Do you think....

[Jen and Mikey 13]

Hello all,

My interview is on March 19 and I am tentatively planning on moving March 30... and I'm curious to know if you guys think that the time that i'm roughly allotting to get my pkg back is doable?

I've seen the poll thread, but really it's old and who knows how updated it is....

thanks in advance

[Ms Hogan 295]

I included my info on the poll. If you look at Timelines from recent applications you can see when they had their visas in-hand since that's one of the dates we put in our timelines as we move along here.

I know you saw my post in the poll but I'll add it here for others.

Wednesday 6th: Interview

Thursday 7th: Visas Sent out by Consulate via Loomis

Friday 8th: Visas picked up from local Loomis location

Edited March 9, 2013 by MsHogan

[Jen and Mikey 13]

I included my info on the poll. If you look at Timelines from recent applications you can see when they had their visas in-hand since that's one of the dates we put in our timelines as we move along here.

I know you saw my post in the poll but I'll add it here for others.

Wednesday 6th: Interview

Thursday 7th: Visa Sent out by Consulate vis Loomis

Friday 8th: Visa picked up from local Loomis location

<3

*edit I went and looked at the recent interviewees and there were no updates hahaha I will keep going further back

Edited March 9, 2013 by Jen and Mikey

[Rob & Monika 87]

All I'm going to say is don't trust MTL to notify you that it's been shipped. We received the notification that it was being shipped AFTER we had already picked it up. By day 13, we just stopped into Loomis to see if they had it, and they did. Day 14 we got the notification that they were shipping it. We don't know how long it was there, maybe it had just gotten there, idk.

[pocheros 101]

It's generally best not to make hard and fast plans before the visa's in your hand. You could be placed in AP, the visa could spell your name wrong, or DHL could damage the envelope that comes with the visa (which means waiting for Montreal to re-pack it for you). Though many Canadian VJers receive their visa quickly after the interview without issue, many of them also face delays such as the ones listed here.

[Jen and Mikey 13]

It's generally best not to make hard and fast plans before the visa's in your hand. You could be placed in AP, the visa could spell your name wrong, or DHL could damage the envelope that comes with the visa (which means waiting for Montreal to re-pack it for you). Though many Canadian VJers receive their visa quickly after the interview without issue, many of them also face delays such as the ones listed here.

that's exactly why I said tentatively planning

[Ms Hogan 295]

Montreal never notified me that it was shipped. I just logged into Loomis repeatedly until the reference number showed up with an item as "Undeliverable". I also logged into the CSC site and found that the tracking number had been added when I logged in. ALSO, when I logged into the https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?eQs=o/iS8zDpeAKjMWCuebHqOw== CEAC page it showed "Issued" instead of "Ready" for interview. THAT was very exciting!

[Jen and Mikey 13]

Montreal never notified me that it was shipped. I just logged into Loomis repeatedly until the reference number showed up with an item as "Undeliverable". I also logged into the CSC site and found that the tracking number had been added when I logged in. ALSO, when I logged into the https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?eQs=o/iS8zDpeAKjMWCuebHqOw== CEAC page it showed "Issued" instead of "Ready" for interview. THAT was very exciting!

EEEEEKKKKKKK you're making me so super excited. I can't believe it's finally here... I can finally say my interview is next week... All the anxiety and nerves and frustration of waiting seem to be a distant memory now

I will be stalking the living ####### out of those sites haha

[Ms Hogan 295]

EEEEEKKKKKKK you're making me so super excited. I can't believe it's finally here... I can finally say my interview is next week... All the anxiety and nerves and frustration of waiting seem to be a distant memory now

I will be stalking the living ####### out of those sites haha

Just to update you: I actually DID receive an email from Loomis letting me know that the passports had been picked up from Montreal. I didn't see the emails because they went to emails I set up ONLY for immigration and wasn't actually checking them at that point. Ha! The email looked like this:

Dear VJ Addict,

Your passport has been picked up from the Consular Section and within the next few days you will be able to pick it up at:

LOOMIS Location-you-chose HOLD FOR PICKUP

ADDRESS was here

Your Waybill Number is blahblahblah.

Please click the link below to track your passport until it is ready for pickup:

HTTP://WWW.LOOMIS-EXPRESS.COM/CA/WFTRACKINGSTATUS.ASPX?PIECENUMBER=blahblahblah

You can take advantage of having your documents delivered to an address in Canada for an additional cost. If you are interested, go here to learn how:

http://usvisa-info.com/en-CA/selfservice/us_courier_information

Regards,

U.S. Visa Information Services

http://canada.usvisa-info.com

I hope this helps some more!