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AstralEdge   2

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Good day to y'all!

I flew from Little Rock, Arkansas (where hubby lives) to Montreal last week for my upcoming interview which is on September 19!

I got a roundtrip ticket as it was cheaper and I figured that October 6th to go back would give them enough time to issue my

visa and get my passport back! However my flight is at 6am...

and I read on VJ that customs & immigrations at P-E Trudeau Airport in MTL didn't open till 6am!

I am confused! Is there anyone who POE'd there very early in the morning? I would like to be there around 3am or so.

Thanks!

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08/06/2011 ~ filed for I-130
08/11/2011 ~ NOA1 text/email
08/15/2011 ~ Touched
08/16/2011 ~ Money order cashed
09/21/2011 ~ NOA2 text/email
09/26/2011 ~ NOA2 Hardcopy


NVC
10/07/2011 ~ NVC received case
10/13/2011 ~ case # assigned and IIN
10/13/2011 ~ Sent DS-3032 via email
10/17/2011 ~ NVC accepted our DS-3032
11/01/2011 ~ AOS & IV fees shows its ''paid'' and receipts printed
11/03/2011 ~ AOS package sent to NVC
11/10/2011 ~ DS-260 sent electronically to NVC
12/01/2011 ~ Case complete at NVC
12/14/2011 ~ Received packet 4



Medical, interview & POE
01/18/2012 ~ Interview date NVC scheduled for us. Unfortunately, we had to reschedule it for September.
09/13/2012 ~ Medical at Medisys
09/19/2012 ~ Interview! ~ APPROVED!!
09/21/2012 ~ Visa + Passport received
10/06/2012 ~ POE at P-E Trudeau Airport (Montreal)
10/19/2012 ~ Welcome letter received!
10/26/2012 ~ Greencard in hand smile.png

12/31/2013 ~ Birth of our son!

ROC, Removal of Conditions (CR1)

09/16/2014 ~ Sent I-751

09/22/2014 ~ NOA1

10/21/2014 ~ Biometrics

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alizon   77

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Is it a direct flight? If you have a connection in Toronto, my understanding is that you would do your POE there. Otherwise, you might have to change your flight because the POE takes a bit of time.

This thread is about Pearson rather than Trudeau, but it's someone dealing with the same issue: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/373910-flight-from-pearson-at-653-am-when-should-i-arrive/

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alizon   77

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You should probably call the airport to see when they open rather than relying on the reviews here though. Presumably they know they can't schedule a flight that requires preclearance at the exact hour that customs opens!

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AstralEdge   2

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It is not a direct flight. My layover is in Atlanta... so I have to POE in Montreal.

It does not make sense to me either that they would schedule me on a flight if i cannot go through preclearance.

I wonder If I could go through them the night before?? Or is it too early...

I will call later this week, right now I need to sleep because it's my interview tomorrow morning!!

July 08 2011 - We got married smile.png

USCIS
08/06/2011 ~ filed for I-130
08/11/2011 ~ NOA1 text/email
08/15/2011 ~ Touched
08/16/2011 ~ Money order cashed
09/21/2011 ~ NOA2 text/email
09/26/2011 ~ NOA2 Hardcopy


NVC
10/07/2011 ~ NVC received case
10/13/2011 ~ case # assigned and IIN
10/13/2011 ~ Sent DS-3032 via email
10/17/2011 ~ NVC accepted our DS-3032
11/01/2011 ~ AOS & IV fees shows its ''paid'' and receipts printed
11/03/2011 ~ AOS package sent to NVC
11/10/2011 ~ DS-260 sent electronically to NVC
12/01/2011 ~ Case complete at NVC
12/14/2011 ~ Received packet 4



Medical, interview & POE
01/18/2012 ~ Interview date NVC scheduled for us. Unfortunately, we had to reschedule it for September.
09/13/2012 ~ Medical at Medisys
09/19/2012 ~ Interview! ~ APPROVED!!
09/21/2012 ~ Visa + Passport received
10/06/2012 ~ POE at P-E Trudeau Airport (Montreal)
10/19/2012 ~ Welcome letter received!
10/26/2012 ~ Greencard in hand smile.png

12/31/2013 ~ Birth of our son!

ROC, Removal of Conditions (CR1)

09/16/2014 ~ Sent I-751

09/22/2014 ~ NOA1

10/21/2014 ~ Biometrics

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Flames9_RN   358

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It is not a direct flight. My layover is in Atlanta... so I have to POE in Montreal.

It does not make sense to me either that they would schedule me on a flight if i cannot go through preclearance.

I wonder If I could go through them the night before?? Or is it too early...

I will call later this week, right now I need to sleep because it's my interview tomorrow morning!!

MTL airport phone #:

If you need information, call 514-394-7377 or 1-800-465-1213 (toll-free from anywhere in Canada, from Vermont and from Albany, New York).

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

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AstralEdge   2

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In case this might help someone else aswell...

I called the airport of Montreal and spoke with the US immigration department.

So for anyone that is interested, they open at 4:30am. However he warned me that they are super

busy early in the morning and that with my flight departing at 6am, it would be risky. The airport

won't let you cross the customs before 4am either.

July 08 2011 - We got married smile.png

USCIS
08/06/2011 ~ filed for I-130
08/11/2011 ~ NOA1 text/email
08/15/2011 ~ Touched
08/16/2011 ~ Money order cashed
09/21/2011 ~ NOA2 text/email
09/26/2011 ~ NOA2 Hardcopy


NVC
10/07/2011 ~ NVC received case
10/13/2011 ~ case # assigned and IIN
10/13/2011 ~ Sent DS-3032 via email
10/17/2011 ~ NVC accepted our DS-3032
11/01/2011 ~ AOS & IV fees shows its ''paid'' and receipts printed
11/03/2011 ~ AOS package sent to NVC
11/10/2011 ~ DS-260 sent electronically to NVC
12/01/2011 ~ Case complete at NVC
12/14/2011 ~ Received packet 4



Medical, interview & POE
01/18/2012 ~ Interview date NVC scheduled for us. Unfortunately, we had to reschedule it for September.
09/13/2012 ~ Medical at Medisys
09/19/2012 ~ Interview! ~ APPROVED!!
09/21/2012 ~ Visa + Passport received
10/06/2012 ~ POE at P-E Trudeau Airport (Montreal)
10/19/2012 ~ Welcome letter received!
10/26/2012 ~ Greencard in hand smile.png

12/31/2013 ~ Birth of our son!

ROC, Removal of Conditions (CR1)

09/16/2014 ~ Sent I-751

09/22/2014 ~ NOA1

10/21/2014 ~ Biometrics

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