AJSin1
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Hi everyone! I'm back in this group. For some reason, VJ didn't work for me in India. Life happened and I had to move to India so I transferred my case to Mumbai in Aug 2024. Sadly, I never got my IL even though I should have got one. Mumbai seems to have really slowed down with EB interviews. For anyone considering moving their EB case to India, please keep this in mind. Now that I'm back in Canada, I just transferred my case back to Montreal. EB1A, DQ date is Sep 2023 and PD is current. Hopefully, I get an IL soon since Montreal has already reached Jan 2024 DQ dates. I'll keep everyone posted.
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Question - I have a remote friendly job here in Canada. Once I move to the States after receiving the green card, is it possible to work my Canadian job down there for a couple of months while I search for a new job locally? I'm not sure how the tax situation works once you enter the US as a green card resident.
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I'm flying to NYC next month and would like to get my COVID shot down south since they are not available in Canada at the moment. Is it possible to get a shot if you're traveling the US as a tourist?
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Congrats on receiving your IL! Not sure why your case is in Mumbai and not Montreal but it is likely because of your citizenship/residence at the time of the initial application. I'm also planning to transfer my case to Mumbai since cases are being processed much faster there than Montreal when it comes to EB applicants. Please note that you do require Indian police certificate to enter the Mumbai consulate for your interview. It is stated on the website. See link below. You can get your police certificate from India or from the Indian consulate in Canada but the latter takes several weeks so I'm not sure if it'll come through in time for your interview in August. Also, you have to book a biometrics appointment separately in India as they are not done at the consulate during your interview. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/BMB-Mumbai.html Let's connect. Would love to learn from each others experience.
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Nice to see another solid jump in the number of EB green cards issued by Montreal in May - 192. Up from 121 in April and 87 in March. Just need to see them send out more interview letters soon. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/immigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-immigrant-visa-issuances.html
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Good to see they've added that section back for transparency. Although it looks like there's been no progress on the EB interview wait times.
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Strange. That's usually for when the visa is issued. I have heard that status changes before letters go out, maybe yours got changed to something else by accident. You can probably expect an IL soon in my opinion. What's your DQ date?
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Not sure if this has been shared already but good to see 121 green cards being issued under the Employment category at Montreal in April. It was 87 in March. Lack of transparency and consistency from Montreal consulate isn't great but they seem to be working towards clearing that backlog. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/immigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-immigrant-visa-issuances.html
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If your case status says at NVC, you need to contact NVC to transfer your case through their public enquiry form. Include your proof of citizenship in the attachments. That is what has worked for the multiple people I spoke with. Switching consulates is pretty common and straightforward. Just make sure you know are prepared with all your documents and how to go about medical/biometrics for the consulate in France since you'll have to leave the country for a few weeks to go through the process. Here is all the information for the green card consular processing at the consulate in Paris - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/PRS-Paris.html
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Yes Montreal is the one of the slowest consulates to process applications and are also notorious for putting many applicants through administrative processing that adds about an additional year in processing. You should do some research on the US consulate in France and check the processing times there. You can easily transfer your case to France based on your citizenship. I know a bunch of people who have moved their cases and gotten approved way faster. I'm planning to move my case as well.
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I'm still waiting for my interview and I've been to the US many times after being DQ'd. I even got my Nexus card approved this week. Never had any questions asked about my green card application. Just be honest if they ever ask.
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Yeah sharing our timelines here on the thread might be the way forward. Montreal was one of the few consulates that actually shared their consulate updates so I wouldn't be surprised if they took it away permanently. Hopefully we see another big jump in the DQ date when the next set of letters go out.
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Looks like they took it away intentionally. Right after raising our hopes recently, they've brought it back down.
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Am I just not seeing it or did the Montreal consulate just remove the entire section with the processing timeline updates? https://ca.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/consular-operations-updates/
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Hehe yeah. Fingers crossed this is was the last Canadian winter for most of us