Can a temp resident (not citizen) of Canada be interviewed here?

[Armenia 18]

I'm currently in Canada as a Ph. D. student (study permit), about to finish and will then have my post grad work permit. I read in another forum that K1 (I think, not sure) visas can be issued in Vancouver and Montreal for temporary residents on a case-to-case basis. I checked the Vancouver consulate web site and it only processes K1 and K3 AND it doesn't mention anything about temporary residents.

I tried checking the Montreal website and there's no active link to "Information for Immigrant Visa Applicants."

Does anyone know if the Montreal embassy processes/does CR1 interviews for temporary residents? Anyone with actual experience?

Thanks.

[Armenia 18]

Found info on US website http://travel.state.gov/pdf/pk3_supplement...L-0001-0704.pdf but it's a 2006 document.

[mikey78 6]

IR/CR cases can be re-assigned to a different post for processing. MTL has specific requirements, take a look (it is from SUPPLEMENT TO INSTRUCTIONS FOR IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICANTS packet 3 I guess):

Note on jurisdiction. Immigrant visa processing at the United States Consulate General in Montreal is limited to:

• Canadian citizens and landed immigrants.

• Non-Canadians who reside temporarily in Canada and have the permission of the Canadian government to remain in Canada at least six months (for example, those on a study permit).

• Persons now residing in the United States whose most recent foreign residence was in Canada. “Most recent foreign residence” means that you were a student, temporary worker, or landed immigrant in Canada for at least six months prior to moving to the United States.

Please note that this list does not include refugee claimants, unless and until they have subsequently been granted refugee status in Canada.

Contact NVC and they can request a different consulate for processing if you send them your request together with a copy of your visa/work permit. You can do it via email and attach a scanned copy.

[Armenia 18]

Contact NVC and they can request a different consulate for processing if you send them your request together with a copy of your visa/work permit. You can do it via email and attach a scanned copy.

Thanks. I'll do that.

I'd be flying BC-Montreal for the interview. I was wondering how I'd get back to BC (by plane) if I have to leave my passport behind. Even if it's just a within-Canada travel, since I'm a foreigner, it's usually my passport that I show at check-in, gate, screening. I don't have a Canadian driver's license. I wonder if I can just ask the US Consulate interviewer for a written/stamped note saying they have my passport. Then I can just present that note, a photocopy of my passport, and my original study permit/work permit to fly back to BC.

[canadian_wife 1,822]

Ask the airline what documentation is required at check in. My husband has used a foreign driver's licence when checking in for Canadian domestic travel. I doubt they will let you board without picture identification. Ask the airline with which you intend to fly and if you don't have anything that they require, plan on staying in Montreal for a few days to retrive your passport.

Good luck.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

I interviewed in MTL for a CR-1 spouse visa. I was in Canada with a working permit for accompanying spouse of a foreign student (my USC husband). Though this was, as i said, a spousal visa, I do not know how it would work for K-1s, but I hope it does for you