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Thank you! I just heard back from my doctor's office and they said they only care about my first dose of vaccine.

What hep b vaccine did your husband receive? I got mine today (Engerix) and will need to get two more doses before it's considered done. The third dose will fall after my medical.

Hi, I just had a baby on Dec 14 and we've received Certificate of Live Birth. We are still waiting on the Birth Certificate. Is Certificate of Live Birth sufficient to cross the border for her? Thanks in advance.

There has been a bit of a change for my husband and I - we just had a baby. Should I upload info about the baby on CEAC in anticipation of my interview? I was thinking birth certificate, CRBA filing, and a photo of us all three?

I just finished an application for CRBA through MyTravelGov and got an interview date but how do I go about applying for my daughter's passport? I was told I can apply for both at the same time.

I second this question here - uploading what documents?

I remember answering a question about my other citizenship and providing them with passport information. Will be bringing my other passport with my just to be on the safe side.

Thanks, will be making copies of everything to bring!

My 37 week pregnant lizard brain is going into anxiety overdrive. My interview is for January 29. What happens if a really bad snow storm takes place on the date? Do they reschedule appointments to a different date? Do I need to bring my birth country passport to the interview? Do they even care where I'm originally from? (I am naturalized Canadian citizen since I was in my early teens). Are they going to keep my documents? e.g. Wedding certificate. Should I get a second copy just to be on the safe side?

DQ'd September 9 - interview January 29. Woke up in the middle of the night to use the toilet and I always check my phone. Don't know how I can get back to sleep now 😀

Thanks for your words of encouragement. And what luck having the last week interview before all the other ones being cancelled! 😵 You mentioned that Montreal is one of the slowest consulates around - I thought it was still better than some of them. I am reading other people's posts where waits are measured in years and not months for the appointment?

We are Sept 14 so fingers crossed for November. Do they even schedule any interview in or for December?

Thanks and noted! What are Social Security Records and how do we obtain those?

My husband is born and has lived in US all his life. I am due in late December. I live in Canada. We've applied for CR-1 in May 2022 and hoping to get my interview as early as January 2024. Can you please advise if the evidence should be sufficient as we want to prepare everything before the birth? Child’s official long-form provincial birth record - I understand this will take 4-8 weeks to arrive. Are they going to give me anything at hospital? Can I use that to apply instead of waiting for the birth certificate? Original marriage certificate - check Divorce or death certificate - not relevant Evidence of parent’s U.S. citizenship - The U.S. citizen parent must present his/her US passport. If the U.S. citizen parent was naturalized he/she must bring the original Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship in addition to their passport. - he will bring his passport. Does he need to bring anything else if he's not naturalized? Proof of physical presence - The U.S. citizen parent(s) will be asked to present proof of his/her/their physical presence in the U.S. The best examples include, but are not limited to, current/previous passports (showing entry/exit stamps), high school transcripts, college transcripts, military records, employment records. Child born in wedlock to one U.S. citizen parent and one non U.S. citizen parent (on or after November 14, 1986)A child born outside of the United States to one U.S. citizen parent and one non-U.S. citizen parent may be entitled to citizenship providing the U.S. citizen parent had been physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for five years, at least two years of which were after s/he reached the age of fourteen. - we are going to bring his new passport, his old passport, download information from I94 travel history, obtain letter from his work stating he's been employed for the past 5+ years, and provide W2 for the last five years. Is that sufficient? Passport/identification document for non-U.S. Citizen parent - check Passport photograph - check Application fee(s) - check

Thanks for all your help and support, @mam521 So much to plan for and deal with!

Good reminder on health insurance. I thought he wasn't able to add us until we were living in the US?

That's good, $160 is amazing for hotel nowadays! Good luck with the interview!

It would be nice just to visit the US after the baby is born as I have zero space in Toronto and no family here, and he's got a house and family,.

Should I get my immunization record translated? Are they going to see it at the interview or at the medical exam?

Not the person you're asking, but I would recommend Holiday Inn at Rene Levesque and Crescent. I stayed there in July on a business trip and it's 9 minute walk from the consulate (I went to scope it out in my downtime). I plan on staying there when I have my interview. It was $280/night. Not cheap by any means, but cheaper than other options in the downtown of comparable quality. You can get cheaper if you pick a worse hotel or forego walking and take the metro.

Thanks for sharing your experience with me, @Aferrari I will make a note to order all three types of birth certificate, just to be on the safe side (maybe even get multiples because I will need them again). I didn't know you could bring a baby over the border with just a birth certificate. Canadian website says that the children must have a passport to travel but I guess if the US will accept a birth certificate, then that is one them. And congrats on getting your visa 🙂

Good to know for a heads up to make an appointment with LifeLabs. They're the worst for wait if you walk in without an appointment.

Aw, thanks, you're very kind 🙂 Yes, my husband is aware he will be there for CRBA and we'll make arrangements accordingly. Immigration is definitely a challenge. I can only imagine how people do this with limited knowledge of English 😵‍💫

Thank you so much, that helps me out to know that we don't need to wait for baby's passport to, just a CRBA, and, in the worst case scenario, I can activate US visa and come back to Canada to put my affairs in order 🙂

I am a Canadian living Toronto. My husband is a USC by birth who's never lived outside of the US. We got married May 07, 2023 and filed for CR-1. Our Application got approved in June and I am DQ'd as of September 07, 2023. I am almost seven months pregnant with due date on December 21, 2023. I don't foresee getting an interview before January 2023. Now, once the baby is born, it looks like it will take weeks to get a birth certificate (if I'm lucky - I keep reading different time estimates online - some as long as six month 😞 ) and I need that to apply for CRBA. Site also makes a mention of record of birth is acceptable (https://ca.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/child-family-matters/birth/required-supporting-documents-checklist/) - is record of birth something different - I tried googling but I don't know what it is? In the meantime, I will need to file a eCRBA with the US consulate and then I will get an appointment. How long does it take to get an appointment? I tried looking at Toronto's schedule of appointments of CRBA and they don't even have anything open. (At this point of the process, I am willing to travel as far as Montreal/Ottawa even QC to get a faster appointment if possible - I would fly to Vancouver, but I don't know if I want to take a newborn on a plane) How long does it take to get the passport afterwards? Do I have to wait to get a passport to take her with me to the US? Can I apply for Canadian passport and take her in on that? I am freaking out about everything right now so please bear with me. I am just terrified that I will get a US visa but by the time we figure out baby's paperwork my visa will have expired. I heard somewhere that your visa is valid for six month - is that correct? I am very happy to be pregnant and looking forward to her birth but the fact that I won't be in the US before my visa is approved is making everything ten times more difficult and stressful.