Difficulty getting information in time for interview / visa approval window

[belenday 0]

We could use some good ideas. After 7 long months our I-129 was approved, then moved through NCS. We just got packet 3 from the Montreal Consulate (12/08/2006) and got an actual rather than a hypothetical verbal one. Since my fiance is from China, it is next to impossible to get the official birth certificate and police records that is being requested - let alone in a couple weeks. Since she has to be in the US by 3/1/07 for our Visa, it seems we need to have all the DS230 and completed checklist sent back to the consulate before the end of the year.

Does anyone have any experience of what we can do?

[riblet 0]

I'm sorry, I'm just a bit confused. You just got your package 3 from Montreal, and you have a January interview scheduled already? by 3/1/07 do you mean March - which makes the rest of your post very confusing, or January? Please just clarify what is happening.

I've been watching Montreal scheduling for a couple of months now, and they usually vary between 2 - 4 months, that's another reason I'm confused. Hopefully we can help you if you are a little more clear Congrats on finally getting approved!

We could use some good ideas. After 7 long months our I-129 was approved, then moved through NCS. We just got packet 3 from the Montreal Consulate (12/08/2006) and got an actual rather than a hypothetical verbal one. Since my fiance is from China, it is next to impossible to get the official birth certificate and police records that is being requested - let alone in a couple weeks. Since she has to be in the US by 3/1/07 for our Visa, it seems we need to have all the DS230 and completed checklist sent back to the consulate before the end of the year.

Does anyone have any experience of what we can do?

[riblet 0]

Also, have you checked out the China forum?

[belenday 0]

Sorry for the confusion. Our I29F is approved through entry until March 1, 2007. But you actually need to get the Visa to enter the US. The Montreal Consulate sent packet 3 asking for a number of documents. We need to return the checklist and DS230, before they will schedule a Visa interview. Once they get the checklist, it takes 2 - 4 months to get the interview. So working backwards from March 1, 2007 based on a maximum of 4 months to get an interview (March, February, January, December) we need to send the checklist and DS230 back right away. We can probably get the documents from Canadian government and the medical exam in time, but China does not issue official birth certificates, police records, etc. So the likelihood of getting something like a notarized letter in time from there is a like billion to one. So what to do?