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| Montreal, Canada |  Review on March 5, 2022: |
DamAk
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
My interview was at 7:45am on Jan 21, I got there at 7:30 and waited in the line outside till about 7:50-7:55. Overall, I was there for 1.5 hours.
Once upstairs, I was called to the first window where they asked for my passport, marriage certificate, police certificate and birth certificate. The lady confirmed some general information for both me and my husband (name, date of birth, Canadian/US address and phone #s). She then asked about my name change since I applied with my maiden name at the NVC stage (using my old passport), but had gotten a new one in my married name in the meantime, so I showed her both passports. She asked if I had any documents to prove the legal name change, I told her I didn't have any document like that since I didn't go to a court to get the name changed, instead just assumed my husband's last name. I went to Service Ontario to get the name changed on my driver's license and health card initially, which were then used for the name change on my passport. (If you have a similar situation to mine, I would recommend taking any documents you get from Service Ontario). I don't know if she was satisfied with my answer but didn't press on about it any further. She also asked me about my mom's last name, I told her both my mom's maiden and married last name, and she that began using her married name by the time I was born. She asked for any documents that mentioned her last name because it was not written on my birth certificate (Indian BC). Thankfully, I had my "school leaving record" from my elementary school in India which had both my parent's full names. After that, she asked for a copy of my husband's passport/birth certificate and the Form 1040 and W2 for 2020. At the end, she told me they haven't received the medical reports yet so it's very likely I won't get approved until they get it. Gave me a pamphlet for domestic abuse and told me to wait until I get called to the second window.
At the second window, the lady asked me about my husband (I told her his name and date of birth), how we met, how long I was in the states for during my studies, what I studied, what field I want to go into, which states I had in mind once I got accepted in my field. She then proceeded to ask when I came to Canada, how old I was, have I overstayed in the US, did I travel anywhere in the last 5 years, what my husband does, any children, previous divorces, some more straightforward yes/no questions. Then came to my medical, and basically said the same thing as the first lady. She gave me the 221(g) form and told me everything else was pretty straightforward but didn't mention if I was going to be approved or not, depends on my medical reports. They kept my documents and passport and was told after the medical, it'll take around 2-3 weeks to process everything.
My medical was received by the consulate on Jan 27. There were only 2 updates on my status since then (on Jan 27 and Feb 4), although I emailed them quite a few times. Exactly 6 weeks after my interview and 5 weeks since the medical, I was finally issued my visa. Took around 24 hours to go from AP to final processing. Got tracking number the same day and picked up my passport 3 business days later.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #30803