ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionIt Didnt Go to National Visa Center
QUOTE (ZeeNusah @ Feb 11 2008, 08:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (diffuzi0n @ Feb 11 2008, 11:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I just called USCIS and they told me that it didnt got o NVC but straight to the local consulate!! thoughts??
BTW thanks for all of ur help thusfar.


Let us know when you get that letter from NVC with your new case number wink.gif

USCIS said the same exact thing to someone else a couple of months ago...they don't know what they are talking about no0pb.gif


Yeah same thing happened to us. We called the USCIS on two different occasions and both people told us that it was forwarded directly to the consulate... but this is bologna, I don't know why they say that. It was sent to the NVC then to the consulate. A week later we got a letter from the NVC saying it was sent to the consulate.

You'd think someone in the government would know what is going on, but apparently not.
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-02-11 15:58:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionds 156
I wasn't working when I filled out the DS-156. In those fields, I put "NONE" which I figured sounded nicer than "UNEMPLOYED". I had no problems at all. They really only care about the petitioner I think, in terms of employment and ability to provide support. Also, in the "what do you plan to do" field... I just put "Graphic design" (my general area of interest) and also that I planned to finish up my degree at university.

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Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-02-14 01:14:00
CanadaAny experience with the US consulate in Calgary?
QUOTE (Delicia @ Dec 7 2007, 09:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I guess I am confused, are you filing a DCF?


No we filed a I-129F. I assume DCF is Direct Consular Filing.

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Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2007-12-08 01:06:00
CanadaAny experience with the US consulate in Calgary?
QUOTE (jeje @ Dec 7 2007, 08:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (janamber @ Dec 8 2007, 12:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi all...

We are still waiting for our case to be transfered to the NVC, where it will then be sent to the US Consulate in Calgary, AB. I was wondering if anyone has any experience or any info about what the interview and timelines are like there. I see a lot of postings about Montreal and Vancouver, but nothing about Calgary as far as I can tell. Any thoughts?

Thanks!


sorry, us consulate in calagry does not process immigrant or any k visa, if u live in western canada ur case will be transfer to vancouver, if u live in eastern canada ur case will be transfer to montreal,that is the only 2 embassy that process that kind of visa.


Thanks for your responses... I wonder if this is going to be a problem. When we sent in our I-129F we stated on it that it be sent to the consulate in Calgary (not realizing until now that it can't be processed there). Will it be automatically forwarded to Vancouver from the NVC? (I live in British Columbia) or will it go to Calgary and get forwarded from there? Perhaps I should call someone to make the change?


Stress!

Thanks for your help again.
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2007-12-08 00:32:00
CanadaAny experience with the US consulate in Calgary?
Hi all...

We are still waiting for our case to be transfered to the NVC, where it will then be sent to the US Consulate in Calgary, AB. I was wondering if anyone has any experience or any info about what the interview and timelines are like there. I see a lot of postings about Montreal and Vancouver, but nothing about Calgary as far as I can tell. Any thoughts?

Thanks!
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2007-12-07 23:29:00
CanadaPacket 4
QUOTE (SpiritAlight @ Feb 13 2008, 08:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello Steph,

Check it out here:
http://www.visajourn...t...da&dfile=No
It looks like Vancouver is taking about a week (if I read it correctly).

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Yeah I got mine in about a week to ten days. Pretty quick.

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Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-02-14 00:30:00
CanadaInterview in 56 minutes and counting!
Good luck! I have my interview there on Wednesday! Looking forward to your review.

Janny
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-02-11 19:42:00
CanadaHoneymoon suggestions
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QUOTE (panamania79 @ Feb 5 2008, 09:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
One of my friends at work just went to the Poconos Mountains with his wife.He said he liked the heart shaped bath tubs.


LOL thanks for the suggestion wink.gif
Keep em coming!!!
We like the idea of the Grand Canyon as well.


We are planning on taking a late honeymoon to New Orleans. It's one of those cities I've always wanted to visit. It was a toss up between that, New York City or Boston.

Janny
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-02-05 21:33:00
CanadaBest way to transfer Canadian funds to the US
QUOTE (melusine @ Jul 24 2008, 05:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
xetrade does it too


We use our paypal account to transfer US funds to my accounts in Canada. It takes about 5 days at most. I'll have to check out this Customhouse though, I have not heard of it.
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-07-24 23:27:00
CanadaCanada Student Loans
So if I just can't come up with my monthly payments, does that mean I am screwed? There's got to be something. I'm hoping to get some information tomorrow when I call them. grrr.

I wish I would win the lottery.

Thanks for your reply.

Janny
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-11-11 21:33:00
CanadaCanada Student Loans
Hi Canadians,

I have some Canadian student loans to pay back and I can't afford it at this time. Since I live in the US now, I'm not eligible for the Interest Relief Program. Does anyone have experience with this? I'm going back to school once I get my greencard, going to transfer to school in the US, but that may be a few months, and in the mean time the Canadian government is breathing down my neck about paying back my loans. Ahhh!

Any advice is really appreciated!

Thanks

Janny
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-11-11 21:30:00
CanadaK1 and vaccination requirements
QUOTE (TheATeam @ Jan 25 2008, 12:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey there! First off, thanks for reading and responding, I really appreciate it! I was just wondering, for those of you who have gone through your visa journey as a K1, did you all have your vaccines done? Was it mandatory? As I read it on the USCIS website, as a K1 we are classified as non-immigrants and therefore not subject to the vaccination requirements. It also says that the consulate can't deny a visa because the vaccination requirements aren't met if you are going through on this type of visa. Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks for your help! I appreciate it!


I have to catch up on a few vaccinations (chicken pox and tetanus) and I emailed the Woking Medical clinic (the only doc in BC that does K-1 medical exams) and they told me that I had to have the vaccinations before I would be issued a visa. I was able to get the tetanus but since I have never had chicken pox as a child, I have to be tested for immunity first before they will give me the shot... unfortunately I found all this out a week before my interview... so I'm waiting to find out the results. Thankfully though, they told me that "you must at least have one done before your interview". Which means, I can get the first chicken pox shot and the other I can get down in the States.

So if I'm understanding correctly. You have to get your vaccines before they'll give you a visa. I recommend emailing them to make sure though.

The Woking Clinic - Dr. Morgan (panel physician) email is: wokingmedical@telus.net
And the Vancouver Consulate email is: Vancouverk@state.gov

Janny
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-02-08 18:38:00
CanadaHow would becoming a US citizen/permanent resident effect Canadian old age pension?

 

This site is for people immigrating to Canada... my parents would like to move to the USA from Canada. 


Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2013-09-09 15:07:00
CanadaHow would becoming a US citizen/permanent resident effect Canadian old age pension?
I am currently a permanent resident of the US and my husband is a US citizen. My parents are considering coming to the US to live, work, and eventually retire. I'm working on getting my citizenship so that I can bring them down here in the near future. My parents are concerned about whether they will still be able to get their old age pension from Canada and any other benefits they would typically be entitled to in Canada as they get older, if they were to become permanent residents of the US. (my Dad is 58 years old) I'm wondering if anyone in the visa journey has come across this or could point me towards some answers? Thanks!
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2013-09-06 19:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsSponsors Financial Responsibility under the Social Security Act
QUOTE (diadromous mermaid @ Dec 8 2007, 05:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Jan and Steve @ Dec 8 2007, 08:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I was reading that the petitioner may have to sign a "Sponsors Financial Responsibility under the Social Security Act" form on top of the affidavit of support at some consulates (i.e. Vancouver). Does anyone know about this, and where I can get one?

Thanks!


http://www.visapro.c...orm-DS-1858.asp



Thanks for your help!

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Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2007-12-08 20:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsSponsors Financial Responsibility under the Social Security Act
I was reading that the petitioner may have to sign a "Sponsors Financial Responsibility under the Social Security Act" form on top of the affidavit of support at some consulates (i.e. Vancouver). Does anyone know about this, and where I can get one?

Thanks!
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2007-12-08 20:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC processing fees
QUOTE (Nini & Bee @ Dec 10 2007, 09:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
There isn't a fee to get your case forwarded from the NVC to the consulate. The K1 is a non-immigrant visa and thus not under those guidelines.

Great! Thanks, that is good. Those fees sure can add up.
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2007-12-11 00:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC processing fees
Hi all...

I am confused. Does the NVC charge a fee for forwarding the K-1 application to the embassy? http://travel.state..../info_3180.html I was reading on this website and it talks about a hefty fee, I'm wondering if that is for all types of applications?

Thanks for your help.
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2007-12-11 00:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC says they sent our K-1 to the consulate in Canada, not NVC...
I don't understand though... we called again after the first time they told us it doesn't go to the NVC just to make sure. And a second person told us it doesn't go to the NVC.

grr. This is confusing.
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-01-10 15:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC says they sent our K-1 to the consulate in Canada, not NVC...
I'm totally confused right now. I assumed that everyone had their cases sent to the NVC before they head out to the embassies... but the information I received today from the CSC is different. They are telling me that the I-129F does not go to the NVC, but has been sent to Canada and that I need to contact the consulate there to find out where it is at.

I'd like to think this is good news, but I have no idea where our papers are right now, if they are in Canada or what. I called the consulate in Canada and they told me all the K-1s go to Montreal and are re-routed to the correct consulates from there, i.e. Vancouver as in our case.

I am waiting to hear back via email about where our application is right now.

Any ideas anyone?

I figured I'd post about this in case someone had a similar experience.

Janny and Steve
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-01-10 15:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC to NVC... still waiting
Yay, finally we were able to get through to the NVC and talk to a real person. I didn't realize that the applications aren't entered into the automated system.

So our papers were sent from CSC to NVC on Dec. 13. and were sent from the NVC to the US consulate in Vancouver on Dec. 19.

I (the Canadian fiance) still haven't received any information from the consulate yet. So I'm going to give them a call tomorrow.

This whole process is so frustrating, but I guess we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Janny
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-01-15 20:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC to NVC... still waiting
We just called the USCIS to find out if/when they had sent our stuff to the NVC. The guy said they sent it to the NVC on December 13. I have yet to be able to get through to the NVC and talk to a real person, I keep getting bounced back to the main menu because they are all busy. Hopefully ours is there and is being processed.

Steven and Janny
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-01-14 11:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC to NVC... still waiting
Yeah I think they have employed monkeys, and two of them were less evolved than the others I guess. I'm assuming you guys are right and it does go through the NVC. I got all excited thinking maybe it was in Canada, but there is no reason to think it would be. Oh well. I'm sure it will be there soon.

Janny
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-01-11 12:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC to NVC... still waiting
We just called the California Service Center where our I-129F application was approved on December 3rd. I was under the impression that from there it is sent to the NVC. Apparently not. The people at the CSC said that it is sent directly to the US consulate in Canada and not to the NVC. We haven't figured out where it is in Canada, but hoping it is forwarded to the Vancouver consulate. This is happy news because it cuts out this whole other long step I thought we'd have to go through at the NVC. I'm wondering if this is what happens because it is a US/Canadian application or if this is standard procedure.

Either way, I'm not going to complain. Woohoo, I think it's in Canada now! Hopefully.

I emailed the consulate in Montreal to see if they had go it and are sending it to Vancouver (as I live in Western Canada).

Side note: calling consulates in Canada sucks. They are all 900 numbers and you pay through the nose.

Janny and Steve
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-01-10 15:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC to NVC... still waiting
Hello Everyone and Happy New Year!

I'm frustrated with how slow this next step is going. We received our NOA2 approval from California (CSC) on December 3rd. and as of January 7th we are still waiting for it to arrive at the NVC. Anyone with a similar experience? At what point do we wonder if it's lost somewhere? I guess CSC is slow with these things compared to other service centers, but this is really delaying. grr.

Any ideas?

Janny
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-01-07 17:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsQuestion: DS-230 Part 1 via the Vancouver Consulate
I have a question regarding the Vancouver Consulate. When I receive the "packet 3" and they have me fax in the DS-230 Part 1... will they set me up with an interview date and med exam at that point, or do they wait for the "packet 4"? I thought the "packet 4" stuff was what is brought to the interview, correct me if I'm wrong.

A bit confused.

I got this info from http://img181.images...klistpg1sc3.jpg

Does anyone have a most recent packet 3 checklist thingy from Vancouver?

Thanks for your advice.

Janny
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-01-23 02:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMedical Records
Thanks for the advice. Good idea about making a list to job your memory. I may do that.

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Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-01-31 19:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMedical Records
Thanks for your reply. I feel much better now.

Yay.
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-01-31 18:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMedical Records
Hi Everyone,

I have a question regarding the medical exam for the fiance visa interview. I just found out that my interview at the Vancouver consulate is on Feb. 13th woooooohooooooo! For the med. exam... do they require medical records in general, or just if I have been treated for an illness? Example: if I went to the hospital with a bad case of hives once, do I need to get records for that?

It's a pain in the butt and I'm not even sure how to go about getting them because most of the records would be in other cities I've lived. I have no family doctor and these would all be walk-in clinics.

Does anyone know the answer? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Janny
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-01-31 16:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWoohoo!!!
Yay! Thanks for all the congrats! I posted my review of the embassy under my timeline smile.gif
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-02-14 01:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWoohoo!!!
QUOTE (estadia @ Feb 13 2008, 04:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Jan and Steve @ Feb 13 2008, 07:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey all,

Just an update. We had the interview today. It took two seconds, and was great. Tomorrow (Valentine's Day) we pick up my fiance visa! Yay! I am so happy. It doesn't feel real yet. We are goin to celebrate now.

I'll try and post a review of the consulate interview shortly.

Woohoo again!

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Thanks!!!!!! woohoo! smile.gif
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-02-13 19:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWoohoo!!!
Hey all,

Just an update. We had the interview today. It took two seconds, and was great. Tomorrow (Valentine's Day) we pick up my fiance visa! Yay! I am so happy. It doesn't feel real yet. We are goin to celebrate now.

I'll try and post a review of the consulate interview shortly.

Woohoo again!
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-02-13 19:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMailed my petition today!
QUOTE (aravis227 @ Feb 10 2008, 11:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Jan and Steve @ Feb 10 2008, 11:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah no worries on getting an RFE. I did the exact same thing, put Calgary as the consulate, and I was freaking out thinking it would cause delays, but it didn't. They just automatically sent it to the correct one (in this case, Vancouver since I live in BC).

Good luck!


That is incredibly comforting to hear! I'll stop worrying about it...as my fiance and I keep reminding each other: It's out of our hands now. All we can do is wait...if only that was as easily done as said. biggrin.gif


Yeah no problem! It didn't even cause delays. smile.gif
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-02-10 14:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsMailed my petition today!
QUOTE (aravis227 @ Feb 9 2008, 09:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thank you so much for finding that for me! I'll just keep my fingers crossed that they don't RFE it because I put the wrong consulate. I have the bad habit of worrying about things once they're out of my control. sad.gif


Yeah no worries on getting an RFE. I did the exact same thing, put Calgary as the consulate, and I was freaking out thinking it would cause delays, but it didn't. They just automatically sent it to the correct one (in this case, Vancouver since I live in BC).

Good luck!
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-02-10 13:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsATTENTION JULY FILERS!
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QUOTE (Jan and Steve @ Feb 10 2008, 07:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey Everyone,

I thought I would update the July filers. We sent our I-129F on July 11, 2007. And I have my interview at the Vancouver Consulate this Wednesday (Feb. 13, 2008). Yay!

Good luck to you all!


Oh congratulations! Nice to see some Canadian interviews happening within a reasonable timeframe. Good luck at interview!


Thanks!

I was surprised we got the interview so quickly. What happened was... we had faxed in the DS-230 Part 1... but for some reason the fax messed up and they only received the first page. So I got a call directly from the Vancouver Consulate asking me to re-fax the papers, and the guy said "while you're on the phone I can go ahead and schedule you for an interview". He asked what day I wanted and I said ASAP, so he gave me a date which was less than two weeks from the phone call. Crazy! I think we may have lucked out by accident because of the fax issues.

Just thought I'd share.

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Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-02-10 14:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsATTENTION JULY FILERS!
Hey Everyone,

I thought I would update the July filers. We sent our I-129F on July 11, 2007. And I have my interview at the Vancouver Consulate this Wednesday (Feb. 13, 2008). Yay!

Good luck to you all!
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-02-10 14:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDS 230 question
QUOTE (darcy_cene @ Jul 1 2008, 08:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sounds similar.. I too have been back and forth between Canada and the United States. My DS-230 is also ready to be sent to the Visa Center (though six weeks later after the fee has been paid I'm still waiting on THEM to ask for the paperwork.. Anyways back to your question.. I didnt include the day stays, just to many of them, but did include any time over a two or three week period. Hope this helps somewhat.
Darcy


When I lived in Canada I visited the States a zillion times, too many to mention or remember... so for that question I just put "Multiple visits for no longer than (blank) between years (blank) and (blank).

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Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2008-07-02 18:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion: Is it OK to visit fiance during the K-1 process?
Hi all...

I'm a Canadian citizen (beneficiary) and my fiance, an American (petitioner). Canadians and Americans alike travel between our countries all the time without a need for a visa to visit, only a passport or other proof of citizenship. I'm wondering if it is OK to visit my fiance while we are waiting for the K-1 to process. We both live relatively close to the border and travel on the weekend about once a month to see each other. Most of the time I will drive down to the US to visit him.

During the K-1 interview when they ask when was the last time I was in the US and I tell them it was a month ago, for example... is that a problem? I haven't had any trouble crossing the border, in fact, they recognize me and wave me through half the time because I have been visiting for years now.

I'm getting all paranoid reading some stuff on here and just wanted to make sure it is OK to visit. Any thoughts?

Anyways... any advice/info is appreciated.

Thanks!
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2007-12-07 23:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support I-134
My fiance (petitioner) makes $45,000 a year and has no assets and lives paycheck to paycheck. Although he meets the requirements regarding the poverty line... should we be worried about whether or not they will consider him to be sufficient support? (i.e. will they require a co-sponsor)?

Thanks for your advice!
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2007-12-09 17:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMedical Exam in Canada
QUOTE (Nini & Bee @ Dec 10 2007, 12:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You can get the vaccinations done ahead of time from your family doctor, but you'll have to go to Vancouver for the panel physician exam. (Yes, I know the vaccinations don't have to be done until adjustment of status, but this panel physician will be checking for the vaccinations at the exam. Check for your age-appropriate vaccinations here.) The cost is $275 from Dr. Morgan's office. They only do the exams on Wednesday mornings, but you can pick up the results that afternoon at 2pm. He should give you an x-ray (which you don't need to bring to the consulate), your medical results for the consulate interview, and a copy of the vaccination supplement which will help you for your adjustment of status later on.

A suggestion that I've recommended to out-of-town people who want to stay overnight in the city for the interview: come in Tuesday night, have the medical exam on Wednesday and pick up their results that afternoon, then have their interview scheduled for Thursday. smile.gif


Thanks for the info and tips!
Jan and SteveFemaleCanada2007-12-10 17:16:00