H1B visa appointment availability

[bhargavako]

Hello, I am in the exact same situation as you. I am a Canadian PR, and I was looking to get my initial H1B stamped in Canada, but I currently live in the US. Since there is very limited appointments available at this point, I was hoping to "send documents" from Canada since we can travel to Canada anytime as a PR. My understanding is, as long as I am in Canada with legal status (i.e., PR) then I can waive the interview (based the extended interview waiver). Could you please share if you have heard back from customer support regarding this matter? Many thanks!

Hey! I have not received any significant update from customer support yet. I did receive an update that my case has been forwarded to the concerned department and to wait till they process my case. I will keep updating here as I get more updates from them.

 

[tenebrus]

Hey! I have not received any significant update from customer support yet. I did receive an update that my case has been forwarded to the concerned department and to wait till they process my case. I will keep updating here as I get more updates from them.

Sounds good. Much appreciated!!

 

[welpure2]

Hi, I am a PR of Canada and have an approved individual L1 petition. Am I eligible for dropbox option in Canada?

 

[welpure2]

Anyone here who had appointment on Jan 18th 2022 and was cancelled due to inclement weather on Jan 17th?

 

[bhargavako]

Sounds good. Much appreciated!!

They update the check box and told me to look for an appointment. I emailed back asking if I can go ahead with my dropbox as I have Canadian PR. Waiting for their update again.

I am not certain what is happening.

 

[tenebrus]

They update the check box and told me to look for an appointment. I emailed back asking if I can go ahead with my dropbox as I have Canadian PR. Waiting for their update again.

I am not certain what is happening.

Thanks so much for the update! What's the reasoning that they gave for having to look for an appointment? Is it because you said you are currently in the US? Technically, if we are physically in Canada, the answer to the question "Are you travelling from another country to apply for US Visa in Canada" would be NO, then following the instructions, the only option for us is to Send Documents, is that correct?

 

[go4sacchi]

Hello All,

I'm preparing for an H1B + H4 visa appointment. I've created an account on https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ca/niv and we're eligible for a dropbox. here's are our questions:
1) Where to drop-off the documents ? Im in Toronto.
2) I should add my spouse (H4) as an additional participant and pay a fee of USD $190 for each one of us, correct? ($190 each for me (H1) and H4)
3) The system gives me two options a. collect the passport. b) select the option to courier the passport back to me ( this option comes at the end of the process, and I haven't reached there yet), is my understanding correct?
4) I assume, an appointment is not required to dropoff the documents, correct?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Sinha.616]

I don't think you need any reason

https://www.state.gov/expanded-interview-waivers-for-certain-nonimmigrant-visa-applicants/

As per this, in-person interviews are waived off for 2022. Just quote this and write to your consulate and see.

Thank you, will do. Do you know if i need to have an appointment scheduled for them to see my account?

 

[swan0206]

Hi folks,

Are the in-person appointments still getting cancelled? Had anyone got cancellations recently?

 

[Sri91]

Hi,

I got h1b dropbox eligibility for ottawa. Can I submit a new profile for calgary with a different ds160 since I want to send my documents to calgary now?

 

[swan0206]

Hi,

I got h1b dropbox eligibility for ottawa. Can I submit a new profile for calgary with a different ds160 since I want to send my documents to calgary now?

You can call respective customer care and find this out. Try calling both Ottawa and Calgary and see what they say. As this dropbox option has started from past couple of months, i doubt if anyone had already done this.

 

[go4sacchi]

can I send passports for H1 and H4 in the same packet to the dropbox location?

 

[bakkad2]

I'm a non-canadian citizen and filed for L1-B visa. After paying DS-160 fees it tells me to send my documents to the consulate (dropbox). But for L1 applicants there's a $500 fraud prevention fee. Can anyone tell me where/how to pay this fee?
Emailed the consulate (Ottawa) but haven't heard back.

Thanks

 

[swan0206]

But for L1 applicants there's a $500 fraud prevention fee.

Thanks

Where did you find this information?

 

[siroccoon]

Any interview dates open now for Ottawa or Montreal?