WAITING and waiting

[Kevbev09 1]

Good! I hope this gets things moving for you!

Me too. I see your interview is next week, how you feeling about it?

[kizza 1]

Me too. I see your interview is next week, how you feeling about it?

Pretty damn nervous! but eager to get it over with. I hope it goes well!!

[Cowgirl2 0]

I'm starting to wonder if anyone is even WORKING at the Montreal Consulate...I have yet to hear anyone receiving anything other than Lenie which was a few weeks ago...

[Kevbev09 1]

Any news.. anyone? Still waiting here.

[usmcwife 3]

No news. hit 8 weeks today. This process is really awful.

[mtl-consulate-sux 0]

No news. hit 8 weeks today. This process is really awful.

Hi, my wife and I are at the 7 week mark now... the thing that frustrates me the most is that there is no way to even talk to ANYONE and find out what is happening with your case. When I was still going back and forth a lot, I actually went to the consulate for answers, but they pretty much turned me around and said keep waiting. So now my wife has to stay with her parents and we have no clue how much longer we will need to be apart.

We are all prisoners of the Montreal Consulate.

[trailmix 77]

Hi, my wife and I are at the 7 week mark now... the thing that frustrates me the most is that there is no way to even talk to ANYONE and find out what is happening with your case. When I was still going back and forth a lot, I actually went to the consulate for answers, but they pretty much turned me around and said keep waiting. So now my wife has to stay with her parents and we have no clue how much longer we will need to be apart.

We are all prisoners of the Montreal Consulate.

Another person in the same boat - that's too bad, I wonder how many there are out there?

I guess, in light of this new torture Montreal is putting people through, normally, when you go to the interview you should always anticipate a wait, in case further documents are needs, however, in the case of the Montreal consulate, everyone should anticipate a 3-4 month wait will be required, before moving, in case they need a piece of paper or two.

[smurfette1971 0]

well hitting 7 weeks today...just HEARTBREAKING

well we are gonna try to go to USA next tuesday..just pray border lets us thru

the kids and i will stay until mid august

we got a letter from hubby's congressman office

basically stating we have to submitrequired documents and WAIT

like we never knew that...

where can anyone GET HELP

[Kevbev09 1]

Hi, my wife and I are at the 7 week mark now... the thing that frustrates me the most is that there is no way to even talk to ANYONE and find out what is happening with your case. When I was still going back and forth a lot, I actually went to the consulate for answers, but they pretty much turned me around and said keep waiting. So now my wife has to stay with her parents and we have no clue how much longer we will need to be apart.

We are all prisoners of the Montreal Consulate.

I see you are new here, welcome to the forums if not to the frustrating waits.. what's your story? I haven't found anyone else in my situation with AP for no reason and no response to requests for information.

[usmcwife 3]

Another person in the same boat - that's too bad, I wonder how many there are out there?

I guess, in light of this new torture Montreal is putting people through, normally, when you go to the interview you should always anticipate a wait, in case further documents are needs, however, in the case of the Montreal consulate, everyone should anticipate a 3-4 month wait will be required, before moving, in case they need a piece of paper or two.

I'm curious to know who's waited 3-4 months. Has anyone else noticed different wait times for things like K vs CR/IR visas or for different types of documentation? Some Admin reviews seem more subjective than others.

someone else mentioned that last time they called the DOS they were told that montreal hired people recently. Has anyone else heard this news? Maybe it's just one phone operator giving bogus information?

Does it seem to anyone else that montreal has just stopped processing the mail they've gotten?

I think that when this whole process is done for all of us and we have green cards securely in hand, it would be time to write letters. Send them to everyone possible to bring attention to the extremely overworked Montreal consulate and how they need more staff and for responsibilities to be shared possibly with Toronto or other consulates to possibly speed up the process.

[Kevbev09 1]

Another person in the same boat - that's too bad, I wonder how many there are out there?

I guess, in light of this new torture Montreal is putting people through, normally, when you go to the interview you should always anticipate a wait, in case further documents are needs, however, in the case of the Montreal consulate, everyone should anticipate a 3-4 month wait will be required, before moving, in case they need a piece of paper or two.

For some reason I was reading this as the 3-4 month wait BEFORE the interview. hmmm. So what's the standard wait when they DON'T need a paper? Or are we seriously the only ones who were put on hold just for fun?

Sorry if I seem a bit pessimistic lol.. the fiance has just decided it's going to take a full year and he won't expect anything sooner.

[trailmix 77]

Standard wait to receive the visa, if approved at interview, is 1-2 weeks.

I meant after the interview. I figure when someone goes for an interview, at any consulate, they should anticipate that they may need to submit a document or provide some further information. I don't think the interview is the end of the visa process.

So in light of that and the fact that it takes so long for them to get back to you, I was just saying a person should probably anticipate that they may have another 3 or 4 months they may have to wait before moving.

The last person I can think of that had to submit paperwork after the interview and has received their visa now is coraliesolms - she interviewed on February 8th, sent paperwork in March, so she "only" waited 4 weeks.

Edited June 16, 2010 by trailmix

[usmcwife 3]

the only reason I ask is because i realised the other day that my passport expires feb of 2011. which didn't seem that soon when I went to my interview in March. Or when i sent in the paperwork in april. It is now seeming very, very close considering that they require it to be valid for 6 months. I really don't want to go through sending stuff to them again. I guess hindsight is 20/20.

[trailmix 77]

My Husband's passport was expiring in 5 months when they interviewed him, they asked if he was ok with them issuing the visa with a validity of 5 months - he said sure - so that's what they did, no problem.

Edited June 16, 2010 by trailmix

[usmcwife 3]

My Husband's passport was expiring in 5 months when they interviewed him, they asked if he was ok with them issuing the visa with a validity of 5 months - he said sure - so that's what they did, no problem.

that does ease my anxiety, thanks. I'm sure others can attest to this as well by I have never had so much anxiety and stress as I have since starting this process.