MTL (and others) Waiting for an interview date

[WaitForever 0]

I agree with you, SapphireDreams. Now that you mention it, I remember reading that too. If they assign dates in the middle of the month though, since I sent it at the beginning of August (on the 6th and it was delivered on the 7th), shouldn't I have received it yet?

Anyway, we'll see. Like I said, I won't worry about it for now. However, if they assign a date in mid-September only, I hope it won't delay my interview too much. My darling and I have planned on him coming to pick me up and my stuff with his truck and trailer. Won't be able to do that if the snow starts and then it'll mean more expenses 'cause I'll have to hire movers

So if that is the case then it looks like I won't be receiving an interview date till Mid September and my interview will probably be scheduled for mid October? I really really don't want to get stuck driving to Texas in the snow. I'm having to hold off as long as possible though in order to make money to pay off bills I'm leaving behind. Aiming for a December 27th wedding. I know that's not very convenient for people but I can't stand not being with Amy and the kids anymore.

HOLY #######!

We just got a response from our last email. This is it in its entirety:

You are on the waiting list for at least 6 months to book you a date

Everyone else is getting their dates in 2-4 months! What do you think this means?! Did we piss them off or is it just a stock answer!?!

I can't imagine waiting ANOTHER 6 MONTHS!!!!!

I checked the papers I got from the Consulate and it says "Processing time for the K-1 visa at this office is estimated at four to six months from receipt of this checklist at our office to interview date." So yeah, I guess it's safe to assume it's a stock answer. Six months is probably the longest it has taken them to process everything and they're just playing it safe. The date on the form says it was updated in December 2007 and back then, according to the waiting list here on VJ, it took about five months to get the interview (June to November, for instance). A few months later it went down to three months. It goes on for a while between one to three months and the latest ones only had a one month wait. I'm thinking we should get something in September.

Thanks. We are hoping that its just that and we haven't been singled out. We'll report it ASAP if we get it.

[WaitForever 0]

I think it's safe to assume it'll be about a 3 month wait for an interview.

In terms of assigning dates once a month, if yours was delivered on the Thursday the 7th, you may have gone into a pile of applications in the next batch, they maybe have let's just say decided the interviews on the Monday and you may have just missed the cut off. This is all just speculation.

I noticed from the chart last year that there weren't very many interviews in December/January. A lot of people waiting until February for an interview.

I'm hoping for an interview in March, but I don't plan on moving until earliest April so I'm trying to be patient, lol.

Actually, if Dec/Jan had no interviews, or at least no VJ interviews, they may be on a lighter staff load due to vacations etc. Might be the same for August. With luck they will start ramping up between now and November.

[ChasingAmy 0]

I just checked the mail....and I got an interview date!! !!!

NOT!

Sorry...had to do that

I am already going crazy over here.

This is where I start praying for the favor of the Lord. (and forgivness for the lame joke)

[WaitForever 0]

I just checked the mail....and I got an interview date!! !!!

NOT!

Sorry...had to do that

I am already going crazy over here.

This is where I start praying for the favor of the Lord. (and forgivness for the lame joke)

Thanks a bunch

I've never been through so much pain and suffering at the hands of a government agency before. And all this time people are going up to Mary and asking "why haven't you moved yet" since shes been talking about it since we filed waaaaaaay back in February. Honestly sometimes I think those people who had to wait in jail up to a year in order to reunite with their families back during the Angel/Ellis Island days are a cakewalk compared to the psychological torture we seem to be going through This is the future of immigration? Those of us who want to do things legally since we want to honor the laws of the country we are moving to are treated like this, while illegals stream across the border and are able to be with their families right away - and get free stuff to boot. its almost like the law abiding get punished. All we want is to be with our loved ones, in a reasonable amount of time.

Anyways, thanks for the SHOCK! Hope this week gets us our dates crossing fingers...!

[WaitForever 0]

Happy Monday. Anyone checked their mail yet? Here's hoping we ALL get our letters this week, and interviews mid-September - fingers crossed...

[ChasingAmy 0]

Happy Monday. Anyone checked their mail yet? Here's hoping we ALL get our letters this week, and interviews mid-September - fingers crossed...

Only mail I got today was from the Canadian Government wanting their taxes paid. Greedy peoples.

[WaitForever 0]

Happy Monday. Anyone checked their mail yet? Here's hoping we ALL get our letters this week, and interviews mid-September - fingers crossed...

Only mail I got today was from the Canadian Government wanting their taxes paid. Greedy peoples.

OK - So I came to a realization today which makes me feel dumb. I bet everyone else knew this but me.

Since I'm such a geek, I took all of the VJ dates and threw them in a spreadsheet and munched all the numbers up. What I found is that when you get and receive packet 3 makes no difference to the speed with which you get your interview date. Your interview date is tied to your NOA2 date, not your packet 3 response.

How did I find this? I threw all the K1 VJ Montreal time lines into a spreadsheet and found that the interview date is consistently 3-4 months (between 83-124 days) after the noa2 date, while the differences between the packet 3 date and the interview date fluctuated widely. I came to the conclusion that sending packet 3 in sooner or later makes no difference to the eventual interview date.

So - packet 4 for us should be here within the next 4 weeks, for an interview date within the next 6 weeks. Our noa2 was 6/6.

So the short answer is - add 3-4 months to your noa2 date for an estimate of your interview date. This is what I use : http://timeanddate.com/date/dateadd.html

Thanks...Carl

[Pandora01 0]

OK - So I came to a realization today which makes me feel dumb. I bet everyone else knew this but me.

Since I'm such a geek, I took all of the VJ dates and threw them in a spreadsheet and munched all the numbers up. What I found is that when you get and receive packet 3 makes no difference to the speed with which you get your interview date. Your interview date is tied to your NOA2 date, not your packet 3 response.

How did I find this? I threw all the K1 VJ Montreal time lines into a spreadsheet and found that the interview date is consistently 3-4 months (between 83-124 days) after the noa2 date, while the differences between the packet 3 date and the interview date fluctuated widely. I came to the conclusion that sending packet 3 in sooner or later makes no difference to the eventual interview date.

So - packet 4 for us should be here within the next 4 weeks, for an interview date within the next 6 weeks. Our noa2 was 6/6.

So the short answer is - add 3-4 months to your noa2 date for an estimate of your interview date. This is what I use : http://timeanddate.com/date/dateadd.html

Thanks...Carl

Interesting. If this is the way it works, it means I could have my interview anywhere between September 25 and October 25. I sure am hoping for September or early October though. Anything later will make it hard for my sweetheart to come pick me up with the trailer. Not sure we'll want to risk it with the snow in November. We'll see.

[ChasingAmy 0]

OK - So I came to a realization today which makes me feel dumb. I bet everyone else knew this but me.

Since I'm such a geek, I took all of the VJ dates and threw them in a spreadsheet and munched all the numbers up. What I found is that when you get and receive packet 3 makes no difference to the speed with which you get your interview date. Your interview date is tied to your NOA2 date, not your packet 3 response.

How did I find this? I threw all the K1 VJ Montreal time lines into a spreadsheet and found that the interview date is consistently 3-4 months (between 83-124 days) after the noa2 date, while the differences between the packet 3 date and the interview date fluctuated widely. I came to the conclusion that sending packet 3 in sooner or later makes no difference to the eventual interview date.

So - packet 4 for us should be here within the next 4 weeks, for an interview date within the next 6 weeks. Our noa2 was 6/6.

So the short answer is - add 3-4 months to your noa2 date for an estimate of your interview date. This is what I use : http://timeanddate.com/date/dateadd.html

Thanks...Carl

Interesting. If this is the way it works, it means I could have my interview anywhere between September 25 and October 25. I sure am hoping for September or early October though. Anything later will make it hard for my sweetheart to come pick me up with the trailer. Not sure we'll want to risk it with the snow in November. We'll see.

Amy just shared a rumor with me that someone just got an interview date for Montreal. Who was it??

[WaitForever 0]

OK - So I came to a realization today which makes me feel dumb. I bet everyone else knew this but me.

Since I'm such a geek, I took all of the VJ dates and threw them in a spreadsheet and munched all the numbers up. What I found is that when you get and receive packet 3 makes no difference to the speed with which you get your interview date. Your interview date is tied to your NOA2 date, not your packet 3 response.

How did I find this? I threw all the K1 VJ Montreal time lines into a spreadsheet and found that the interview date is consistently 3-4 months (between 83-124 days) after the noa2 date, while the differences between the packet 3 date and the interview date fluctuated widely. I came to the conclusion that sending packet 3 in sooner or later makes no difference to the eventual interview date.

So - packet 4 for us should be here within the next 4 weeks, for an interview date within the next 6 weeks. Our noa2 was 6/6.

So the short answer is - add 3-4 months to your noa2 date for an estimate of your interview date. This is what I use : http://timeanddate.com/date/dateadd.html

Thanks...Carl

Interesting. If this is the way it works, it means I could have my interview anywhere between September 25 and October 25. I sure am hoping for September or early October though. Anything later will make it hard for my sweetheart to come pick me up with the trailer. Not sure we'll want to risk it with the snow in November. We'll see.

Amy just shared a rumor with me that someone just got an interview date for Montreal. Who was it??

Not us. Did you get yours?

[WaitForever 0]

I don't see ANY September or October K1 MTL bookings yet. Could this be true?

[ChasingAmy 0]

I don't see ANY September or October K1 MTL bookings yet. Could this be true?

Nope I didn't get mine yet....she said she saw it on VJ this morning that someone got their interview date and I been searching all day for it to see if my timeline matches up with theirs...still havent' found it. I think she's pulling my chain hehe

[WaitForever 0]

I see other visa types but no K1s yet. I think I'll be calling NVC soon. All we need is a date. One stinking date! And the world will be alright.

[WaitForever 0]

Well, I just emailed NVC and MTL again since I tried to call NVC but was not able to get through. Maybe I will try again after 6pm ET as they suggest. Sigh.

[Pandora01 0]

No date here either. I'm trying to be as calm as possible about this since it hasn't been a month yet that I sent my stuff back but it's getting harder to do so.

Let's make a promise here to let each other know as soon as we get a date. As far as I can tell, it looks like it's only the three of us waiting for a K-1 interview in Montreal.