April Montreal interviews

[M&Pooh 12]

Ours is on April 20th at 8am.

[iampatricias 17]

Excellent! I'll see you there

[SF2007 48]

April 18!

Finishing up my 2 binders of documents (one for them, other with originals). Might reschedule my medical appointment to give them time to mail me the results so I don't have to pick them up on the day of the interview.

Fun times

[GLo 0]

April 13

Just did my medical yesterday in Toronto. Got there at 6:45am and done by 8:10am. It was faster and much more friendlier than my regular doctor's office. Then again, I live in Toronto.

[Shorah 2]

Mine is April 28th, medical in Toronto on the 7th!

[iampatricias 17]

April 13

Just did my medical yesterday in Toronto. Got there at 6:45am and done by 8:10am. It was faster and much more friendlier than my regular doctor's office. Then again, I live in Toronto.

I moved mine up so now I'm going on the 13th as well.

Good info on the medical - I'm going to try to get back to work for lunch time so that timing works out quite alright

[GLo 0]

I moved mine up so now I'm going on the 13th as well.

Good info on the medical - I'm going to try to get back to work for lunch time so that timing works out quite alright

No problem. Your medical results will be available for pick up within 48 hours (so April 7 after noon for you). Bring a large shopping for your X-rays when you're picking up your medical results. The secretary didn't ask for an ID when I picked up mine.

Good luck!

[SF2007 48]

US Gov shutdown will be decided this Friday.

Would that impact foreign consulates and how far ahead would they announce the shutdown???

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/06/usa-budget-shutdown-idUSN0624084220110406

[Minted7 3]

Hey ya'll my hubby has an medical coming soon! I wwas wondering did the dr. ask about past drug use? if so how did he phrase it?

[iampatricias 17]

The doctor asked me if I'd "lived a healthy lifestyle" and then rattled off a list of vices. He did ask if I'd ever been charged with drinking and driving, or been through AA or counseling for substance abuse.

To me, it seemed quite flippant, a necessary formality, but he's got a list of boxes he's got to check off, or answer yes/no to. The whole discussion about past medical history and current health status took less time than the first station where the lady collected my passport, pictures, and money.

[GLo 0]

The whole discussion about past medical history and current health status took less time than the first station where the lady collected my passport, pictures, and money.

ROFL...I couldn't agree more. I think I spent more time waiting to see the next person (e.g. nurse, technician, etc.) than talking to anyone. The "interviewing" doctor will ask general questions. Do you have any heart diseases? Do you have any STDs? Do you have any mental illness? To be frank, I don't recall the doctor asking if I had a history of drug abuse.

In regards to the post regarding embassy closures, I don't think it should affect us. But don't quote me on that.

[iampatricias 17]

I agree - it shouldn't affect us (haven't we suffered enough??) but if this thing goes through, it probably will anyway. I'm so trying not to think about it, but during the last federal gov't shutdown, no new visas were issued, and consular services were put on hold

GLo, I really, really hope I get to see you in Montreal on Wednesday!!

[K and T 0]

My wife's interview is on 26th @Montreal.

What I was wondering about is what would happen if US government does shutdown and the interviews are put on hold. Lets say the shutdown starts tonight at midnight and it lasts for a week. Does that mean that the interviews will be postponed by a week or it would not be postponed or what? Ugh.

[iampatricias 17]

Well, the general vibe on the "government shutdown" threads is that interviews scheduled on days the consulate is 'closed' or whatever will get rescheduled (near the end of the line, no doubt) and interviews in the days after the government gets their act together should go ahead as scheduled with no interruption.

I'm not saying this is consulate procedure - only passing along the best guesses of other members, and by all means, let's keep hoping the US leaders can be grown up about this mess and come to an agreement without playing these games!

[K and T 0]

Well, the general vibe on the "government shutdown" threads is that interviews scheduled on days the consulate is 'closed' or whatever will get rescheduled (near the end of the line, no doubt) and interviews in the days after the government gets their act together should go ahead as scheduled with no interruption.

I'm not saying this is consulate procedure - only passing along the best guesses of other members, and by all means, let's keep hoping the US leaders can be grown up about this mess and come to an agreement without playing these games!

I hope you're right and the interviews dont get rescheduled and I hope that the shutdown (if it does happen) lasts only for a week or 10 days. Sad to see leaders of all political parties fight like little kids and in the meantime millions of people affected by it.