Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Anyone With This Experience?	We got our NOA2 Oct 15th and had been calling NVC for case number at least twic a week but they told us that they have not received our file yet from USCIS so the supervisor adviced my fiancée to call USCIS she called them today and spoke to a supervisor who told her that our file has been sent to the consulate directly without going through NVC. Is that normal? Had anybody experienced this before? Is almost 2 months since we got approved and I heard the petition is only valid for 4 months from the date of approval. Please I will like to know if anyone had experience this in the past. Thanks every one.   We got our NOA2 on August 1st, but it wasn't processed in NVC unti September 24, which is the date we got our case number mailed to us. It's obnoxiously slow!	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-06 14:47:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Do I need medical results before sending in packet 3?	You don't need the medical until after Packet 3. Some places won't let you have the medical until you have Packet 4 to make sure you're ready to interview. From what I've heard, doing the medical as close to the interview as possible is ideal because then you can use the same medical results for your AOS (if it's within a year).	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-04 12:53:00
Canada	Package 3: So lost!	Thank you all! We're going to start filling everything out and hopefully send it in by next Monday. He works the night shift full time, so it'll take us some time.	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-10-22 16:16:00
Canada	Package 3: So lost!	No, I have not recieved anything from MTL at all. The online portal mentioned filing for courier services, which the documents will be sent by. Should we be sending in the packet 3 forms now or waiting for further notice? I feel like it wouldn't hurt to send in the forms now, but I also don't want to risk them getting lost. At the very least, we plan on filling them all out ASAP.	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-10-22 02:44:00
Canada	Package 3: So lost!	My fiance and I are in the middle of filing for his K-1 visa (He's Canadian, I'm Californian), and he finally recieved the letter saying our case would be forwarded to the Montreal Consulate at the end of September. They sent him a letter in the beginning of October telling him to register online. He didn't mention the need to do anything else, but it's sounding like we should be sending in our Package 3 forms, judging by what I'm reading from everybody else. Is this correct? Do I need to send him my I-134, or does he just bring that to the interview? I plan on attending his interview, so I was just going to bring it with me then, but I don't want our case to be put even further behind by not sending it. If I am correct, he just needs to send in DS-130, DS-156, DS-156K, a confirmation copy of DS-160, two photographs, and a photocopy of his passport. Do we need to wait for further instructions from the consulate, or should we already be sending everything?   I apologize for the wall of text, but we're both a little stressed about all this. Thank you for the possible help!	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-10-22 00:00:00
Canada	Has packet 3 changed?	This is the most updated Packet 3 on the Montreal/US consulate website. They haven't updated their guide, but it's the most recent Packet 3 on the website. http://photos.state....ket3-K1-MTL.pdf	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-11-09 13:18:00
Canada	NOA-2 expiration	We're sending in his packet as soon as the police certificate comes in, so it should be this week. But, with the time it takes to process, we won't be ready to schedule an interview until right when our application expires/after it expires, so I suppose I'll email Montreal to be safe.	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-11-09 13:07:00
Canada	NOA-2 expiration	Our NOA-2 expires November 30th. We got our packet 3 information at the beginning of the month, but it has taken us a while to 1, realize what it was, and 2, get all of the information put together. It'll all be sent in within the next week or so, but obviously we won't have an interview in time. Do I have to contact the consulate to have everything extended? If so, how do I/we go about doing that? Thank you!	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-10-31 16:02:00
Canada	New passport	Thank you!	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-11-25 04:18:00
Canada	New passport	My fiance accidentally sent his passport through the wash, which means he needs a new one. When he gets the new one, we just need to email the Montreal consulate, correct? I told him to save the old one just in case, but I just want to make sure we're on the right track haha. We're currently waiting for packet 4 to be sent so we can schedule his interview. Thanks!	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-11-22 15:00:00
Canada	Confused about sending Packet 3	My fiance sent it in by email to the Montreal consulate a couple weeks ago. The instructions were just updated last month, so I think everybody on VJ is used to the old way. I plan on posting a thread with updates, but we hope to have Packet 4 soon.	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-11-25 04:16:00
Canada	Mairjuana Use	Thanks for all the help! My fiance and I will discuss all of this and act accordingly.	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-04 12:49:00
Canada	Mairjuana Use	How intense is said drug test? I know basic job interviews have drug tests that go back a month or whatever, but do they do ones that can find traces from years ago? We're just trying to figure out our best course of action How intense is said drug test? I know basic job interviews have drug tests that go back a month or whatever, but do they do ones that can find traces from years ago? We're just trying to figure out our best course of action	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-04 03:06:00
Canada	Mairjuana Use	Thanks for the info! Neither of us were aware haha. We don't even have Packet 4 yet, and he has no record of being linked to marijuana, so it looks like it's time for him to be clean. Do they do a drug test at the medical?	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-03 17:15:00
Canada	Mairjuana Use	I saw a post earlier about a person who has been denied their visa because they mentioned that they had used marijuana in the past. According to the posts, all tests came back negative, but he was still denied based on his admission of use. Is this something to be concerned about in Canada, specifically Montreal? I know my fiance has occasionally smoked, but it's been years since anything routine.	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-03 15:25:00
Canada	Packet 3 Checklist - Montreal	It's been two weeks so I just called the DOS and asked if Montreal has logged my packet 3 and they said NO :-( The operator thinks Thanksgiving may have gotten in the way. I'll try back next week I suppose. Has ANYONE who emailed in packet 3 heard back from the consulate yet about packet 4?   That's a negative, ghost rider I saw another post saying it takes 3-6 weeks, so I'm trying to hold hope	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-05 13:50:00
Canada	Inteview date Montreal	If you just sent it in on the 19th, you're right there with FloridaCanuck, myself, and a few others who are still waiting for a stupid packet 4. It's been a painful waiting process, but supposedly, we're all still on track, so we just gotta hold faith	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-06 14:44:00
Canada	medical review of Dr. Zatzman	Thank you! This office is pretty close to his house, so it's pretty ideal.	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-10 15:00:00
Canada	medical review of Dr. Zatzman	Which vaccinations are required for Montreal/how recently do they need to be? Since we're currently stuck in a hell hole of a waiting period, at least we can get those done	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-10 12:42:00
Canada	New Packet 3 Montreal ?	^^ You got that response a few days after? Are you sure about that? It's just an auto-response to anything sent to that address. You should have gotten that 2 seconds after you hit the send button.   My bad haha, I'm pretty sure he got it right afterwards. I didn't send the email, so I wasn't fully paying attention	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-03 15:11:00
Canada	New Packet 3 Montreal ?	Apparently, our packet 3 has yet to be logged, which is starting to make me nervous (again). Is it possible something got screwed up along the way? I read through the response again, and it makes me think that maybe I misread this email. This is the email response that we got from them a few days after sending in Packet 3: Thank you for your message to the Immigrant Visa (IV) unit   Please note that starting January 1st, 2013, we will only accept inquiries sent through the online public inquiry form available on the Canada U.S. Embassy website. For a prompt response to your question, please click here to complete the public inquiry form. You may check the status of your visa application online at https://ceac.state.gov/ceac/ We are not able to provide information on the status of the visa application, other than the information provided through the online Visa Application Status Check system.   Due to the unusually high volume of messages we are receiving every day, inquirers can usually expect a response within 21 days. We apologize for any inconvenience, and we will respond to all inquiries in the order that we receive them.   For questions about temporary stay in the United States, please directly contact the Non-Immigrant Visa unit by clicking here to complete the online public inquiry form. For questions related to American Citizen Services, please contact the ACS unit directly at Montreal-ACS@state.gov   For questions about the courier service or scheduling / rescheduling an appointment, please access the CSC Visa Information Services website. You can also send an e-mail to contactus_en_CA@usvisa-info.com or call the CSC Visa Information Services using the contact details listed here. For questions about permanent residence in the United States, we are pleased to acknowledge receipt of your email. The IV Unit is not able to accept communication by facsimile machine or telephone, but we will review and reply to all e-mails in order they are received.    Meanwhile, please visit the U.S. Consulate General website for additional information or click on the following subject of your choice:   Immigrant Visa Forms    Fiancé Visa Forms       Medical examination requirements        Register for Loomis Courier Services    Interview Preparation   Diversity Visa (DV) information Filing Immigrant Petitions Outside the United States    Lost or stolen Green Card       Returning Resident Visa Relinquishing a Green Card      Thank you for your cooperation, Immigrant Visa Unit Consulate General of the United States of America Montréal, Canada	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-02 13:07:00
Canada	New Packet 3 Montreal ?	Just called again this morning. He emailed it on the 12th, and, as of today, it hasn't even been logged yet Makes me a little nervous...	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-11-25 12:46:00
Canada	New Packet 3 Montreal ?	I called this morning, but Packet 4 hasn't been sent out yet. With the old packet, it took about two weeks, so I'm going to keep trying every week	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-11-18 14:53:00
Canada	New Packet 3 Montreal ?	We emailed Packet 3 this Tuesday, and he received an email later that day saying it was being processed. Hopefully, this will speed things up! I'll try to remember to post again here once he gets a response, either packet 4 or an RFE	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-11-15 19:07:00
Canada	For those of us who are waiting for P4 from Montreal:	Guess who's fiance got an interview email?!?!!? ))) Turns out he got it yesterday while he was sleeping haha.	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-12 05:08:00
Canada	For those of us who are waiting for P4 from Montreal:	DOS just says that because the case is at the embassy.  You have to wait til you receive packet 4 to schedule an interview   Booooo. I called again before I saw this because I was confused, and it was confirmed that they received P3, but P4 hasn't been sent out yet. We sent in our packet right about the same time as FloridaCanuck/waiting, so I'm just anxious now.	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-11 17:14:00
Canada	For those of us who are waiting for P4 from Montreal:	I just called DOS. They said he's eligible to schedule an interview, but they have not sent out packet 4? I'm confused haha. Maybe we're a day or two behind	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-11 13:16:00
Canada	For those of us who are waiting for P4 from Montreal:	Congratulations!!!! When did you send P3 again? He won't be able to check his email for another 6 or 7 hours, so I might bug DOS again	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-11 13:12:00
Canada	For those of us who are waiting for P4 from Montreal:	Thanks florida! Hopefully we can start scheduling our interviews soon. That Montreal winter/spring is calling my name (Calling you that seems so impersonal, but I hope you know I don't mean it that way)	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-11 03:24:00
Canada	For those of us who are waiting for P4 from Montreal:	I got this email from the consulate today after emailing them last Monday. I asked if they had received our packet, which was sent on November 13, and what the time frame was for processing. Here's the email: Good day,   Thank you for your email.   We are pleased to acknowledge receipt of the documents.   We regret to inform you that the U.S. Consulate General in Montreal is currently experiencing a huge volume of documents to process. We are doing our best to process it as fast as possible.   Your case will be reviewed shortly and the Consular Officer will advise you of the results.   Thank you for your patience and understanding.   I hope that this information is useful.   There's hope on the (eventual) horizon!	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-10 15:53:00
Canada	What does fiance need to accompany me on interview day?	Doesn't he need a passport to leave the States? I've needed a passport every time I've flown to Toronto, as well as vice versa.	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-11 16:14:00
Canada	Getting aggravated with U.S. Consulate in Montreal	How did you book it? I went on the csc site and it says no available appointments? I clicked on immigrant visa - ready to schedule. Is this correct?   It's correct, there just isn't any available interviews. I've heard that they usually put out more dates every couple of weeks, but I don't know for sure. I've been checking daily to see if any random appointments have appeared.	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-14 19:28:00
Canada	Getting aggravated with U.S. Consulate in Montreal	I've officially called enough that they're starting to recognize me, but there's still no record of it even being logged I'm starting to wonder if we should just resort to mailing it in. Seems like that way was a lot faster. At this rate, we won't have an interview until April, which is almost a year from originally mailing in the K-1 packet.	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-10 15:03:00
Canada	New interview dates.	Definitely!	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-13 17:19:00
Canada	New interview dates.	Florida said above that there were dates available in April, but I haven't seen anybody mention an April date. Hopefully, we'll get an April date and be with our loved ones soon, WTH	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-13 17:05:00
Canada	New interview dates.	Your not alone... I finally received my P-4 on Wednesday. I went on the CSC site to create an account and book my appointment it said the the next available appointment was 105 days (approx, Mar 27th). After completing my payment the site crashed. ARRRG! I called and they said No appointments are available...   Brian accidentally washed his passport, and the new one came in the mail the same day as we got P4 -____- So we had to make sure the new passport number wouldn't affect anything before signing up, and all of them were gone by then. Hopefully we can get an appointment before May! May 1 will mark a year since we started this process	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-13 15:43:00
Canada	New interview dates.	Oh my god, you mean we probably have to wait until May? Here's hoping somebody cancels and fast	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-13 05:24:00
Canada	New interview dates.	We missed the boat on this round of interview dates. Does anybody know how frequently Montreal adds new ones? I'm currently checking to pick up any cancelled interviews, but that's not too reliable.	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-12 18:20:00
Canada	Appointment help!!!	I hear ya! my fiancée feels the same way. We can't wait until the day comes we can just sit in our apartment living room on a comfy couch in front of a good movie and just enjoy each other.   It's coming soon...   You just described the most perfect night for us hahah. Except replace a movie with some hockey We've been together for almost two years (1/10/12 is our anniversary), so I'm excited for the next chapter in our lives. And, thanks to this site, excited for the next step in yours as well	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-16 22:52:00
Canada	Appointment help!!!	The nurse was taking appointments for when he comes back. The trick is to make sure he has all the updates shots that are required for his age. If not, they will make him come back and pay all over again presumably and you'll be behind and have to re-schedule your interview - so make sure no mistakes ;-) Yeah, we'll make sure he's on top of it I just want my fiance here already!	Shelbym	Not Telling	0	2013-12-16 20:52:00