ARE YOU TRAVELING FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY TO APPLY FOR A U.S. VISA IN CANADA?

[mayank.dce2k7]

I am a citizen of India. I have a Canadian PR and currently living in the US. On DS-160, I have given my US address as home address.

I got my first H-1B visa stamped in Canada when I was there on work permit back in 2019.

Should I answer YES or NO to below question when booking an H-1B visa extension appointment at a US Consulate in Canada?

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

If the answer to the above question is NO then do they ask for any address proof or just the PR card is sufficient?

 

[mayank.dce2k7]

I am a citizen of India. I have a Canadian PR and currently living in the US. On DS-160, I have given my US address as home address.

I got my first H-1B visa stamped in Canada when I was there on work permit back in 2019.

Should I answer YES or NO to below question when booking an H-1B visa extension appointment at a US Consulate in Canada?

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

If the answer to the above question is NO then do they ask for any address proof or just the PR card is sufficient?

Anybody can share their experience?

 

[swan0206]

I am a citizen of India. I have a Canadian PR and currently living in the US. On DS-160, I have given my US address as home address.

I got my first H-1B visa stamped in Canada when I was there on work permit back in 2019.

Should I answer YES or NO to below question when booking an H-1B visa extension appointment at a US Consulate in Canada?

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

If the answer to the above question is NO then do they ask for any address proof or just the PR card is sufficient?

Why would this answer be NO when you are actually travelling from other country to Canada for Visa? this should be "Yes"

 

[sub001]

Hi, Did you get an appointment scheduled already ? In my opinion you shouldn't have a problem as you are PR in Canada. I was in a similar situation and had my stamping done at Toronto in 2019 when I was a PR in Canada.

 

[yogi2022]

Hi, Could someone help me with the right response to this question?
I live in US with a Canada PR. Answering No leads to dropbox whereas Yes leads to an appointment booking in 2023!

 

[swan0206]

Hi, Could someone help me with the right response to this question?
I live in US with a Canada PR. Answering No leads to dropbox whereas Yes leads to an appointment booking in 2023!

You need to answer according to your current situation. If you are in US then obviously you should select ‘Yes’.

 

[yogi2022]

Thank you for your response. I'm curious to know how many people on the forum send their documents to Ottawa for H1B dropbox though living outside Canada. Did I understand something wrong?

 

[swan0206]

Thank you for your response. I'm curious to know how many people on the forum send their documents to Ottawa for H1B dropbox though living outside Canada. Did I understand something wrong?

First rule: You cannot send your passport outside the country without you. Its your legal identity document which needs to be always with you when you are in a foreign country.

So even if someone has done that , its not suggestable and you may get into unnecessary trouble if things go beyond your plans. What if you send your documents for dropbox and they ask you to come for in-person interview? Few folks were asked to attend in-person interview after dropping the documents. So its total risk and avoid taking that route!

 

[yogi2022]

First rule: You cannot send your passport outside the country without you. Its your legal identity document which needs to be always with you when you are in a foreign country.

So even if someone has done that , its not suggestable and you may get into unnecessary trouble if things go beyond your plans. What if you send your documents for dropbox and they ask to come for in-person interview? Few folks were asked to attend in-person interview after dropping the documents. So its total risk and avoid taking that route!

That makes total sense. Thank you swan.

 

[harirajmohan]

Thank you for your response. I'm curious to know how many people on the forum send their documents to Ottawa for H1B dropbox though living outside Canada. Did I understand something wrong?

You can only send it to consulate in Canada but cant receive outside of Canada.
One time i sent all docs from Detroit to Toronto to utilize the time during processing while i was inside US on a trip and went back to Canada and collected the passport after few days. The more i think about it, it will even give them more confusion on the situation hence its better to avoid this kind of mailing from outside to avoid delay/confusion for officer. Its better to send it from inside and wait for processing and get it back.

First rule: You cannot send your passport outside the country without you. Its your legal identity document which needs to be always with you when you are in a foreign country.

So even if someone has done that , its not suggestable and you may get into unnecessary trouble if things go beyond your plans. What if you send your documents for dropbox and they ask you to come for in-person interview? Few folks were asked to attend in-person interview after dropping the documents. So its total risk and avoid taking that route!

Certain countries restrict but not Canada/US. I sent the passports for PR stamping to ottawa from detroit and received it at detroit.
And one time sent the passport to US consulate Toronto. Surely we cant send outside India as its restricted. Surely many countries dont allow to avoid misusing which may affect the passport holder(hence they restrict it).

2 days ago when i was applying for canadian passport, officer was not ready to allow me to pick up my family's passports as she was asking everyone to come from detroit to windsor to pick them up but she said that she can mail to detroit (hence opted to receive the passports directly).