whats up with Montreal?

[MDighe 0]

I just called Montreal to see what is going on with the interview date for a K3...They have had packet 3

since mid March and the lady there tells me that we are looking at anywhere from another 3 to 12 weeks

before getting a interview date...I can't believe this....She said they have a very big back log it is due to

a huge demand for US visa's and the amount of people coming through their office...This is such BS....

Anyone aware of what Vancouver looks like as far as visa interview wait time?

Michelle

[TracyTN 237]

May want to check out this thread about Montreal...!

[Flames9_RN 359]

I relaize a lot of people are upset, not sure how it is BS. I'm sure the staff there are doing their best. Mtl does more than marriage based Visa's. Would be nice if the Gov't woke up and spread the work load around.

[MDighe 0]

I relaize a lot of people are upset, not sure how it is BS. I'm sure the staff there are doing their best. Mtl does more than marriage based Visa's. Would be nice if the Gov't woke up and spread the work load around.

I tell you how it is BS it is because I am not with my husband and the wait gets langer and longer

and of course you wouldn't see it as BS because you are with your spouse....And people might be doing the

best that they can but with only two consullates in Canada doing these types of visas is very hard to

believe....Yes it would be nice if the US Gov't would wake up....

Sorry for venting but thats just the way I feel.........

Michelle

[zyggy 9]

I relaize a lot of people are upset, not sure how it is BS. I'm sure the staff there are doing their best. Mtl does more than marriage based Visa's. Would be nice if the Gov't woke up and spread the work load around.

I tell you how it is BS it is because I am not with my husband and the wait gets langer and longer

and of course you wouldn't see it as BS because you are with your spouse....And people might be doing the

best that they can but with only two consullates in Canada doing these types of visas is very hard to

believe....Yes it would be nice if the US Gov't would wake up....

Sorry for venting but thats just the way I feel.........

Michelle

The backlog started when they opened up DCF in Canada. I don't think they realized how much work the NVC did for them.. Now not only do they have the additional workflow in visas due to DCF, but they have to do all of the processing themselves (background checks, I-864's, DS-230's, collecting the money, etc.). Basically they really increased their workload, but probably didn't get additional personnel to help out.... hence the backlog..

Blaming the poor people in Montreal is not the problem or the solution, they're probably working their asses off to get stuff done.. you want someone to yell at, write to the State Dept. Inspector General and your Congresspersons and tell them to increase the funding for Montreal...

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Edited May 8, 2006 by zyggy

[jen&darcy 0]

The backlog started when they opened up DCF in Canada. I don't think they realized how much work the NVC did for them.. Now not only do they have the additional workflow in visas due to DCF, but they have to do all of the processing themselves (background checks, I-864's, DS-230's, collecting the money, etc.). Basically they really increased their workload, but probably didn't get additional personnel to help out.... hence the backlog..

Blaming the poor people in Montreal is not the problem or the solution, they're probably working their asses off to get stuff done.. you want someone to yell at, write to the State Dept. Inspector General and your Congresspersons and tell them to increase the funding for Montreal...