Help! We suspect NVC error

[Rhiannon 0]

I was just paying the fees and trying to get to the next step in this process, when i noticed that our case number starts with "MTL" - that didn't give me pause before because my husband's initials are ML so i figured maybe that's how they did the number. But then when I went to the DOS website and printed out the receipt and the instructions for NVC processing, the pull down menu says that "MTL" means "Montreal" -

is this a problem? Since his embassy is Dublin, shouldn't it be DBL??? He has been living in Canada but for less than a year, and all the documents we have sent are clearly stating he is Irish citizen.

Any insights, guys?

Thanks,

Rhiannon

[trailmix 77]

I was just paying the fees and trying to get to the next step in this process, when i noticed that our case number starts with "MTL" - that didn't give me pause before because my husband's initials are ML so i figured maybe that's how they did the number. But then when I went to the DOS website and printed out the receipt and the instructions for NVC processing, the pull down menu says that "MTL" means "Montreal" -

is this a problem? Since his embassy is Dublin, shouldn't it be DBL??? He has been living in Canada but for less than a year, and all the documents we have sent are clearly stating he is Irish citizen.

Any insights, guys?

Thanks,

Rhiannon

Yes, if his case number starts with MTL they are assuming he wishes to be interviewed in Montreal. If he has legal status in Canada and he can prove that he is able to stay there for 6 months or more (say he has a student or work visa or is a permanent resident) he will have to submit that proof with the DS-230 - they don't ask for it when they send you the DS-230 - but they will send you an RFE if you don't include that proof.

That said, is he perhaps just visiting and will be returning to Ireland for his interview. If that is the case a call to NVC should be able to straighten this out.

[EdgarVirginia 0]

Yes, DBL is Dublin, MTL for Montreal...if he's going to atend his interview in Montreal so NVC should have assigned a case # begining with MTL. What is you case# initial letters?

[EdgarVirginia 0]

It's MTL, so if he lives in Montreal, that's where he's going to attend to the interview, so it's fine just how it was supposed to be.

[Rhiannon 0]

actually he is no longer in Canada, he is visiting me in the US for a couple of months and then removing to Ireland to wait the rest of the process, as he is graduated from the program he was in canada for. So i'll call NVC tomorrow and see about it - thanks for the input, EdgarVirginia and trailmix. hopefully this won't slow us down too much!

rhiannon

I was just paying the fees and trying to get to the next step in this process, when i noticed that our case number starts with "MTL" - that didn't give me pause before because my husband's initials are ML so i figured maybe that's how they did the number. But then when I went to the DOS website and printed out the receipt and the instructions for NVC processing, the pull down menu says that "MTL" means "Montreal" -

is this a problem? Since his embassy is Dublin, shouldn't it be DBL??? He has been living in Canada but for less than a year, and all the documents we have sent are clearly stating he is Irish citizen.

Any insights, guys?

Thanks,

Rhiannon

Yes, if his case number starts with MTL they are assuming he wishes to be interviewed in Montreal. If he has legal status in Canada and he can prove that he is able to stay there for 6 months or more (say he has a student or work visa or is a permanent resident) he will have to submit that proof with the DS-230 - they don't ask for it when they send you the DS-230 - but they will send you an RFE if you don't include that proof.

That said, is he perhaps just visiting and will be returning to Ireland for his interview. If that is the case a call to NVC should be able to straighten this out.