Visa Stamping from Canada/ Mexico

I am a Canadian PR, currently residing in US on I-797 extension (Visa expired in July 2021). We are planning to visit Canada towards the end of the March 2022 to get the visa stamped. We are eligible for Dropbox for H1B and H4 visa stamping and requested to send the document to Toronto consulate. However, for the below question, what shall be the answer 'Yes' or 'No'? Could you please help us.

"Are you traveling from another country to apply for a U.S. visa in Canada? *"

Hi,

From what I know, generally L1B Blanket (first time visa) should be in person interview. After selecting all right options in CSRA portal, However it was surprising when it gave me courier instructions.
FYI am Canadian PR holder(residing in Canada) and have business visa approved from Ottawa US consulate and prior H1B's from India US consulate, all approved.

I have couriered the documents, now waiting game for 4-6 weeks, Wanted to check if anyone else gone through same experience and share any info in this specific case.
Will keep posted as I see update.

Hi! Just wanted to share my experience after all the help I got from here.
After days of discussing if we qualify for IWP, I called Toronto consulate as someone here suggested and they moved our application for IWP. Here on Work Permit, No PR.
Here's our timeline after that
Posted application: feb 17th
Reached : Feb 22nd
Application received: Feb 24th
Application Processing: March 3rd
Thank You! All the best on all your journeys!
Issued and tracking generated : March 4 th

Hi just want to share my experience of having H1B interview in Halifax:
2/27/22: Arrive in Halifax from NYC
2/28: Interview in the morning. Simple questions of what you do and how much you make. Didn't ask for any additional material.
3/1: Status changed from Administrative Processing to Issued
3/3: Picked up passport from Halifax post office.
Overall very smooth experience.

Hi I am Indian citizen but Canadian Permanent resident. While applying for H1B from Canada, am I be eligible for interview waiver? My last H1B stamping was in Mexico.

Did any one experienced that there have not been any slots opening up to reschedule an early appointment in Feb - June time frame for L1 visas in any of the Canada consulates. Where as many slots have been opening up for other visa types.

Hey guys,

I applied for my H1B renewal stamping in Toronto Consulate, but they asked me to send my docs over to Ottawa as I do not live in GTA Area. My previous H1B stamping was in India, but I qualified for Dropbox in Toronto as well, since I am a Permanent Resident here.

I sent my documents to Ottawa on the 16th Feb from within Canada, and they were delivered on 17th Feb, but DS160 status shows "No Status" till date. The CSRA website also shows status as "Send Documents". Anyone with similar situation waiting to hear back?

I also contacted the Consulate over telephone, they said it could take 4-6 weeks for processing, and they did not know anything specific as to why my DS160 status still shows "No Status". I am worried that my passport may be lost. Any suggestions?

PS: I did not choose premium delivery

Hi all!
Any recent experiences for dropbox at Ottawa consulate?
I sent documents on 17th Feb.
Delivered on 22nd Feb
I sent 4 applications. Only one, the primary applicant’s went in Application received status on 24th Feb.
Can anyone share recent experiences for Ottawa consulate? Thanks a lot

Hi Folks,

I had an interview at Toronto Consulate for H1b visa stamping.
I'm Japanese and live in the US. I visited Canada as a visitor (eTA).
When I tried to make an appointment in Canada in early February, I got a slot on Feb 22 by chance.

My timeline is like this:

Feb 21: Arrived in Toronto as a visitor
Feb 22: Interview. I got only a few questions, including job, current visa status, and expected salary. I mentioned an approved I140 in DS-160, but they didn't ask about that.
Feb 22: Status changed to administrative processing.
Feb 24: Status changed to Issued
Feb 25: I got an email that my passport had been dispatched to Canada Post office.
The expected delivery date is Mar 1.

Very straightforward process without any problems. Though my wife's visa status is H4 COS, she didn't go to Canada this time. My attorney advised us that it's risky to have a visa interview for H4 in Canada now.
I hope this post helps you out.
Good luck, everybody!

Giving back to the community in hope that it helps someone.

I am a Canadian PR, staying in the US (Visa was still valid when I applied for stamping based on my extended H1B petition), and I talked to CSRA (https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ca/niv) and they were ok if I could send my documents to my family (brother) for shipping & collecting through Canada Post on my behalf.
I took this risk with this in mind that I could still enter Canada using my PR card if they contact me for interview but they never did.
Hope it helps someone who is eligible for Dropbox and is a Canadian PR, trying to apply for an extension from the US

Here are my timelines, hope it helps:
Application Sent: Feb 10th, 2022
Application Delivered: Feb 14th, 2022
Status changed to 'Application Received': Feb 18th, 2022
Status changed to 'Administrative Processing': Feb 22nd, 2022
Status changed to 'Issued': Feb 23rd, 2022