MTL (and others) Waiting for an interview date

[rae_and_scott 1]

lmao !

I will probably go there alone tho (depending on the job etc)... will you join him for the interview ?

Yes I will definitely go. Montreal is not too far from NYC and I really want to be there. I don't really know what I'll do with work... I mean, it should be fine if they give us advance notice. I freelance, so I can take off whatever I want. The only problem would be if they didn't send our interview letter until the last minute kind of thing... but I think I will be on top of calling DOS so that doesn't happen!

Too bad you have to go alone, but at least soon after you'll be together, right?

[rupa 2]

Hey thanks for the info on calling DOS. I was getting impatient to receive the letter and called this morning to find out that it's been set for May 13. Ye Haw!

[rae_and_scott 1]

Hey thanks for the info on calling DOS. I was getting impatient to receive the letter and called this morning to find out that it's been set for May 13. Ye Haw!

Congratulations!

Wow, there really is a lot of good news here. So exciting! And Liz just updated the spreadsheet. I love it!

[melusine 5]

LMAO... awesome

Somehow it all started with me asking Laura in PM.... WTH is DOS ????? (thought we might have some hope to get infos ... lol)

i wonder if they wonder why all canadians are calling them about interview dates ! lol

[melusine 5]

Yes I will definitely go. Montreal is not too far from NYC and I really want to be there. I don't really know what I'll do with work... I mean, it should be fine if they give us advance notice. I freelance, so I can take off whatever I want. The only problem would be if they didn't send our interview letter until the last minute kind of thing... but I think I will be on top of calling DOS so that doesn't happen!

Too bad you have to go alone, but at least soon after you'll be together, right?

Should be

My sweet is quite spoiled in his current work (like 8 weeks of vacation a year) + 3 weeks absent because of some navy work (he's in the reserve). Also he is quite loyal and don't want to leave for too long at the time.

We still wonder about if he's gonna come or not but what we really really really want is to come pick me up and fly back together (some kind of macho attitude to come pick up his prey (word ?? english ?) ! lol ! We often joke as if he gonna bring a big bone as a caveman would do....

But seriously, we both dream about the day we will be able to go "home" together and at the same time our first trip together too (i'm often jalous to see all thoses happy couples in planes)

if we have an interview around the 6th of june, i have a school gala the 11th... visa should be here the 13th or the 16th (my birthday is the 14th)... we could then perhaps move around the 17th...

But ! if the visa get lost in the mail, if we are delayed for whatever reason, or if i get a job perhaps till the end of july (would be great for $ for sure)... to come and go back alone would sucks so we prefer playing safe.

I guess we'll know a little more next week... and for the job, and for the interview date

[rae_and_scott 1]

Wow, 8 weeks of vacation is practically unheard of in the US!

I will also move my SO down here (though we'll be driving, not flying).

And I *very* much look forward to the day we both get on a plane together and go somewhere together. Hopefully it'll be to Las Vegas this July for my friend's wedding. We joke about how if our interview takes too long then we'll just get married in Vegas too that same week.

Your post reads like how I feel... with all those dates and things to do, and I just want to lock down all the planning, but I can't without the interview date! I think we might try to ask if we can pick the visa up in person the next day. I don't want to chance it getting lost in the mail or having to stress over waiting for it to arrive. And he is from MTL so we can stay with his parents and not have to pay for a hotel or anything.

[Flames9_RN 358]

many have asked to pick it up the next day and the answer is usually a NO! I do recall 1 or 2 members being able to pick it up, but they are in the minority! maybe make a up a sad excuse,lol

[rae_and_scott 1]

Thanks for the tip. It's good to walk in there not expecting them to say yes, actually.

Maybe if I go on crutches or something they'll say yes? Or I'll tell them I had a puppy and it died... That's a pretty sad story.

[melusine 5]

wedding in vegas here too ! june ? july ? we going to do the drive through thing to have a fun experience anyway and something fancier for our 5 years anniversary

Perhaps you guyz can stay in Montreal till the visa arrive ? and put your Mtl adress on the enveloppe ?

yes, the 8 weeks is like wow (but he's been working there for 11 yrs...) !

[rae_and_scott 1]

Well, except if the visa take like a week or longer to come, I think his mother will drive us crazy in that amount of time.

Better for him to back to Toronto and pack and get everything in order. I'm sure he'll be super busy getting everything sorted to leave and everything.

Ooh, a drive through wedding? I didn't know you could do that! Somehow it doesn't surprise me though. Vegas is crazy.

[melusine 5]

yep ! drivethrough wedding :

http://www.aspecialmemory.com/driveuppkg.htm

Kinda kitsch (but everything in vegas is anyway)... and we'll go in his car (i hate limo's (and elvis too).. dunno why)

i found a blog of a couple who went there but i didn't kept the link... i m gonna search a little extra

[SapphireDreams 71]

Rae - are you a freelance journalist?

I'm so excited for everyone!! So close!!

I'm so excited for all of you

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

YAY!

Congrats everyone!!!!

This is exciting news.

Sorry I wasn't online at all last night...I had a wicked migraine.

I was literally in bed from 4:30pm when I got home from work until 5:20am this morning (gotta be at work for 7)

I'm feeling better though.

[Flames9_RN 358]

YAY!

Congrats everyone!!!!

This is exciting news.

Sorry I wasn't online at all last night...I had a wicked migraine.

I was literally in bed from 4:30pm when I got home from work until 5:20am this morning (gotta be at work for 7)

I'm feeling better though.

glad ur feeling better~~

[Leafgal 3]

Glad your feeling better today Laura.