Montreal medical & Consulate interview Reviews

[J❤️J 139]

Just now, K1visaHopeful said:

I don't think anyone is getting my point, lol.

The Beneficiary's email is never ASKED for by any immigration entity. They only ask for the Petitioner's on the G1145. That makes no sense if they are all trying to go electronic. How would the beneficiary receive the emailed packet 3????

If beneficiary's do not know that they have to OFFER/GIVE NOTICE of their email to immigration, they will just have to wait for their Petitioner to forward documents THAT PERTAIN TO THE BENEFICIARY ONLY (???) or wait for snail mail. (If i did that I'd get absolutely nowehere as my Petitioner doesnt check his email and lets the snail mail sit unopened on the table for months).

It makes no sense. And it's never discussed here. 

That's not entirely accurate. The NVC agent asked specifically for my email address. I am the beneficiary. Did you get your case# from NVC? If you did you can track your case online. If your case left NVC end of May, expect Packet3 any day now. It will be sent by email to the emails addresses given to NVC. It goes quickly, just hang in there

[K1visaHopeful 2,803]

2 minutes ago, J❤️J said:

That's not entirely accurate. The NVC agent asked specifically for my email address. I am the beneficiary. Did you get your case# from NVC? If you did you can track your case online. If your case left NVC end of May, expect Packet3 any day now. It will be sent by email to the emails addresses given to NVC. It goes quickly, just hang in there

NVC did not ask for my (beneficiary's) email. I had to call them back and give it to them/fill out an NVC inquiry form after they gave my the case number. They did not ask for it. 

It was a reactive process rather than a proactive one is what I'm getting at. If I wait for my petitioner to send me Packet 3 I would never get it.

Do you or anyone see what I'm getting at?

If I hadn't enquired (and some ppl don't know to) nothing would move forward. Ie packet 3 is not for the PETITIONER so why would they only have the Petitioner's email on file from the start?

[J❤️J 139]

29 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

NVC did not ask for my (beneficiary's) email. I had to call them back and give it to them/fill out an NVC inquiry form after they gave my the case number. They did not ask for it. 

It was a reactive process rather than a proactive one is what I'm getting at. If I wait for my petitioner to send me Packet 3 I would never get it.

Do you or anyone see what I'm getting at?

If I hadn't enquired (and some ppl don't know to) nothing would move forward. Ie packet 3 is not for the PETITIONER so why would they only have the Petitioner's email on file from the start?

Not sure by what you mean when you say  "if you had to wait for petitioner to send Packet 3 , you would never get it." The petitioner would just flip you the email. It takes a couple minutes max. After the petitioner (and/or the beneficiary receives the Packet3 electronic), the paper copy will come 2-3 days later. Then the petitioner could just scan you a copy, also takes a couple minutes. 

As for the reason why documents are sent to the petitioner it's because they are the U.S. citizen, they are the ones bringing us in. There are couples who break-up during this process so I can see why no US agent would want to process all this extra paperwork for the beneficiary when the beneficiary really wants to move to the US but the petitioner changed his/her mind about the relationship. Its a safeguard, a precautionary measure.  In order to receive the additional steps, the beneficiary has liase with the petitioner.  There are alot of challenging steps ahead (booking the interview... IF there is an opening. That requires lots of patience). I wish you the best! You're almost there. 😁

Edited May 30, 2018 by J❤️J

[Jmattiuz 2]

55 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

NVC did not ask for my (beneficiary's) email. I had to call them back and give it to them/fill out an NVC inquiry form after they gave my the case number. They did not ask for it. 

It was a reactive process rather than a proactive one is what I'm getting at. If I wait for my petitioner to send me Packet 3 I would never get it.

Do you or anyone see what I'm getting at?

If I hadn't enquired (and some ppl don't know to) nothing would move forward. Ie packet 3 is not for the PETITIONER so why would they only have the Petitioner's email on file from the start?

I am the beneficiary and I submitted a G1145 as well as the G1145 for the petitioner. I never gave NVC my email as I didn't bother calling them constantly. That is how I was emailed my packet 3. No where did it state that the G1145 was only for the petitioner. In fact I got constant updates after every stage of the visa process, starting with the notice that my NOA1 was received. So they don't technically ASK for the beneficiary's email but you did have the option to include it. I'm in a similar position in that my fiancé would never check his email or his snail mail for that matter so I wanted to receive notice of every action so that I could FORCE him to go check haha.

I think your best course of action would be to forward your packet 3 as soon as your status is changed to "ready" with your DS-160 info. I've seen on visajourney some people have done that and been sent packet 4 without actually receiving packet 3.

[K1visaHopeful 2,803]

41 minutes ago, Jmattiuz said:

I am the beneficiary and I submitted a G1145 as well as the G1145 for the petitioner. I never gave NVC my email as I didn't bother calling them constantly. That is how I was emailed my packet 3. No where did it state that the G1145 was only for the petitioner. In fact I got constant updates after every stage of the visa process, starting with the notice that my NOA1 was received. So they don't technically ASK for the beneficiary's email but you did have the option to include it. I'm in a similar position in that my fiancé would never check his email or his snail mail for that matter so I wanted to receive notice of every action so that I could FORCE him to go check haha.

I think your best course of action would be to forward your packet 3 as soon as your status is changed to "ready" with your DS-160 info. I've seen on visajourney some people have done that and been sent packet 4 without actually receiving packet 3.

Good action on the G1145 for both Petitioner and Beneficiary. That is definitely not explained or talked about here or by the USCIS instructions AND the first time I have ever heard that being done. THAT needs to be implemented as protocol on VJ!

Not too worried about my own procedure I just wanted to discuss how the beneficiary's email is never ASKED for and how it is rarely talked about here on what should be done to be notified as the beneficiary.

Thank you @Jmattiuz!!! 

[K1visaHopeful 2,803]

1 hour ago, J❤️J said:

Not sure by what you mean when you say  "if you had to wait for petitioner to send Packet 3 , you would never get it." The petitioner would just flip you the email. No my fiancé does not read his emails or open his paper mail. That is why I would never get any correspondence because he doesn't care too.

It takes a couple minutes max. After the petitioner (and/or the beneficiary receives the Packet3 electronic), the paper copy will come 2-3 days later. Then the petitioner could just scan you a copy, also takes a couple minutes. Scan? lol. He's not technical at all and I am sure I'm not the only one who has a partner like that.

 As for the reason why documents are sent to the petitioner it's because they are the U.S. citizen, they are the ones bringing us in. There are couples who break-up during this process so I can see why no US agent would want to process all this extra paperwork for the beneficiary when the beneficiary really wants to move to the US but the petitioner changed his/her mind about the relationship. Its a safeguard, a precautionary measure.  In order to receive the additional steps, the beneficiary has liase with the petitioner. I see your point here.

 There are alot of challenging steps ahead (booking the interview... IF there is an opening. That requires lots of patience). I wish you the best! You're almost there. 😁

 

[NikkiFromCanada 233]

2 hours ago, K1visaHopeful said:

I don't think anyone is getting my point, lol.

The Beneficiary's email is never ASKED for by any immigration entity. They only ask for the Petitioner's on the G1145. That makes no sense if they are all trying to go electronic. How would the beneficiary receive the emailed packet 3????

If beneficiary's do not know that they have to OFFER/GIVE NOTICE of their email to immigration, they will just have to wait for their Petitioner to forward documents THAT PERTAIN TO THE BENEFICIARY ONLY (???) or wait for snail mail????

(If i did that I'd get absolutely nowehere as my Petitioner doesnt check his email and lets the snail mail sit unopened on the table for months).

It makes no sense. And it's never discussed here. 

I do get your point. And that's why you just call the NVC and give them the beneficiary's email address once the case # is assigned. I did that, and I still didn't get packet 3 from MTL. They only sent it to my fiancee (petitioner) I also sent Packet 3 to them without them asking me to, and that's where they replied with Packet 4.

 

Also, it's been so long that I don't 100% remember that there was no spot anywhere on the I-129 where we put our email addresses. In any case, there's no need to worry about it if you call them and give them the beneficiary email address once the case # is assigned. 

[J❤️J 139]

51 minutes ago, K1visaHopeful said:

 

That's unfortunate. You could always just ask him for his email password and check it on his behalf? You could also ask him to sign up for USPS emails. That's what my fiance did. He lives in Hawaii and travels alot for work (also mail takes awhile to get to him from the mainland). He received a digital preview of all his mail that was scheduled to arrive so he knew he had mail from USCIS before he even got home 👍

[kenikki 26]

3 hours ago, K1visaHopeful said:

I don't think anyone is getting my point, lol.

The Beneficiary's email is never ASKED for by any immigration entity. They only ask for the Petitioner's on the G1145. That makes no sense if they are all trying to go electronic. How would the beneficiary receive the emailed packet 3????

My best guess is that they got my email (the beneficiary) from the supporting docs that were provided with the I-129.

My email (which is basically my name @whatever.com) is shown on most of the travel and hotel confirmations.

I assume that is how they got it as my fiance also provided travel confirmations listing a secondary email and they sent emails to that address, too (even though he had not provided that one to USCIS initially).

Again, only a guess.

[J❤️J 139]

On 5/30/2018 at 7:22 AM, NikkiMarie said:

OMG so happy for you!!! So exciting!! I'm calling Medisys in Montreal as soon as they open at 7:30am to book my medical!! 

Hey!!! Did you get your appointment? I have mine next week 😎

[NikkiFromCanada 233]

1 hour ago, J❤️J said:

Hey!!! Did you get your appointment? I have mine next week 😎

I booked my medical for June 29th!! Interview is July 11, so still plenty of time! How exciting!!! 

[NikLR 13,227]

On 5/30/2018 at 7:34 AM, K1visaHopeful said:

I don't think anyone is getting my point, lol.

The Beneficiary's email is never ASKED for by any immigration entity. They only ask for the Petitioner's on the G1145. That makes no sense if they are all trying to go electronic. How would the beneficiary receive the emailed packet 3????

If beneficiary's do not know that they have to OFFER/GIVE NOTICE of their email to immigration, they will just have to wait for their Petitioner to forward documents THAT PERTAIN TO THE BENEFICIARY ONLY (???) or wait for snail mail????

(If i did that I'd get absolutely nowehere as my Petitioner doesnt check his email and lets the snail mail sit unopened on the table for months).

It makes no sense. And it's never discussed here. 

You're supposed to call the NVC for your case number. At that time YOU give the beneficiary email.  If you do not do it at this time you can still check your CEAC with your case number if acquired.  If not yes, Montreal will send the BENEFICIARY snail mail and the beneficiary will need to email the information back as Montreal.  

Packet 3 IS available for download as well from the consulate without them ever sending you snail mail or email.  But without your case number from the NVC you won't get very far. 

If the beneficiary and petitioner chooses not to be proactive or check their mail that's their fault.  Who the heck doesnt check their mail when you're doing something important? Honestly I'd be concerned that the petitioner didnt want the marriage or immigration to happen if the case sat around without letting the beneficiary know about NOA2 (at which point the beneficiary takes control of the process except for the I-134.) 

Edited May 31, 2018 by NikLR

[J❤️J 139]

Hi guys! Any idea of how I can change my appointment to a sooner appointment without losing the one I already have? Right now my interview is mid-July but I'm thinking I will keep an eye on  the visa website and see if anything sooner pops up. Has anyone here done this?

[K1visaHopeful 2,803]

19 minutes ago, J❤️J said:

Hi guys! Any idea of how I can change my appointment to a sooner appointment without losing the one I already have? Right now my interview is mid-July but I'm thinking I will keep an eye on  the visa website and see if anything sooner pops up. Has anyone here done this?

That's a question for @Naes. She did it twice. I'm pretty sure you lose the original date immediately if you proceed to look for a sooner one.

PS Can you take a few minutes to fill out your timeline please...

Edited May 31, 2018 by K1visaHopeful

[J❤️J 139]

Just now, K1visaHopeful said:

That's a question for @Naes. She did it twice. I'm pretty sure you lose the original date immediately if you proceed to look for a sooner one.

Hmmmm... I might just wait in that case. Montreal interview dates are slim. Not like Japan