Postal strike

[Paul H 4]

Hello,

I checked our k-1 visa status with the NVC and our approved petition was sent to Montreal on 6/20. Doing a DHL search it appears that the package was received and signed on 6/22 although calling the DOS they claim it has not yet been received. At any rate soon Montreal will be sending my fiancee the pkt 3. We are concerned that the postal strike will delay receiving the packet.

Questions:

1) Does Montreal send pkt 3 via Canadian post that is currently on strike?

2) Is there an email notification when the packet is sent?

3) Can we just send the forms to the consulate once we find out that pkt 3 was sent?

4) How are others sending the forms to the consulate to get around this postal strike? DHL?

Thank you,

-Paul and Jennifer

[ralyse 31]

Hello,

I checked our k-1 visa status with the NVC and our approved petition was sent to Montreal on 6/20. Doing a DHL search it appears that the package was received and signed on 6/22 although calling the DOS they claim it has not yet been received. At any rate soon Montreal will be sending my fiancee the pkt 3. We are concerned that the postal strike will delay receiving the packet.

Questions:

1) Does Montreal send pkt 3 via Canadian post that is currently on strike?

2) Is there an email notification when the packet is sent?

3) Can we just send the forms to the consulate once we find out that pkt 3 was sent?

4) How are others sending the forms to the consulate to get around this postal strike? DHL?

Thank you,

-Paul and Jennifer

1) When i got mine in may it was Canada Post, I don't know if they're doing anything else in light of the strike but I doubt it.

2) No

3) Yup! You can send all the required forms in without ever receiving P3!

4) Not sure, hopefully someone else can answer

[NinoniAndBoosBoos 6]

Hello,

I checked our k-1 visa status with the NVC and our approved petition was sent to Montreal on 6/20. Doing a DHL search it appears that the package was received and signed on 6/22 although calling the DOS they claim it has not yet been received. At any rate soon Montreal will be sending my fiancee the pkt 3. We are concerned that the postal strike will delay receiving the packet.

Questions:

1) Does Montreal send pkt 3 via Canadian post that is currently on strike?

2) Is there an email notification when the packet is sent?

3) Can we just send the forms to the consulate once we find out that pkt 3 was sent?

4) How are others sending the forms to the consulate to get around this postal strike? DHL?

Thank you,

-Paul and Jennifer

Hi Paul & Jennifer...I used DHL and never relied on Canada Post, and everything was received and sent. Hope this helps....

But very good question: I wonder if USCIS or NVC posted any details on their websites regarding the Postal Strike in Canada.

[Paul H 4]

Thank you for the replies!

I haven't seen any info from the USCIS or NVC about the strike.

Looking at the Canada wiki from a scanned in doc from 2009 it appears the address to send the forms to is:

UNITED STATES CONSULATE GENERAL

Attention: Immigrant Visa Unit

P.O. Box 65, Station Desjardins

Montreal, Quebec, Canada H5B 1G1

Is this still the correct address?

Thank you,

-Paul and Jennifer

[ralyse 31]

ATTN: Immigrant Visa Unit

315 Place d'Youville Suite 500

Montreal Quebec

H2Y 0A4

That's the one we've all sued recently!

[S and P 9]

Thank you for the replies!

I haven't seen any info from the USCIS or NVC about the strike.

Looking at the Canada wiki from a scanned in doc from 2009 it appears the address to send the forms to is:

UNITED STATES CONSULATE GENERAL

Attention: Immigrant Visa Unit

P.O. Box 65, Station Desjardins

Montreal, Quebec, Canada H5B 1G1

Is this still the correct address?

Thank you,

-Paul and Jennifer

NOOO! that is the old address....

To this address, with your Montreal case number on everything:

ATTN: Immigrant Visa Unit

315 Place d'Youville Suite 500

Montreal Quebec

H2Y OA4

jinx... ralyse you owe me a coke!

[Paul H 4]

Good thing I asked!!!

Thanks for providing the correct address

[kaibosh 3]

NOOO! that is the old address....

To this address, with your Montreal case number on everything:

ATTN: Immigrant Visa Unit

315 Place d'Youville Suite 500

Montreal Quebec

H2Y OA4

jinx... ralyse you owe me a coke!

Does MTL not give you the option to fax it in? Vancouvers checklist says right on the top to fax checklist along with DS 230 in, makes for a quick turn around time, you can email them and tell them you just faxed it in and ask for packet 4 electronically

[ralyse 31]

Does MTL not give you the option to fax it in? Vancouvers checklist says right on the top to fax checklist along with DS 230 in, makes for a quick turn around time, you can email them and tell them you just faxed it in and ask for packet 4 electronically

Nope, Montreal doesn't operate that way unfortunately. They are also very slow to reply (if ever) to emails, so it's not an option with that colsulate

[Flames9_RN 358]

yep one has to pay attention to if your going to VAN or Mtl as they differ!! Weird!

[TNA 0]

Hi,

do you have a list of documents that Montreal needed recently (for Packet 3) for K1 visa...we are in the same situation for the past few weeks...pls help!

[ralyse 31]

Hi,

do you have a list of documents that Montreal needed recently (for Packet 3) for K1 visa...we are in the same situation for the past few weeks...pls help!

This is what I sent about 6 weeks ago:

Signed Checklist

DS-160 x 1

DS-156K x 1

DS-230 x 1

DS-156 x 2

Outlined here: http://montreal.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=visas&document=visa_pkt3

Edited June 23, 2011 by ralyse

[cananner 2]

Hello,

I checked our k-1 visa status with the NVC and our approved petition was sent to Montreal on 6/20. Doing a DHL search it appears that the package was received and signed on 6/22 although calling the DOS they claim it has not yet been received. At any rate soon Montreal will be sending my fiancee the pkt 3. We are concerned that the postal strike will delay receiving the packet.

Questions:

1) Does Montreal send pkt 3 via Canadian post that is currently on strike?

2) Is there an email notification when the packet is sent?

3) Can we just send the forms to the consulate once we find out that pkt 3 was sent?

4) How are others sending the forms to the consulate to get around this postal strike? DHL?

Thank you,

-Paul and Jennifer

oh man, DOES montreal use canada post? for some reason i just assumed they used DHL or whatever to send packet 3. so far i've been worrying about the strike affecting when i receive my police record, which i applied for last week, but now i'm going to be worrying about packet 3 as well! though from what i've read on VJ, you can send in your packet 3 stuff without ever actually receiving it. you just need to know that it was officially sent out to you. apparently, strike or no strike, some people never actually receive packet 3 for whatever reason, so they just send off the required forms anyway (using this http://montreal.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=visas&document=visa_pkt3)

another thing...you say that your case was sent from NVC and received by montreal within 2 days. how did you find that out? i called NVC yesterday and they told me my case was sent to montreal on june 14th, and i've been trying to use the DHL site (track by shipper's reference) to see if it's been received, but it looks like it hasn't. maybe i'm doing it wrong? it just seems like if yours got to montreal so fast, mine should already be there too! if you can give me any DHL website tips, i'd really appreciate it!

[Paul H 4]

oh man, DOES montreal use canada post? for some reason i just assumed they used DHL or whatever to send packet 3. so far i've been worrying about the strike affecting when i receive my police record, which i applied for last week, but now i'm going to be worrying about packet 3 as well! though from what i've read on VJ, you can send in your packet 3 stuff without ever actually receiving it. you just need to know that it was officially sent out to you. apparently, strike or no strike, some people never actually receive packet 3 for whatever reason, so they just send off the required forms anyway (using this http://montreal.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=visas&document=visa_pkt3)

another thing...you say that your case was sent from NVC and received by montreal within 2 days. how did you find that out? i called NVC yesterday and they told me my case was sent to montreal on june 14th, and i've been trying to use the DHL site (track by shipper's reference) to see if it's been received, but it looks like it hasn't. maybe i'm doing it wrong? it just seems like if yours got to montreal so fast, mine should already be there too! if you can give me any DHL website tips, i'd really appreciate it!

Well I could be doing it wrong too, but for you I used reference "EXP 15 JUN 2011A" and I see a package received and signed destined for Montreal on Friday, June 17, 2011 at 15:40 with waybill # 8816029460. I would call the DoS and give them your MTL case # to find out if it was received by the consulate and if they sent pkt 3. If so then you are good to go to send out the forms. The DoS phone # is 202-663-1225. Enter 1 then 0 to get an operator.

-Paul and Jennifer

Edited June 23, 2011 by Paul H

[April&Adam 5]

oh man, DOES montreal use canada post? for some reason i just assumed they used DHL or whatever to send packet 3. so far i've been worrying about the strike affecting when i receive my police record, which i applied for last week, but now i'm going to be worrying about packet 3 as well! though from what i've read on VJ, you can send in your packet 3 stuff without ever actually receiving it. you just need to know that it was officially sent out to you. apparently, strike or no strike, some people never actually receive packet 3 for whatever reason, so they just send off the required forms anyway (using this http://montreal.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=visas&document=visa_pkt3)

another thing...you say that your case was sent from NVC and received by montreal within 2 days. how did you find that out? i called NVC yesterday and they told me my case was sent to montreal on june 14th, and i've been trying to use the DHL site (track by shipper's reference) to see if it's been received, but it looks like it hasn't. maybe i'm doing it wrong? it just seems like if yours got to montreal so fast, mine should already be there too! if you can give me any DHL website tips, i'd really appreciate it!

I have yet to receive packet 3 or 4 in the mail; my fiance, however received both in the US. Packet 3 was received about 2 weeks after they said it was mailed (altho I mailed my packet 3 back before receiving the physical copy), and packet 4 took about 5 days to get to him, all during the rotating strike. I mailed packet 3 to the address Ralyse mentioned via DHL (for free) and it was received the following day, altho it took about 8 business days to be logged.