Montreal Appointment Date

[Leafgal 3]

I know what you mean the not knowing is the wost. I wish I would get a letter no matter what the date is as I have to get another job the end of this month and if need be make arrangements for storage for my stuff and find a place to stay after Jan 1. I would be fine if the interview was in January if I just knew and had that piece of paper.

[ljs 1]

This is all so frustating. I just want to know when the interview will be. If I have to wait to have the interview, I wait...but not knowing is the hardest

I agree...I feel like a weight has been lifted just knowing a date. I do not understand why they cannot schedule appointments well into the future, surely they have access to a calendar!

Linda

[Leafgal 3]

One would think so, if not I will take one to them. Hell I am willing to fly to Vancouver if I can get a quicker appointment, ha ha. I know we all would do that in a heartbeat if we could. I know last friday they told my fiance that we are on a waiting list for an appointment and I don't get why they can't get them scheduled either, seems very odd to me.

[Officer's Fiance 0]

Thanks for the info Linda.... I'll be mailing back packet 3 next week and was really wondering how long the wait until Interview will be. I guess it looks like I'll be driving the Ottawa-MTL treck in the dead of January!!! yuck!

[billsgirl 0]

I hesitated to post, because I did not want to cause anyone grief, like I said, this is just what I was told and thought I might pass it along. It certainly doesn't seem very expedient to me! I hope some of you start getting appointments and a more accurate time frame will emerge.

omg...this is nuts....i was so hoping for sometime in november. i have a son that turns 21 in april. just thinking that we will probably have to wait until january s$%ks....but i am happy for you.....good luck

billsgirl,

Have you attempted to have your petition expedited? Are you doing it yourself? I sincerley hope you do not have to wait until January...

Linda

bill is calling them today to see what can happen...if nothing...then we have no choice.....

[billsgirl 0]

I hesitated to post, because I did not want to cause anyone grief, like I said, this is just what I was told and thought I might pass it along. It certainly doesn't seem very expedient to me! I hope some of you start getting appointments and a more accurate time frame will emerge.

omg...this is nuts....i was so hoping for sometime in november. i have a son that turns 21 in april. just thinking that we will probably have to wait until january s$%ks....but i am happy for you.....good luck

billsgirl,

Have you attempted to have your petition expedited? Are you doing it yourself? I sincerley hope you do not have to wait until January...

Linda

bill is calling them today to see what can happen...if nothing...then we have no choice.....

and no...we dont have a lawyer....we filed this petition back in april ourselves....just no end to all of this

[ljs 1]

bill is calling them today to see what can happen...if nothing...then we have no choice.....

It took our lawyer several calls to get a date, so you might want to give it a couple of tries if Bill is not sucessful today.

We sent the petition with a cover letter, asking for expedtion of our case due to age out and with a bright coloured frontpage with AGE OUT in big letters on it. Our AOS papers, which is where the real expidite is needed will be the same I suspect.

LInda

[Jersey Girl 2]

I was gambling that K3 would be quicker, and stopped submitting forms and fees for the approved I-130. But this is not turning out to be quick at all. I supposed all the visas Montreal handles, including I-130s, are in Waiting Room Hell. S**t! I thought we were in the home stretch!

[hi121306 0]

Sometimes VJ makes me happy. Other times I really wish I didn't read it. Talk about BullS*#%! At least some of you have children. I haven't seen my husband long enough to begin the children making process.

No offence personally to you, but a child's 21 birthday will allow you to have an expedited date????? Come on! I could write a 21 page essay on all the extremely important reasons why our date should be expedited! And I'm sure everyone else posting here has valid reasons as well.

All our lives are on hold. It is a financial, emotional, and physical strain on us all. Being a "newlywed" has been the worst experience ever.

[Leafgal 3]

billsgirl do keep up posted after Bill calls there. I will cross my fingers that you get a date.

[mozplay 29]

No offence personally to you, but a child's 21 birthday will allow you to have an expedited date????? Come on! I could write a 21 page essay on all the extremely important reasons why our date should be expedited! And I'm sure everyone else posting here has valid reasons as well.

Sorry if I'm speaking out of turn, but I THINK that the significance of the 21st birthday has something to do with the k-2 petition in the AOS portion of this process. I have no kids ... so if I'm wrong.. sorry again.

Mo

[hi121306 0]

I understand that there are rules and regulations regarding if a child is under 21 or if a child is over 21. So yes, time is of the essence. God is blessing you by giving you an interview date!

HOWEVER. . . We are law-abiding people, we have filled out our forms, made copies, had medicals, got record checks, paid our fees, and are waiting in line, and cried every night because there is only so much you can tolerate during this process.

And it eats me alive when I go to the grocery store and I see all the illegal immigrants with every child, sibling, parent, whoever, together not speaking a single word of english, making a life for themselves in this country.

[ljs 1]

Dear hi121306,

Take the angst of not being with your husband and multiply it tenfold to understand what it would be like to have a child who could not come to you if they needed to, or who was denied entrance to the US because they are perceived a high risk of overstaying. That worries me more than waiting an extra month or so to get my visa. I can assure you that I did not pull a 21 year old out of a hat to expedite my processing. It is unfortunately a process in which fair does not come into play- is it fair that because we process through CSC we wait months more? No. Is it fair that we filed at the worst possible time and got mired in IMBRA. No. I understand your frustration, really I do, but please do not vent your frustrations about the entire process and the seperation of you and your husband at me. That is not fair either.

Please do not bring the problem of illegal immigrants into this discussion...this is an immigration board, and by definition all of us here are processing legally.

[jg_am 0]

ljs, Congrats on the interview date. I'll be watching leafgal as she sent her info a few days ahead of my fiancee. I was a little discouraged for me(not for ljs) by seing your interview date. But like jersey girl said, ours is the beginning of September. I'll let you all know(in a new thread) what she hears.

The thing is, we were hoping for a December wedding. We'll have to decide something soon, because I have about ten days to put in my vacation for next year. I'd like t know one way or the other, for a date so we can at least plan some thngs.

[Flames9_RN 358]

I was wondering how long it was going to take before some one reacted to getting things expediated over a child turning 21. Can see both sides of the story. Best of luck to all