When to get information for interview together

[yankeegirl79 0]

When can I/should I start collecting all the information I will need at the interview (police background, immunizations, etc)? I'm still at the beinning stages, but want to be prepared in case things take longer to collect.

[Inky 1,111]

When you get the NOA2 approval, then you start.

[pocheros 101]

Certain things- the police check, the photos, the medical exam, the letter of intent, etc.- have to be within a certain timeframe of your interview, so for those you should wait.

If you're unsure if your immunizations are up to date, I'd suggest you look at the website for the physician you'll be going to for the exam (Seiden's in Toronto, Medisy's in Montreal, and I don't know who does Vancouver) and find what vaccines you may need. You family doctor may give them to you for free (for example, my doctor gave me an MMR one month before my medical exam) which will save you money because if you need vaccines at the medical I *think* they charge you for it.

If your birth certificate or any other important documents are in a foreign language you may need them translated (it's up to the individual consulate whether or not they need translations- Montreal asks for them in Packet 4, for example). I'm glad I had my translation done a few months ago because it was a bit of a wait.

Presumably you've been doing this from day one, but you can collect evidence of your ongoing relationship any time. Plane tickets, receipts that show you or your fiance was in the other's country, photos of you together, etc. It's not always requested at the interview, from what I've read, but it's certainly handy just in case.