Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	Losing Sleep Over This - What Would You do?	No... well I went to the police station in Trois-Rivières and asked them if this is were I get one done. They told me it was for the whole country, and on the letter it does say in Canada... I'll ask if it can be done in English, but this is Québec, and with our laws, I doubt they can do it!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-14 08:31:00
Canada	Losing Sleep Over This - What Would You do?	Thanks guys! I was just worried that the interviewer would say like: 'well your police check being this old we'll have to look into it, and therefore you're in AP'... I would hate for that to happen when I have time now to get another one done.... 100$ for peace of mind really (25$ for police check, 50$ translation fees, Xpress post enveloppe for translator..) In my case, knowing how an*l I can get, I think I'll do it or my doctor will have me on tranquilizers...	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-14 08:21:00
Canada	Losing Sleep Over This - What Would You do?	Good morning everyone, So I need your help with something. I had my police background check done in December 2009, thinking the process with Montreal would be quick - haha, yeah,I know... Now I'm looking at MAYBE an interview date in August. I am completely TERRIFIED of getting into AP for some reason. Since I have time, I was thinking of getting a more recent background check done, even though in the P4 they say that one issued within the last year before the interview is ok. Am I freaking out here? I'm losing sleep freaking out and thinking of things they could say are wrong at the interview and then being put into AP... Thanks for your input guys, I'm stressing myself out with all this stuff! Edited by Vero and Chris, 14 June 2010 - 07:28 AM.	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-14 07:27:00
Canada	Ease up on phone bills to your loved one	But beware because if it goes to the voicemail, then it's also a 1.12$... Edited by Vero and Chris, 14 June 2010 - 02:59 PM.	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-14 14:58:00
Canada	Ease up on phone bills to your loved one	If you dial 10-10-710 before the 1-XXX number, it ends up being 1.12$ for the call. It's good if you know you'll be on the phone for a while... I think it's called Caztel or something...	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-14 14:55:00
Canada	APPROVED!	Congratulations! Montreal finally woke up from its coma!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-16 13:30:00
Canada	proving TIES to canada	It looks good to me, do you have an id card, like a Health Care card for your youngest one, on which there would be a picture of him/her? Bring everything concerning your visa application, and if you have a copy of the interview letter to prove that they have your passport and what not that would certainly help. Don't bring more luggage than you need to either. Good luck, I'm also going for a visit and am a little freaked at being turned around at the border. But everything will be ok, like someone told me, we on VJ are only a fraction of those going through the visa process, and I'm sure there are thousands out there crossing for visits while waiting... Good luck!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-14 08:27:00
Canada	I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM MTL	Well that's good! At least things are moving along, right? Hopefully it all gets resolved soon! You can brag about being one of the very few to have ever gotten a call from Montreal! Good luck with everything!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-17 18:37:00
Canada	Importing Cdn vehicle to US	Mummm... I guess I'll ask again about the airbad thing... Maybe I can get away with it! It's not big deal though because my rusted beauty is probably not even worth 400$!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-18 15:34:00
Canada	Importing Cdn vehicle to US	Hey Brenda2010, I was trying to import my car too, and apparently if you don't have a passanger's seat airbag you can't import it, unless you have one put in... Haven't confirmed that yet but... My car is old too, a 1993, and I don't know if it'll be worth it now... By the way, I like how you put the costs of the visa process in your signature; smart!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-17 18:41:00
Canada	Got my NOA1, Visa Schedule	valerie78 is right, sadly... Even though CSC seems to handle paperwork faster, once it gets to Montreal you're in for a long and frustrating wait. Our I-129F was approved after 4 months, and our P3 was logged in in late April. Still waiting on a date from Montreal. IF we get a date in August, it will have taken Montreal 3 months to give a date, and that's only if we do get a date in August. In the P3 cover later, it's said to expect a date in 4 to 6 months... Keep your chin up, you'll get there eventually	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-16 18:20:00
Canada	WAITING and waiting	Congratulations! That's such good news for everyone who's been waiting on Montreal!!! Hopefully you all get your visas soon so you can be with your loved ones this summer! Good luck!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-17 10:10:00
Canada	WAITING and waiting	Sorry to pop in, I feel for you guys and hope you get something soon... Maybe they won't have any interviews in July so they can catch up on their APs and what not. I'd be glad to wait until August for a date if it meant your situation got resolved! And yes, Canada Post will not find your item in their tracking system until it has been 'deposited' to a Canada Post office.	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-16 09:54:00
Canada	estimate interview date after sending in packets	Thanks very much and yes it has helped! We are waiting for the hard copy of our noa 2, rec'd email Wednesday past. I am going next week to get my background check and calling Dr. for appt for the few shots i am required to have. Then i guess just wait for p3 as not completely clear on what is/isnt asked of at that point. Again, Thank you. Just so you know, they'll ask for you to check a cheklist, to basically state that you are gathering the required documents, but you do not need to send them back right away. They'll specify that on the letter, and they'll also specify the forms you do need to send...	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-19 20:59:00
Canada	estimate interview date after sending in packets	Hi jken, I don't know exactly where you're at with your paperwork, I didn't check your timeline before answering... So basically, once your I-129F will be approved it will go through NVC then be sent to Montreal. Montreal will send you a P3 with forms you need to fill and send back. In my case, I got the P3 in about 3 weeks after the I-129F was approved if I remember. It was logged in in about a week and a half, but that varies a lot. It can take up to three weeks for it to get logged, from what I've seen. Then, you'll have a nice 3-4 months wait for the actual interview, but usually you'll know a month and a half in advance through DOS. In the P3 letter, it's stated that the interview will be assigned in 4 to 6 months, but lately it seems it's not that bad, but with Montreal you never know. As far as the medical exam go, you can go through with it when you receive your P3. The medical office will need your MTL case# to go ahead with the exam. I had mine dome in May. You don't want to do it too much ahead of time because you'll need it for the AOS, and the results will need to have been issued within the last year of applying for AOS. I hope this is somewhat clear, if you have more questions, feel free to ask!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-19 13:19:00
Canada	June 14th Interview Review	You know, I was wondering, do people get mad when you go pay the fee and stand on the left? Doesn't anyone say like: the line is back there or something? And to you have to cut in front of someone or is the teller expecting you?	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-19 10:01:00
Canada	June 14th Interview Review	Thanks Kizza for such a detailed review! You have no idea how this helps relieve some of the stress! Congratulations again, and have a good POE, whenever you go!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-18 10:56:00
Canada	APPROVED IN VANCOUVER	Congratulations! Hope you have a good POE!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-18 15:30:00
Canada	Should it take this long?	There's a thread in the Canada forum called 'IR-1/CR-1 timeline to interview' or something like that started by trailmix I think... It might help you out to look at other people's timeline... Don't worry to much though, Montreal is VERY slow with everything... There's probably nothing wrong with your file. We K1 filers had our P3 logged in in April/May and just got interview dates for August... That tells you right there how slow Montreal is...	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-19 09:53:00
Canada	POE at YUL, Montreal Pierre-Élliot Trudeau Airport	Thanks for the review! Seems pretty easy to POE in Montreal then! One less thing to worry about!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-21 18:07:00
Canada	Questions about procedures after POEing	Thanks again everyone! So are all these forms on VJ? (AOS, EA and AP) I guess I better start thinking about if I want to take his name or not	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-22 14:23:00
Canada	Questions about procedures after POEing	Thanks everyone for the help! Again, GREATLY appreciated!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-21 18:10:00
Canada	Questions about procedures after POEing	Hey everyone! I have a couple questions about what happens once you POE and get married! 1st: Once I get married, I can apply for a Social Security Number, and change my driver's license right? 2nd: Then, I fill in the forms for the Employment Authorisation and AOS as soon as possible? 3rd: Is it true that you cannot leave the US for holidays or what not for 2 years after you get married? Thanks for replying!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-21 14:50:00
Canada	HOOOFREAKINRAY!	Congratulations! You guys must be excited!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-29 08:52:00
Canada	Approved November Filers - The Wait for Interview	Alright everyone! I like Brenda2010's idea! Time to change topics! I'm gonna post a new topic with our updated list - no worries Pasht! See you all on there!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-30 16:32:00
Canada	Approved November Filers - The Wait for Interview	Just thought I'd update our list since we haven't done it in a while! Plus, I added a last column to get everyone excited about the dates coming soon! User ............... P3 Logged ..... Days Since ....... Interview Date! ... Countdown to I.D. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ mandaNchris ........ April 16th .... 62 days .......... Aug 10th .......... 40 days Rose416 ............ April 16th? ... 62 days .......... Aug 3rd .......... 33 days Vero and Chris ..... April 26th .... 56 days .......... Aug 9th .......... 39 days J & J .............. April 27th .... 54 days .......... Aug 9th .......... 39 days Pasht .............. April 30th .... 52 days .......... Aug 17th .......... 47 days Wishing ............ May 4th ....... 43 days .......... Aug 16th .......... 46 days Alaba .............. May 6th ....... 45 days .......... Aug 11th .......... 41 days netguy ............. May 10th ...... 42 days .......... Aug 24th .......... 54 days Ken and Kate ....... May 11th ...... 43 days .......... Aug 25th .......... 55 days Valerie78 .......... May 17th ...... 35 days .......... Aug 23rd .......... 53 days nickbits ........... May 17th? ..... 35 days .......... Aug 12th .......... 42 days Brenda2010 ......... May 19th ...... 34 days .......... Aug 24th .......... 54 days Halfnhalf .......... May 25th ...... 36 days Is everyone getting their stuff ready? I might have some questions about the support form... I'm gonna get Chris and the co-sponsor to fill everything out next week... So if the co-sponsor puts in her house as asset, should I get the mortgage agreement as a proof even though she owns it with her husband? Alright, I'm not gonna start worrying about it all just yet Have a good day everyone!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-30 07:19:00
Canada	Approved November Filers - The Wait for Interview	Congratz AandB! We're doing the same thing: waiting for my family to be able to come down to have a reception/cookout... Thanks everyone for the info about the license/certificate... Gotta start looking into that one of these days... It's crazy to think that in two months I'll be married - FINALLY - when 6 months ago I didn't even know much about this process! We all got our P4 pretty quick! Maybe they'll be quick like that to mail our visas out! Have a good day everyone!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-29 08:59:00
Canada	Approved November Filers - The Wait for Interview	Hi AandB! Saw you went jetskiing! Fun! When are you guys planning the wedding? That's right, it doesn't feel too bad now that I'm here! Time is gonna go by quick!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-28 13:13:00
Canada	Approved November Filers - The Wait for Interview	Glad to hear things went "well enough" at the boarder! Still no date - I've been having to sit on my hands to keep from calling them until this evening! Gosh, isn't it the hardest thing to wait for 4:30 to call!?! Good luck and I hope you get a date soon!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-28 11:38:00
Canada	Approved November Filers - The Wait for Interview	Well hello everyone!!! How's everyone doing!?! I'm doing GREAT! So happy to be home! My dog must have put on 50 pounds but it's all good! The weather is beautiful, and there's nothing like home! I have to say it was hard to say goodbye to the family even though I'm only gonna be here 6 weeks, but I guess now I know I'll have to prepare myself mentally to the post interview goodbyes! So has anyone received their P4 yet? I received mine on Friday, but of course I wasn't there to get it! I'm having it send to me here... It's only a letter, right? Nothing big like the P3? SupportGeek, Valerie78, how are your visits going? Did you have a hard time at the border Valerie78? Just a brief overview of how mine went if it can help anyone!: So the border patrol guy that I got was a real schmuck! The man in front of me was sent to secondary, and I started freaking out at that point!!! When I got to him he asked me who I was going to visit. I said "my fiance". He asked me what he was doing there, and I replied that he lives there (duh!). He said: 'So... You don't work?' He asked me after how long I was here last time, and when I said from May to November, he started counting on his fingers and I cut him off -very nicely - and said that I flew back on the 180th day. He asked me why I stayed so long... At one point I whipped out the P3 and showed it to him, and he was like 'what's a P3?'... He then asked me if I had an interview date yet, and I said I did, for August 9th, but had no interview letter yet. He said ' So how can you know your interview date?'...At this point I was thinking, man do you need me to brief you on the whole visa process or are you doing this to trick me!?! So when finally he reached for his little stamp thingy, he started being nice and asked me when we were gonna get married, to which I replied with my highest standard of diplomacy: " Oh well, we don't have a date set yet since we have to wait for the results of the interview..." HA! So it all worked out fine. No lies, no trouble.Certainly nerve wracking, but smooth overall! I glad I had all my proof organized beforehand though! It helped me stay calm and composed! I guess that really did it for me I think... Well, did Halfnhalf get a date? Hope everyone's good and getting ready for the BIG day!!! Cheers!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-28 09:03:00
Canada	Approved November Filers - The Wait for Interview	Just a quick heads up to let you know I made it home just fine!!! I'll let you know more in details on Monday! Heading to the beach now! Edited by Vero and Chris, 26 June 2010 - 09:05 AM.	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-26 09:05:00
Canada	Approved November Filers - The Wait for Interview	haha, yeah when i saw that post, i thought she was joking ; ) oh i will, you too, it's almost like we're just swapping places !! good luck at the border, i've never crossed on land before only at YUL so, i'm nervous too... We're both gonna be just fine! That's just the way we roll!!! We have plenty of ties, from what I've read it seems that's the main reason why they would refuse someone (meaning if they didn't have enough)	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-24 09:15:00
Canada	Approved November Filers - The Wait for Interview	5 full months to get our NOA2. I might be a little jealous of all of you with dates Trust me though... I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU ALL. I can't come to VJ without my kleenex! I'm a blubbering, romantic, fool. Don't worry, you're totally allowed to be jealous... I've been there! So happy that other people's cases are moving forward, but at the same time you're thinking da*n, what's going on with mine here!!! Wow, 5 months IS a long time... But I guess that's their 'supposed' average time in Vermont... And I'll keep hoping you get a date this week!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-24 09:12:00
Canada	Approved November Filers - The Wait for Interview	and thinking, will i get approval, or an RFE ???? yeah the whole process really takes its toll... but i'm leaving tonight for my long long long drive!!! so excited to get back to montreal ; ) Oh that's right!!! I forgot you were coming up this week! And I think SupportGeek gets a visit too! I thought she was here already because there was an earthquake yesterday Awwww, have fun!!!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-24 09:08:00
Canada	Approved November Filers - The Wait for Interview	How long did it take for you to get it, halfnhalf? Did you go through VCS? I was going crazy too, waiting for THE day!!! Oh well, it's done now!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-24 08:59:00
Canada	Approved November Filers - The Wait for Interview	Good Morning everyone! Happy St-Jean for those of you who cares! Wow, couldn't sleep at 6:00 am this morning! But I've calmed down quite a bit (SupportGeek would be proud)! No overstay last time, PLENTY of proof of ties, so I'm confident it'll be ok even if they send me to THE little room...CAN'T WAIT! Don't worry halfnhalf! Look at it this way, even if you are not assigned a date for August, you will for September. Even though it seems like they 'skipped' July, I don't see why they would skip September... Don't worry, it'll happen soon! At least you filed recently, I've been waiting for this since November!!! Have a good day everyone!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-24 07:07:00
Canada	Approved November Filers - The Wait for Interview	Wow. It's so nice to see our list all filled out. HalfNHalf, good luck on getting your date! You're the last one (for now ) Now we're all in the stages of planning our travels, our medicals, getting all our paperwork in order for that all-important interview! Booked my medical today for July 12th in Toronto, pretty anxious to get it over with. I'm almost certain I'm up-to-date on my vaccinations (I lived in China for 6 months a year ago and had to get a medical done for that, so I think I'll be in the clear) Things are really speeding up, and it's such a game-changer, knowing we'll be with our loved ones soon, and that we ACTUALLY HAVE CONCRETE DATES TO LOOK FORWARD TO Interview August 25th, the wedding EXACTLY a month later; things have somehow fallen perfectly in place (just barely ) Are you guys planning a big wedding? I'm planning a september wedding too, but nothing fancy... Halfnhalf, did you hear anything today?	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-23 17:50:00
Canada	Approved November Filers - The Wait for Interview	Oh yeah, forgot you were going on Friday...don't be nervous, you have nothing to worry about provided you bring all your proof, which you will. I'm so excited for you, going to be a great visit/holiday! Just get your sh*t together and think about the beach!! Nope, not my work that tells me I can't visit, it's the US Gov. - from what I've read here once you get your Visa (which hopefully I will on the 24th) you can't enter the states without activating it, which I'm not prepared to do till mid-December. Yup, get yourself a bottle of Proseco tonight - btw, it'smuch easier on your head/stomach the next day than Sangria! I won't be online again till Monday so hope all goes well on your trip down - lemme know how it goes, B That's right! Our interviews are in august! I was like 'why can't she go!?' but forgot about activating the visa... Haha! That's right girrrl, gotta get my sh*t together! I'll definitely keep you posted on my 'customs' experience! Have a good weekend!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-23 12:08:00
Canada	Approved November Filers - The Wait for Interview	Brenda2010, Who tells you you can't visit? Your work? Sparkling whine sounds pretty good!!! Gosh, I'm getting FREAKING nervous about Friday now... I'll be ok, I just want it to be done with NOW! Ahhh...	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-23 11:55:00
Canada	Approved November Filers - The Wait for Interview	Congrats Fibbidiboo!!! I added you to our list, hope that's ok! User ............... P3 Logged ..... Days Since ....... Interview Date!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- mandaNchris ........ April 16th .... 62 days .......... Aug 10th Rose416 ............ April 16th? ... 62 days .......... Aug 3rd Vero and Chris ..... April 26th .... 56 days .......... Aug 9th J & J .............. April 27th .... 54 days .......... Aug 9th Pasht .............. April 30th .... 52 days .......... Aug 17th Wishing ............ May 4th ....... 43 days .......... Aug 16th Alaba .............. May 6th ....... 45 days .......... Aug 11th netguy ............. May 10th ...... 42 days .......... Aug 24th Ken and Kate ....... May 11th ...... 43 days .......... Aug 25th Valerie78 .......... May 17th ...... 35 days .......... Aug 23rd nickbits ........... May 17th? ..... 35 days .......... Aug 12th Brenda2010 ......... May 19th ...... 34 days .......... Aug 24th Fibbidiboo ......... May xxx ....... xx days .......... Aug 16th Halfnhalf .......... May 25th ...... 28 days Sorry I can't answer your question though... That's a good one! Maybe post a topic on the forum, I'm sure someone will know what to do! Alright, sending Halfnhalf good vibes for today!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2010-06-23 06:38:00