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No, I forget who was looking after the k1 spreadsheet, but I believe her fiance past away due to a horrific traffic accident. Another Cdn member then offered to step up to the plate and take it over, i think i recall seeing post in the past few days about her intentions!!

here it is: http://www.visajourn...howtopic=198412 July09bride!!!

thanks

Worst part is that I haven't been able to log in to see my case status online. So even after I get my NOA2 in the mail, I won't even know when I've been logged in after I send my packet 3

Just hope things will be okay.

You can't see that part, don't worry

Once you get your NOA2, it gets forwarded to the NVC. You call them and ask them what day they sent your file to Montreal. From there, the only way to know if Montreal logged your file is to email them.

They'll have their e-mail address on Packet 3? Or where would I find the e-mail? Thanks!

Montreal's email address is on Packet 3. They do not take phone calls.

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One way to speed things up at NVC is to pay everything online and not to use snal mail. We lost between 4 - 5 weeks because my husband send everything in by mail and did not utilize the quickier method of paying online. Hope that helps you out.

Janet

She is doing a K1, so she won't need to pay anything before the actual interview date. Just wanted to note that so she doesn't get confused.

Great, thanks!

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-05-28 12:17:00

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thanks

Worst part is that I haven't been able to log in to see my case status online. So even after I get my NOA2 in the mail, I won't even know when I've been logged in after I send my packet 3

Just hope things will be okay.

You can't see that part, don't worry

They'll have their e-mail address on Packet 3? Or where would I find the e-mail? Thanks!

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-05-28 10:34:00

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thanks

Worst part is that I haven't been able to log in to see my case status online. So even after I get my NOA2 in the mail, I won't even know when I've been logged in after I send my packet 3

Just hope things will be okay.

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-05-28 10:13:00

Hey everyone,

Just wondering what the waiting period is like for Montreal right now. If my NOA2 comes in August/September, what is the likelihood of getting an interview in October? Thanks.

Tina

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-05-28 08:43:00

Form DS160

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I filled this out for my interview. I'm not sure what you mean by faster. If you mean, will this get you an interview faster, nope! They also still require the DS156 at the interview (which they will explain in Packet 4).

It took me about an hour to fill out and really isn't that hard to do. I timed out a few times, so that is what took me long to finished, so make sure you save as you go like it suggests!!

I see. So DS-160 is the form you send the consulate before the interview and you would also bring DS-156 to the interview? Thanks.

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-05-27 15:23:00

Form DS160

Hey everyone,

I've seen on the government visa website that some consulates require us to fill out the new form DS-160. This takes the place of DS-156 that we have to send for Packet 3. Just wondering if anyone has done this yet. Is it supposed to be faster? Anyone know? Thanks.

Thanks,

Tina

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-05-27 15:17:00

Submitted my DS 160

Hi everyone!

I have a bit problem....I just submitted my DS 160 form online today with a possible error. I am a Canadian citizen born in Taiwan. Under nationality, I had put Taiwanese over Canadian. I thought that since I was born in Taiwan, I'd be a Taiwanese national (any idea what the difference is?) Anyway, I think it should have been Canadian.

Now that I have submitted this, I'm not sure how to correct this. Do I just e-mail Montreal about it?

Any help will be great!

Tina

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-09-20 08:52:00

Any chance at all?

Is there really some chance that can happen?? I guess Montreal is in a better mood and more accomodating around the holiday season...*fingers crossed*

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-09-22 12:07:00

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I'm 29, too.

I'm just looking at the vaccination record I got back from the medical. These are the ones they mark down as "Not age appropriate":

Polio
Rotavirus
Hib
Hep A
Meningococcal
Human Pap
Zoster
Pneumococcal
Influenza

The only one you'll need to have is Hepatitis B.

Hope this helps.

Thanks!! That definitely helps. I DO have the ones I need then. *phew*. LOL Sorry... mini-panic-attack-for-no-reason moment

Glad to help!

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-26 20:02:00

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-26 19:57:00

I picked up my medical results today - the lady said all was fine. Remember to bring a shopping bag when picking up because the X-Ray is huge!

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-23 14:54:00

Yeah, I hear you about Gardasil. I actually got mine a couple of years ago. I saw the ads on TV and I got scared. Fortunately, I had insurance coverage that covered about 80% of all Rx, so I didn't dole out much. But yeah, I don't think I wouldn't have gone through that if I didn't have the coverage.

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-22 19:28:00

The Tdp is fine

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-22 18:07:00

Hey all,

Here is a quick & dirty review of the medical in Toronto!

So I just did the medical today. Not sure if they are like this everyday, but the medical was open at 6:30. I got there around 7ish, gave the first two pages of the packet 3 to the receptionist and she told me to wait in the waiting room. There were only 2 people ahead of me. I think I waited around 15 minutes before a lady called me in. I handed her my passport, vaccination records, 3 passport photos and paid her the $275. I was then told to wait again. Another 10 minutes, I had to do the chest X-Ray, and then I waited another 15-20 minutes before getting called into an exam room. A nurse did the blood pressure and pulse. The doctor then came in and was super nice, asked all the necessary health questions and did the physical exam, which included the pelvic exam (on the surface). Then the same nurse who checked my pulse and blood pressure did the breast exam. Then another 5 minute wait for the bloodwork. This was the scariest one for me, and the lab person who took my blood was no help in calming me down. She basically said we didn't make these to be comfortable for you, or something to that extent. Anyway, overall it took me about an hour and 40 minutes from beginning to end.

The results will be in Friday after 12PM. Hopefully I passed! I didn't see a weird look on anyone's face, so that's a good sign, right?

Tina

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-21 09:39:00

My doctor gave me the Tdp booster shot the other day. I think that's the latest protection. I have my medical tomorrow and will let you know how that goes! Apparently the office opens at 6:30AM on a first-come-first serve basis and you're supposed to be there before 8AM.

Tina

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-20 18:56:00

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Hi Tina&Roland,

Yeah..I spent about 15 or so years in that part of the city...lol..does that count as being a Scarberian? By the time I got to high school though, I moved to a different part of the city, so I didn't spend my high school years there in Scarborough. I have though, heard of and been inside Agincourt Collegiate, as I remember they had some weekend language/math program there for elementary school kids, which I attended for a brief time on weekends (yeah, my parents wanted me to study on weekends for extra credit..lol..). Hey, did you know that Jim Carrey (the actor) spent some time as a high school student at Agincourt too? There's also a community centre next to/nearby that high school too, which has a cool skating rink and swimming area in it. (lol...took my husband skating there once..back in our old dating days....and we also went to the Scarborough Bluffs....which we go back to visit every time we're in Toronto, as it holds a special meaning to us...lol....but that's another story..). I still though, have some family that live in the Scarborough part of the city (my grandparents, actually), and the other part of my family in another part of the city..Sure makes for good travelling around Toronto...lol....Toronto is so big indeed!

Hey, you remember when Scarborough celebrated its 200th anniversary, about 10 years ago or so? Think they had some sort of celebration or something like that there.

Lol..we as Torontonians (spelling error?) know that there are different "parts" of the city! Oh I still remember the days before Toronto became the "mega city". Each part of the city is so different...wish they could have kept it this way....Now Toronto is way too big for it's own good!

Though big city aside, it's a funny co-incidence that we all meet here on VJ...Small world..Welcome from Scarborough to America!

Ant

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Wow, great to know a fellow former Scarberian! Which high school did you go to? I went to Agincourt Collegiate Institute. Yeah, I've heard people call it Scarberia before, though many people now just say Toronto or GTA because of the amalgamation. I think when it comes to VJ, it's a small world

Tina

Yeah, I totally knew that Jim Carrey went to ACI and yes, there still is a community centre nearby. Since we didn't have a pool at our school, that's where we went for swimming. I don't quite remember when Scarborough celebrated its 200th anniversary, though. I think I was probably too focused on my university studies to bother with that...lol.

Anyway, thanks for the big welcome to the US. I see that you are in New York now. Was it a big change for you? I'm going to Indianapolis, which is a much smaller city than Toronto. I'm so afraid that I'll get a culture shock..haha. At least now my fiance is there and I'm not going there blind

Take care,

Tina

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-26 19:52:00

Tina

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-26 19:30:00

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I'm from Scarborough, a fellow Scarberian, if you will....been here ever since I came to Canada 17 years ago.

Anyone heard of the show "Cash Cab"? I once had the crazy idea to 'catch' the cash cab before leaving T.O. Anyway, that's one thing I'll miss. Love the show and the host

Tina

There's an American version of the show, I think it's even the same host.
He drives around New York.

I know there's the American version, but the host's not the same.

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-26 18:30:00

Tina

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-26 16:35:00

DS-160 errors

I'm actually surprised that they responded this soon to my e-mail. Perhaps MTL really is catching up on everything, e-mail and otherwise!

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-28 20:55:00

DS-160 errors

Here is the e-mail I wrote MTL this morning:

Dear Sir/Madam,

On September 28 2009, I e-mailed to ask if it was necessary to print out a copy of the DS160. I had only printed out the confirmation page. OP5 responded that it was fine. I have been getting word from other people that it was necessary to redo the application online and print out a new confirmation. Please confirm that you just need the confirmation page. Thank you.

This is the response:

The confirmation page is adequate for the DS-160.

OP5

So....I still say it's ok to just have the confirmation page

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-28 11:43:00

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We got APPROVED!!!

Thanks to everyone for their support. This site has been great. Will post the review later. Overall, we were in line since 7:20, and were out by 10:15. So it really wasn't that long of a wait. The wait was worth it, though. The cashier, the person at the counter, and the consular officer were all super nice.

Good luck to the rest of you with interviews!

Tina

Awesome!!! Congrats

Thanks! Congrats to you, too!

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-11-21 07:21:00

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-11-20 22:03:00

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Arabella:
I'm up(along with Matt) for lunch/dinner at St.Huberts. No idea where it is, but we'll figure that out.
Any other 20th people want to join, let us know.

Well is lunch too optomistic? Will everyone be finished by then? Should we plan for dinner? I'm renting a car so as long as I can look it up on google maps I'm fine!

Is this the current Nov 20th list?

11/20 Tina&Roland
11/20 Arabella
11/20 dutchmatt
11/20 Sam and Ben
11/20 ashenflowers
11/20 HerestoUS
11/20 CDAgirlMI
11/20 nkkst2

Looks current to me! We have to be back by the evening of the 20th because of the conference Roland will be attending in Toronto, so lunch actually sounds better for us.

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-11-05 16:02:00

Hey everyone,

Does anyone know when we can apply for SSN when we arrive in the US? I'm asking because I need my SSN for a professional license that I'm applying for. Thanks.

Tina

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-11-02 13:19:00

[quote name='darkchilde794' date='Oct 30 2009, 11:42 AM' post='3451655']
That is the envelope -- the super big ones. I emailed Montreal asking if theres a difference between Xpresspost Next Business day or Priority AM Mail and they said they dont care as long as its the right size, just like Mikey78 said.

Thanks! Good to know that I have the right one

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-30 10:45:00

I just bought the XPress Post envelope today at Shopper's. They didn't have the exact specifications as the ones indicated on the P4. For those who got it, does yours say "Next Day" Regional with the size 395 x 295mm. The lady at Canada Post measured it to be 12" x 15", so that's what I got.

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-30 10:26:00

The Travelodge (Montreal) Center.

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-30 08:37:00

QUOTE (KnJ @ Oct 27 2009, 05:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

ETA i'm glad I'm old enough to not need Gardasil.

Ditto to that!

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-27 16:37:00

What's this thing about immigrant petition filed in Canada and the fee being $400? I'm assuming that's not for us K1's? As far as I know we only pay the $131 US, no?

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-26 14:04:00

I got P4, too! Checked again and apparently mail was late today

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-26 14:01:00

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Hi all,

I e-mailed MTL last month regarding printing DS 160. Here's what I said:

Hi,

When I filled out the DS 160, I didn't print a copy of the application, just the confirmation. Would this be a problem? Thank you.

Here's Montreal's response:

No, that is fine.

OP5

So it should be fine. I think if they have your confirmation number then they have access to your application.

Tina

Hmmm. do you think I could print this out in case they give me a hard time?

I actually printed out this e-mail response and sent it with the rest of my P3 response because the P3 required us to send us a copy of the application.

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-26 12:27:00

Still no P4 for me...sigh

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-26 12:24:00

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-26 10:21:00

No appointment letter yet for anyone, I presume? Last time, P3 took 4 business days. DoS said that our P4 was mailed on Oct 19, so I thought it should have come today. Oh well, hope for Monday!

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-10-23 14:52:00

Montreal K-1 Interview December

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alright im really tired but got good news! we succeed ... i will write later a review but for now im going to sleep 1 more hour before i have to wake up and go to the mean work... XD
btw i didn't had to take gardasil At all or to file a waiver... ill explain later

Congrats! Wish you all the best on the rest of your journey!

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-12-02 12:04:00

Canadians Caroling

I am always a sucker for this one:

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-12-03 21:43:00

Canadians Caroling

Edited by Tina&Roland, 03 December 2009 - 09:41 PM.

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-12-03 21:39:00

Last minute panics in POE prep.

They didn't ask me about my car when I was crossing. I mentioned additionally that I wanted to import my car, which is a whole other deal than activating the K1.

Tina&Roland

Female

Canada

2009-12-27 19:57:00