September Packet 4 recipients - BEWARE!!

[newyorkchick26 0]

Hi everyone,

I got my packet 4 in the mail today.

I applied online and it told me there was no interview date for my specifications.

After calling in a couple of times to the visa help line, I got someone who knew what they were doing... sort of.

I had selected "K1/K2" visa as my option.

This is incorrect.

When applying online, you have to select "Permanently locating to the USA (Schedule interview)", or something close to that effect. Make sure you scroll all the way down the page!

Everything changed as September 1, 2010.

My interview date is October 7, 2010 at 8:00 AM!

[Kukolka 8]

Congrats! Thank you for the heads-up!

[Danu 19]

You can apply online for K1/K2 visa's now?

Edited September 14, 2010 by Danu

[Hugglebuggles 60]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who is ridiculously confused!

newyorkchick- can you slow it down and explain what exactly you did? Is this for a K-1 interview? At what consulate?

You have Ottawa as your consulate? Ottawa doesn't process K-1/K-2 visas. Unless hell has frozen over and I didn't get the memo!

[Jess and Andrew 1]

What she means is that instead of an assigned interview date for K1s in Montreal, packet 4 now contains instructions for scheduling your own interview online, based on your "priority" date (the date you filed initially)'

There is a bit of confusion in the system as fast as the option you select-you don't select K1/K2. You have to choose the option for"permanently relocating to the us (ready to schedule). Hope this helps clear up some of the confusion.

Edited September 14, 2010 by Jess and Andrew

[Kukolka 8]

Sorry I didn't document this while going through; I was rushing to get it in before work! Hopefully someone who hasn't scheduled yet can clean this up and post a sticky. As near as I can remember...

Go to http://canada.usvisa-info.com/

At the top right, click "Log In"

Click the checkbox "I have read and understood the information above." and click Confirm

Here you need to enter your Passport Number, Date of Birth, and Nationality, do a CAPTCHA, then click Log In

Choose the option "Permanently Immigrate to the US (Ready to Schedule)"

Choose "Montreal (Canadian/Present in Canada)"

Choose a DHL Branch (the list is at http://csc.public.s3.amazonaws.com/us_content/DHL_Locations.pdf)

Enter the personal information they ask for, and your Case Number (the one beginning with MTL)

Choose a date on the calendar on the screen; then choose a time.

Be sure to click to schedule it on the next page.

[Kimbear 53]

Oh wow...this is definately new.

[Udella&Wiz 325]

How modern of them - this is new and exciting.

It doesn;t look like an official government site for Us immigration , but guess it is

[mtlgato 2]

Are CR1s going to be elligible for this fabulous new system?! If not, I feel seriously screwed over...

C.

Sorry I didn't document this while going through; I was rushing to get it in before work! Hopefully someone who hasn't scheduled yet can clean this up and post a sticky. As near as I can remember...

Go to http://canada.usvisa-info.com/

At the top right, click "Log In"

Click the checkbox "I have read and understood the information above." and click Confirm

Here you need to enter your Passport Number, Date of Birth, and Nationality, do a CAPTCHA, then click Log In

Choose the option "Permanently Immigrate to the US (Ready to Schedule)"

Choose "Montreal (Canadian/Present in Canada)"

Choose a DHL Branch (the list is at http://csc.public.s3.amazonaws.com/us_content/DHL_Locations.pdf)

Enter the personal information they ask for, and your Case Number (the one beginning with MTL)

Choose a date on the calendar on the screen; then choose a time.

Be sure to click to schedule it on the next page.

[matalie 1]

Kukolka, Where did you find the calendar? When I tried to fill it out, it just came up with the next available appointment which is too early for me! (I'm using air miles for my flight and need to book my flight two months in advance1)

[FireKari 4]

They make me more and more happy that I am done this horrid process.

[JlovesA 109]

So...can you schedule this as soon as you have your MTL case number, then?

[charlesandanna 2]

Sorry I didn't document this while going through; I was rushing to get it in before work! Hopefully someone who hasn't scheduled yet can clean this up and post a sticky. As near as I can remember...

Go to http://canada.usvisa-info.com/

At the top right, click "Log In"

Click the checkbox "I have read and understood the information above." and click Confirm

Here you need to enter your Passport Number, Date of Birth, and Nationality, do a CAPTCHA, then click Log In

Choose the option "Permanently Immigrate to the US (Ready to Schedule)"

Choose "Montreal (Canadian/Present in Canada)"

Choose a DHL Branch (the list is at http://csc.public.s3.amazonaws.com/us_content/DHL_Locations.pdf)

Enter the personal information they ask for, and your Case Number (the one beginning with MTL)

Choose a date on the calendar on the screen; then choose a time.

Be sure to click to schedule it on the next page.

After I submitted my personal information, I was presented with another confirmation page and another select DHL location page, followed by a login screen for the scheduling application--huh!?!

I went back to the summary page twice before being presented with the calendar described above. I guess it could be some sort of lag between systems, but beware this little bit of freaky behaviour might happen to you. Take a deep breath and try again from your summary page.

[Wishing 1]

Whoooaaa scheduling your own interview.....radical!! MTL reinventing the system...unbelievable!!!

[matalie 1]

I still can't get a calendar to show up! It just gives me the closest available date! Whereabouts on the screen does the calendar option come up? Is there a number to call? Help!

Also, just out of curiosity, does anyone know why you don't choose K1/K2?