MiloPinkman

So  I called NVC on friday that I was DQ on Nov 19th, and people who were DQ in Dec and even in Jan already have received IL. She said, everyone's case is different and you are not skipped. You will be contact when its your turn, don't overthink it. So frustrating. Apparently it is what it is.

This month's interview letter? Still not received it damn it. So many people after my DQ got it already.

6 minutes ago, Hawk Riders said:

@affy @MiloPinkman @Budzmaroo, news?

No, didn't receive anything. Even checked the NVC site inbox.

Question, I have noticed in the spreadsheet someone who was DQ after me Nov 30th already got their IL. I was DQ on Nov 19th. Is this normal?

So my interview will probably be around Feb-March so would like to be prepared. My wife in states is about to complete her masters, she has no income. I have commercial and rental property generating over $5k a month income. And asset totaling way above the required ask. When we filed the I-864 she did have income and we did added my assets. But now she no longer has job she has unpaid internship. So want to know if I can show my income and asset in canada which will be generating even after I move to States. Does anyone see any issue with this? 

Submitted everything on Aug 29th and still not DQ'd anyone else having similar issue? 

I submitted my documents on Aug 30th. Its been over 60 days and still not DQ'ed. Is this normal? Or should I contact NVC?

19 minutes ago, viksaw said:

@MiloPinkman: Never mind. Just saw ur signature. If you are IR1/CR1 you are posting in a wrong thread.

Check this thread: part IV, the big IR1/CR1 DQ'd message group... - Canada - VisaJourney

Ahhh thanks buddy

14 hours ago, 3LabMom said:

I wasn't able to submit my documents online.  I mailed them via UPS June 16th (NVC received June 21 due to holiday)  and was DQ July 6th.  My lawyer said that was the quickest DQ he'd seen in a while.  I'd be calling for sure to find out if they have the documents.

I don't understand, you guys mailed it? But it says upload it online. Thats what I did. 

Checking this site

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html

And it says still reviewing Aug 08th files. I submitted mine online on Aug 30th. You think I should call?

Submitted all documents on Aug 30th, 2 months and still not DQ I thought this part was supposed to be fast since NVC main office does it and not local consulate.

Been almost 35 days since we submitted all the documents, still haven't been DQ  

When lot of people say they were DQ within couple of weeks, I got my hopes up. 

15 minutes ago, From_CAN_2_US said:

ILs were issued last Tuesday morning until early Dec 2020 DQ

awesome. Just saw

So no IL this month? is this normal?

40 minutes ago, Davidjgrey said:

Long time follower of this thread, first time writing. Just wanted to say the thread has been invaluable as we have gone through this long stressful process and hope that writing about our experience will be helpful to others. 
 

My wife has been on a TN work visa at the same time, so if anyone has any questions about that, feel free to ask us as we had to renew that visa by mail with expedited processing inter filing,  as the COVID delays at the embassy ended up pushing our interview date two months past the original visa’s expiration.

 

In BC the medical asks you to plan for 5-7 business days rather than 3 business days for the report to be emailed to the embassy. That update is included in an email attachment; the website is still outdated. My report was sent the Monday after the Wednesday medical, but sometimes the lab results can apparently take longer or need to be redone (about once a year). The appointment was 8:30, the labs only a few minutes’ drive away kitty corner to each other, and she was done within 2 hours. She spent more time getting immunizations up to date in the weeks beforehand.

 

The actual interview was on Monday, 8/23 at 8:45am. We stayed at the Best Western Europa on Drummond, which is a quick walk around the block to the embassy (good price and location, not fancy but clean.) When we arrived, there was already along line of people waiting outside. As we found out, this was not a line to get in the building. The security guy does come out to call out the 15 minute intervals, but it can be hard to hear if you are far down the line. After waiting til 8:50, my wife walked in. The embassy is on your immediate left when you enter the building. Going straight through the second set of doors and you’ll end up in a bank. 

 

Security is on the first floor then elevator to the second. You give your passport at the window you’re told and take a number. The first time you are called up is for documents. She was asked for birth certificate and photocopy (which at the NVC stage we marked unavailable since they rejected the older version of the Chinese notarial birth certificate she had), marriage certificate, 2020 tax return, and both of our W-2s. Then a wait where you can hear others’ interviews - on the same day, a lady in a flower dress was cheering a bit after her interview - so if you are on this thread, holler! My wife got the same officer, who asked how we met, what we each do for work, longest stay in the US, and travel to any other countries. Then the officer said “I plan to approve your visa”(!), and gave a welcome letter and a paper with the tracking for the passport, though the email notifications come automatically too. A bit of a heart stopping moment since the officer also said it might take 3-4 weeks to print the visa and return the passport by courier. She asked if that was longer than usual, and he did admit that it usually is faster but he can’t say anything else. It ended up arriving a week later.

 

Thank you all and best of luck to everyone else wherever you are in the process! 

 

Thanks for sharing the experience with us. What happened to the birth certificate since you marked it not available. What was the alternative you provided?

15 minutes ago, ME_RHEDZ77 said:

You may check this link of DOS under "Current Case Review Time" - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html

 

There are some lucky applicants who were approved in just 3 - 4 weeks regardless of what was shown on the NVC timeframes. There are some, just like me, which my submittal date passed that week of NVC had reported they are reviewing documents for that submittal date. I called USCIS and talked to Tier 2 and as what shown in their system, there was a system glitch that make my submittal date of my documents changed to June 8, 5 days later than my true submittal date. With the change of my submittal date, my documents were DQ'd 2 weeks later than what is expected to be.

 

For our Interview at Montreal, it is hard to say the waiting time. There is no pattern on how many IL will be sent out per month. Worst case scenario is that if Montreal will not send IL on the upcoming month, just like what happened last May were no one of our folks here received IL for June. Hope this won't happen again. 

 

If you have not seen yet the spreadsheet, here is the link   https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LvnDvX95_tfWtTvsJJM49PDPPvPKal0WG2rgdZHhsz0/edit#gid=255923754  

 

For the FAQ you may check it here for your reference:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k927pE5wqzTN5n0lPYZ1JQxgbmnzmNWX5hSteyii0BY/edit

 

It is best for us if you could please update and fill up your Timeline. Your cooperation is highly appreciated

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=400063

great info, i will fill out the timeline

5 minutes ago, goddy said:

My documents got approved in like two weeks at NVC . Someone mention it’s taking longer than before, when it comes to Interview the Montreal consulate I will say close to 1 year , will be a realistic wait time with the current situation 

omg that's insane

Hi beautiful people, I am new here. Will be following this thread closely from here on now.

I just submitted all the documents to NVC today. What is the realistic timeline I should be looking at for DQ and an interview at Montreal?

3 minutes ago, Mike E said:

I would assume you will get an RFE, but you might get lucky. 

omg that mean I might have to go to India to get this sorted. This would cost me over $3000

This is nuts lol in my all 20 years to migrate to Canada and becoming a citizen never have I ever needed my birth certificate

I am Canadian citizen and living here for past 20 years, my wife is US citizen. I got a laminated birth certificate from my parents few years ago, which I have translated and notarized by a lawyer in Toronto. 

I don't have anyone in india to help me and to get the original record without laminated is now nearly impossible because in 80s i dont even know if this was stored in a digital database. I tried calling few places back home but obviously no good response. 

I have uploaded everything to NVC, waiting for their verification. But my question is in person interview, do you think they will give me a hard time with my laminated old birth certificate? I have original school leaving certificate and plan to take my parents affidavit as well. 

I just need some advice if while I wait for my interview if I should book a ticket to india and try to get this thing or wait it out and see if they ask me.