Reasons for Optimism

[Bern. 3]

Ha!!! This made me laugh...

I feel like when I talk to anyone at NVC the disappointment oozes off my voice and coats them....

I don't want to call yet either, not until I hear of at least another person getting a date...

Then maybe I'll try...

I called today regarding an interview and they were like, we have no idea.

I was like *hangs up*

Yeah. I just wish another US Consulate would start giving out CR/IR Visa's. That'd be so nice.

God. Tell me about it. $700 ticket from Vancouver to Montreal, then $100 for a hotel and at least $30 for poutine dinner, breakfast and lunch... Yeah, not pleasant. That was a VERY depressing day when I learned (on VJ) that CR-1s were ONLY done out of Montreal. All of my friends and family still say "That's nuts!"

I've accepted the fact for quite awhile now...so it only bugs me in a distant kinda way. I'm probably too good at accepting things. I mean, when I have cause, I can be as vociferous and passionate as anyone alive...but in most cases, I'm content to accept the things I know I cannot change. Whether that makes me wise or just a pansy...I'm not sure.

I know how you feel. I'm going to be flying in from Calgary but I'm going to stay with my friend who lives in Ottawa. It'll be a 2 hour drive to Montreal, but hey, at least I wouldn't get lost...and I'll save on a hotel. I just wish there were 2 consulates that dealt with CR1/IR1 visas like the K-1 visas. =[

[trailmix 77]

God. Tell me about it. $700 ticket from Vancouver to Montreal, then $100 for a hotel and at least $30 for poutine dinner, breakfast and lunch... Yeah, not pleasant. That was a VERY depressing day when I learned (on VJ) that CR-1s were ONLY done out of Montreal. All of my friends and family still say "That's nuts!"

I've accepted the fact for quite awhile now...so it only bugs me in a distant kinda way. I'm probably too good at accepting things. I mean, when I have cause, I can be as vociferous and passionate as anyone alive...but in most cases, I'm content to accept the things I know I cannot change. Whether that makes me wise or just a pansy...I'm not sure.

kidding!

Ahh I just think that sometimes things get you worked up enough that you fight for it, some things just don't.

It's an unsual situation this immigration thing. First of all you are already missing your SO or entire family plus probably moving from your home and friends and job - to the great unknown new territory.

Then when you finally do get a visa - you actually have to do that move and settle in and find a job - aside from the fact that you are all giddy from finally getting to where you are going!

That's enough for anyone really.

I think the consulate thing is truly something that can change though.

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

God. Tell me about it. $700 ticket from Vancouver to Montreal, then $100 for a hotel and at least $30 for poutine dinner, breakfast and lunch... Yeah, not pleasant. That was a VERY depressing day when I learned (on VJ) that CR-1s were ONLY done out of Montreal. All of my friends and family still say "That's nuts!"

I've accepted the fact for quite awhile now...so it only bugs me in a distant kinda way. I'm probably too good at accepting things. I mean, when I have cause, I can be as vociferous and passionate as anyone alive...but in most cases, I'm content to accept the things I know I cannot change. Whether that makes me wise or just a pansy...I'm not sure.

kidding!

Ahh I just think that sometimes things get you worked up enough that you fight for it, some things just don't.

It's an unsual situation this immigration thing. First of all you are already missing your SO or entire family plus probably moving from your home and friends and job - to the great unknown new territory.

Then when you finally do get a visa - you actually have to do that move and settle in and find a job - aside from the fact that you are all giddy from finally getting to where you are going!

That's enough for anyone really.

I think the consulate thing is truly something that can change though.

Honestly, if I had the ability to wave a magic wand and change ONE thing about CR-1 processing I'd...well, I'd kill the backlog. But if I had the ability to change TWO things, I'd kill the backlog, then open up CR-1 processing in Vancouver. I'm looking beyond myself for this wish too... It's way too big of a country to have one immigration consulate! I can't honestly blame Montreal for the backlog. I blame a system that only allows for one processing station in a country of 33 million people.

[sdhiman 0]

So I just called NVC, just for the sake of calling. I get this very nice girl, didnt get her name. She said sorry to me like 5 times in the 2 min call because:

Montreal is the only consulate that does CR1 interviews in Canada.

Its backlogged

I dont have an interview date for December.

She asked me to call again Dec 22. I dont think I'll be calling again until everyone ahead of me have their interview dates.

Nothing came out of the call but then again this what I expected...atleast the operator was nice!

[Bern. 3]

So I just called NVC, just for the sake of calling. I get this very nice girl, didnt get her name. She said sorry to me like 5 times in the 2 min call because:

Montreal is the only consulate that does CR1 interviews in Canada.

Its backlogged

I dont have an interview date for December.

She asked me to call again Dec 22. I dont think I'll be calling again until everyone ahead of me have their interview dates.

Nothing came out of the call but then again this what I expected...atleast the operator was nice!

Hey, call again on the 22nd and see what happens. !

What do you have to lose?

[sdhiman 0]

So I just called NVC, just for the sake of calling. I get this very nice girl, didnt get her name. She said sorry to me like 5 times in the 2 min call because:

Montreal is the only consulate that does CR1 interviews in Canada.

Its backlogged

I dont have an interview date for December.

She asked me to call again Dec 22. I dont think I'll be calling again until everyone ahead of me have their interview dates.

Nothing came out of the call but then again this what I expected...atleast the operator was nice!

Hey, call again on the 22nd and see what happens. !

What do you have to lose?

You are right except that on the 22nd, I will be super busy preparing for my final presentation for work and on 24th, I leave to be with my hubby until Jan 4!!! I can't wait...I am sooooooooooo excited

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

I'm resurrecting this thread in anticipation of some scheduling for January!

Yes, I appear to have been DEAD WRONG about my hunches for December scheduling...but what the hell. Let's get our hopes up again.

[trailmix 77]

Apparently you like riding the emotional rollercoaster that is IR visa scheduling!

All aboarddddd!

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

Oh right. This is the OPTIMISM thread!

Oops!

[trailmix 77]

Oops indeed! This is supposed to be the optimism thread. Wait until I tell Wyatt! hang on....

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

I'm going to give NVC a call shortly and see if I can glean any info out of them.

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

Yeah, I just got the generic answer: scheduling is done for December, due to Montreal's limited processing ability. Call back in two weeks to see if I have a January date. They can't predict scheduling timelines etc.

[Malrothien 6]

Limited processing ability? THEN OPEN UP ANOTHER CONSULATE.

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

Bear in mind that that term wasn't verbatim! I'm just paraphrasing. It was something like "limited processing ability" or "reduced capacity" or something. Actually, I think it was "reduced capacity for scheduling" or something very similar.

[lgg 2]

I just called too -- got pretty much the EXACT same response.

So, as per Wyatt's advice, am breathing and such but OMG!!!!! Schedule somebody, anybody, just schedule someone for Gods' sake so that we know that it's at least moving over there in la belle ville!!

Thank you...

~breath~