Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	envelope size	QUOTE (Colleens @ Nov 16 2009, 10:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was in at the local Shoppers Drug Mart that has a post office in it. They carried the correct size. That's where I checked as well. Oh well. I think it's been established that the one that says 'Pack 390 x 295 mm' on the back will suffice! *crosses fingers*	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-16 22:48:00
Canada	envelope size	QUOTE (Peachey @ Nov 15 2009, 08:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (loveforall @ Nov 7 2009, 03:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am currently in montreal and have only been able to find size 390 by 295.I haven,y got a clue where to look,so hoping someone has purchased one here that can let me know the location and name of place.Thanks in advance This one is FINE. It's the one I used and t hey had no problems with it. Thanks Peach	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-15 20:42:00
Canada	envelope size	QUOTE (Sam and Ben @ Nov 15 2009, 04:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ashenflowers @ Nov 15 2009, 03:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> k, I'm super frustrated. I too only got the 390 x 295 size. I don't have time during the day (I work during business hours) to run around from post to post to find one with the 'actual' size they require. But, like others posted, I measured it, and had them measure it at the post office, and it IS 12x15 (slightly over), so it should be fine, yes? I know someone mentioned they brought one like this to their interview and it was fine. Just wanting to make sure. Mine also has the ski jumper on it (p.s. the Men's Aerials World Cup team is kinda hot.. no?) 314mm x 394mm = 12.36" x 15.5". I don't understand why they were so specific with putting both millimeter and inch measurements if they weren't concise equivalents. I do recall someone saying that they got away with that size. Whether that was discretion used or a general rule that they accept it... don't know. But someone else did definitely get away with it. Also, I folded mine. Hoping that's acceptable, but there was no way I was going to stand outside of the consulate for however many hours holding a massive sized envelope. I'm assuming they fold the damn thing too... so.... lol well, it doesn't say 'do not fold', so i'm sure that's ok. I went to two post offices, and couldn't find one bigger than what I got, so poop on them.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-15 16:21:00
Canada	envelope size	k, I'm super frustrated. I too only got the 390 x 295 size. I don't have time during the day (I work during business hours) to run around from post to post to find one with the 'actual' size they require. But, like others posted, I measured it, and had them measure it at the post office, and it IS 12x15 (slightly over), so it should be fine, yes? I know someone mentioned they brought one like this to their interview and it was fine. Just wanting to make sure. Mine also has the ski jumper on it (p.s. the Men's Aerials World Cup team is kinda hot.. no?)	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-15 15:56:00
Canada	envelope size	QUOTE (trailmix @ Nov 9 2009, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> In purchasing Xpresspost mailers at Canada Post, please note the following: ? The mailer should be the 314 mm x 394 mm size (12 inches by 15 inches). ? For return addresses in Quebec and Ontario, you may use a ?Regional? Xpresspost mailer. All other addresses require a ?National? Xpresspost mailer. ? The Xpresspost envelope(s) must be prepaid. The price will vary according to the mailing destination. Be sure to mention your return address to Canada Post staff. ? Address the envelope(s) to an address inside Canada. We cannot send completed visas to addresses outside Canada, including the United States. You must use the visa to enter the United States from outside of the United States. ? Mark the mailing label ?signature required? to ensure that someone at the destination address has to sign for the envelope. This will ensure that your passport and visa, which are valuable documents, will not be left unattended. From Montreal Supplement to interview letter I will post this info on the Canada VJ wiki page thanks for that info The only thing that makes me hesitate slightly is that it's dated 2006. It's quite different than what is included in the interview letters now. but that info should not have changed. That will help a lot! Edited by ashenflowers, 09 November 2009 - 06:23 PM.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-09 18:23:00
Canada	envelope size	This is a bit confusing. Only because technically they're mailing it out of province, so shouldn't it be the national mailer? lol Or, by 'national' do they mean 'international'? We also have to pick up the little slip that goes with it then, that we fill out with the address and what not? Do we fill out ANY of it, or just give it to the consulate to handle? Edited by ashenflowers, 08 November 2009 - 11:36 AM.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-08 11:34:00
Canada	K-1 Interview list	QUOTE (Darnell @ Nov 18 2009, 11:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wiki Entry ! http://www.visajourn...ndex.php/Canada uh... thanks? I actually scanned some of the documents in that very wiki... In this thread I was asking specifically for a post which darkchilde quoted for me. Thanks anyways... QUOTE (Hugglebuggles @ Nov 18 2009, 11:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The woman I got in Montreal who took all my paperwork just said, "ok give me all your documents" She didn't list them out for me or anything. So all my efforts to organize things properly went in vain. LOL awww... that would make me sad.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-19 00:33:00
Canada	K-1 Interview list	Thank you both I even had that thread open and missed it for some reason... lol	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-18 20:51:00
Canada	K-1 Interview list	Anyone? I know there are umpteen lists of what to bring to the K-1, but I'm talking about when someone specifically said they got something at the consulate saying what order to put it in. I can't find that particular post now.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-18 20:16:00
Canada	K-1 Interview list	Hi guys Recently someone with an interview in the last week or two posted a list of what Montreal asked them for and in what order... it was something like 'please assemble documents in the following order' I can't for the life of me find it now, and it's irritating me because I want to get stuff in order. help?! Thanks	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-18 19:33:00
Canada	A friendly rivalry	QUOTE (mitch.snyder @ Nov 17 2009, 06:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What I always joke about doing with my fiancee whenever I visit her is to have her act as interpreter as she lived in Canada for two years.... it would go like this ME: Hey how you doing eh? HER: He wants to know how you're doing... ME: Good eh! HER: He says that's good... and just continue with it for as long as possible.... we've yet to do it, but one of these trips I will! haha.... so like: Me: Take off eh? Her: Get lost!	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-17 18:48:00
Canada	A friendly rivalry	Or you could REALLY blow them out of the water, and not live up to the stereotypes and tell them the truth. That for the most part, we're a lot like them. That'd probably be even funnier, since they'd probably be even MORE confused. :|	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-17 16:46:00
Canada	Good Luck on Friday the 13th!	Congrats Rhiann!!! Thanks for the reviews everyone! I'm getting nervous	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-14 00:50:00
Canada	Good Luck on Friday the 13th!	Congrats bogartnoir!!!	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-13 14:02:00
Canada	Good Luck on Friday the 13th!	Congrats darkchilde!! Get some sleep! lol	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-13 12:18:00
Canada	Good Luck on Friday the 13th!	woo hoo!! Congrats Peachey/Varba! Edited by ashenflowers, 13 November 2009 - 11:40 AM.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-13 11:39:00
Canada	Good Luck on Friday the 13th!	k.... 11:30ish... A few, if not all, of them should be back at their hotels with internet access by now.. *waits patiently*	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-13 11:25:00
Canada	Good Luck on Friday the 13th!	OMG!! Good luck to each and every one of you! This is exciting! It's like a mini-VJ party! haha Don't wait all day to update us either. And I expect reviews from all angles! lol Edited by ashenflowers, 12 November 2009 - 06:34 PM.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-12 18:34:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	QUOTE (Tina&Roland @ Nov 20 2009, 10:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 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	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-20 23:12:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	QUOTE (ScooterMac @ Nov 11 2009, 08:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Peachey @ Nov 11 2009, 08:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> He'll be with you right? That's pretty good evidence You'd think that....but I was standing next to Spoom and they still asked to see recent pictures in the States of Spoom and I together. Fortunately, I had our engagement pics with us, but I was really surprised they'd asked. It all depends on who you get. Ya know, I don't care what the situation is, I HATE that things just depend on who you get. That makes it SO unfair....	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-11 20:19:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	Good luck Looking forward to hearing of your approval!!!	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-08 23:11:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	QUOTE (loveforall @ Nov 8 2009, 10:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well i am really nervous now,i payed the fee at scotia bank on the 5th.Don,t know why they keep changing their minds. You may want to go to try to get that money back if you have time to do so before the interview.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-08 11:24:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	am I the only one that hates this Twilight series? I AM willing to give it another chance, but i read the first book and was NOT impressed, so I've sworn it off. The hype makes it even worse for me. I've not yet seen the movie, but I don't find ANY of the leads attractive, and I DO know this... Kristin whatsherface is a shitty actress and Robert Pattertwats is a snob. THERE.. there I said it.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-07 18:32:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	QUOTE (Sam and Ben @ Nov 7 2009, 02:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was so kidding about the 8AM thing... I tend to work on about four hours of sleep, so I see no issue with dragging my butt out into the cold before dawn. My vote - last person there has to grab coffee, haha. Yeah, I was kidding about the 7am thing too actually... we'll probably be ridiculously early. I'm really one of those people that just needs to know that am THERE, ya know? Anyways... I vote person FIRST in line provides timbits at least. lol	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-07 16:41:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	QUOTE (Sam and Ben @ Nov 7 2009, 12:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (JEMoonbear @ Nov 7 2009, 12:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quick question: The Montreal consulate website says that the $131 USD is to be brought to a Scotiabank with 3 receipts ahead of time, but I thought that I read that they now collect the money right at the consulate that day? Would anyone be able to clarify for me? Thanks. Not sure about the Scotiabank thing, but they certainly do accept the money right at the Consulate on the day of your interview (and as far as I know, this is a must), in either USD or the Canadian equiv. Yeah, the P4 letter states just to bring cash on the day of your interview	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-07 00:05:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	QUOTE (Sam and Ben @ Nov 6 2009, 09:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We're going to be there at 8am... What, you don't think that'll be enough time?	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-06 21:12:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	Yes, I do think we're all scheduled for 8. I'll be there around 7am... ahem...	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-06 20:40:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	QUOTE (SapphireDreams @ Nov 6 2009, 01:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ashenflowers @ Nov 6 2009, 12:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Sam and Ben @ Nov 6 2009, 09:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We looked at our budget and figured, with everything it was going to cost, an extra night's stay wasn't all that much to us. I think we're going to be sticking to ourselves for the most part. Although I'd love to kick back with my VJ friends, I know Ben's really looking forward to our little weekend away (our first, really). We just don't have the money for another night and more meals out etc... but yeah... a weekend to ourselves will be really nice! Especially if we are approved and can celebrate and de-stress and make plans. Though, now that I think about it we also want to try to be back in London for Saturday to be able to hang out with some of his friends that he hasn't seen since May We didn't want to spend the money either and so we only stayed for one night. We don't regret it. You can always walk around the night before and see what you want to see. We did that and still had time to swim in the hotel pool, go out for dinner and then walk around a bit after the interview in the morning. You'll have more time than you think! What time did you get into town the night before? We have an 8-9 hr drive so probably won't get there til 5ish in the evening.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-06 13:32:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	QUOTE (Sam and Ben @ Nov 6 2009, 09:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We looked at our budget and figured, with everything it was going to cost, an extra night's stay wasn't all that much to us. I think we're going to be sticking to ourselves for the most part. Although I'd love to kick back with my VJ friends, I know Ben's really looking forward to our little weekend away (our first, really). We just don't have the money for another night and more meals out etc... but yeah... a weekend to ourselves will be really nice! Especially if we are approved and can celebrate and de-stress and make plans. Though, now that I think about it we also want to try to be back in London for Saturday to be able to hang out with some of his friends that he hasn't seen since May Edited by ashenflowers, 06 November 2009 - 12:32 PM.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-06 12:29:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	I'll have to let you guys know. Depending on the timing of everything we might be leaving right after, or very shortly after the interview for our 8-9 hr drive back home I do someone wish we were staying 2 nights still, but .. blah.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-06 08:10:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	QUOTE (Sam and Ben @ Nov 5 2009, 12:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (bogartnoir @ Nov 5 2009, 12:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Sam and Ben @ Nov 5 2009, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And just to add, I'm extremely nervous about how our ages will be received at the interview, as both myself and my fiance are fairly young. may i ask how old you both are? my parents were 20 when they got married and were a much more mature 20 than i was, that's for sure! I'm 20, and Ben's 23. I certainly don't believe we're too young - I know many folks who got married at our age (excluding necessity). I just don't know how it will be perceived there and wanted to make it clear to our interviewer that we're handling this all as anyone would, regardless of age, with all bases prepared. you'll be fine. It's not that young. If you were both under 20, then I'd worry. Just dress beyond your years (not like grandma.. lol but like business casual or something).	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-05 12:42:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	I am sad that the 20th people aren't planning a fun outing... but I'll be too broke, for sure. That makes me sadder, I think	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-04 13:01:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	oh great... now i'm nervous even MORE SO about the medical.. lol Mine's in 2 days also, in my packet 3 is DOES mention bringing proof of domicile to the interview... ???	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-02 13:48:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	Have a look here http://s728.photobuc...ructions006.jpg	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-11-01 15:13:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	QUOTE (IR5FORMUMSIE @ Oct 31 2009, 04:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Arabella @ Oct 31 2009, 02:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (IR5FORMUMSIE @ Oct 31 2009, 03:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Sam and Ben @ Oct 31 2009, 02:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (IR5FORMUMSIE @ Oct 31 2009, 03:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Sam and Ben @ Oct 30 2009, 11:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Leamington. You must hear The Ketchup Song in your sleep. My next-door neighbour was from Leamington (his son was in my class) when I was a kid and he'd mention where he was from and the first response from people was the words Heinz or Ketchup or a few people started singing The Ketchup Song. Never heard of The Ketchup Song, though I do get quite a few jabs as I never eat ketchup. I won't go out of my way to request to have it removed from a burger or anything, but I don't like it, heh. You poor, culturally deprived child. We can correct this immediately. BTW, I don't like ketchup on my burger (in the mix is fine) but my French fries simply won't do without it. Pop likes ketchup on his eggs, but he's weird that way. I'd better memorize this song because my last name is going to be Heinz (but not spelled that same way). Damn it, I can't get that song out of my head now. And who's fault is THAT?!?	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-10-31 15:56:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	ketchup loves potatoes!	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-10-31 15:46:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	QUOTE (Sam and Ben @ Oct 30 2009, 09:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Er, #######... I think our closest FedEx is Chatham or Windsor... Staples here does Puralator, but that's it as far as I know.. Here's a silly question perhaps, but do Montreal theatres play English films? Heh. I don't remember if this has been discussed before, but do you mind if I ask what town you're from? (as for the Montreal theatres, I don't know! lol) good question QUOTE (Rhiann @ Oct 30 2009, 09:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Weird, according to the location thing my Staples does FedEx. (But I've only seen Puralator @ the store) Oh boy, I'll probably have to go to London. Yay London!!	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-10-30 22:41:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	QUOTE (dutchmatt @ Oct 29 2009, 08:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Where is everybody staying in MTL the night before their interviews? Check out http://www.visajourn...showtopic=90924	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-10-29 20:41:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	QUOTE (Rhiann @ Oct 27 2009, 08:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm so impatient about getting the visa... my birthday is November 27th and I really want to be in the US for that day. It'd be the first time in our 6 years that we could actually celebrate it. I blame US Thanksgiving and Black Friday for that I'd like to think that from the 13-27th, you'd have enough time to get the visa! I would 'hope' that Montreal would send it out by then.. and Black Friday/Thanksgiving makes no difference on Canada Post's schedule. Might make flying an interesting experience around that time though.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-10-27 19:15:00
Canada	Montreal November Interviews	QUOTE (Tina&Roland @ Oct 27 2009, 05:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 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!	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-10-27 16:58:00