Is there a US consulate in Calgary?

[MissStacey 1]

Being from Edmonton- you'll go through Vancouver. Which is good! Vancouver is known to be faster than Montreal. If you were doing a CR1 Visa- Montreal is the only Consulate that handles those.

When you reveive your packet 4, that will be the time and date of your Interview. They book it for you.

Edited April 18, 2007 by Stacey33

[AndreaK 1]

Being from Edmonton- you'll go through Vancouver. Which is good! Vancouver is known to be faster than Montreal. If you were doing a CR1 Visa- Montreal is the only Consulate that handles those.

When you reveive your packet 4, that will be the time and date of your Interview. They book it for you.

vancouver is definitely better for me, plus my uncle lives in abbotsford so i shouldn't have to worry about paying for accomodations, just the airfare and getting to/from the consulate... still rules out a day trip like i'd hoped for.

does anyone know how long the wait generally is from the time you get your third packet from the consulate (to get your medical, etc) to the actual interview date?

i just thought of this too... is it a problem that on our application we indicated that calgary was my local consulate? or will they just automatically forward everything to vancouver?

thanks in advance

[misa 2]

Vancouver schedules about 1 month from receiving your checklist (send it back right away) to your interview date. Give or take a week.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

1. does anyone know if you can choose which consulate you would like to do your interview at? or is it decided for you?
   
2. also, and in my reading i haven't come across a clear answer to this, do you set up your own appointment once you've received the package from the consulate, or do they set it up for you?
   
3. what's the usual timeframe from when you get your package to the interview date?
   

1. It's decided for you, based on which of the two (Montreal or Vancouver) is closer
   
2. decided for you--the state department decides when to allot a visa number (for CR-1 or DCF)
   
3. generally within 90 days of Packet-3
   

Edited April 19, 2007 by CherryXS

[payxibka 10,045]

... but i thought since Calgary has an embassy, that i could do my interview there

does anyone know if you can choose which consulate you would like to do your interview at? or is it decided for you?

Canada has only one US Embassy and it is located in Ottawa.....

You can select the consulate location of choice for your interview on the I-129F

[Flames9_RN 358]

... but i thought since Calgary has an embassy, that i could do my interview there

does anyone know if you can choose which consulate you would like to do your interview at? or is it decided for you?

Canada has only one US Embassy and it is located in Ottawa.....

You can select the consulate location of choice for your interview on the I-129F

PLEASE disregard the above post!! Vancouver or MTL Consulates do K1, and K3 (based on where u live in Canada, but you can ask to be transferred to either! Of course they can say no,lol). For CR-1 or IR-1, only Montreal does them!!

Edited April 19, 2007 by flames9

[payxibka 10,045]

... but i thought since Calgary has an embassy, that i could do my interview there

does anyone know if you can choose which consulate you would like to do your interview at? or is it decided for you?

Canada has only one US Embassy and it is located in Ottawa.....

You can select the consulate location of choice for your interview on the I-129F

PLEASE disregard the above post!! Vancouver or MTL Consulates do K1, and K3 (based on where u live in Canada, but you can ask to be transferred to either! Of course they can say no,lol). For CR-1 or IR-1, only Montreal does them!!

What is wrong with my post... It is a fact that Canada has only one Embassy (as is the case with any country)... It has however many Consulates...

Edited April 19, 2007 by fwaguy

[Flames9_RN 358]

Yes there is only 1 embassy, BUT the interview info u gave was incorrect. One just cant pick ANY consulate in Canada, only the two I mentioned do the interviews

[payxibka 10,045]

Yes there is only 1 embassy, BUT the interview info u gave was incorrect. One just cant pick ANY consulate in Canada, only the two I mentioned do the interviews

First of all I didn't say ANY consulate... But in fact you can select ANY consulate, you just won't be awarded that consulate if it does not do interviews. It would be better if you select the consulate of your choice that does interviews (ie... VAN or MTL). You read more than what was there...

Edited April 19, 2007 by fwaguy

[MissStacey 1]

Since we are on the subject- what is the difference between an Embassy and a Consulate??

[payxibka 10,045]

Since we are on the subject- what is the difference between an Embassy and a Consulate??

A permanent diplomatic mission of one country present in another country to represent the intersts of foreign country in the host country is known as an embassy. The term "embassy" is often used to refer to the building or compound housing an ambassador's offices and staff (though technically not correct).

Consular sections (a department within the diplomatic mission if you will) are responsible for assisting and protecting overseas citizens in distress, processing visa applications, and issuing and renewing passports

Edited April 19, 2007 by fwaguy

[Emancipation 2]

Embasy- a body of diplomatic representatives; specifically : one headed by an ambassador

Consulate - consul's office: a consul's office or official residence

Def of Consul - government official working abroad: a government official living in a foreign city to promote the commercial interests of the official's own state and protect its citizens

Looks like it's seniority. Ambassador is the highest ranking official. Normal joe bloke gov officials work in consulates.

That's what i can tell from M-W.com

[MissStacey 1]

I phoned the Canadian Consulate once when I was in Cuba. A really drunk tourist who was also at the same hotel threatened to slit my throat.

I found out the next day after his run in with me- he went down to the pool, sat in some girls lap and made advances and her big Canadian boyfriend beat the ####### out of him.