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    @Kai G. LlewellynThank you for a very detailed explanation. Like I said, there are always 100 unique cases and our is 101 of its kind :)) Since you and some others( please add on such names for their input) have researched elaborately, we feel more confident hearing from you guys. Things are always grey in this area and nothing is guaranteed but moral support with many solid known facts helps many like us to sail through these rough uncertain times.... To give you more clarity, we are in the EB category -EB priority date: Oct 2010 -DQ'ed date: March 2021 -IL received from NVC : Feb 2023 for March 27, 2023 -Scheduled for medicals: Feb 15, 2023 -Canadian PR holder, applied for citizenship: Sep 2021 -Citizenship Oath ceremony notification for: Feb 2023 ( currently rescheduled). We do not want to continue with the oath ceremony until we finish the interview at Montreal and get approved solely due to the fact of passports getting changed ( Indian to Canadian) that needs to be updated with USCIS. This might involve lot of questioning/paperwork and delays when we attend the interview. -Obligation for one parent( mostly dependent applicant on IV which is mom) to stay in Canada due to Sr high school son graduating in : Jun 2024 ( we might consider if there is an option for him to graduate earlier from school when we reach that stage) Tentative plan: Attend IV interview on March 27, 2023, if approved I ( principal applicant) will cross the border in June or July 2023. I want my wife also to cross with me and stay for a month or 2 in US and she will come back to stay with our son when his school resumes in Sep 2023. She might come back to US again in Dec 2023( probably for 2-3weeks) and again back in Canada until end of Jun 2024. Maybe she will be able to travel couple times in between for a week or two depending on our son's schedule. This puts her almost closer to 9-10months in Canada in a given year though I would mostly be staying in US. We will permanently move to US right after June 2024. Hopefully our US LPR status( specifically for my wife) should not be questioned by CBP officers. In the interim, we are deciding if we should resume scheduling for Canadian citizenship oath ceremony right after we cross the border with IV or wait until we receive plastic Green card. Our Canadian PR does not expire until Dec 2024. Hope I have detailed our situation and plan to the best of my knowledge and would like to hear all valuable suggestions/inputs from you or any others. Please help me add any other names or you might want to refer this post to them. We really cannot thank you enough already!!
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    Thats good! All the best for your interview!
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    Hello @Kai G. Llewellyn and others who have gone through similar process, I would like to share our hypothetical situation and need your suggestions to stay sane through the whole process : -Currently Indian citizens with Canadian PR. -Applied for Canadian Citizenship - reached Oath ceremony status, but had to reschedule since we are cutting too close to interview date at Montreal in March 2023. We plan to resume it right after we cross the border and activate IV once unless approved unless there is a better suggestion/experience from anyone here. -Based on the posts on VJ and other research, if we get approved of our IV( EB category), we will have time to move to US between April - Sep/Oct 2023( considering they will give 6 months validity to cross the border and activate the Immigrant Visa. - We (at least one parent at a time) have obligations to be here until Jun 2024 ( our son will graduate his high school by then and do not want him to move to US in his Sr high school year). What might be the best course of action to shuttle between US and Canada once we are approved without having to deal with CBP constantly about our Canadian PR and US LPR status? Do both of us( husband & wife) need to cross the border together to activate the IV? Can one parent stay with our son for more than 6 months in Canada until he finishes his school? How do we convince the CBP officers about the situation and not jeopardize US LPR in anyway? Any suggestions are highly appreciated to plan ahead! Thanks much.
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    Best wishes, keep us updated on how it goes!
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    That is a good news! By any chance did you do your medical in Ontario, Canada? Did they give the sealed envelope to be take to the consulate with you for the interview or they are sending directly to the consulate? Did they give you any copy of the medical records as a proof of what they are sending to the consulate? I just want to be prepared and ask questions accordingly during medicals if needed so that the documentation is clear. When is you interview scheduled at Montreal? Thanks much!
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    Has anyone recently taken Hep B vaccine recently? It appears like this is a requirement now for 18-59yr group and we might get 1st dose before we go to medicals and probably 2nd dose before our schedule interview on Mar 27, 2023. Does the doctor office sent the medical report to Montreal consulate as "completed" or " vaccine series started... partially completed... etc. Is there a specific way they need to report for the consulate to not question us anything about medicals or reason to delay after the interview? Any experiences is highly appreciated! Thanks
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    @raisins Thanks much for the details. Our situation is different since we do not have proof of Hep B vaccines. Since this requirement is introduced recently( probably in the last 4-6 months) not sure if anyone in this group went through the situation like ours. I did call Dr.Lee's office where we have booked our appointment. Since they are so busy to answer any question on phone, she still mentioned that they cannot mark it as complete if we have 1 or 2 doses, but will say something like " partially complete or 1/2 doses given.... next dose isn't due until after the interview date.... something in those lines". She also said, it will not create any problems at the consulate. Now, my doubt is if the consulate will have any issue with such comment for medicals. I don't want any more waiting period after the interview and want to keep all documentation as clear as possible, but not sure how to get complete clarity around this from Dr. Lee's office.
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    Question on Hepatitis B vaccine: Did anyone take Hepatitis B vaccine after receiving the interview letter? Dr Lee's website just mentions the vaccine name and not the dose ( If it's one shot/dose or series of shots/doses spread over certain timeline). I just heard from my family physician that Hepatitis B vaccine is a series taken over period of time ( 1st dose, 2nd dose after a month and 3rd dose after 6 months later there will be a booster) which doesn't make sense since we cannot complete it before the interview. In this scenario I am hoping the US consulate considers just 1st dose before the interview. I will confirm again with Dr Lee's office tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, does anyone have any insights on this? @raisins any suggestion?
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    Thank you that helps! I booked For Feb -15 with Dr Lee, Now working on where to get Hepatitis B.
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    Need help, any of you give me your experience with Dr. Randall T. Lee, Dr. Lyndon Mascarenhas and Dr. Ian Zatzman ?
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    Thank you! I think it should be ok, I will also do the same !
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    General question on Interview prep - As per the first step after receiving the interview letter, do I register appointment for courier service as an individual or can add my wife as ' additional applicant' . Instructions seem little confusing as shown below U.S. Consulate General Montreal, Canada - MTL Please follow the steps below before your immigrant visa interview at the U.S. Consulate General in Montreal, Canada. Step 1: Register your interview appointment online with our free courier service before attending the visa interview Each visa applicant on your case must separately register his/her appointment online before the interview. Registering your appointment gives us the information we need to return your passport and visa packet after your interview. Registration is free; just click the “Register” button below. You may only reschedule your appointment after you have registered it online and your initial interview date has passed.
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    Our recent police clearance letter of Jan 2023 from third party( F1Fingerprint Burlington) has the same format like the earlier one we did in Jan 2021. This also matches the description/ screenshots shared by @3LabMom and @agrisiva
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    I did it two weeks back through F1 fingerprint here in Burlington Ontario. The report came in mail within 4 days.
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    I received The interview Letter yesterday nigh for March 27 2023 my DQ date is March 2021 - Just updated the sheet also
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    While I am waiting for CP process I got my VISITOR VISA in last October and already travelled couple of times to USA with no issues. Hope that helps.
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    Can you please share the thread related to AP process/complications just to have an idea as what to anticipate in case :))
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    Its a very tricky situation since no one knows what officers at the border might do. Do you think rescheduling oath ceremony might be an option so that you can finish your IV process smoothly?
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    Congratulations on receiving IV ( Does that mean you attended the interview at Montreal consulate?) Are you anticipating any issues attending Canadian Citizenship Oath next week if your interview is over at the US consulate?
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    Congratulations! Do you mind sharing if you are in healthcare profession?
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    Hmmm.... that's such a grey area as to what might we need to do as preparation to avoid complications during interview. Since the interview wait times are so prolonged, life keeps moving forward and things change which might complicate the paperwork so much
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    I guess going on TN visa and doing AOS has its own risks ( I hope Attorneys know what they are doing and their experience/ expertise matters a lot) but it might reduce the interview wait time at Montreal consulate. Its always a hard decision to choose either way.
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    @Diana86 @Benham Congratulation to you both and best wishes for the interview!! @Benham: Just to know the pattern of IL's being sent out, do you mind sharing your birth country? Thanks!
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    Good to hear. Did you hire an attorney on your own or from US employer for US consular process?
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    We applied for Canadian citizenship in Sept 2021 and finished our Citizenship test in April 2022. Its already late ( many before us already are citizens now though we wanted ours to be as delayed as possible so that we can finish our US consular interview before ) so we should hear about Oath ceremony anytime soon
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