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Canada soft landing and 1st time H1B stamping in Vancouver, CA
Hi Friends,

Me: Indian national, having master's degree in Computer Science from US state university, worked for current US employer since 2017(5 yrs.), Married to spouse who has H1B and is residing in US, Salary is above filed LCA, got Canada PR COPR with last date of landing in 09/25/2022, applied for H1B Visa interview in Canada as a TCN (Third Country National) and got Interview at Vancouver on 08/03/2022.

My plan is to land in Canada on 07/31/2022 at Vancouver, process PR at the airport, wait in downtown till H1B interview, then wait in AirBnB near the city, till I get passport and PR back from processing.

Has anyone recently had a similar experience and have successfully got an H1B stamping done?
Does anybody see a red flag in this approach?

I am not in a hurry to get the H1B stamped but don't want to miss a chance in getting the Canadian PR. That is why I am thinking of this approach.

Thanks in advance for your helpful responses.
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Visa Interview Dates
For those who have recently schedule in-person interview appointment at any Canadian embassy. Can you please share your experience. How easy was it to find date, I see it currently shows No Appointment Available? How often you check? Time of the day?

What was the earliest day you saw when you were trying to schedule something?
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Reschedule Appointment
Hey guys, I am not eligible for dropbox and was able to schedule an in-person appointment at Ottawa consulate for Jan 2023. Is there a limit on how many times I can reschedule (if I find an earlier date)

Anyone with personal experience.
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Waiting for passport pickup
Hi, Attended H1B visa stamping interview on July 11 at vancouver Canada, Officer told visa is approved and will receive the passport in a week. My CEAC status is still showing July 14 as "Application Received" no progress on the status. Do I need to wait some more time. Has anyone faced this kind of situation?.
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Hi,
We are Canadian PR and submitted our docs for H1 /H4 stamping and sent our docs to Toronto on June 21st drop box
July14th Consulate has updated that In-person interview scheduling is required.

When I see the dates I see no dates available for the year 2022.

How can I see or book dates in Toronto or any other place in Canada.
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H1B Fresh stamping at Toronto - got 221G
Today I went for H1B fresh stamping in person interview and got 221-G. Anyone with similar experience please let me know so to know the next steps.

I was asked below questions by interviewing officer:
Which location you be working
Duration you stayed in US with previous visa L1
Duration you stayed outside US
Package in US

No mobiles and electronic devices allowed so whoever brought to consulate had to keep those stuffs at a nearby convenience store
Hope this info help rest preparing for stamping. All the best.
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Canadian PR and have US B1/B2 visa from Canada US consulate
From the official article, it said, an interview waiver is applicable for an H1 visa as long as the Canadian PR has a prior visa “ANY TYPE”. When I submitted my questions, I was asked to mail documents instead of an interview. Am I eligible for an interview waiver or I may get a rejection to attend an in-person interview? Thank you everyone
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Received 221G at Toronto consulate
I went for an in-person appointment at the Toronto consulate today for my H1B visa. I was asked some basic questions about my job and then I was given a 221G. The visa officer said that no additional documents are needed from me or my employer and that they just need additional time to process. He also returned my passport back. Has anyone been in a similar situation? Does anyone know what is the usual response time? Any help is appreciated. Thank you!
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H1b Case in Admin processing - Passports mailed back (Vancouver)
We posted 2 H1bs (for me and my spouse) and 1 H4 (kid) for stamping, as we got interview waiver. For our kid, the H4 is issued while for both of us the status on ceac is still Admin processing. We got tracking number for all 3 passports today. Has anyone faced such scenarios? Is it just a miss that ceac website is not updated with Issued?
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Need advice!
Can we carry mobile in Toronto Consulate in offline mode? TIA
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