Visa Stamping from Canada/ Mexico

Hi Everyone,

I have a Candian PR and live in the US. When I apply for H1B stamping in Canada, I answered "yes" to the question "Are you traveling from another country to apply for a US visa in Canada". The available appointments are all in 2023.

A friend who lives in Canada on visa was able to schedule their "L1 visa" stamping earlier as June 2022 and there were several dates in 2022 available to them.
Will changing my answer to "no" help get an earlier date? Will that cause any delay or admin processing?

Any suggestions/inputs are most welcome.

Thank you

Hi everyone - Does anyone have experience with DS 5535 in Canada for H1B? There are many experiences of this from consulates in other countries, but not many seen from Canada. Over a month of waiting and still counting. If someone has gone through this, please share how long it took to clear up.

TIA

Hello all,

Below is my experience if it helps anyone. I am based out of Canada and was eligible for courier-in/interview waiver. (Self, Spouse and 2 kids).

Application Sent: 03-May-2022

Package Delivered (as per Canada Post): 04-May-2022

Application Received: 11-May-2022

Admin Processing: 12-May-2022

Issued: 13-May-2022

Ready for Shipping & Shipped: 16-May-2022

Waiting to receive stamped passports on 17-May-2022

Hey Guys, anyone with recent experience in getting Visa interview date at Ottawa or Toronto. I am not a Canadian Citizen or PR so not eligible for Dropbox. I will have to travel from US to Canada to attend visa interview.

Can someone give an idea what is the current wait time looks like? Is it easy or hard to get appointment?

Hi, my 1st H1B stamping happened in Vancouver, Canada in 2019. Now I have to get my H1B extension stamped before Nov 2023. I am planning to use dropbox in Vancouver (if I am eligible). I am planning to stay in US and send my completed application docs to my cousin in Vancouver. He can submit docs on my behalf at dropbox. Once approved, he can collect it and courier back to my US address. Did anyone else do similar process? Is there any risk of me not traveling to Canada for the process?

Hi,

I have COPR from Canada and I am planning to do soft landing in month of June/July 2022. Also I have to go for L1B Visa interview for my L1B Visa. I am planning to combine both process.
Can I go for L1B Visa interview in Canada during my soft landing? I will not be having my PR card when I go to visa interview because I will be attending interview within couple days after landing. Whether officer checks for any resident status?

Hi My H1-B Expired in 2021 September. I have got my I-797 and I94 extended and with a new employer AMD. I have to travel for 2 days to Canada on a business conference from San Francisco. Can I use AVR for re-entry to United States.? Please advise. I have travel coming up in June 2022.

Just adding my H1 and H4 timeline (Toronto consulate, dropbox). I am a canadian PR, living in GTA area.

H1:
Mailed - 12th April
Received Status - 13th April

H4:
Mailed - 12th April
Received Status - 19th April

There is no status update after that. I am wondering if this (long) delay is normal and if there is a way to call the consulate and request for update.
Anyone else in my April 10th - 15th timeline?

I mailed the documents and passport to Ottawa Embassy on May 3rd, 2022. Still no update on Status. Anyone has recent experience regarding timeline with visa stamping under interview waiver situation? Please let me know the timeline.

Mailed the document - 05-03-2022
05-09-22 - No Status

Thank You

Hi All - I've a question regarding registration/creating an account on the visa appointment portal (https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ca/niv/users/sign_in). Just to give you a brief background I have received my first H1B stamp from the US embassy in Vancouver. To book an interview appointment at that time, I've registered on the above mentioned visa appointment portal i.e. https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ca/niv/users/sign_in

Now, I've got the H1B extension and planning to get a stamp from Canada again. My question is:

Do I need to create a new account on the visa appointment portal or Can I use my existing account and add a new applicant in it for myself? Reason I am asking this is, If I will use my existing account and add a new applicant in it, the system would not ask again the below which is asked at the time of new registration.

1. "I am a Non canadian citizen residing in the US and want to apply for a visa"
2. "I am a Non Canadian Citizen residing in Canada who has completed the U.S. Nonimmigrant Visa Application (DS-160) form and want to apply for a visa."
etc.

Since my situation is still the same when I first registered on the visa appointment portal i.e. "I am a non canadian citizen residing in the US and applying for a US visa". Just wanted to clarify, Is it fine if I don't create a new account and use the existing account to add the new applicant OR Do I need to create a new account this time?

Would be really helpful if anyone could please clarify? Thanks!