K-1 people waiting for interviews at Montreal

[Amanda2020 1]

Called this morning...waited for about 20 min....and it was the most worth 20 min on the phone...got Interview for April 16th...I am pumped I really did not expect it so early...Congrats to everyone else that got March and April Interviews....lets keep them coming....only thing now my Wedding isnt till August we didnt expect it so early so we booked later..we get 6 months on the visa right to show up at the border? I've heard different times...i guess they tell us at the interview.

[Kimbear 53]

Congrats Amanda!! wow April 20th..they are booking far in advance.

yes 6 months to use the k1 visa and 90 days to get married after using it.

Edited January 26, 2010 by Kimbear

[usmcwife 3]

Yeah, that's what I used, essentially the envelope was put in the mail Monday evening, and got to me on Thursday.

wow, I just happen to have my p4 with me and the size of the envelope is 314mm x 394mm (12" X 15") it's the biggest one they have. I think mine was slightly different dimensions (330x390 I think) but they took it no matter, it just has to be big enough, and Xpresspost is your ONLY option. No Fedex, UPS, Purolator.

Thanks, I'll definitley do that since my interview is on a friday so if I would have to stay in montreal until monday or tuesday. the cost of the envelope will definitly be offset by not having to stay somewhere for 3 more nights. Express post does suck. they lost track of my p3 so it took, i think a few days or so longer to get there than it should have! Probably didn't make a big difference in the long run, but it caused alot of stress!

[cookingzombies 0]

I called this morning just after my last post on the way to work this morning and got through right away. And we got our date! March 30th! So excited!

[brightskte 18]

Called this morning...waited for about 20 min....and it was the most worth 20 min on the phone...got Interview for April 16th...I am pumped I really did not expect it so early...Congrats to everyone else that got March and April Interviews....lets keep them coming....only thing now my Wedding isnt till August we didnt expect it so early so we booked later..we get 6 months on the visa right to show up at the border? I've heard different times...i guess they tell us at the interview.

You've got 6 months to enter the country, then 3 months after you've entered to get married in. I would suggest getting married sooner during the 3 months rather than later.

I called this morning just after my last post on the way to work this morning and got through right away. And we got our date! March 30th! So excited!

Congrats!

[lilacvioletiris 11]

Called this morning...waited for about 20 min....and it was the most worth 20 min on the phone...got Interview for April 16th...I am pumped I really did not expect it so early...Congrats to everyone else that got March and April Interviews....lets keep them coming....only thing now my Wedding isnt till August we didnt expect it so early so we booked later..we get 6 months on the visa right to show up at the border? I've heard different times...i guess they tell us at the interview.

That is excellent news. Maybe Montreal is at least scheduling out the K-1 packets they receive closer to when they receive them so we can plan for the medical exam, travel to Montreal, and moving information (although I know no one is promised a visa until after the interview), and maybe just maybe weddings that we want to have! Yeah. Still waiting for my fiance' to get his P3. Hopefully that will be quick too. I am expecting it by Feb. 11 or so.

[usmcwife 3]

I am just wondering if I can get some advice from people who have already had the interview and gotten their visas. What would you say is a good timeframe to book a flight after an interview. My interview is on Friday march 19th in Montreal and I was wondering what a 'safe' date would be to book the flight. I will get an expresspost envelope for the fastest shipping of my visa and paperwork but I'm wondering how fast that's been for some of you. If I had a car I would drive down the day I got it in the mail. do you think teh following weekend is too early?

[Tina&Roland 4]

Give it about a week after the interview. Mine came in about 6 days (that included weekends).

[Kimbear 53]

has anyone received p4 interview letter yet? Post is drivingme up the wall i'm waiting for so manythings and haven't gotten any !

[LiLMermaid 2]

Kimbear, I figured mine would be here today but it wasn't

[darkchilde794 5]

My P4 took about a week or so before being sent. When the DOS tells you "they sent it", I think they meant, "they will send it"...

[CDAgirlMI 51]

I am just wondering if I can get some advice from people who have already had the interview and gotten their visas. What would you say is a good timeframe to book a flight after an interview. My interview is on Friday march 19th in Montreal and I was wondering what a 'safe' date would be to book the flight. I will get an expresspost envelope for the fastest shipping of my visa and paperwork but I'm wondering how fast that's been for some of you. If I had a car I would drive down the day I got it in the mail. do you think teh following weekend is too early?

My interview was on a Friday & I got my visa/package the following Friday.

[brightskte 18]

has anyone received p4 interview letter yet? Post is drivingme up the wall i'm waiting for so manythings and haven't gotten any !

I just completely give up on the mail system up there. I sent out Mathew and his Parents christmas cards on the same day. He lives in Laval(like not even 20 minutes from Montreal) and his parents live in Rouyn-Noranda(I like to call it the North Pole). I kid you not, she got hers a week ago and he STILL hasn't received his. We had a massive snow storm that delayed me in sending them, but that's been 3 weeks ago.

He'll probably get his Packet 4 the day of his interview. Booh Canada Post.

[lilacvioletiris 11]

Canada post does seem to be SLOW. I am planning to have my fiance' get the "fast envelope" which I can't remember right now (expressPost maybe) for his to be sent back in. I mailed Christmas cards from Canada to Canadians and they got them about 2 weeks later (after new years). Such is life. Mailing anything from Michigan to them is crazy. Sent a thank you not to my future mother in law and it took a month!

Any new interviews for March or April?

[Kevbev09 1]

I called just now and no hold at all, yay monday mornings? But, hasn't been logged yet. Back to waiting another week.