Montreal poe

[Kimbear 53]

I know it's still early lol but i like to get the info out of the way asap

when i get my visa i'll be leaving thought mtl intl / tudeau airport. and the last poe review was 2005.

just wondering if anyone has heard any recent info since then??

[Carlawarla 1]

I know it's still early lol but i like to get the info out of the way asap

when i get my visa i'll be leaving thought mtl intl / tudeau airport. and the last poe review was 2005.

just wondering if anyone has heard any recent info since then??

No, not I. I think there are fewer people that go through POE's at airports due to most people travelling with cars and belongings which necessitate driving.

I would suggest that as long as you get to the airport early, that going through an airport would be fairly carefree! It's basically just identifying yourself as a visa holder, and having them stamp, and look at your paperwork and passport. Giving yourself plenty of time in case of a lineup is the key.

Someone might come forward to mention their crossing this way, but I can't remember any in recent memory.

[Kimbear 53]

ya i figured get there really really early..and i don't have much stuff..like 2 suitcases and some small boxes books dvd etc that ill just ups down. not worried..was just wondering how much time it would take i guess lol

[trailmix 77]

ya i figured get there really really early..and i don't have much stuff..like 2 suitcases and some small boxes books dvd etc that ill just ups down. not worried..was just wondering how much time it would take i guess lol

With every POE it just depends how busy they are. We drove across the border but they weren't really too busy - it took around 1/2 an hour to do the paperwork - I believe there were like 2 or 3 other people waiting - but they had already been spoken to and were just...waiting.

It took half an hour but - he was actually training the other person how to process the visa.

As an example, when we crossed the border in to Canada last week there were only a couple of people in the office - it was on a Thursday. We were importing our car and saw a woman first, who then was going on her lunch break and she organized someone else to take our paperwork once we finished filling it out.

My Husband asked him if it ever gets busy there - the guy said yes, the day before there was an hour wait (glad we decided to stay an extra day at my Sister's house!)

Edited August 11, 2009 by trailmix

[domegirl1978 1]

Hi KIMBEAR! I'm actually going to be doing my POE at the Trudeau airport as well once I get my visa. I'm planning on bringing 2 big luggages and a small carry on luggage with me.

My plan is to get an early morning flight on a weekday because the airport seems to be way less crowded then. I'm going to get there about 3 hours before my flight which I think should be plenty of time for the CBP to get all my stuff done and then I'll just go sit in the terminal and read or do whatever to keep myself busy.

[Misty1979 0]

I POE'd through Pierre Trudeau in MTL in December 2007, and it was a breeze The customs officers took my paperwork and processed me quickly, and didn't get all confuzzled when I told them I was activating a CR1 visa. All in all, I was in and out of there in about 35 minutes.

Good luck with your POE, I'm sure it will go smoothly

[Kimbear 53]

Hi KIMBEAR! I'm actually going to be doing my POE at the Trudeau airport as well once I get my visa. I'm planning on bringing 2 big luggages and a small carry on luggage with me.

My plan is to get an early morning flight on a weekday because the airport seems to be way less crowded then. I'm going to get there about 3 hours before my flight which I think should be plenty of time for the CBP to get all my stuff done and then I'll just go sit in the terminal and read or do whatever to keep myself busy.

ya thats what i was thinking..i'm gonna have my laptop with me as well. so i might pay for the airport internet usage as well. unless its super quiet im not a good reader lol.

[Kimbear 53]

I POE'd through Pierre Trudeau in MTL in December 2007, and it was a breeze The customs officers took my paperwork and processed me quickly, and didn't get all confuzzled when I told them I was activating a CR1 visa. All in all, I was in and out of there in about 35 minutes.

Good luck with your POE, I'm sure it will go smoothly

awesome..well i'm not there yet!! but i'm hoping by end of november before my bday and xmas!

ya know..when you guys said it goes fast after noa2..you were not kidding..it's like all of a sudden i have so many things to plan..and like before i knew it..it was 4:30 pm yesterday! lol and all we did was pick out wedding rings, and plan a welcome home party! and try and figure out where our reception for our wedding will be ( just a small firends / family affair) only to find out the place we wanted it at was closed now!

So glad i filled out all this p3 papework in advance ! lol. Wheeeee!

[Sparky&Me 0]

Hi Kimbear, I activated my K-1 through the Trudeau airport two weeks ago and it was a breeze. I actually flew into Mtl. from Halifax where I had a three hour stop over, and that was more than enough time to get through security and customs. Activating the visa didn’t take long at all; I think it was around 30 – 40 minutes in customs once I got to the front of the line. The customs officers were nice, one joked about how if I gave him an invite to the wedding he could probably get time off work and he wanted a vacation. I also had two large bags and a carry on with a laptop. Lugging my carry on around was the worst part of the trip.

[Kimbear 53]

Thank you for all for the replies. i'm feeling much more at east about it. I have an aversion to poe's ever since my two refusals..so i was kinda nervous about it. lol