Montreal Consulate K1 Interview Wait Time

[reblem14 40]

Hi all,

 

Does anyone have any idea about current wait times for the K1 interview at the Montreal Consulate?  Once you're allowed to book, how far out are the first available appointments? 

 

I know there have been a few older posts about this but I know things are changing all the time with this stuff.  Any insights on recent experiences would be helpful!

 

Thanks

[D and T 569]

9 minutes ago, reblem14 said:

Hi all,

 

Does anyone have any idea about current wait times for the K1 interview at the Montreal Consulate?  Once you're allowed to book, how far out are the first available appointments? 

 

I know there have been a few older posts about this but I know things are changing all the time with this stuff.  Any insights on recent experiences would be helpful!

 

Thanks

My interview is in two days and I booked it three weeks out from the date they received my case. That seems to be about the timeline everyone else is experiencing but of course there can always be variations. As always with this process, hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

 

I see you've already been waiting for five months. On the up side, once you get your NOA2, things are going faster at the NVC now than they were only a month or so ago.

 

Best wishes to you! 

 

 

[BananaButton5 175]

1 hour ago, D and T said:

My interview is in two days and I booked it three weeks out from the date they received my case. That seems to be about the timeline everyone else is experiencing but of course there can always be variations. As always with this process, hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

 

I see you've already been waiting for five months. On the up side, once you get your NOA2, things are going faster at the NVC now than they were only a month or so ago.

 

Best wishes to you! 

 

 

This makes me feel good! We just filed last week, so we are a ways away from the interview process, but I'm trying to be as prepared as possible! Three weeks from receiving case doesn't seem bad at all!  How was your experience with the medical? Do you get the medical done between them receiving case and the interview, correct? How much did the medical exam cost? He's in Ottawa so I figured I'll just help him find one of the approved Doctors, just hoping getting in for an appointment won't drag out the process any longer than it already is. 

 

[reblem14 40]

2 hours ago, D and T said:

My interview is in two days and I booked it three weeks out from the date they received my case. That seems to be about the timeline everyone else is experiencing but of course there can always be variations. As always with this process, hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

 

I see you've already been waiting for five months. On the up side, once you get your NOA2, things are going faster at the NVC now than they were only a month or so ago.

 

Best wishes to you! 

 

 

 

Thanks so much @D and T.  That's really helpful to know it's not a several month wait like I read in past posts.  I know there are always weird cases but your situation gives me some piece of mind    

 

Best of luck to you on your interview!  

[D and T 569]

6 minutes ago, BananaButton5 said:

This makes me feel good! We just filed last week, so we are a ways away from the interview process, but I'm trying to be as prepared as possible! Three weeks from receiving case doesn't seem bad at all!  How was your experience with the medical? Do you get the medical done between them receiving case and the interview, correct? How much did the medical exam cost? He's in Ottawa so I figured I'll just help him find one of the approved Doctors, just hoping getting in for an appointment won't drag out the process any longer than it already is. 

 

I used to have a link to my medical review in my signature, but I must have somehow removed it without noticing when I was messing around with font sizes the other day.  I just put it back  in my signature so you can click to check it out below.  

 

And, now that you mention it,  I forgot to include the cost in that review.  I paid $405, comprising $350 for the exam, plus $50 for their courier service, plus the $5 surcharge for paying by credit card,

 

Three weeks is pretty good, yep. Mind you, it seems like a lifetime when you've already been waiting for eight or nine months  but no it's not so bad.  

 

Again though... I just want to remind you that this can change without warning or notice.  When we mailed our petition off on May 30th last year,  we expected to be married by August or September LATEST.  Instead we were delayed by at least six months, nothing went to plan and it's been near-ruinous. So, I can never be too "Pollyanna" about it anymore. Anything can happen, and it can turn into a gruelling test. I'm sorry! I wish it was different but I can't in good conscience pretend otherwise.  Delays aren't even all that unusual in this process, it's happened many times before.

 

So again, my best advice is to have hope but be prepared.

 

Best of luck in your journey! 

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