packet 3 hasn't arrived yet- what about DS-160?

[lilacvioletiris 11]

I have been harassing my fiance' to check his mailbox but after 21 days (since Montreal "likely" received our material from NVC), he has still not received his packet 3 letter.

He doesn't have a printer and we were hoping to do the online DS-160 form this weekend when he was down to visit me because I have a printer to get everything that is needed for packet 3 printed for him to take back to Canada with him. Could we fill out form DS-160 form without having the packet 3 letter or will that foul up the system?

What number would I call to find out if his packet 3 letter is "in the mail" from the Montreal consulate? I am just anxious to get the paperwork back to Montreal so my fiance' can be in line to get an interview date.

[lilacvioletiris 11]

If I call 202-663-1225 and talk to an operator (by pressing 1 then 0) will I be able to find out if my fiance's packet 3 is sent? Seems to be the case from reading through the K-1 people waiting for Montreal interview thread. Also it says it is only open until 5 p.m.? What time does it open in the morning?

[slider100 8]

Yes, you will! DOS operation hours:- 8am - 5 pm (to the best of my knowledge) Mon-Friday.

KnR aka slider100

[Hugglebuggles 60]

You could always try e-mailing Montreal at Montreal-IV-DV@state.gov to see if and when they received your case and sent off your packet. You could also ask them about filling out the DS-160 early, as I'm not really sure I've heard anyone ask about this one before. I can't see why it would be a problem, but the government works in strange and mysterious ways!

Not to worry you, but are you absolutely sure Montreal has received your case? As I'm sure you know, once and a while people get stuck at the NVC stage for additional processing and sometimes this can take months. A lot of people report getting a letter from NVC saying their file has been sent out when it really hasn't. It just seems weird to me that he hasn't received the packet yet after all this time.

Edited February 12, 2010 by Hugglebuggles

[lilacvioletiris 11]

Hopefully it "really got to Montreal". That hadn't even crossed my mind since I got the letter saying it was sent to Montreal on Jan. 20.

As for form DS-160, I don't want to fill it out before "the government" expects it so I really want to know if the packet 3 was mailed or not. Today will be a serious DOS calling day.

[Kimbear 53]

As soon as i found out NVC sent the case to Montreal, i did all my forms. this way when p3 came in the mail i grabbed my stuff and expedited it same day back to the consulate. truth be told...i had it all ready since august

[Peachey 10]

Hopefully it "really got to Montreal". That hadn't even crossed my mind since I got the letter saying it was sent to Montreal on Jan. 20.

As for form DS-160, I don't want to fill it out before "the government" expects it so I really want to know if the packet 3 was mailed or not. Today will be a serious DOS calling day.

Well if it was sent from NVC to Montreal on Jan 20...

Give it a week to get to Montreal. (Jan 27). Lets say Montreal opened it on the 28th... anyway, you get the idea. They have to prepare a package to send to your fiance. I would wait a couple more of weeks before getting worried about it.

[lilacvioletiris 11]

I called the DOS and they said that the packet 3 was mailed on Feb. 3. The woman at DOS said to email them with my case number in subject line to ask them to resend it. The "auto-reply" says it will take 2 weeks to respond to my question. My fiance' and I will just complete the forms this weekend and he will take them back to Canada and hope that packet 3 is in his mailbox when he gets back on Monday.