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Hi I am in the exact same situation as yours, I received my PR this year, I live in the US and plan to move to Canada in 2026. Just wanted to confirm that one needs to be present in Canada for H1B stamping? Or can one send passport as a PR while continuing to be in the US itself?

I am a Canadian PR, living in the US on an H1B visa and have a Dropbox appointment in Toronto. Can I send my documents to Toronto and receive it back in the US without leaving the US? Looking to get my stamping done before Trump comes to power on Jan 22 Please share your experience!

Thanks Ronak, would you mind providing some links to these forums that keep track of available H-1B dates?

Just to clarify, having/not having a Dropbox option is not my problem. I am perfectly fine with an interview. But I am getting conflicting information about the first available appointments. On the Canada consulate website(https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ca/niv/users/sign_in) I get the earliest...

I currently have my CoPR, looking to do a soft entry in Toronto, was hoping to get my H1B stamped as well

Hi guys, I currently live in the US, looking to get my H1B visa stamping done in Toronto(https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ca/niv/users/sign_in). But the earliest Toronto appointment showing is 21 January, 2025 having checked as of June 13. Calgary/Ottawa/Vancouver also show 2025 as the earliest...

In my case, I tried to create a return label at the FEDEX office, they informed me that they could not create a return label for a shipment from another country, so I filled out a form with the FROM address being Ottawa and TO address being my address. I added this form to the empty parcel...