Anyone else disappointed to get a Montreal Case Number ?

[Mrs. W 4]

I know, being from South Western Ontario that I'd more than likely be given a Montreal Case Number. But I did however put Vancouver down on my forms, hoping to get Vancouver. You see my fiance is from Seattle area, and it would have been so nice to have him at the interview. Any one else request Vancouver, and sad to discover they can't interview there? Also, I've heard that the wait times to get an interview are longer and the processing after to received the Visa tends to drag on. Is it really, truly that much more drawn out than a Vancouver appointment?

Regards,

[Udella&Wiz 325]

I know, being from South Western Ontario that I'd more than likely be given a Montreal Case Number. But I did however put Vancouver down on my forms, hoping to get Vancouver. You see my fiance is from Seattle area, and it would have been so nice to have him at the interview. Any one else request Vancouver, and sad to discover they can't interview there? Also, I've heard that the wait times to get an interview are longer and the processing after to received the Visa tends to drag on. Is it really, truly that much more drawn out than a Vancouver appointment?

Regards,

Sad to say you'll be interviewing in Montreal - they won't just switch you because you'd prefer it or it's convenient for your fiancé. You have no real reason (ie - you're moving to Vancouver during the K1 process for example) other then you want the process to hurry up! Everyone here would dearly have loved for things to move faster but your life is in US immigration's hands for about the next 5 yrs.

They'll correct your embassy to be Montreal.

[Darnell 8,479]

Welcome to Montreal ! Please try the poutine tour, after the interview.

[Tim & Rocelle 0]

Yeah, my fiancee lives in Vancouver and they are still sending everything through Montreal. Bummer!

[nancycakes 1]

How do they decide which consulate to assign you?

[dukeandduchess 141]

Western Canada goes to Vancouver, Eastern Canada goes to Montreal.

[Flames9_RN 358]

Western Canada goes to Vancouver, Eastern Canada goes to Montreal.

Yeppers, line is drawn in Manitoba. and of course all cr-1//ir-1 goto MTL

Sometimes they get the wrong consulate----and u can email and request it goto the proper one.

[nancycakes 1]

Thanks for answering my question. Also, what happens when you get scheduled for an interview? Does the Consulate assign a day or do you get to pick a date (from a range)? Are interviews on weekdays only? I appreciate any feedback that anyone can offer me.

[Tom & Stacy 3]

Thanks for answering my question. Also, what happens when you get scheduled for an interview? Does the Consulate assign a day or do you get to pick a date (from a range)? Are interviews on weekdays only? I appreciate any feedback that anyone can offer me.

When you recieve packet 4 (I recieved mine via email) you can then go online on the CSC site and book your interview. You see a calendar and a few highlighted days for each month and those are open dates for interviews. They'll also tell you on the site how many days until the next available appointment. Mine was only 17 days! 99% sure they never schedule interviews on weekends.

Good luck!!

[pocheros 101]

Interviews are only scheduled monday-friday and the embassy is closed on BOTH canadian and american holidays. Usually interviews for immigrant visas (for all intents and purposes the K1 is generally treated as an immigrant visa) are in the morning.

Edited July 28, 2012 by pocheros

[nancycakes 1]

Hi everyone! My fiance just received the NOA2 in the mail, but it says that my consulate is Calgary (I live in Calgary). I'm confused because I thought that the interviews are only held in Montreal and Vancouver.

Here is what the first paragraph says:

"The above petition has been approved, and forwarded to the listed consulate. Please contact the consulate with any questions about visa issuance, or if you would now like them to forward the petition to a different consulate. The petitioner can also file form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, to request that we notify another consulate of the petition approval for visa processing purposes. THIS FORM IS NOT A VISA AND MAY NOT BE USED IN PLACE OF A VISA."

Are they offering interviews now in Calgary or will I need to change the consulate? Am I on Step #5 in the K1 Flowchart? Is Calgary my Service Centre and I need to tell them to forward it to NVC?

I'm so confused. Pleas help!!

[Udella&Wiz 325]

Hi everyone! My fiance just received the NOA2 in the mail, but it says that my consulate is Calgary (I live in Calgary). I'm confused because I thought that the interviews are only held in Montreal and Vancouver.

Here is what the first paragraph says:

"The above petition has been approved, and forwarded to the listed consulate. Please contact the consulate with any questions about visa issuance, or if you would now like them to forward the petition to a different consulate. The petitioner can also file form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, to request that we notify another consulate of the petition approval for visa processing purposes. THIS FORM IS NOT A VISA AND MAY NOT BE USED IN PLACE OF A VISA."

Are they offering interviews now in Calgary or will I need to change the consulate? Am I on Step #5 in the K1 Flowchart? Is Calgary my Service Centre and I need to tell them to forward it to NVC?

I'm so confused. Pleas help!!

They will route you to the correct one, which in your case is Vancouver. No action on your part needed, it will go to the correct consulate. While there may be one in Calgary, they don't handle K1s

[nancycakes 1]

Thanks for your help! When I called the Calgary consulate today, they weren't much help at all. I was told that they mainly do non-immigrant visas, but they sometimes make exceptions and will do immigrant interviews. I asked what that meant for me and was told that nothing could happen until they hear from the NVC and that I can't change my consulate. I then searched through the forums and found a number for visas and when I called them, the woman told me that it would probably be directed to Vancouver. It's good to know that the NVC will send it automatically to Vancouver.

[Flames9_RN 358]

Thanks for your help! When I called the Calgary consulate today, they weren't much help at all. I was told that they mainly do non-immigrant visas, but they sometimes make exceptions and will do immigrant interviews. I asked what that meant for me and was told that nothing could happen until they hear from the NVC and that I can't change my consulate. I then searched through the forums and found a number for visas and when I called them, the woman told me that it would probably be directed to Vancouver. It's good to know that the NVC will send it automatically to Vancouver.

And if they screw up and send it to MTL, you can email them and vancouver...and get it switched to VAN, if you choose to(van is usually much faster!)

[Shawn and Strata 3]

Maybe MTL got things cleaned up, because I had my CR1 interview for 5 weeks after I sent in my AoS. Found it very fast, so far, including turn-around on documents (they gave me an RFE, and turn-around on that was 3 days.) Gotta love electronic document submission too. WAY faster.