NVC Thread for Canadians

[ChristinaG 91]

Finally (-ish)..... my first time getting though to NVC (checking to see if cases have been rec'd).... I've been waiting only about 10 minutes so far, but gotta say I have heard a lot worse hold music..... got my coffee, and am working while listening to the hold music..... and we're off.......

....hope I get a pleasant rep!!

[ChristinaG 91]

surprisingly only waited about 20 minutes on hold.... Customer Rep Jean was useless and just gave the standard script

I'll try again later......

[mrs thb 331]

surprisingly only waited about 20 minutes on hold.... Customer Rep Jean was useless and just gave the standard script

I'll try again later......

what is it that your calling about...if you don't mind sharing?

[OnlyHope 4]

So apparently it is not cold enough in Winnipeg...we had to go to Montreal to get frostbite..lol!! Hubby and I landed just before 1 PM and managed to find our way to where the buses run from. The bus pass (Opus) for a week now costs $25.50, plus the charge for the card itself - $6.00, which totals $31.50. Still a good deal considering a taxi would charge $40 or more for one one-way trip from the airport to the hotel. We are going to be here 8 days, so well worth it. The 747 takes you right into downtown Montreal where everything is.

Blowing snow with a -31 degree windchill...sweet, but it can't damper our spirits. We are nearly done with this! Will share more as it goes. I have my medical at Medisys tomorrow morning at 11:15, and then we are literally free and loose on the city until my interview on the 10th. Good luck everyone! I will check in as things progress!!

Good luck for the interview

[OnlyHope 4]

Hello all.......wishing good luck for all who have interview scheduled........ My husband rescheduled his interview with Montreal embassy so his new date is march 16th ......originally it was 5th Feb.....today I received a call from NVC telling me 5th Feb is confirmed date and I said no he rescheduled it for 16th march.......she said oh he was able to do that OK then .....should we worry about this?..........

[ChristinaG 91]

what is it that your calling about...if you don't mind sharing?

No prob I was calling to see if they had rec'd our files from TSC so that I could start the Case # clock From data mining through Saylin's spreadsheet, the average is about 15 days from NOA2 date to NVC rec'd date....

Figured no harm in checking

I'm holding on to hope that we will be one of the quick cases (yeah, I know.... ) where some are getting their CC about 80 days from when their Case # was assigned.....

I plan on really staying on top of "what comes next" 'cause I really want to get this done......

[ChristinaG 91]

Hello all.......wishing good luck for all who have interview scheduled........ My husband rescheduled his interview with Montreal embassy so his new date is march 16th ......originally it was 5th Feb.....today I received a call from NVC telling me 5th Feb is confirmed date and I said no he rescheduled it for 16th march.......she said oh he was able to do that OK then .....should we worry about this?..........

As long as he confirmed the new date with the Consulate, I imagine there would be no worries.....

I find it much more interesting that NVC called to confirm this with you.... you're the second VJ member I've seen post about NVC calling to remind/confirm the interview...... interesting.....

[mrs thb 331]

Hello all.......wishing good luck for all who have interview scheduled........ My husband rescheduled his interview with Montreal embassy so his new date is march 16th ......originally it was 5th Feb.....today I received a call from NVC telling me 5th Feb is confirmed date and I said no he rescheduled it for 16th march.......she said oh he was able to do that OK then .....should we worry about this?..........

wow, that's interesting.

I have not heard of such personalized service. Perhaps this is one of their initiatives being implemented....???

Personally, I;d rather them speed up processing cc than phone call reminders

[Tater&Bugger 3]

I've called 20 times in the last three days (including the same time as previous poster) and was never able to get through! LOL and still no mail from NVC.

[OnlyHope 4]

As long as he confirmed the new date with the Consulate, I imagine there would be no worries.....

I find it much more interesting that NVC called to confirm this with you.... you're the second VJ member I've seen post about NVC calling to remind/confirm the interview...... interesting.....

Thank you for the response..... It was surprising to me too .....anyways I hope they speed up process so everyone can get through it fast

wow, that's interesting.

I have not heard of such personalized service. Perhaps this is one of their initiatives being implemented....???

Personally, I;d rather them speed up processing cc than phone call reminders

I agree with you.......

[Tater&Bugger 3]

Ironically I got through about two hours after I posted and waited 20 minutes. Received our i130 NOA2 on Dec 15 and NVC said they received it Dec 30 and it'll take 42 days from then to receive contact (by email). He cousins confirm my email or change of address done with USCIS since the case hasn't been opened yet. So... hopefully in the next 10 days or I'll be calling again soon!

** couldn't. Not cousins.

[mrs thb 331]

I've called 20 times in the last three days (including the same time as previous poster) and was never able to get through! LOL and still no mail from NVC.

you and i have the same 'case received date"

let's hope we get our case number on the same day too...

I've been calling too but not able to get through, thinking later in the day might be better...like 10pm.

[Tater&Bugger 3]

you and i have the same 'case received date"

let's hope we get our case number on the same day too...

I've been calling too but not able to get through, thinking later in the day might be better...like 10pm.

Fingers crossed! We had a return flight booked for May (I'm in the US staying with my husband as of mid Jan) but recently decided to have the baby here since our insurance will cover it and fly back to Ottawa in July. We're really not sure when to book that flight without knowing when the baby will be born and when our interview will be haha. If baby is born in early June we can get his/her passport in time but if not we'll need to fly to Syracuse, NY and drive from there. This will be interesting.

[mrs thb 331]

Fingers crossed! We had a return flight booked for May (I'm in the US staying with my husband as of mid Jan) but recently decided to have the baby here since our insurance will cover it and fly back to Ottawa in July. We're really not sure when to book that flight without knowing when the baby will be born and when our interview will be haha. If baby is born in early June we can get his/her passport in time but if not we'll need to fly to Syracuse, NY and drive from there. This will be interesting.

i hear yah on this guessing game. must be nice being with your hubby, some of us can't do that. i'm thinking of taking a no-pay leave in March...to spend 6 weeks with him while we wait for a cc.

baby eh, that's great. is this the 1st? ah, special times!!! my first left yesterday for a 4 month southeast asia trip....all I could think about all day was how it seems like just yesterday I had her! time flies by quickly.

agreed, this surely will be interesting....

[Tater&Bugger 3]

i hear yah on this guessing game. must be nice being with your hubby, some of us can't do that. i'm thinking of taking a no-pay leave in March...to spend 6 weeks with him while we wait for a cc.

baby eh, that's great. is this the 1st? ah, special times!!! my first left yesterday for a 4 month southeast asia trip....all I could think about all day was how it seems like just yesterday I had her! time flies by quickly.

agreed, this surely will be interesting....

This is our second. DD will be two this month and she was born here in Phoenix. We had plans to move back to Canada so I had to give up my PR and then not even a year later, long story short are coming back lol. I hadn't started working again so luckily can stay here for a while and wait it out. Making sure I don't overstay could be tricky but I think we'll be ok. Worst case if it gets close I'll sign the paperwork to pay US taxes and give up my OHIP for the few weeks/months I am back in Canada.