Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	our Montreal I-129F Interview experience	Hey! Glad to hear you had a great experience in Montreal. We went through there to get my wife's K-3 and came out "mission accomplished." Compared to ours, your interview illustrates how much the inspecting officer can influence the experience. We were asked to provide photographs and other proof of relationship -- and we were K'3'ers, not generally required to produce such things. The woman doing the interview was thorough and professional, but it was a bit more of a dicey experience than we expected. (We've been married a long time, with two kids, and a very established life together, but we didn't think to bring photos). Another issue is that we were both living in Toronto at the time (I'm a dual U.S.-Canada citizen), and we were told that I should not be applying for the K-3 while living abroad. As someone still going through the process (AOS now, here in the States), I live and die by timelines and interview experiences because in the end, you have to be prepared for anything. Congratulations!	sptruck	Not Telling	Canada	2006-02-13 12:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	keerrchiinnggg!! The price of moving to the US!??	Cha-ching, indeed. I don't have a problem with the fees. I'd pay more if it meant expediting or simplifying the process for married people, who should be united without delays, IMO. For us, the price of moving to the States includes lost income -- I'm self-employed, so tripping around to various appointments with my wife soaked up lots of hours. When we left Canada, we had to divest most of our assets (house, stocks -- everything but the tax-protected retirement accounts). Of course the Canadian dollar was at 78 cents when we coverted everything; it's at 87 cents now. I pay close to $1,000 a month in health costs. The unpredictable length of the K3 process meant living at four different addresses in eight months. Lord knows where half my magazine subscriptions are going. And if someone here can place a value on the emotional distress of this whole process, I'd like to know what it is. (I figure it's shaved 6 months off my lifespan.) The best money I've spent may be on my Canadian citizenship. I lived there a long time, travelled extensively, will go back every summer, and may want to move back some day. Having citizenship at least means we won't go through this process again. (It's *almost* as onerous there as it is here.)	sptruck	Not Telling	Canada	2006-02-22 13:03:00