E-mail to the Montréal Consulate...

[Necrotica 0]

Hey, everyone.

I'm trying to compose another e-mail to the Montréal Consulate. The last one I sent out was over a month ago. Whenever I e-mailed them, I usually only said, "Hello, my name is Pamela P*****, and I am the petitioner for my fiancé, Réjean B******. I would like to know if he has been placed on a waiting list for an interview and if you happen to know when he could expect one." This time, I'm thinking about adding to that, but I don't really know how to word it.

I'm sure Montréal has heard multiple sob stories. I'm sure they've heard people getting really irate. My concern, though, is me saying something that will p!ss them off and make them delay my fiancé's case even more. That might just be my paranoia speaking, I don't know.

I'm rambling, sorry...

My question is... does anyone anticipate there being any sort of adverse action taken against this case or even more delays imposed if I point out that since they got my fiancé's file in November and that he actually had to go pick up Packet 3 from the Consulate that he is due his interview?

I don't know if it would help to add into that e-mail that I have health issues that are being exacerbated by the stress of the delays caused by this process. I don't like having to use that as leverage, but it's true, and I'm desperate at this point. This process is literally making me very sick.

[Lance27 19]

I say throw in whatever sob story you have and hope for the best. I do not think that they will purposely delay the case any further since from what I read the interviews are computer generated and not hand assigned by a person. I may be wrong however or read incorrectly.

You never know until you try. I sure did but I got nothing back from them. lol.

Hey, everyone.

I'm trying to compose another e-mail to the Montréal Consulate. The last one I sent out was over a month ago. Whenever I e-mailed them, I usually only said, "Hello, my name is Pamela P*****, and I am the petitioner for my fiancé, Réjean B******. I would like to know if he has been placed on a waiting list for an interview and if you happen to know when he could expect one." This time, I'm thinking about adding to that, but I don't really know how to word it.

I'm sure Montréal has heard multiple sob stories. I'm sure they've heard people getting really irate. My concern, though, is me saying something that will p!ss them off and make them delay my fiancé's case even more. That might just be my paranoia speaking, I don't know.

I'm rambling, sorry...

My question is... does anyone anticipate there being any sort of adverse action taken against this case or even more delays imposed if I point out that since they got my fiancé's file in November and that he actually had to go pick up Packet 3 from the Consulate that he is due his interview?

I don't know if it would help to add into that e-mail that I have health issues that are being exacerbated by the stress of the delays caused by this process. I don't like having to use that as leverage, but it's true, and I'm desperate at this point. This process is literally making me very sick.

[~Nini~ 2]

My advice is to tell them the truth, and request for faster action due to your current medical situation. I would like to believe you wouldn't get any form of reprisal for this from the consulate - the worst they could do is say no. At best, you can hope that a kind-hearted person at the consulate will read your email and do what he can to expedite your interview.

Good luck!

[Necrotica 0]

How does this sound?

"Hello, my name is Pamela P*****, and I am the petitioner for my fiancé, Réjean B******. I would like to know if there has been an interview scheduled yet for him for a K1 visa. If there's not an interview scheduled for him yet, is there any way possible that he could take a cancellation appointment? He lives in downtown Montréal, only a few blocks away and is available for an interview in as little as 2 days notice. I really appreciate your help with this; it has been almost 6 months since his approved petition was sent there.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

Pamela P*****"

[jg_am 0]

Looks good, but don't forget your case number in the subject line/in the email. BTW, multiple emails/calls don't get you black listed, but I can't say the same for a rant against them.

[Necrotica 0]

I say throw in whatever sob story you have and hope for the best. I do not think that they will purposely delay the case any further since from what I read the interviews are computer generated and not hand assigned by a person. I may be wrong however or read incorrectly.

You never know until you try. I sure did but I got nothing back from them. lol.

I would think, though, that there is some way to manually assign an interview. I can't see how they would leave absolutely everything to a computer without having any control whatsoever. :\

[Necrotica 0]

My advice is to tell them the truth, and request for faster action due to your current medical situation. I would like to believe you wouldn't get any form of reprisal for this from the consulate - the worst they could do is say no. At best, you can hope that a kind-hearted person at the consulate will read your email and do what he can to expedite your interview.

Good luck!

Thank you so much. I decided to leave out the medical part for now. And the part where Réjean actually had to pick up Packet 3 at the Consulate. I have a feeling that their reply will be something like "Well he didn't turn in the packet until late February" deal, so if so, I'll remind them of that fact at that point in time.

[piosenka 0]

Yeah your letter sounds good. But my worry (just like yours) is that they base the interview when they received the checklist, not the forms. I sent my packet back today, and if I didn't send the checklist with it, I'm sure I wouldn't be on the waitlist either. It looks like you should be good to go for an interview in July/August, though, which is coming up quick. Probably, by the time they will get to address this issue, or give a cancelation appt to you, it might be july already. I think your best bet is to let them know of your medical situation and see what happens. Other than that, your wait is pretty much the same as anyone elses (minus the packet being lost thing). I don't know if they make exceptions for that... It will go a lot faster than you think. I know its frustrating that the checklist accidentally got held up, but a july/august interview would be nice!

[Flames9_RN 358]

One could always contact ur congress person!

[Carlawarla 1]

Why isn't your fiance writing this letter? I hope I'm not offending you, but maybe he could walk down to the Consulate and in person ask someone what's going on? Or why isn't he writing the email? I always thought it was YOU that was the Canadian! And heck, two days notice? I'd say in the email he's available at a moment's notice....can he not just run down to the Consulate if they gave him a call that morning?

Best of luck anyway you do it!

Carla

[bowflex 0]

I completely agree that you should get your congress person involved. My wife and I got snagged in the process twice, and I'm absolutely sure that having my senator's office call helped speed it up. When we were waiting over a month after our "interview" due to a misinformed denial, the Consulate actually called my attorney on the exact day that my senator asked for a time table.

We were told when we were calling the Consulate too much that the woman was getting aggitated that we kept checking, so I wouldn't recommend calling or emailing too many times, but definitely get your congress person involved. Good luck!

[Cassie 8]

Yeah your letter sounds good. But my worry (just like yours) is that they base the interview when they received the checklist, not the forms. I sent my packet back today, and if I didn't send the checklist with it, I'm sure I wouldn't be on the waitlist either. It looks like you should be good to go for an interview in July/August, though, which is coming up quick. Probably, by the time they will get to address this issue, or give a cancelation appt to you, it might be july already. I think your best bet is to let them know of your medical situation and see what happens. Other than that, your wait is pretty much the same as anyone elses (minus the packet being lost thing). I don't know if they make exceptions for that... It will go a lot faster than you think. I know its frustrating that the checklist accidentally got held up, but a july/august interview would be nice!

I was always under the assumption that one doesn't enter the queue for an interview date until both the checklist and forms are received, based on a statement on the checklist sheet itself.

"Once we have received and processed the completed forms DS-230 Part 1 and the document checklist, we will send you an appointment letter."

Mind you, this is from about 3 years ago, so it may have changed.

To the the OP: the email sounds good. I personally advocate the minimalist approach when contacting the consulate by phone or email. We've seen that the consulate officers get agitated when contacted multiple times in short time frames. Seeing as you haven't contacted them in a while ( a month, right?), I can't see how this email would negatively impact your case.

[Cassie 8]

Why isn't your fiance writing this letter? I hope I'm not offending you, but maybe he could walk down to the Consulate and in person ask someone what's going on? Or why isn't he writing the email? I always thought it was YOU that was the Canadian! And heck, two days notice? I'd say in the email he's available at a moment's notice....can he not just run down to the Consulate if they gave him a call that morning?

Best of luck anyway you do it!

Carla

The security staff won't let you through the front door without an appointment letter or some other official reason to be there, you can't just "show up".

[Allie 5]

I believe it is when they get the packet3 back I called one time inquiring on an interview date and was told They received my packet 3 on Jan 22 and I entered thier processing system on that date and it would now be a time frame from 2 to 4 months from that date

[neiks 19]

Your letter sounds good. Definately put in he is available for an interview on short notice. I'm sure that they must get a few short notice cancellations. Can you include a fax number that an interiview letter could be faxed too on short notice? It's worth a shot. I personally wouldn't include too much of a "sob" story. I'm sure they have heard every story there from people to get their case through faster. I think your best bet is if he can get on a standby list for cancellation.

In the meanwhile I agree with bowflex and flames, get your congressman involved. I think your 6 month wait is quite justified in having the congressmans office make an inquiry to what's taking so long. We got our congressman involved and it was just a few weeks before we heard back from the senators office with confirmation that an interview had been booked for me.