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Ottawa stamping
Wife and I had expired visa stamps (H1B) which needed to get renewed.
Drove from Chicago to Canada (with wife and 2 kids), crossed at Port Huron, MI into Canada. At port of entry into Canada officer asked for passports, Canada visa stamp, but also asked for proof of USA valid status. Luckily had 797 handy (not in the trunk) so showed him that.
Officer: Where do you live?
Me- Illinois
Offiver: all of you?
Me- Yes
Officer: where you headed?
Me- visiting friends in Toronto tonight and then to Ottawa
Officer Whats in Ottawa?
Me- US visa stamping appointment.
Handed back our passports and we were on our way.
At the Ottawa consulate, Appointment was at 930am on 2/10 and a very snowy day. We reached at 915am per instructions and the guard asked us to come back at 930, which we did. Went through the security screening. At the first counter, some ladies were arranging documents,photo, 797 in passport, DS-160 confirmation etc. They asked what my status was in Canada, I said visitor visa. Once inside the interview room, in the first queue, at the first window, lady was validating all documents asked some basic questions like, history in the US, company worked for etc, then handed the documents bag and we went to the interview line.
Officer Who is applying for H1B?
Me- Me and wife
Officer: Who works for company XX?
Me: My wife
Officer then focused on her for the next couple of mins
Whats your salary?
Whats you highest level of education?
How long have you worked there?
Whats your position?
Then to me, same questions, since I have 2 MAsters degrees, she dug a little deeper
Officer: which fields are your Master's degrees in?
Me- Eng and management?
Officer what field of Engineering?
ME- Mechanical
Officer: did you do any research?
Me- (this was a surprise as its been 15 years since my Master's), recalling quickly said I did a research project but no Thesis.
Officer: OK visas are approved and passports will be ready in 3-4 days.
Passports were ready on the 3rd day.
Picked up passports and drove back to Chicago vis same route. At the port of entry
Officer: How many people on board?
Me- 4
Officer: Where you headed?
Me- Chicago
Officer_ how long you have lived there?
Me- 10 years
Officer- (wife had a new passport and a new visa stamp now). I don't see any stamps...?
Me- Handed him old passports
Officer- Cool, keep carrying these in the future. Drive safe. (handed all passports back)
In general, very smooth experience!
Drove from Chicago to Canada (with wife and 2 kids), crossed at Port Huron, MI into Canada. At port of entry into Canada officer asked for passports, Canada visa stamp, but also asked for proof of USA valid status. Luckily had 797 handy (not in the trunk) so showed him that.
Officer: Where do you live?
Me- Illinois
Offiver: all of you?
Me- Yes
Officer: where you headed?
Me- visiting friends in Toronto tonight and then to Ottawa
Officer Whats in Ottawa?
Me- US visa stamping appointment.
Handed back our passports and we were on our way.
At the Ottawa consulate, Appointment was at 930am on 2/10 and a very snowy day. We reached at 915am per instructions and the guard asked us to come back at 930, which we did. Went through the security screening. At the first counter, some ladies were arranging documents,photo, 797 in passport, DS-160 confirmation etc. They asked what my status was in Canada, I said visitor visa. Once inside the interview room, in the first queue, at the first window, lady was validating all documents asked some basic questions like, history in the US, company worked for etc, then handed the documents bag and we went to the interview line.
Officer Who is applying for H1B?
Me- Me and wife
Officer: Who works for company XX?
Me: My wife
Officer then focused on her for the next couple of mins
Whats your salary?
Whats you highest level of education?
How long have you worked there?
Whats your position?
Then to me, same questions, since I have 2 MAsters degrees, she dug a little deeper
Officer: which fields are your Master's degrees in?
Me- Eng and management?
Officer what field of Engineering?
ME- Mechanical
Officer: did you do any research?
Me- (this was a surprise as its been 15 years since my Master's), recalling quickly said I did a research project but no Thesis.
Officer: OK visas are approved and passports will be ready in 3-4 days.
Passports were ready on the 3rd day.
Picked up passports and drove back to Chicago vis same route. At the port of entry
Officer: How many people on board?
Me- 4
Officer: Where you headed?
Me- Chicago
Officer_ how long you have lived there?
Me- 10 years
Officer- (wife had a new passport and a new visa stamp now). I don't see any stamps...?
Me- Handed him old passports
Officer- Cool, keep carrying these in the future. Drive safe. (handed all passports back)
In general, very smooth experience!
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