emailing consulate in Vancouver..

[stephandmuz 0]

Does anyone have any idea as to how long it normally takes a petition to get from the NVS to the consulate in Vancouver?

Our petition arrived at the NVS ON 12/17/07. We have not received packet three yet. I have not even attempted to call the NVC. I am trying to be patient.

Another question...

Has anyone had any trouble emailing/getting a response from the consulate in Vancouver? I have sent three emails and a fax regarding a question I have about my fiance police certificate from New Zealand. No one has ever responded. I have even attempted to call, but received a recording stating that they would not take calls regarding k visas.

We are at a total loss at this point. I am completely mentally drained.

[stephandmuz 0]

Does anyone have any idea as to how long it normally takes a petition to get from the NVS to the consulate in Vancouver?

Our petition arrived at the NVS ON 12/17/07. We have not received packet three yet. I have not even attempted to call the NVC. I am trying to be patient.

Another question...

Has anyone had any trouble emailing/getting a response from the consulate in Vancouver? I have sent three emails and a fax regarding a question I have about my fiance police certificate from New Zealand. No one has ever responded. I have even attempted to call, but received a recording stating that they would not take calls regarding k visas.

We are at a total loss at this point. I am completely mentally drained.

I actually meant NVC not NVS. Geez

[David_n_Amber 3]

Im having the same problem as you are. I've emailed vancouver 3 times in total about 3 different things and on the first time.. they took 6 days to email me back. and my 2nd email was 19 days ago.. they've just decided not to answer it.. and i sent another email 2 nights ago. Either they're really swamped with K questions.. which i doubt since about 90% of the canadian filers go through montreal.. i dont get whats up lol

[Flames9_RN 358]

Keep in mind it is the holidays, thus the offices are closed, and people take holidays,so less staff when they are open.

[MissStacey 1]

I don't know how long it takes at NVC, but I know in my case it was exactly one month from getting the I 129 approval notice to getting my packet 3 in the mail.

Edited January 1, 2008 by MissStacey

[G&A 1]

It took me also about 1 month to get packet three from the time of approval. I have emailed them multiple times and they have always replied within 2 business days.

[Carlawarla 1]

Does anyone have any idea as to how long it normally takes a petition to get from the NVS to the consulate in Vancouver?

Our petition arrived at the NVS ON 12/17/07. We have not received packet three yet. I have not even attempted to call the NVC. I am trying to be patient.

Another question...

Has anyone had any trouble emailing/getting a response from the consulate in Vancouver? I have sent three emails and a fax regarding a question I have about my fiance police certificate from New Zealand. No one has ever responded. I have even attempted to call, but received a recording stating that they would not take calls regarding k visas.

We are at a total loss at this point. I am completely mentally drained.

So sorry you're stressed not having heard any replies to your questions. Is there anything WE can help answer you? I know of one memeber here who was interviewed in Vancouver, and had to get a police certificate from New Zealand. Is THAT a coincidence or what?? Anyway, perhaps we can help. Doesn't hurt to try!

Hope you hear something soon as well. I agree with flames that there is usually a shortage of staff in December, and while they don't do as many K's in Vancouver, surely that's not all they do.

Carla

[stephandmuz 0]

Does anyone have any idea as to how long it normally takes a petition to get from the NVS to the consulate in Vancouver?

Our petition arrived at the NVS ON 12/17/07. We have not received packet three yet. I have not even attempted to call the NVC. I am trying to be patient.

Another question...

Has anyone had any trouble emailing/getting a response from the consulate in Vancouver? I have sent three emails and a fax regarding a question I have about my fiance police certificate from New Zealand. No one has ever responded. I have even attempted to call, but received a recording stating that they would not take calls regarding k visas.

We are at a total loss at this point. I am completely mentally drained.

So sorry you're stressed not having heard any replies to your questions. Is there anything WE can help answer you? I know of one memeber here who was interviewed in Vancouver, and had to get a police certificate from New Zealand. Is THAT a coincidence or what?? Anyway, perhaps we can help. Doesn't hurt to try!

Hope you hear something soon as well. I agree with flames that there is usually a shortage of staff in December, and while they don't do as many K's in Vancouver, surely that's not all they do.

Carla

This is the exact email that I have been sending to the consulate in Vancouver.

To whom it may concern;

My fiancé is originally from New Zealand. He now lives in Canada and will have his k1 interview soon. Do we need to obtain a release form, so that the U.S. consulate in Vancouver can request for my fiancés police report from New Zealand? Or will the one that we have obtained from the ministry of justice in New Zealand be sufficient at the interview?

If we need to sign a release form, please tell us how to go about getting this form.

We need to know soon, because we have heard that it could take up to 8 weeks for the Vancouver consulate to receive the police report from New Zealand, if in fact we need to sign a release form.

Thank You

Stephanie

I would love it if we could get some straight answers. I have attempted to post this exact questions in several of the forums. I have even sent personal messages to people associated with New Zealand here on VJ. IF you could help, this would be great.

thanks

[Carlawarla 1]

Send an email to jenmac75 and a message. Hopefully she'll get back to you very soon. Here is the link to her thread, where she states she went to the interview and needed a police certificate from New Zealand etc. and how they informed her at the interview. She didn't know previously. I don't know when your interview is, but you'll be wanting to get this form I guess soon. Maybe jenmac75 knows where you can download it, or how to get a hold of it.

Hope this works out for you! Let us know.

Carla

[Texanadian 10]

Check my timeline for NVC to Packet 3 details. Keep in mind my time wasn't during a holiday. So I'd say you have nothing to worry about at the moment.

As for the US Consulate in Vancouver....their emailing schedules are all over the place. One time I got a reply the next day. The other time it was a 4 day wait. I'd say they just do a batch of emails whenever they have spare time.

Even though there aren't many K visas who go through Vancouver. (There were 2 the first time I was there and 4 the second time I was there), they have A LOT of immigrants coming to Canada who go through there. The waiting room had about 50 people there when I went for my K-1 interview. Like I said, only 2 of those people were there for K-1.

Their office does seem short staffed. Lots of waiting around there.

[Carlawarla 1]

Hi,

Sorry I forgot to paste that link in my previous post. Read what jenmac75 says in her Consulate review, and then maybe send her a message or email. It looks like she was on-line here on VJ yesterday.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry1264579

Hope this helps.

Carla

[stephandmuz 0]

Hi,

Sorry I forgot to paste that link in my previous post. Read what jenmac75 says in her Consulate review, and then maybe send her a message or email. It looks like she was on-line here on VJ yesterday.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry1264579

Hope this helps.

Carla

Thanks for the link Carla. I actally emailed her on 12/27/07 regarding this very issue. She seems to think that we will be fine with the police report that we obtained from The ministry of Justice in new Zealand. Ohter think that the report that we have will not be good enough and that the consulate wants the same report that we have mailed to them directly. So who knows. This is why I have been trying to contact the consulate, with no luck of course. It is all just so frustrating.

Thanks for your help!

[Carlawarla 1]

Well, let's hope then that you hear from the consulate before you interview, and get a copy of that form if that is what you need. I don't know what your schedule is like, but if worse comes to worse, I suppose you'll have to get other "form", and then they'll issue your visa after receiving it like jenmac75 had to. Hopefully though the one you have is what you'll need!

Sorry I couldn't help you more than I did. Best of luck at your interview, let us know when you know!

Carla

[stephandmuz 0]

Well, let's hope then that you hear from the consulate before you interview, and get a copy of that form if that is what you need. I don't know what your schedule is like, but if worse comes to worse, I suppose you'll have to get other "form", and then they'll issue your visa after receiving it like jenmac75 had to. Hopefully though the one you have is what you'll need!

Sorry I couldn't help you more than I did. Best of luck at your interview, let us know when you know!

Carla

Spoke to a really nice lady today from the consulate in Vancouver. She cleared up the issue of the police report from New Zealand. The one that we obtained from the ministry of justice is all that we will need for my fiances interview. We do not have to sign a release form for the consulate to send off for it. Like the lady said...why would they send off for the same police report that we allready have? It would make no sense. So now we feel much better no longer being in the dark.

*sighs*

[David_n_Amber 3]

Well, let's hope then that you hear from the consulate before you interview, and get a copy of that form if that is what you need. I don't know what your schedule is like, but if worse comes to worse, I suppose you'll have to get other "form", and then they'll issue your visa after receiving it like jenmac75 had to. Hopefully though the one you have is what you'll need!

Sorry I couldn't help you more than I did. Best of luck at your interview, let us know when you know!

Carla

Spoke to a really nice lady today from the consulate in Vancouver. She cleared up the issue of the police report from New Zealand. The one that we obtained from the ministry of justice is all that we will need for my fiances interview. We do not have to sign a release form for the consulate to send off for it. Like the lady said...why would they send off for the same police report that we allready have? It would make no sense. So now we feel much better no longer being in the dark.

*sighs*

How did you get someone to actually talk to you on the phone from the vancouver consulate? whenever i call.. all they tell me is that they dont speak with people over the phone directly and im always told to write them an email (WHICH THEY DONT RESPOND TO!) Did you dial a different number? or whats up? i wanna talk to someone instead of waiting for a never coming email. thanks