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Toronto consulate experience and 221g
Hi all,
I gave my H1B visa interview today at the Toronto consulate and wanted to share my experience.
1, No cell phones, electronic devices, or big backpacks are , check the website for all banned items. I took a normal file folder for documents and a key to my Airbnb, which was walking distance from the consulate. If you want to bring any of the banned items, you should go deposit them in a locker at the Staples store on University Ave, they'll charge you 5$ and give you a token or receipt which you can use to get your stuff back
2.The entrance to the consulate is on Simcoe st, parallel to Univ ave. Check you appointment details and assemble at the appropriate spot. The security will call out the appointment time and only those people are asked to line up, so only show up about 20-30 mins before your scheduled appointment time
3. You will be asked to show your passport at the main entrance, asked your appointment time and directed inside
4. Your stuff is scanned and you are checked by security, then you go to another counter where they check your DS-160 confirmation and passport
5. After this you will be sent inside a room with counters, here you will line up, then go to a counter where you are asked for passport, I797, proof of valid presence in Canada. I had not received PR when I filled out the DS-160 so I had to clarify that
6. At this counter my passport and I797 was put in a blue cover and I was given a" know your rights" pamphlet
7. Lined up and was fingerprinted at the next counter
8. Line up and wait for interview, this takes the longest, it took about 20-25 mins for my turn to come
9. My interview was taken by a very kind gentleman, he asked me details of my new role, location, research, what models I will be using, what interventions we are doing (I'm a biologist so I answered accordingly), how long I have been in the US, and what my salary would be. He misheard my salary and I had to clarify it, we joked about it.
10. He finally handed me a yellow slip and said they needed more details (my CV), which I mentioned I had with me, but he said it would still have to be submitted online. He sounded apologetic after I mentioned this had already happened to me twice before. He said he couldn't give a timeline and said they do their best to get it done soon. I said thanks and exited out of the consulate
The staff are very nice and overall the experience was good minus the admin processing, so now I will be waiting and will post updates when they come in. If anyone else is in the same boat, please email me on [email protected] or leave a message here, I would appreciate any info on timelines for 221g if you've gone through this process recently.
Thank you,
KM
I gave my H1B visa interview today at the Toronto consulate and wanted to share my experience.
1, No cell phones, electronic devices, or big backpacks are , check the website for all banned items. I took a normal file folder for documents and a key to my Airbnb, which was walking distance from the consulate. If you want to bring any of the banned items, you should go deposit them in a locker at the Staples store on University Ave, they'll charge you 5$ and give you a token or receipt which you can use to get your stuff back
2.The entrance to the consulate is on Simcoe st, parallel to Univ ave. Check you appointment details and assemble at the appropriate spot. The security will call out the appointment time and only those people are asked to line up, so only show up about 20-30 mins before your scheduled appointment time
3. You will be asked to show your passport at the main entrance, asked your appointment time and directed inside
4. Your stuff is scanned and you are checked by security, then you go to another counter where they check your DS-160 confirmation and passport
5. After this you will be sent inside a room with counters, here you will line up, then go to a counter where you are asked for passport, I797, proof of valid presence in Canada. I had not received PR when I filled out the DS-160 so I had to clarify that
6. At this counter my passport and I797 was put in a blue cover and I was given a" know your rights" pamphlet
7. Lined up and was fingerprinted at the next counter
8. Line up and wait for interview, this takes the longest, it took about 20-25 mins for my turn to come
9. My interview was taken by a very kind gentleman, he asked me details of my new role, location, research, what models I will be using, what interventions we are doing (I'm a biologist so I answered accordingly), how long I have been in the US, and what my salary would be. He misheard my salary and I had to clarify it, we joked about it.
10. He finally handed me a yellow slip and said they needed more details (my CV), which I mentioned I had with me, but he said it would still have to be submitted online. He sounded apologetic after I mentioned this had already happened to me twice before. He said he couldn't give a timeline and said they do their best to get it done soon. I said thanks and exited out of the consulate
The staff are very nice and overall the experience was good minus the admin processing, so now I will be waiting and will post updates when they come in. If anyone else is in the same boat, please email me on [email protected] or leave a message here, I would appreciate any info on timelines for 221g if you've gone through this process recently.
Thank you,
KM
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