K-1 people waiting for interviews at Montreal

[childress_london 3]

congrats chadlaure!

i booked my flight today for May 23. my question is, will my K1 be activated in Pearson airport?

aircanada has good deals. i got mine for 375cad including one additional bag.

Congrats! Yes it will, Pearson does preclearance so be sure to go VERY early!! It may take a little while, depending on how busy it is that day. Where are you moving to Francie?

Has anyone ever done the visa activation through Ottawa airport?

[chadlaure 2]

Congratulations You must have left just after us, we were done at 9:05! I'm happy everything worked out for you.

Oh I figured it was you but I couldn't be sure since there was a few couples there and it seems they were all CR-1!

Congrats to you too!!

ruby_mtl - Montreal is a GREAT city, delicious beers at the 3 brasseurs, especially when they are half price at the happy hour

Edited May 13, 2009 by chadlaure

[amberL 0]

is anyone still updating that MTL k1/k3 google doc tracker? or does anyone have permission to anymore. The only link I have for it was last updated the first week of april and it would be nice for those of us still waiting to have that spreadsheet. its like our igors list

[ruby_mtl 0]

I did my medical today...it went well too. Lot's of waiting time but my daughter kept me entertained. At least that's done!

To answer childress_london's questions, The doc asked questions folling up on the questionnaire. the questionnaire asks about medical history (ie: any heart condition, surgery, STDs, lung problems, mental health problems, prescription meds, etc.). He checked my lungs, abdomen, ears, throat, eyes. The only forms I signed was with the nurse saying that I did the medical exam, and that I'm allowing the clinic to give the results and info to the US consulate. That's it!!! Really nothing to stress about!

Re: Questionnaire

I expected to fill one of these in at Dr. Seidons office too but there was nothing. The doc was asking the questions and ticking off the boxes for me. And like I said, he was ticking off more boxes than there were questions (even though the answers would have been 'no' anyways - maybe he was clairvoyant!)

Wonder why......

Probably to save time...as u said before, maybe he just saw that you loked healthy...but still they should let you do it...on to the next step right?

I did my medical today...it went well too. Lot's of waiting time but my daughter kept me entertained. At least that's done!

To answer childress_london's questions, The doc asked questions folling up on the questionnaire. the questionnaire asks about medical history (ie: any heart condition, surgery, STDs, lung problems, mental health problems, prescription meds, etc.). He checked my lungs, abdomen, ears, throat, eyes. The only forms I signed was with the nurse saying that I did the medical exam, and that I'm allowing the clinic to give the results and info to the US consulate. That's it!!! Really nothing to stress about!

Thanks!

no problem!

Congratulations You must have left just after us, we were done at 9:05! I'm happy everything worked out for you.

ruby_mtl - Montreal is a GREAT city, delicious beers at the 3 brasseurs, especially when they are half price at the happy hour

TOLD YOU!!!! Glad you enjoyed youself!

[childress_london 3]

Congratulations You must have left just after us, we were done at 9:05! I'm happy everything worked out for you.

Oh I figured it was you but I couldn't be sure since there was a few couples there and it seems they were all CR-1!

Congrats to you too!!

ruby_mtl - Montreal is a GREAT city, delicious beers at the 3 brasseurs, especially when they are half price at the happy hour

My husband and I spent our honeymoon in Montreal and I loved it there.

[Hugglebuggles 60]

is anyone still updating that MTL k1/k3 google doc tracker? or does anyone have permission to anymore. The only link I have for it was last updated the first week of april and it would be nice for those of us still waiting to have that spreadsheet. its like our igors list

I think JulyBride was put in charge of that but she was having some technical difficulties updating it Maybe she'll pop in and let us know

[Toronto Guy 0]

Hi everybody,

Since I am still relatively new here, I just wanted to take a ROLL CALL and see who else has submitted their packet 3 and still waiting for an interview date. Any clues as to when the next round of scheduling is? We called the DOS today and there's still no date. Our packet 3 was received and logged on April 27, 09.

It looks like our wedding plans our ruined at this point - we wanted to get married on the first weekend of June. I even tried e-mailing Montreal to explain this and they replied "you are on a waiting list to be scheduled soonest". Nothing has been updated since. I might go down and visit the love of my life and stay until an interview date is actually set. That way, we can drive up to Canada together, do the interview, pack my things, and move together. Has anyone here done that? At least that would soften the blow from the disapointment of not having any interview in the foreseeable future.

I can't believe it's almost summer and there's still no interview..... we thought we'd be done by now. This is so damn demoralizing.

Edited May 13, 2009 by Toronto Guy

[hapycloud 0]

Hi everybody,

Since I am still relatively new here, I just wanted to take a ROLL CALL and see who else has submitted their packet 3 and still waiting for an interview date. Any clues as to when the next round of scheduling is? We called the DOS today and there's still no date. Our packet 3 was received and logged on April 27, 09.

It looks like our wedding plans our ruined at this point - we wanted to get married on the first weekend of June. I even tried e-mailing Montreal to explain this and they replied "you are on a waiting list to be scheduled soonest". Nothing has been updated since. I might go down and visit the love of my life and stay until an interview date is actually set. That way, we can drive up to Canada together, do the interview, pack my things, and move together. Has anyone here done that? At least that would soften the blow from the disapointment of not having any interview in the foreseeable future.

I can't believe it's almost summer and there's still no interview..... we thought we'd be done by now. This is so damn demoralizing.

Still waiting here logged in at Montreal April 28, 2009. No interviews as of yet Hopefully we will be notified at the end of this month, if not i am thinking deffinetly the end of June.

[Toronto Guy 0]

Hi everybody,

Since I am still relatively new here, I just wanted to take a ROLL CALL and see who else has submitted their packet 3 and still waiting for an interview date. Any clues as to when the next round of scheduling is? We called the DOS today and there's still no date. Our packet 3 was received and logged on April 27, 09.

It looks like our wedding plans our ruined at this point - we wanted to get married on the first weekend of June. I even tried e-mailing Montreal to explain this and they replied "you are on a waiting list to be scheduled soonest". Nothing has been updated since. I might go down and visit the love of my life and stay until an interview date is actually set. That way, we can drive up to Canada together, do the interview, pack my things, and move together. Has anyone here done that? At least that would soften the blow from the disapointment of not having any interview in the foreseeable future.

I can't believe it's almost summer and there's still no interview..... we thought we'd be done by now. This is so damn demoralizing.

Still waiting here logged in at Montreal April 28, 2009. No interviews as of yet Hopefully we will be notified at the end of this month, if not i am thinking deffinetly the end of June.

Alright, so far we got TORONTO GUY and HAPPYCLOUD logged in and around the same time. Anyone else?

Happycould: I think we will know before May is out for sure. Our actual interviews may not occur until late June or July.

[OBX 51]

Congratulations You must have left just after us, we were done at 9:05! I'm happy everything worked out for you.

Oh I figured it was you but I couldn't be sure since there was a few couples there and it seems they were all CR-1!

Congrats to you too!!

ruby_mtl - Montreal is a GREAT city, delicious beers at the 3 brasseurs, especially when they are half price at the happy hour

Too funny!! We were there Monday night too and my husband enjoyed the half price "beverage" as well.

We were CR1 but I was pretty sure that was you as well. I didn't want to say anything because I thought you looked a little nervous. Congrats again It's a great feeling isn't it!

[childress_london 3]

How much advance notice do they give you before the interview?

[MapleLeafBaby 1]

How much advance notice do they give you before the interview?

I called March 27th, the day they issued my interview, got interview letter 4 on March 30th, and my interview was April 17th. I had 3 weeks notice. They give about 3-5 weeks.

[childress_london 3]

How much advance notice do they give you before the interview?

I called March 27th, the day they issued my interview, got interview letter 4 on March 30th, and my interview was April 17th. I had 3 weeks notice. They give about 3-5 weeks.

Oh boy, thanks! Just wondering how much notice I'll have to get a plane ticket and fly to Canada to join my hubby for the interview!

[chadlaure 2]

Too funny!! We were there Monday night too and my husband enjoyed the half price "beverage" as well.

We were CR1 but I was pretty sure that was you as well. I didn't want to say anything because I thought you looked a little nervous. Congrats again It's a great feeling isn't it!

Haha we were to the one on Ste Catherine and McGill. There were too many couples for me to be sure it was you but you knew the elevator was opening on the other side

This embassy was much nicer than the one in Paris, people were friendly at least. For the two former visas I had and had to go to Paris, the people there treat you as if you just commited a crime.

Another good point for Montreal

[MapleLeafBaby 1]

How much advance notice do they give you before the interview?

I called March 27th, the day they issued my interview, got interview letter 4 on March 30th, and my interview was April 17th. I had 3 weeks notice. They give about 3-5 weeks.

Oh boy, thanks! Just wondering how much notice I'll have to get a plane ticket and fly to Canada to join my hubby for the interview!

My fiancé came with me, he flew. The week we found out, I checked Hotwire.com and a flight was $250, we waited until the week before to book and paid $450 so I would recommend booking right away, you'll get a good deal on Hotwire, like 30-40% less than other sites. We also booked our hotel on there and got Sheraton 4* for $90/night.

Good luck