What in the world!?!

[FireKari 4]

IF you paid all your fees with your forms, then you do NOT have to pay anything at the interview.

[i didn't have to pay anything at mine.]

[Matt n Shannon 3]

Just so you know with your medical. If you need any immunizations that costs additional money on top of the general medical fee.

[Tater&Bugger 3]

As far as I know you need to pay extra to have your medical results mailed to you, and they would only send it out 48hrs or more after your exam, so you would def not have it on the 16th. When I went mailing was not an option, I (like most people) had to return to Montreal two days later to pick it up. Luckily my interview was 2 days later

At the medical they do a blood test, xrays and general exam with the doc.

When is your interview now though? Did it get rebooked or no? Keep in mind your medical result DO expire, so if by some reason you accidentally rescheduled it then you may want to reschedule your medical too.

I did the K1 Visa route and had to pay $350 or something at the interview. Not sure how it is for CR1.

Also - do you have all your documents ready for your interview? There is a LOT you need to bring with you. I am just not sure because you listed what you had to do before the interview and I am used to people listing all their paperwork and docs as well.

Honestly, I think you just really need to call DOS and find out whats going on haha, there are checklists on here to make sure you don't forget anything for your interview as well.

Edited February 7, 2011 by Tater&Bugger

[CanadiaGirl 10]

That's the ONE thing I don't know yet. My interview is in 4 days, and I'll just be using a Credit Card, with 450 USD just in case. I've read that people paid in Cash, but I don't know if I even have any more fees to pay! (Hope someone else knows!)

Oh, for your Medical, they hand you a piece of paper if you're going to pick it up. I would think it would be ready at anytime during the second business day (16th), but ask right at the start when she takes your information!

I read somewhere else that we didn't have any other payments to make.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2991.html#10

"Fees are charged for the following services:

* Filing an immigrant Petition for Alien Relative, Form I-130

* Processing an immigrant visa application, Form DS-230

* Reviewing an I-864, Affidavit of Support (for petitions filed in the United States)

* Medical examination (costs vary from place to place)

* Fingerprinting fees, if applicable

* Other costs may include: translations; photocopying charges; fees for obtaining the documents you need for the immigrant visa application (such as passport, police certificates, birth certificates, etc.); and travel expenses to go to the embassy or consulate for the interview. Costs vary from country to country and case to case.

For current fees for Department of State government services select Fees.

Note: Fees must be paid for each intending immigrant, regardless of age, and are not refundable. Fees should not be sent to the consular office unless specifically requested. "

I think I will do the same with having a credit card on hand. I may email the consulate to just double check.

[CanadiaGirl 10]

Just so you know with your medical. If you need any immunizations that costs additional money on top of the general medical fee.

Thank you. I ensured I got my MMR and Booster updated as they needed to be. Nice thing about that is it costs nothing getting them done at your doctors, so I just ensured I had everything done for free with my Dr. Instead of worry about additional costs.

Thank you again. This is always great advice to give. Truth be told I only ensured to have them done right away was because I read it some where on here.

[CanadiaGirl 10]

As far as I know you need to pay extra to have your medical results mailed to you, and they would only send it out 48hrs or more after your exam, so you would def not have it on the 16th. When I went mailing was not an option, I (like most people) had to return to Montreal two days later to pick it up. Luckily my interview was 2 days later

At the medical they do a blood test, xrays and general exam with the doc.

When is your interview now though? Did it get rebooked or no? Keep in mind your medical result DO expire, so if by some reason you accidentally rescheduled it then you may want to reschedule your medical too.

I did the K1 Visa route and had to pay $350 or something at the interview. Not sure how it is for CR1.

Also - do you have all your documents ready for your interview? There is a LOT you need to bring with you. I am just not sure because you listed what you had to do before the interview and I am used to people listing all their paperwork and docs as well.

Honestly, I think you just really need to call DOS and find out whats going on haha, there are checklists on here to make sure you don't forget anything for your interview as well.

Could you explain the DOS abbreviation?

I am staying in Toronto to pick up the packet in person instead of mailing. It says it will be ready 48 hrs after the medical. If it'll be ready on the 17th instead of the 16th I will just push back my train ticket a day. So as I said I won't be having it mailed to me.

All of my documentation is indeed ready for the interview. At least from what I've read I do.

- I have mounds of photos (of our 6 year relationship)

- all of our packets sent into the NVC and USCIS.

-They have all of my original supporting documentation (police cert, marriage license, long form birth certificate, my husbands 3 year taxes, rental agreement, bank statements, and electricity bill) again all of which we have triplicates of just incase. I also printed off each payment receipt from the visas site. Along with all of our mailing receipts and money order copies.

-I have my passport sized photos for both the medical and the interview.

- I have printed off 3 copies of our interview letter. The interview letter itself indicates they have all of our info and nothing is missing.

[CanadiaGirl 10]

Please omit my question for DOS... I read the first page where someone answered that for me.

[CanadiaGirl 10]

If you have no date in the spot where it says the date of your interview, you go at the appointed time as it says on the sheet from the Consulate! (The February 23rd for you!)

The area where it shows your date is meant for the K1 Visa applicants who need to book their own appointments! Don't worry. I was scared as well when it happened, and was told it was perfectly fine.

I called the DOS just to double check and he said everything is the same. Feb 23rd at 8:30 so YAY