Ek Punjabi
New Member
We completed our CP in Montreal on 12/14/01 at Montreal. It was a breeze. Reviewing the comments and questions/responses from SteveD, Torontorian, Eelavan were helpful in preparing for the interview.
Timings:
Company filed EB-1 application - 12/21/2000
EB-1 approved - 2/6/2001
Filed pkt3 - 8/31/2001
Answered some questions from NVC - mid October 2001
Approved for interview on 9/9/01
Interviewed at Montreal 12/14
Medicals:
We completed medicals at MDS in Toronto in July 2001 without a appointment letter. All you need is your case number. Do NOT open the results envelope.
Photos:
Take 4 photos per person for the interview. Tony\'s studio in Montreal does a good job (Can $23 per person for 4 photos)
Hotel:
We stayed at Wyndham hotel. It was an excellent choice due to proximity to Consulate (2 blocks walk), a food court at ground floor, a IGA grocery store at ground floor etc. Cost was Can $ 125 per day + $19 parking per day + taxes. Total of approx Can $ 170/day or approx. US$100/day.
Sheraton is also close by and costs about Can $ 150/day. Wyndham is a better choice though.
Interview:
I provided original documents in the first round (marriage cert, police clearance, birth certs, notarized employment letter, passports, photos and signed off my OF 230 part2 form).
I was called for an interview about an hour later. The officer suggested that my wife did not need to join the interview and could stay with our 2 kids. A gentleman in his mid 40s interveiwed for approx 7 - 10 min. Interview was a breeze. He complimented me for my achievements, asked 2 questions about my company, and 2 questions what I did at the company. He then congratulated me and asked to pay the visa issuance fee of $65 per person.
Approx. 30 min later, we were called and provided our paperwork for getting I-551 stamped in our passports at the POE. POE was Montreal Dorval airport on Sunday 12/16. The immigration officer spent about 15 min reveiweing the paperwork and then stamped our passport. No questions at all. He did inform us that we should expect to receive the green cards within 6 months.
The whole process from the time we applied for EB-1 to approval and obtaining the I-551 stamped in our passports took 51 weeks. It was a good experience. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Punjab Singh
Timings:
Company filed EB-1 application - 12/21/2000
EB-1 approved - 2/6/2001
Filed pkt3 - 8/31/2001
Answered some questions from NVC - mid October 2001
Approved for interview on 9/9/01
Interviewed at Montreal 12/14
Medicals:
We completed medicals at MDS in Toronto in July 2001 without a appointment letter. All you need is your case number. Do NOT open the results envelope.
Photos:
Take 4 photos per person for the interview. Tony\'s studio in Montreal does a good job (Can $23 per person for 4 photos)
Hotel:
We stayed at Wyndham hotel. It was an excellent choice due to proximity to Consulate (2 blocks walk), a food court at ground floor, a IGA grocery store at ground floor etc. Cost was Can $ 125 per day + $19 parking per day + taxes. Total of approx Can $ 170/day or approx. US$100/day.
Sheraton is also close by and costs about Can $ 150/day. Wyndham is a better choice though.
Interview:
I provided original documents in the first round (marriage cert, police clearance, birth certs, notarized employment letter, passports, photos and signed off my OF 230 part2 form).
I was called for an interview about an hour later. The officer suggested that my wife did not need to join the interview and could stay with our 2 kids. A gentleman in his mid 40s interveiwed for approx 7 - 10 min. Interview was a breeze. He complimented me for my achievements, asked 2 questions about my company, and 2 questions what I did at the company. He then congratulated me and asked to pay the visa issuance fee of $65 per person.
Approx. 30 min later, we were called and provided our paperwork for getting I-551 stamped in our passports at the POE. POE was Montreal Dorval airport on Sunday 12/16. The immigration officer spent about 15 min reveiweing the paperwork and then stamped our passport. No questions at all. He did inform us that we should expect to receive the green cards within 6 months.
The whole process from the time we applied for EB-1 to approval and obtaining the I-551 stamped in our passports took 51 weeks. It was a good experience. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Punjab Singh
