Change for Montreal to Vancouver ( i live in Wpg)

[James Dalton 0]

In January we started the process with my fiancee' 1-129F with her living in Boston Area. With my family in London and Montreal closer for visiting we selected Montreal Embassy for the interview. With the larger and longer time delays that I am now reading about, will the VSC allow me to change to Vancouver at this late date. They just asked for RFE and we sent today. So it should be reviewed within 15 days or so. I saw a post that it could take up to 80 days longer vs 50 in Vancouver.

Can we request a change or do I just live with it? Flying into Abbotsford will work and an new medical approved Doctor I see has been approved for Surrey area. Any thoughts please?

Thanks to all you Vj'er for your help and replies.

Edited August 7, 2012 by James Dalton

[Flames9_RN 358]

In January we started the process with my fiancee' living in Boston Area. With my family in London and Montreal closer for visiting we selected Montreal Embassy for the interview. With the larger and longer time delays will the NVS allow me to change to Vancouver at this late date. They just asked for RFE and we sent today. I saw a post that it could take up to 80 days longer vs 50 in Vancouver.

Can we request a change or do I just live with it?

Thanks to all you Vj'er for your help and replies.

If you live in Winnipeg and going the k1 route yes you can!! Others have successfully accomplished exactly that. Not exactly sure what they did, but believe they emailed Montreal (with case # in subject line) and asked for it to be transferred to VAN, due to living in one of the Western provinces----Just to bad its a crappy one,lol No Swagger, in Swaggerville this yr! GO RIDERS!!!!

[hikergirl 277]

Here is a thread with what other have done in the past: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/299190-change-visa-issuing-post-for-k1-visa/

Let's hope it gets noticed and automatically switched without you asking for it. Either way, I hope the switch goes smooth for you!

Edited August 7, 2012 by hikergirl

[James Dalton 0]

Thanks to both of the quick replies.... I am always worried to start changing things but I think in the big picture I could save a month even if it cost me a little more with some flights. When my REGINA boy says case number I assume you are referring to the MTL case number NOT my EAC original NOA 1 document number? right or am I wrong... I need to wait for MONTREAL number I assume and then request transfer....

Yes thanks for the link as well ...

Here is a thread with what other have done in the past: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/299190-change-visa-issuing-post-for-k1-visa/

Let's hope it gets noticed and automatically switched without you asking for it. Either way, I hope the switch goes smooth for you!

THANK YOU hiker girl... not sure what I should do at this stage. If you were me??? switch to Vancouver if possible to make it quicker?

[amberlynnloves 125]

Montreal Consulate is stating their average wait for an interview is 22 days. Not sure where you got 80 days...just an FYI

[James Dalton 0]

Montreal Consulate is stating their average wait for an interview is 22 days. Not sure where you got 80 days...just an FYI

Hi Amberlynnloves.... thanks for the reply. I had someone try and tell me on another post I still had about 80 days to my interview. As mentioned today my fiancee sent the RFE ( just my wifes offical death certificate vs the funeral home ) so it will be approved probably in 15 days and then sent to Montreal. But someone said it was so backlogged. If its only 22 after they get the document from VSC then I can probably wait. Love to get an interview in October thats all...

Thanks again for your comment

[James Dalton 0]

Montreal Consulate is stating their average wait for an interview is 22 days. Not sure where you got 80 days...just an FYI

Amberlynn... here is the comment made today by someone else on VJers' as copied below... so now I am confused on how much longer when all this started in January 27th 2012

As far as how long it will take, the Immigration Timeline at the top has all sorts of statistics you can look at. As of right now, the average between NOA2 and Consulate is 28 days, and the time to interview from then is about 79 days at Montreal (on average). I would estimate about 4 more months from now until the interview when you add in the RFE wait.

Thanks again... I just wanted to share what I got and why I was anxious to move from montreal embassy to vancouver.

[amberlynnloves 125]

Amberlynn... here is the comment made today by someone else on VJers' as copied below... so now I am confused on how much longer when all this started in January 27th 2012

As far as how long it will take, the Immigration Timeline at the top has all sorts of statistics you can look at. As of right now, the average between NOA2 and Consulate is 28 days, and the time to interview from then is about 79 days at Montreal (on average). I would estimate about 4 more months from now until the interview when you add in the RFE wait.

Thanks again... I just wanted to share what I got and why I was anxious to move from montreal embassy to vancouver.

If you go look at other peoples timelines for the same petition you've filed and see how long their interviews took. Thats the best way I'd recommend. You can go to the timelines and search specifically from NOA2 to Interview. I can also let you know as we just got our NOA2 Friday. And its on its way to the NVC now. I can let you know as you're a little behind us. But from what I've heard and read as long as you are flexible and don't care what time or day, you'll get one soon.

[Texas22 50]

The last I saw for timelines and Montreal embassy, the interview dates available after Mtl sends packet 4 is usually within the next month... and that has even been over the summer months... so I'm hoping the wait won't be too bad. I also would love a late Sept / early Oct. interview. Still waiting on NOA2 though!

[leenas 2]

Amberlynn... here is the comment made today by someone else on VJers' as copied below... so now I am confused on how much longer when all this started in January 27th 2012

As far as how long it will take, the Immigration Timeline at the top has all sorts of statistics you can look at. As of right now, the average between NOA2 and Consulate is 28 days, and the time to interview from then is about 79 days at Montreal (on average). I would estimate about 4 more months from now until the interview when you add in the RFE wait.

Thanks again... I just wanted to share what I got and why I was anxious to move from montreal embassy to vancouver.

I would say that the 79 days include processing noa2, receiving packet 3, then sending it back. And also waiting on packet 4. If these last 2 steps are done in reasonnable time, your interview date should be about 1 month after receiving packet 4. Good luck and never loose hope for the ending is well worth it.