Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	My husband finally got his Visa today!!!!!!	Congratulations.	Dylan'sWife	Female	Canada	2013-11-01 10:07:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Unable to look up receipt number	I didn't read the fine print either, so I'm glad someone asked this question because I was wondering it too.	allycat	Female	Canada	2007-12-02 19:16:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Very bad news, we ned your help!!!	Did you send tax return or tax transcript (document from IRS)? Just a thought. I have noticed people mentioning this before, that they want the transcript from IRS not the return you sent in. It only takes a week or less to get one after you call IRS. Good luck.	allycat	Female	Canada	2007-12-02 19:25:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Wrong name on green card	In case anyone is ever in the same situation, it took exactly this long to resolve (2 1/2 months or so), which I have no complaints about. I got the corrected card today at no additional fee. Also they changed the expiry to 10 years from when the correct card was issued. So I'm done.	allycat	Female	Canada	2008-11-24 19:20:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Wrong name on green card	I got my 10 year greencard today - in my maiden name!! I applied in my married name and my temporary green card was in my married name, but they got it wrong on the 10 year. Has this happened to anyone else? I hope it is not going to be a hassle to have a correct one issued.	allycat	Female	Canada	2008-09-06 10:44:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	VSC I-1751 Status List	I was approved yesterday - yeah. October 24, 2007 - Submitted I751 to VSC October 26, 2007 - NOA 1 December 19, 2007 - biometrics in Dover DE August 29, 2008 - 10 year Greencard approved Good luck to everyone still waiting. They seem to be catching up in Vermont.	allycat	Female	Canada	2008-08-30 08:52:00
Canada	Proving domicile when not living in the U.S.	Well, since they appear to be sorting through the backlog of mail in Montreal, hopefully you guys will be getting that visa soon Lenie! As you already know, turning in your Canadian PR card is never a good idea I can't remember Lenie, have you contacted a senator or congressman yet? Hi Trailmix! I can only hope you are correct regarding getting the visa soon. I did contact my congresswoman (she has an immigration specialist in her office), but the woman didn't seem to be too helpful. I am going to follow up again next week to see if I can get her to move a little faster. Anyway, I really can't wait for all of this to be over - it's all so stressful sometimes and it's driving me crazy! Oh...and I agree with you regarding the PR. What if something happened and they decided not to approve the visa? That's a lot of risk they're asking someone to take, for no guarantees in return. Edited by Lenie7, 24 April 2010 - 04:05 PM.	Lenie7	Female	Canada	2010-04-24 16:03:00
Canada	Proving domicile when not living in the U.S.	Yeah - we had enough cash in the bank PLUS I ended up getting a co-sponsor, anyway. In the end, the finances weren't a problem at all. Either way, I guess there's nothing we can do but wait. They received our stuff on March 19th as well, but we've heard nothing. Hi Lenie- Well, I can see your frustration. Based on everything you have sent you should be approved. The only thing I can think of is your income. 80% of my assets which total to quite a bit are in liquid cash, not in real estate and they will want to see that you have enough income of your own in the US to support your husband once he lands in the US. If you think you have that all squared away the only other thing I can think of is to turn in your PR card. I found a form on line at the Canadian immigration website that you can fill in to forfeit your card. I did not have to do this, but I also didn't disclose permanent residency. When did your package arrive in Montreal? As I said my interview was March 17th and I sent in my additional documentation March 19th. That might be why I got the quick turn around. But really it feels totally unfair that you did NOT receive Domicile. How did he even know that you came back and forth to Canada which such ties to the US? (we also learned the hard way that I should have sent my husband to the interview alone!) We actually own a home here in Canada so really your case should be approved. Very, very bizarre. I actually feel guilty that we got approved. I don't know if some people just fall through the cracks or have bad luck! Edited by Lenie7, 24 April 2010 - 08:55 AM.	Lenie7	Female	Canada	2010-04-24 08:54:00
Canada	Proving domicile when not living in the U.S.	Oh one more thing, I also sent in the realtor's contract that shows our house in Canada is for sale. (Cutting those Canadian ties) Lenie, I don't know that much about your case but you would have to have employment in the US unless you had substantial finances. Are you back in the US? Living and working? Hi Sunny, I am back in the U.S. going to school, but not working. We do have ample finances and own two houses in the U.S., so me not working shouldn't be an issue in our case. For domicile, we sent my mortgage statement(for the house I own alone), utility bills, credit card statements/bank statements showing activity in the U.S., my driver's license, insurance, voter registration, proof of school enrollment, and a few other things. In my case, I never really moved to Canada full-time, never had a driver's license there, never owned a house there, or anything like that and I never gave up my ties to the U.S. at any point in time. The CO didn't like that I was spending half my time in Canada (and had a PR card) so I could see my husband even though I had only been doing that for a year. Anyway, this whole process is so depressing and it seems like everyone, even those who submitted stuff a couple weeks after us, is getting approved. It almost makes me want to abandon the whole thing and move somewhere else in the world as I am starting to dislike my own country and the ridiculous bureaucracy! Edited by Lenie7, 23 April 2010 - 10:16 AM.	Lenie7	Female	Canada	2010-04-23 10:15:00
Canada	Proving domicile when not living in the U.S.	VISA in hand! I will write more later but just to let anyone who would find the information useful we received my husbands US Visa today after being turned down at our interview in Montreal on March 17th due to reasons of domicile. (I have been living in Canada with him for the last 18 months). I immediately came back to our home in Ontario and sent in several documents to prove that I had reestablished domicile in the US. It has been almost 4 weeks to the day that those documents would have been received by Montreal and we got the Visa packet in the mail today. If anyone is interested I can publish a list of exactly what documents I sent in to reestablish domicile. It is a shame they don't tell you exactly what item you sent in that lead to this approval...but I am SO relieved! Definitely did a happy dance and even cried at the post office. PS I even had a lawyer who failed to advise me properly about the issue of Domicile. What a hard lesson. Conrats, Sunny! Did you use a congressman or senator to help you? It's been 5 weeks for us and nothing!	Lenie7	Female	Canada	2010-04-23 07:50:00
Canada	Proving domicile when not living in the U.S.	******** What does the statement above mean "For the two of you that would be 3 times 125%..." In the I-864p it states a household of 2 needs $18, 212 which is 125% above the poverty guideline. Why is it that the above statement mentioned 3 times that? My husband who is the immigrant will be continuing at his current Canadian employment and working remotely once we move, we want to make sure his salary still qualifies us for the necessary AOS. That part is if you use assets, rather than income, to satisfy the I-864. So you would need the $18K times three in that case.	Lenie7	Female	Canada	2010-04-21 08:59:00
Canada	Proving domicile when not living in the U.S.	Yes, Montreal is a stickler for domicile and they are especially harsh on Americans who have permanent residence in Canada. I had my Canadian PR for a year, and told them that I had tried living there for my husband's job (which is important to him), but wanted to move back near my family. He said he believed that I wanted to move back to the U.S., but still refused to issue the visa to my husband. I have always maintained that no one would go through the difficulties of applying for U.S. immigration if they had no intention of living there. I mean, who would put themselves through the torture? Though we were denied in November, we have just submitted proof of domicile (I moved back in January). Much like others, I wish I knew the things I do now about the domicile issue. I would have moved back sooner and let my husband go to the interview by himself.	Lenie7	Female	Canada	2010-03-24 09:01:00
Canada	Proving domicile when not living in the U.S.	That seems strange to me, too, if that's what they're basing it on. My husband is in a high demand job category that is in short supply (he used to be H1-B at one point). The U.S. desperately needs people in his field and we were denied on domicile. Much like others who were denied, I have moved back to the U.S. I started taking classes a week and a half ago to show that I am physically present in the states. I figure that by the end of Februrary, we will send in proof of domicile and hope that it is enough to prove I am living here. Being separated is a bummer, but it will all work out in the end. I'm not trying to be smart here, but how do you know it has to do with the economy? Did they tell you that?	Lenie7	Female	Canada	2010-01-20 14:58:00
Canada	Proving domicile when not living in the U.S.	Hi Mike, Considering the fact that you have the U.S. address, filed with that address AND have a U.S. job, I don't think you'll have much of a problem. Many of the denials have been with couples where both of them live in Canada and want to move over to the states. Even in those cases, usually it is approved if someone has a job offer (plus other evidence) or a job in the states because it shows intent to live there. At the interview, I would suggest that you don't ever say that you "live" in Canada at all (which you probably wouldn't, anyway), but rather that you just visit your wife there. With all the evidence you have, I can't imagine you would be denied. QUOTE (mike777 @ Dec 13 2009, 09:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi, I've been reading here that proving domicile is a problem. I have a question about my wife and I's scenario. We have the advantage of being a border town couple, we both have NEXUS but I'm "sleeping/resting/living, whatever" at an address in Canada on a visitor record which is good till the end of summer. (as I was organized well, the POE officer granted me a year). Let me stress, but my drivers license, insurance, banking, credit union loan, JOB, tax records, everything I do basically...is in the states.. My permanent address, on file with the govt' is in the states as well (my parents) I go back to visit friends, family, do banking, pick up my mail, haircuts, basically everything in the states, and I go back at least 2 times a week. Now my perm address (registered with my nexus, and whats on ALL my other records) is in the US...I'm curious if anyone thinks my wife could have a problem at her interview if they ask where I live or something related to that? Now I want to stress that I did mention this to a number of operators (called quite a few times :-)) when filling out our DS230 and 864. One of them said that it didn't matter and that I should just use my US address. I also casually mentioned to others about this as well, and they didn't say anything about it. But I'm asking here, as I don't think in the government, that one hand knows what the other is doing So the big things here that I feel myself, that it's not an issue is that fact that I'm a USC, working for a US company and that I'm only in CA on a "visitor record." Even if I wasn't working, the fact that I'm here in a visitor record only should make the difference in my opinion. There is the fact though, that the visitor record has been granted in this past summer and our case was complete last week and realistically, her interview won't be till May or June-ish...that I've had this record for over 6 months, almost a year... My wife and I want to move into a house in the states once her visa is approved but I'm not going to start seriously talking with real estate agents until probably April-ish... and I'm not going to move out and secure a mortgage on a house when I'm paying rent in Canada with my wife here...But now thinking about it, a mortgage on a house could be another piece of evidence. But after all this has been said, I'd think all I'd "need" to being as domicile proof is job letter. But again, I gave them voting record, and I have alllll that other stuff with my US address on it. But I'm going to bring copies of EVERYTHING even still. So again, does anyone think this is a problem? Thanks. Edited by Lenie7, 13 December 2009 - 12:01 PM.	Lenie7	Female	Canada	2009-12-13 11:58:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	New processing times - is the USCIS lying?	No the last I heard it was changed briefly to April 15, 2008. People were wondering if they were going crazy or if others had seen it too.... LOL Good luck to all	ohmy	Not Telling	Canada	2008-04-21 16:10:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	I-751 April 2013 filers	+1   USCIS CA Service Center received our packet on April 30. Haven't cashed the check yet.	M&Pooh	Female	Canada	2013-05-09 13:23:00
Canada	MTL interview scheduling	Traditionally MTL gives the NVC dates for the month at the beginning of the month.  It takes about 2 weeks for NVC to fill those dates for the next month at most.   Worst case is normally 2 months from case complete date.  If you end in the middle of the month you normally wait 2-3 weeks to get the interview.     Example:   I had case complete April 15th, Interview date notified on May 1, interview June 3rd.      Now when Montreal releases those dates to the NVC is dynamic, so it can change.  Traditionally it was the 1st week, but I've seen it take until the 2nd and 3rd week.  I'm guessing because of summer vacations and end of fiscal year issues but my guess is as good as yours on that.      Seems like lots of folks are getting interview dates now, but I haven't seen anything from Canada yet.    Fingers crossed for all of us Canadian's crossing over soon.	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-10-03 12:41:00
Canada	MTL interview scheduling	Thanks Guys, This is very helpful.  Looks like it's about 10-15 days to get the interview scheduled and another month and a bit before the actual date.  Pretty much in line with what I thought.   Cheers,	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-09-25 13:29:00
Canada	MTL interview scheduling	Hey Guys, Just waiting for my interview date to be sent from the NVC and I was wondering how far in advance they usually schedule, and how long it usually takes to the the date from case complete??? My completion date was Sept 17th. Any help would be great. Cheers,	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-09-24 22:41:00
Canada	IR-1 Interviews	Could be 1-2 weeks still.  Traditionally they happen first week of Oct, but in July I don't think anyone on the forum received a date and had to wait until Aug for a Sept date.    Really?  I didn't think there were actually time periods that they send out interview dates.  I assumed it was more of a "when requested by the NVC" kinda thing.  Are they normally 5-6 weeks from the time you get the date?	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-10-02 22:48:00
Canada	IR-1 Interviews	Anyone waiting for IR-1 interview in in MTL?   I received a case complete on Sept 17th and still no interview date.   Just wondering what the hold up is....	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-10-02 16:24:00
Canada	MTL interview - where to stay	Anyone stay at the Courtyard by Marriott????  I am actually now doing my Medical in Toronto, so only need hotel for the one night. I've heard the Marriott is right next to the Consulate.	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-10-04 17:37:00
Canada	MTL interview - where to stay	Hey guys, I am doing my medical and interview in MTL the week of Oct 29-Nov 5 as apparently the medical takes 3 business days to process. Kinda sucks to have to spend 7 days in MTL, but what can you do. Any recommendations for reasonable hotels in the area, close to the embassy and also things to do?	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-10-03 22:51:00
Canada	HEP B shot	This is straight from CDC for immigration.... Should make most of us feel better. "Because completion of the vaccine series often requires several months, immigrant applicants are not required to receive all doses of the required vaccines as part of the immigrant medical exam. Rather, applicants are required to receive at least one dose of each vaccine that is appropriate for their age group. They are also encouraged to receive as many added doses as needed to complete the series." This is fantastic news....	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-10-05 23:20:00
Canada	HEP B shot	I have been reading the same thing about only requiring certain vaccines. This is directly from the US Immigration doctors website. 27-49 YEARS Tdap (Adacel or Boosterix) - ensure you get Tdap not just Td MMR Measles, Mumps, Rubella. ("MR" and "MM" are not enough). You need MMR Varicella - If you had "Chicken Pox" disease, no vaccine is needed Influenza (only required during October - February, annually) Hep B may only be required up to 18 years old.	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-10-05 23:11:00
Canada	HEP B shot	Looks like you need a Hep B shot as a part of the medical requirements. Since it's a 2 shot process, what does one do if the interview is less than a month away?	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-10-05 10:35:00
Canada	Dr. Zatzman medical review	I had my appt. on a Tuesday and did not receive my rpt till the following Friday 11 days later....it would have been ready on the 10th day for pick up. Is that for Zaltsman or the one on St Clair?	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-10-19 11:07:00
Canada	Dr. Zatzman medical review	I heard he was a good doctor, but the only issue is he takes the 7 days to process your medical results.   The one on St Clair is only 3 days.  I guess if you need an expedited medical, you do what you gotta do.	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-10-19 10:28:00
Canada	Anyone ever visited their finace(e) for a month from Canada?	I've crossed over for 2-3 months to be with my wife and daughter.  It's a B-2 Visa, so legally we can do 6 months.   The only thing the IO did was put a solid "return by" date in my passport.      As long as you don't have intentions of living in the US prior to being issued your visa/green card, there's really no reason why they wont let you go...unless of course there are other red flags.	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-10-19 23:25:00
Canada	Financial Proof and Proof of Marriage	Hey Guys, I have my interview for the IR-1 Visa coming up in about a week and I wanted to know what the consulate will expect me to provide to prove the petitioners financial status?  I have the documents I submitted with the AOS while my file was at the NVC, but do they want this, or do they want an updated list of assets, income, debts, etc????   I had our accounts info printed the last time, and that seemed to be fine.     Also, what will they ask for to prove my marriage?  We've been married for 5 years with child.  Should I bring photos, joint mail, etc...  Any help would be great.   Thanks	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-10-27 00:39:00
Canada	Re-Scheduling Appointment	Thanks guys.  I guess I will keep trying my luck for the next week and hope something decent comes up between 39 and 105 days.     Cheers.	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-10-18 22:27:00
Canada	Re-Scheduling Appointment	Hey guys, So, I am trying to reschedule my daughters interview so that my wife can attend with her. I logged into the site yesterday and it said next available date was in 39 days. Reasonable, but too early for my wife to attend. This morning when we checked, it was now 105 days. That's not going to work either. My question is.....how does this work? Was it 39 days yesterday due to a cancellation? Why the huge difference in available dates? We called them as well, and they just recite what's on the website at 105 days. Any help would be great. We are trying to get mid-late December.	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-10-18 18:22:00
Canada	Dress Code	Thanks guys. In MTL now with interview in the morning. Wish me luck!! BTW: the Courtyard Marriott is a perfect hotel for interviews. One block away from the consulate. Fantastic!	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-11-04 16:55:00
Canada	Dress Code	Hey guys, Interview on Tuesday AM. What do most people wear? I would assume casual is fine, but want to make sure.	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-11-01 22:41:00
Canada	Approved!!!!!	Recieved the passport back this morning with that fantastic VISA in it.  POE is tomorrow.  Transit time from the consulate was just overnight.   Gonna be exciting.   Thanks so much for all of your support and help everyone.	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-11-08 11:54:00
Canada	Approved!!!!!	Mine was shipped and I received it next day in Alberta.  I flew home after the interview.  I hope mine is even close to as efficient. My status changed to "issued" the same day as my interview and then adjusted to show that it's in the final process (meaning being shipped) one day after. Other then that, no waybill and no further actions.	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-11-07 18:17:00
Canada	Approved!!!!!	MsHogan Did you pick them up in MTL or were they shipped? Your timeline says it only took 2 days for you. That's incredible.	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-11-07 14:11:00
Canada	Approved!!!!!	Interesting. I would assume that they only ship them out once a week (maybe Fridays???). I guess I will estimate that Monday it should be here. Thanks for the heads up.	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-11-07 12:32:00
Canada	Approved!!!!!	Thanks All.... Anyone know the average visa transit time from MTL to Toronto???	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-11-06 22:53:00
Canada	Approved!!!!!	Vegasbound: I went about 20 mins early. No line at all, but a bit of a wait in the waiting room. Darnell: no poutine. Already back in Toronto.	FlyCal	Male	Canada	2013-11-05 22:19:00