.....10/06/09........11/13/09........11/23/09........N.....12/21/09

Edmontongirl...11/02/09..<-date filed I-130/Approved Dec 30 --/--/--........N.....01/05/10

Timeline page for 2007, 2008 and 2009 interviews Montreal: link

CR1/IR1 interview letter: link

DTI - Days between completion at NVC and interview

DCF - Direct Consular Filing - EP - Electronic Processing

Edited February 1, 2010 by trailmix

[Edmontongirl 0]

I think that for DCF people, we have to pay $400 at the interview for our IR1/CR1.

[ZansGirl 0]

Actually K visa applicants have a $ 131 fee they pay at the interview. CR1/IR1 applicants have no fee to pay on interview day.

Good...'cause I am broke!!!!

[americana2009 0]

Hi all!!! My husband (Canadian Citizen) GOT ER DONE!!! It was very stressful but he got his visa whew!!!!

Thank you everyone for keeping the digits crossed!!!

[tHund3r 0]

Hi all!!! My husband (Canadian Citizen) GOT ER DONE!!! It was very stressful but he got his visa whew!!!!

Thank you everyone for keeping the digits crossed!!!

Congrats!!!!!

[OBX 51]

Hi all!!! My husband (Canadian Citizen) GOT ER DONE!!! It was very stressful but he got his visa whew!!!!

Thank you everyone for keeping the digits crossed!!!

Congratulations

[ZansGirl 0]

GOOD TO HEAR OE MORE CANADIN MADE IT THROUGH!!!! HOOOT WHOOT

[americana2009 0]

Here is our review:

6:25 am left hotel (LeTour and no bugs!!) It was too cold to walk farther than that.

Went to Timmies on corner and got coffee. Went back to Consulate and 2 couples were there. We all chatted and everyone knew about VJ but no posters except myself.

7:30 doors opened officer looked at passports

officer gave us a list of stuff to have out, went through our things, and sent us downstairs

sat for about 5 minutes and then we got sent upstairs in an elevator.

My husband was second to get called to window 9 the guy was really nice and took our passport pictures, our originals, and AOS, and our envelope.

He then sent us to pay. Computer was down so we had to wait in the meantime the same guy called my husband back to window 9 and took his fingerprints and sent him to wait til the computers were up so we could pay.

10 minutes later the computer was back up, we paid and within 10 minutes we were called to room 7

The lady came in and and swore us in. This is where it gets exciting...

She asked my husband why he wanted to move to the U.S. and he told her

As soon as we were sworn in she stated she couldnt issue us a visa at this time...(I was panicking!)

She said I had no info that indicates that I am moving.. I stated yes I do but no one has asked for it..

I hand it to her and she looks through it and again stated that I havent proven domicile. She said it looks like I've done alot of research though...

I pointed out that I've actually filed all my childrens immunization records to sc to dept of health to make sure they are up to date

she said yes i see that but you haven't enrolled them in school

I agreed stating that It is a private school and they said not to enroll them because we have no move date and therefore they didnt know what the fees were.

I showed her the letter from my family stating we would be living with them until we found a house and the house rental agreement. She questioned why I had 2 addresses, I said I don't but originally we were staying with family but we found a house when we went to visit She again stated she didnt see enough domicile evidence. She then asked about our moving co. I said we were using u-haul or ABf and showed her the quotes. She asked why we haven't booked anything. I stated nicely that we didn't have approval from immigration or a date.

She again stated I haven't showed enough domicile. I said but i have a rental agreement and a deposit.

She stated that anyone can write an agreement and photocopy a check..It would be different if it was cashed.

I stated it was CASHED, and I showed her the bank statement.

By this time I was a wreck (my husband thought I was gonna loose it, meaning cry)

The next thing she said was "I feel you have showed me enough evidence of domicile" and she turned to my husband and said "WELCOME TO THE U.S.A."

The only thing I could do was say "thank you...but you scared me"

My husband asked how long it takes to get the visa and she said 2 weeks and handed us a letter.

We again thanked her and went on our way.

[americana2009 0]

DFC'ers!!!

Domicile is the one thing you really need to pay attention too. I thought I had plenty but as you can see I had just enough.

Make sure you have a deposit on a lease, not just a lease agreement, make sure you take a copy of the bank statement that the check goes through on. I almost didn't take that. Got it in the mail just a few days before interview

If at all possible enroll your kids ahead of time (before you move)

These are two really important things.

Montreal is pretty strick on DFC. So make sure you get as many ties as you can.

Hope this helps

[trailmix 77]

I think that for DCF people, we have to pay $400 at the interview for our IR1/CR1.

Yes, that's correct, reg IR1/CR1 pay NVC, DCF pays on interview day.

[ZansGirl 0]

By this time I was a wreck (my husband thought I was gonna loose it, meaning cry)

The next thing she said was "I feel you have showed me enough evidence of domicile" and she turned to my husband and said "WELCOME TO THE U.S.A."

The only thing I could do was say "thank you...but you scared me"

My husband asked how long it takes to get the visa and she said 2 weeks and handed us a letter.

We again thanked her and went on our way.

Way to go Girl!!! You kept it together and did good!!!!! Congrats!!!

[americana2009 0]

By next Friday our home will say "FOR SALE" anyone want to buy a house???? Just kidding

[wmtc 0]

Congrats Americana

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

Congrats, Americana! Quite the ordeal, but ultimately worth it!

[GregBu 1]

DFC'ers!!!

Domicile is the one thing you really need to pay attention too. I thought I had plenty but as you can see I had just enough.

Hmm...when our CR-1 is finally processed and my wife goes for her interview, is this something we're going to have to worry about?

I'm not sure how we prove things like that when most of them require her to actually be in the U.S. with me to get them setup.

Edited February 2, 2010 by GregBu