MTL Interview Question

[gags08 0]

Hello everyone,

I can't seem to get an answer from anyone at the Montreal consulate.

We were put on the waiting list for our interview on January 12th.

Still no interview date.

Has anyone else had his problem with a similar timeline?

I'm trying to see when I may have it scheduled as the 4 months they stated are fast approaching.

If anyone else wants to share their insight it would be much appreciated.

[Flames9_RN 358]

I'm sure other K1'ers wil chirp up and state its a long wait in Mtl!! I belive around a 4-6 month wait!!

[Allie 5]

Welcome check out the thread titled : MTL Timeline To Interview.

It's still up on page 1 and doesn't stray very far from there as most days there is always a comment on Montreal

There you'll read all you would want to hear about Montreal and thier interview schedule times

Good luck

[piosenka 0]

There you'll read all you would want to hear about Montreal and thier interview schedule times

And stuff you don't want to hear

[Allie 5]

Yes how true that is

[mrsserendipity 0]

my husband and i finally got fed up with waiting and called them (we read on here about others who called and found out they DID already have an interview scheduled, they just didn't get back to them). many of us at that time heard really late and had to make reservations and medical appointments within a couple days. i say give them a call, won't hurt to try we didn't actually get our interview letter until a couple weeks after they set it up. i assume they don't like to pay extra for fast delivery? haha. also, we were told interviews are scheduled around mid-month for the following month, so mid-to-end of month is a good time to call good luck

[lynamon 0]

Welcome aboard the wait train

It would be great if you could fill in your timeline.

[gags08 0]

Thank you everyone for your comments.

Here is our timeline. I've added it as my signature.

21 July Submitted I-129F To Vermont

18 August 2006 Received a request to provide more information we've met in the last 2 years

19 August 2006 Submit additional requested information

04 October 2006 I-129F approved at Vermont

07 November Received Packet 3 From Montreal For K1 Visa

08 November Submit form DS-230

21 November 2006 Submit Checklist

12 January 2007 We are put on wait list for interview

08 March 07 Contact Montreal Consulate and are told to wait for up to 4 months

April-May Phone calls and e-mails to Montreal Consulate are unanswered. Still Waiting

[Allie 5]

Thank you everyone for your comments.

Here is our timeline. I've added it as my signature.

21 July Submitted I-129F To Vermont

18 August 2006 Received a request to provide more information we've met in the last 2 years

19 August 2006 Submit additional requested information

04 October 2006 I-129F approved at Vermont

07 November Received Packet 3 From Montreal For K1 Visa

08 November Submit form DS-230

21 November 2006 Submit Checklist

12 January 2007 We are put on wait list for interview

08 March 07 Contact Montreal Consulate and are told to wait for up to 4 months

April-May Phone calls and e-mails to Montreal Consulate are unanswered. Still Waiting

There have been several times I have not received a reply back on my emails to Montreal. I Just keep resending until they reply eventually they will. Most times on the first resend others on the second attempt

[CutienPurg 0]

08 November Submit form DS-230

21 November 2006 Submit Checklist

12 January 2007 We are put on wait list for interview

you returned your checklist and ds-230 in November. that is when you should have been put " in line" for an interview. who told you january 12 and why wasn't it upon receipt of your packet 3 forms?

[misa 2]

Maybe it sat on their desk during U.S. thanksgiving and Christmas holidays?

[gags08 0]

I don't know why it took so long for them to put me on the waiting list after they received everything in November.

All I know is the 2nd time I e-mailed them in March, I was told to stop bothering them and wait out the 4 months from January 12th. That is when I was put on the waiting list for the interview according to the e-mail they sent me.

Now that the 4 months are up, my patience is running thin when it comes to getting answers from the consulate...

Has anyone had any luck by contacting their sponsors congressional leaders to inquire on their behalf?

[mrsserendipity 0]

I don't know why it took so long for them to put me on the waiting list after they received everything in November.

All I know is the 2nd time I e-mailed them in March, I was told to stop bothering them and wait out the 4 months from January 12th. That is when I was put on the waiting list for the interview according to the e-mail they sent me.

Now that the 4 months are up, my patience is running thin when it comes to getting answers from the consulate...

Has anyone had any luck by contacting their sponsors congressional leaders to inquire on their behalf?

a good senator will do it and do it fast. another one we contacted said it would be a couple weeks to review and blah blah blah. as weird as this sounds, i say phone your senators and shop around

as for montreal, we keep being told to wait too. except we're in a different position. they keep saying they're aggravated with us for calling, but we just keep calling when they ask us to call back and check ("within a couple days" "within 7-10 days" "within 4-6 WEEKS" i think they pull numbers from their #######, personally, just to get us to not call), lol.

[Melytha Christine 0]

my husband and i finally got fed up with waiting and called them (we read on here about others who called and found out they DID already have an interview scheduled, they just didn't get back to them). many of us at that time heard really late and had to make reservations and medical appointments within a couple days. i say give them a call, won't hurt to try we didn't actually get our interview letter until a couple weeks after they set it up. i assume they don't like to pay extra for fast delivery? haha. also, we were told interviews are scheduled around mid-month for the following month, so mid-to-end of month is a good time to call good luck

Ha, I don't think so. My Packet 3 arrived almost 2 whole weeks after they said they sent them!

Edited May 3, 2007 by Melytha Christine

[mozplay 29]

Hi gags,

Ok.. VJ business first - the timeline that you were encouraged to fill in is not your signature, however, I like to see the signature so thank you personally for that! If you go to the main forums page, the timeline link can be found on the right hand side of the page, just above the first forum. OR , if you click on "my assistant" above, you will see the link to edit/add your timeline.

The timelines are a good place to find the answers to the questions you are asking; however, without even having to go there I would say that you are certainly outside of the normal wait time for an interview. Some have waited forever + 1 day for an appointment (Jersey and nekis come to mind) but usually it's around the 4 month mark.

Since they seem to be getting irritated by your call (seems that Montreal is easily irritated these days) then I would wait the 9 more days until the 12th May when your 4 month mark is by their records. Then, politely email AND call saying "as per" their instructions, you waited the 4 months and now would like to know the status of your file.

Whenever I called, I completely went against my obnoxious nature and said things like, "Hi, I filed for a fiancee visa a while back and I know you probably don't have an interview date set for me but if you could please help me out and do me a huge favour and let me know around when I could expect an interview I would really appreciate it." Yes, nauseating I know, but I never had any problems with anybody on the phone. I kept my emails much more brief.

Good luck to you!

Mo