Visa Stamping from Canada/ Mexico

It appears most of the folks who got 221g on 14 Nov have completed the process?

Anyone from Nov 21 221g has any updates?
Ours is Nov -28 and status has not changes since that date.

I understand each case is different, trying to get a sense of average processing time.

Thanks.

My visa wasdone today 12/11/17 at Ottawa but VO said my passport is damaged and need to get a new passport to get visa stamped.

Did anyone have similar situation, can you please help. I was told VO to mail passport but there is no address given.

Appreciate your help

Thanks,
kmungamu

Hello,

Wanted to check if anyone in this forum had a similar experience - I received an email last month from the consulate in Ottawa regarding my Tuesday Dec 18 H1B appointment. I was informed that due to "unforeseeable reasons" the Consulate will be closed from all visa appointments on Tuesday Dec 18 and they had rescheduled my appointment to Wednesday Dec 19...

Anyone received similar re-arrangements? Booked everything to fly in Monday night and out Friday night...now I'm a little concerned that I won't get my passport in time.

Read in this forum that earlier this month there were processing delays in Ottawa, is that still the case now? How many days since day 1 (interview day) will you be able to pick up the passport? Should I still expect to get my passport on day 3? (Wed interview, Fri pickup)

Any info would help. Thank you so much!

Hi everyone, I am gathering the document for my interview next week in Vancouver. Does anyone has a check list for required documents to bring with you for your interview? or can you please suggest me what are the documents that I must bring?

When the consultant asks for I-129 petition, does it mean to show them the receipt? or the I-129 form that contain 36 pages?

Please Help!!!! Thank you so much in advance!!!!!

I am planning to get my H1B renewal stamping in tijuana. Please let me know if anyone has same plan and can join.

This is first time i am going to Mexico for stamping any help regarding process will be helpful.

Time to give back on this forum as this is very helpful!

1. Canada Immigration at airport:

Officer: Why are you coming to canada
Me: Visiting
Officer: Visiting what?
Me: Visiting Vancouver downtown and Victoria Islands
Officer: What else are u visiting
Me: I will plan
Officer: I will pass you to next officer
Me: ok

ANother Officer: What is you plan?
Me: I will visit Vancouver downtown and Victoria Islands
Officer: Show me the plan
me: I'll stay Two days in downtown, two days in Islands
Officer: When are you going back to USA?
Me: next Saturday
Officer: show me address where you are staying
Me: I dont have papers, I am staying in xx hotel in downtown
Officer: Did u book motels in Islands ?
Me: Thats not planned yet.
Officer: What do u do in US?
Me: I am professional Computer programmer
Officer: Show me your I797 and your visa
Me: showed
Officer: your visa is expired
Me: yes, tahts not a big deal as long as I stay stay in USA, all I need in my valid H1B
Officer: you are good to go, welcome to canada!
Me: thx!

2. At US consulate:

security check 1, security check 2, verifying docs, scanning photo, 10 fingerprinting, elevators to officers rooms - Total 40 min approx

interview time: 2 min
There are total 3 officers and 3 ppl in line in front of me! My turn came in 5 min!

Me: good morning, how r u?
VO: no reply.... typing something

VO: Give me your passport.
ME: gave along with I797

VO: what is your role
Me: I am a kick boxer....

VO: who is your employer (checking on my I797)
Me: xxxxxxxx

VO: who is your client
Me: xxxxxxxx

VO: tell me about client
Me: xxxxxxxx Told 4 sharp points!

VO: do u have masters
Me: Yes

VO: which university
Me: xxxxxxxx

VO: whats the major
Me: xxxxxxxx

VO: can i see your old passport (checking for my old visa)
Me: Of course

VO: is this your first H1b
Me: xxxxxxxx

VO: whats the major (asked again)
Me: xxxxxxxx

VO: how long have you been on h1b
Me: xxxxxxxx

VO: what r your responsibilities at client.
Me: xxxxxxxx

VO: your visa is approved, you will receive in a week!
Me: thank you!

No docs were asked in interview except old passport.
12/4: Visa interview
12/5: AP process
12/6: 10:00 AM Issued
12/6: 1045 AM Tracking number provided
12/7: 10 AM got Email from Canada post to pick up passport
12/7: 11 AM picked up passport

Crossing US border by Car:
Coming from Vancouver BC to Seattle WA.
Officer: where are you coming from?
me: Vancouver BC
Officer: whats the puopose of visit?
Me: Visiting US consulate in Vancouver downtown
Officer: give me your passport, I797, address proof
Me: gave
Officer: I want you to park the car and come inside for stamping
me: ok
After going inside for stamping at takes about 10 mins and pay 6 USD for I94.
Entered into USA.
Hope this helps!

 

Hello Forum Members,

I need an urgent help on my situation. I am an Indian and on H4 in USA. My H1B petition is approved now. I came to USA on H4 few weeks back, I don't want to go back to all the way to India for H1 stamping.

Can I go to Canada for H1 stamping? This will be my first H1b stamping, never had H1 before, but worked in USA on multiple L1B for many years.

Thanks in advance for any insight!!!

A general question about Visa renewal.

Will the current visa stamping (not expired) be cancelled before the decision on the new Visa.

Time for payback to this group.

We had our interview on 29th Nov, Wed in Toronto. Here is our experience
We flew from US to Toronto previous day.

We had our interview at 8.15 am, we reached consulate office around 7.45.
Outside the consulate office, there was line of around 8-10 ppl, there was a small check of your passport and DS160 confirmation page.
Once this is done, security check inside which is just after entrance.
Then we moved inside, document verification in one window, payment in another window.
This whole process took around 10 minutes.

Then we stood in the interview line, there were around 3-4 interview windows.
After waiting for around 5 mins in the line, our turn came.

The Visa officer started;
VO : How are you guys doing.
We : We are doing good. How are you?
VO : Good good, thank you

To me:
VO : Which company you work for. I answered
VO : How long you are with this company. I Answered
VO : All exp in US? I said accurate number of years for both offshore and onsite
VO : What do you do here? Since mine was specialized skill visa, i explained him in very short(around 2-3 lines)
VO: Whats your title.

To my hubby:
VO : Whats your title
VO: How long with the company

To my 8 years son
VO :Do you like school in US
VO : Do you want to become computer engineer like your parents.

My son was bold enough in his answers. VO was very happy and conversing with him with nice smile, and love.

In-fact the VO was too young and was good with the whole family. He covered all of us randomly, like 1 que to me, 1 que to my hubby. He was addressing my hubby as SIR.

Then he started looking into passports, he got some doubts, so went to other VOs for clarification.
He came back after 10 minutes and said I am approving your VISA.

And said, your son has L2 from both of you and both L2 are active in his passport. He said one cannot hold same type of visa 2 times. Though my son entered US on My visa, VO said during 2nd time L2 stamping, consulate in India would have cancelled previously stamped L2 VISA.

Then he said, he will cancel both of his active L2 VISA and issue the new VISA for which you have come here.
I still had 2 months validity of my Visa, he cancelled that as well and said you will receive fresh visa.

Then again he started conversing, how long you guys are here, don't book your return ticket for another 3-5 days. Then he handed over me 2 copies of my documents to give it to my employer.

Came back to room and checked the status, it was admin processing
On 30th Thu status changed to Issued.
1st Dec. Fri Picked up from Consulate office.
2-3 : Sat, Sun
4th Dec : Ready to pick.

Hope this info helps.

Hello,
I had an appointment with the U.S. Consulate in Vancouver, BC, Canada for H-1B stamping on 11/30/2017. I had selected Richmond Post Office for passport delivery.

Everything went well at the consulate. Visa Consulate said that I should receive my passport by the middle of next week (i.e. around 12/6/2017).

But as of 12/6/2017 8 AM, my passport has not been delivered.

website indicates that visa was issued, and also contains a courier tracking number. This would indicate the passport was picked up by Canada Post.

But shows that
on 12/1 the passport was picked up Canada Post.
But till now (12/6/2017) 8 AM, the passport has not been delivered to the selected post office.

Did anyone have visa stamping at Vancouver at around the same time as me? I would like to know your positive or negative experiences for passport delivery.