March 23rd 2010 Interview - Approved!

[emjaykain 0]

Hey Everyone,

So Robert and I got to Montreal on Monday the 22nd, we went to scope out the location of the building and it's a bit hard to find. The entrance really doesn't have any huge markers saying it's an consulate (I was expecting a large American flag like the consulate in Toronto hehe). We arrived the next day at around 7:05 am and it was freezing outside as well as raining. There was a couple already waiting in front of the doors and after about 10 minutes more people started to steadily arrive. A lot of people were crowding around the door waiting to be let in trying to keep dry. When they finally opened the doors, everyone was shooed over to the side and told to line up. The people who were huddled were kinda grouping at the front of the line instead of moving back which was really frustrating. We obviously were aware that we were 2nd in line and planned to enter in that place, but some people who had just arrived were trying to force their way in first.

Once we got inside (we were "B" ) we went through security and were led upstairs to the waiting room. We were called to window 9 to verify information on our documents as well as clear up a few questions. She asked if there were any previous marriages, children, military service etc. She then took my fingerprints and asked us to sit down and told us we'd be called back for our interview.

About 20 minutes later we were called for booth 10 for our interview. We had a very friendly woman who asked if Robert was my husband (haha) and then swore us both in to start the interview. She asked us:

1) How did you two meet

2) Asked me what I did for a living

3) Asked Robert what he did for a living

4) Asked me the month/year he proposed

5) Asked us what makes the relationship work

6) Asked Robert if he had health insurance

She never looked at any of our evidence and everytime we answered question she told us to hurry up and give a very short answer Hahah

Then she announced we were approved and off we went.

Great experience overall

Edited March 26, 2010 by emjaykain

[brightskte 18]

We were the first couple there!!! I`m so glad you guys got approved and were able to squeeze your rightful place in behind us. I was gonna smack someone if they screwed that up since you all and us were there so early.

Edited March 26, 2010 by Kayla*Mathew

[sachinky 464]

Awesome! And easy! Congratulations.

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

Congrats!

Yeah...for my interview a few weeks ago, I was there LONG before anyone else was. As in...forty-five minutes or so before. Yet at the security portion, the guy behind me managed to get letter A. Grrr...

Glad you managed to get in there early and that you were approved!

[OBX 51]

She never looked at any of our evidence and everytime we answered question she told us to hurry up and give a very short answer Hahah

Great news. Congratulations!

Sounds like the woman we had last year. She was very professional but definitely was not interested in the minutiae of our lengthy relationship. At one point she stopped me mid-sentence and said "Just tell me when you first met and when you came together again, not all of the the stuff in between"

[antda 13]

Hi Emjaykain,

Congrats on your approval and thanks for sharing about that here on VJ!

Good luck with the rest of your journey and with your upcoming POE!

Welcome to America!

Ant

Hey Everyone,

So Robert and I got to Montreal on Monday the 22nd, we went to scope out the location of the building and it's a bit hard to find. The entrance really doesn't have any huge markers saying it's an consulate (I was expecting a large American flag like the consulate in Toronto hehe). We arrived the next day at around 7:05 am and it was freezing outside as well as raining. There was a couple already waiting in front of the doors and after about 10 minutes more people started to steadily arrive. A lot of people were crowding around the door waiting to be let in trying to keep dry. When they finally opened the doors, everyone was shooed over to the side and told to line up. The people who were huddled were kinda grouping at the front of the line instead of moving back which was really frustrating. We obviously were aware that we were 2nd in line and planned to enter in that place, but some people who had just arrived were trying to force their way in first.

Once we got inside (we were "B" ) we went through security and were led upstairs to the waiting room. We were called to window 9 to verify information on our documents as well as clear up a few questions. She asked if there were any previous marriages, children, military service etc. She then took my fingerprints and asked us to sit down and told us we'd be called back for our interview.

About 20 minutes later we were called for booth 10 for our interview. We had a very friendly woman who asked if Robert was my husband (haha) and then swore us both in to start the interview. She asked us:

1) How did you two meet

2) Asked me what I did for a living

3) Asked Robert what he did for a living

4) Asked me the month/year he proposed

5) Asked us what makes the relationship work

6) Asked Robert if he had health insurance

She never looked at any of our evidence and everytime we answered question she told us to hurry up and give a very short answer Hahah

Then she announced we were approved and off we went.

Great experience overall

Edited March 26, 2010 by Ant+D+BabyA