K-1 people waiting for interviews at Montreal

[Varba 0]

In a moment of frustration, I typed "Why is the montreal consulate so slow?" into google. It directed me to this thread.

You be wait long time!

I'm trying to refrain from doing mean stuff, like flinging poo at the consulate... going to other countries forums and telling them to STFU when they talk about waiting so long (cause they are getting K1's way faster)...

Making people wait this long for the "fast" version of legal immigration is sickening. They really need to figure out a better way to run their operation.

[KnJ 0]

just email them i think

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

So Wes just checked his email, and they said a letter has just been sent and our date is Nov 23rd!! Crappy that its so far away but yay!

WOW yay!

Ok i'm going to yoga anyway and ohhhh maybe more of us will find out.

This is great news : D

[Peachey 10]

Great news Danu! I'm going to call this afternoon and see if I have a date

[lgg 2]

Yeah! You BE wait long time!

That's great -- I hope all you guys get something soon. I feel a little bit like a the fox in the henhouse being with all the K1s and all!

But hey, we're all fighting the same war! Congrats, Danu...

Best of luck to everyone else...

LGG

Edited October 6, 2009 by lgg

[KnJ 0]

OK Danu, if you're game, I'd love to find something out. You got emailed yesterday about an interview date. Can you call DoS and see if they have your interview date??

I just called, I don't have a date yet

I'm actually curious whether DoS gets the date immediately when the date is scheduled.

... only if you can. I didn't even wait a minute when I called this morning...

[Rhiannercakes 14]

In a moment of frustration, I typed "Why is the montreal consulate so slow?" into google. It directed me to this thread.

You be wait long time!

I'm trying to refrain from doing mean stuff, like flinging poo at the consulate... going to other countries forums and telling them to STFU when they talk about waiting so long (cause they are getting K1's way faster)...

Making people wait this long for the "fast" version of legal immigration is sickening. They really need to figure out a better way to run their operation.

I'm trying to refrain from that too, but it's so hard.

I just mostly rant to my fiance about it

[Missa 0]

oh yay i got so excited when i heard danu got an interview... atleast we're now hearing signs of life from montreal!!!!!

varba, i have to make sure i'm not drinking anything when i read most of your posts for fear i may laugh and spit it out at my screen.

[Tina&Roland 4]

So is it best to call DoS and/or e-mail Montreal 3 weeks after we send back packet 3 to check on the progress? Thanks.

[Missa 0]

So is it best to call DoS and/or e-mail Montreal 3 weeks after we send back packet 3 to check on the progress? Thanks.

you'll get a faster response with DOS. the emails from Montreal are sometimes, how shall i say.... short and sometimes obscure?

[Varba 0]

So is it best to call DoS and/or e-mail Montreal 3 weeks after we send back packet 3 to check on the progress? Thanks.

From the bits of information I have gleaned from the DoS, they did not even enter us into the queue until 4 weeks after they received our packet 3.

The people at the DoS seem pretty "ok" with receiving calls about your status, so I'd say feel free to call (and often). Just don't expect much information besides "No interview" for awhile.

The Montreal email thing, they might not respond at all until more time passes, unfortunately.

Edited October 6, 2009 by Varba

[Tina&Roland 4]

Yeah, from my experience e-mailing Montreal, they typically answer questions that just require yes/no answers.

They tend to ignore the ones that require more words...

Regarding DoS, I find some of those people to be pretty mean.

I guess it's best to use both contacts.

[Varba 0]

varba, i have to make sure i'm not drinking anything when i read most of your posts for fear i may laugh and spit it out at my screen.

Let this be a lesson to you, if you don't keep a sense of humor during this process - you'll go as nuts as ME!!!

Honestly though, Peachey did say that I am not allowed to wear my "Go away or I will replace you with a very small shell script." (a type of computer program) t-shirt to our interview.

I even told her that I just wanted to show the consulate how much I appreciated their efforts in keeping our process moving. She typed "no" very fast, and I know the exact look she gave her computer.

/chuckle

[Rhiannercakes 14]

I don't think I'll even be calling DOS till the beginning of November, to check and see if my packet is logged.

Here I thought they got that done in a week.

Should have known better.

[Missa 0]

i didn't start calling until about a month after i sent my packet and even then i only call about once every two weeks but only because some of the VJers ahead of me haven't heard anything.

[Rustbelt 0]

varba, i have to make sure i'm not drinking anything when i read most of your posts for fear i may laugh and spit it out at my screen.

Let this be a lesson to you, if you don't keep a sense of humor during this process - you'll go as nuts as ME!!!

Honestly though, Peachey did say that I am not allowed to wear my "Go away or I will replace you with a very small shell script." (a type of computer program) t-shirt to our interview.

I even told her that I just wanted to show the consulate how much I appreciated their efforts in keeping our process moving. She typed "no" very fast, and I know the exact look she gave her computer.

/chuckle

HA! A couple of lines of code is about all you need.

I'm with Peachey, though. Don't wear the t-shirt . . . You might just get a former network admin.