K-1 filers - APR/MAY 2019 NOA2--> Montreal Consulate

[5kf1 13]

47 minutes ago, MarissaKyler said:

Approved!!!! 😁 🎉 

Me too! What time was your interview? I thought I might see you there!

[Buster & Hitch 58]

Approved today too!! I’ll post a review on the consulate section when I get home later today. I couldn’t talk to anyone I just sat in silence with my nerves lol. Now we get to finally plan a wedding!!

 

edit: I did end up getting my medical results. I showed up in person and once I was there waiting they got it done pretty quickly. 

Edited September 11, 2019 by Buster & Hitch

[MarissaKyler 67]

27 minutes ago, 5kf1 said:

Me too! What time was your interview? I thought I might see you there!

830!

[MarissaKyler 67]

33 minutes ago, 5kf1 said:

Me too! What time was your interview? I thought I might see you there!

What number were you assigned?

[MarissaKyler 67]

1 hour ago, Kimmyk1visa said:

Weee! Congratulations!!! Update us when you’ll receive your pport back!! How’d it go? What did they ask?

I’ll write more about the actual interview tonight or tomorrow ! 😁

[Z&D 28]

16 hours ago, KenandBina said:

Good Luck! 

Thank you all! Had the interview today - approved! I will post a more detailed review later today but just a heads up - if you paid for the appointment in advance (like paid by credit card when selecting appointment date) make sure you have a printout of the email receipt! They ask to see proof of payment!

[MarissaKyler 67]

Actually I have some down time at the airport so here’s my experience from today!! 

 

My appointment was scheduled for 830 and I showed up to the consulate around 8. I expected there to be a long line based on what I read in other reviews but there was nobody outside and one other person had just gone in so I headed inside. 

The lady before security was friendly; took my passport and looked at the copy of my appointment confirmation. She put a sticker on my passport, handed me a laminated paper and told me to arrange my documents in that order and proceeded me to security. The security guards were alright. I tried to make conversation asking how their morning was going... they told me it had actually been a pretty quiet morning but didn’t really engage in anything more which was fine. 

After getting through security I headed down to the basement where I organized my documents in the requested order and then headed up to the 19th floor. I sat and waited for probably 30 minutes before I was called up to a first window. This woman was super nice and conversational, took my documentation (in a completely different order than the paper requested so I really don’t know what the point of doing that was...), and took my fingerprints. She opened my medical results and gave me back the CD of the X-ray for my own medical records. She confirmed addresses and phone numbers for both my fiancé and I and had me go back to take a seat. 

I waited for about an hour before I was called to another window for the actual interview. I was totally expecting some very official in-uniform immigration officer and was met with a very friendly looking woman not in uniform. This definitely put me at ease. 

She gave me back my birth certificate and had me take an oath as well as re- fingerprint my right hand (not sure if everyone had to do this or maybe my previous scan just wasn’t clear enough??) and asked me the following questions:

1) Will this be the first marriage for both you and your fiancé? (This was also asked at the first window so I guess she was just confirming..? 

2) How often do you two visit each other? 

3) Where does he live?

4) How did you meet? 

5) Do you have any wedding plans?

She then said she noticed I had previously had trouble crossing the border and that it had something to do with a boyfriend? I clarified and said that I had previously dated anther American and the border had stopped me and didn’t believe I would be coming back to Canada. They denied me and told me to go home and collect documentation to prove my ties to Canada, wait a few weeks and then try again. They ended up denying me again anyway. She asked what year that happened and I told her (it was almost 5 years ago), and then she asked if I had any problems crossing since. I said not at all. 

She then said “Alright! Well we are ready to go ahead and issue your visa! You should receive it within two weeks.” And passed me the pink “Welcome to the USA” paper! 

Overall it was a great experience and I was definitely WAY more nervous than I needed to be. Appointment time was 830 and I was leaving the building at 945! Much better than I expected and the interview itself lasted no more than 5 minutes long.

 

 

 

I also brought SO MUCH EVIDENCE of our relationship.... pictures, chat logs, notarized letters from family, travel documents, etc etc etc and they didn’t look at any of it lol of course right  I bet they would have asked for it though if I didn’t bring it hahaha 

[QueenieBonds 15]

Going for my medical with Dr.Cheema tomorrow. 🙌🏼

[QueenieBonds 15]

34 minutes ago, MarissaKyler said:

Actually I have some down time at the airport so here’s my experience from today!! 

 

My appointment was scheduled for 830 and I showed up to the consulate around 8. I expected there to be a long line based on what I read in other reviews but there was nobody outside and one other person had just gone in so I headed inside. 

The lady before security was friendly; took my passport and looked at the copy of my appointment confirmation. She put a sticker on my passport, handed me a laminated paper and told me to arrange my documents in that order and proceeded me to security. The security guards were alright. I tried to make conversation asking how their morning was going... they told me it had actually been a pretty quiet morning but didn’t really engage in anything more which was fine. 

After getting through security I headed down to the basement where I organized my documents in the requested order and then headed up to the 19th floor. I sat and waited for probably 30 minutes before I was called up to a first window. This woman was super nice and conversational, took my documentation (in a completely different order than the paper requested so I really don’t know what the point of doing that was...), and took my fingerprints. She opened my medical results and gave me back the CD of the X-ray for my own medical records. She confirmed addresses and phone numbers for both my fiancé and I and had me go back to take a seat. 

I waited for about an hour before I was called to another window for the actual interview. I was totally expecting some very official in-uniform immigration officer and was met with a very friendly looking woman not in uniform. This definitely put me at ease. 

She gave me back my birth certificate and had me take an oath as well as re- fingerprint my right hand (not sure if everyone had to do this or maybe my previous scan just wasn’t clear enough??) and asked me the following questions:

1) Will this be the first marriage for both you and your fiancé? (This was also asked at the first window so I guess she was just confirming..? 

2) How often do you two visit each other? 

3) Where does he live?

4) How did you meet? 

5) Do you have any wedding plans?

She then said she noticed I had previously had trouble crossing the border and that it had something to do with a boyfriend? I clarified and said that I had previously dated anther American and the border had stopped me and didn’t believe I would be coming back to Canada. They denied me and told me to go home and collect documentation to prove my ties to Canada, wait a few weeks and then try again. They ended up denying me again anyway. She asked what year that happened and I told her (it was almost 5 years ago), and then she asked if I had any problems crossing since. I said not at all. 

She then said “Alright! Well we are ready to go ahead and issue your visa! You should receive it within two weeks.” And passed me the pink “Welcome to the USA” paper! 

Overall it was a great experience and I was definitely WAY more nervous than I needed to be. Appointment time was 830 and I was leaving the building at 945! Much better than I expected and the interview itself lasted no more than 5 minutes long.

 

 

 

I also brought SO MUCH EVIDENCE of our relationship.... pictures, chat logs, notarized letters from family, travel documents, etc etc etc and they didn’t look at any of it lol of course right  I bet they would have asked for it though if I didn’t bring it hahaha 

This was so helpful. Thanks for sharing. Please keep us updates as to when your visa arrives.

[Buster & Hitch 58]

Just want to check if everyone else’s CEAC status says AP after getting approved yesterday? I think this is what it defaults to before they send it out... but want to confirm in case I need another reason to freak out. 

[MarissaKyler 67]

3 hours ago, Buster & Hitch said:

Just want to check if everyone else’s CEAC status says AP after getting approved yesterday? I think this is what it defaults to before they send it out... but want to confirm in case I need another reason to freak out. 

Mine says the same

[wingman23 140]

congrats everyone!

 

sigh of relief for buster & hitch!

[MarissaKyler 67]

9 hours ago, Buster & Hitch said:

Just want to check if everyone else’s CEAC status says AP after getting approved yesterday? I think this is what it defaults to before they send it out... but want to confirm in case I need another reason to freak out. 

Mine now says issued!

[Z&D 28]

Hey all, sorry about the delay was just getting back home, also I think I have come down with a post-stress cold. 

 

@Buster & Hitch that's amazing! Really happy you got your medical in time!!!😀

 

I am going to echo everything @MarissaKyler said with their very succinct description😁🙏

 

A couple of add-ons... I had the 7:30 appointment (first slots for the day), and got to the consulate around 6:50 am and was third in line. Waited outside until 7:30 am chatting with the other wonderful people in line, and then we all went in one-by-one. I was also not born in Canada so bought original, translation and copies of my birth certificate! Questions I was asked were:

1. How did you two meet?
2. Are your parents acquainted?
3. How often do you meet? How many times have you met in the last year?
4. Will this be both of your first marriage?
5. What is the longest you have stayed in the United States? (after clarification this meant after 18 and not including my time as a student)
6. When did you become a Canadian citizen?
7. Do you have any wedding plans?
8. What countries have you visited in the last five years?

Overall - the experience was very good, the lady at the interview counter was so incredibly sweet, and the interview lasted 5 minutes MAX. I was not asked to show any evidence of a relationship or anything "extra" even though I basically brought a scrapbook with me. 

 

My only takeaways, where I was like "oh, I should remind people on visajourney about this" were:

• please remember to bring proof of payment, if you paid by card when selecting the appointment - this could be the email they sent as confirmation of payment (the YATRIS one)
• please remember birth certificates, and original non-English birth certificates for people who may not have been born here or in a place where the official language is not English, as well as the translations - a couple of people in line mentioned that their lawyers had told them these were unnecessary 😣
• for financial information - obviously bring all you can because interviews are so different case-by-case, but all they asked for on the day was the I-134 and for supporting documents the most recent tax information - they said tax return transcripts, but I gave in the 2018 form 1040 and a copy of the 2018 W2 and that was not an issue 

 

Also, just checked my CEAC status and it said "Issued". So incredibly grateful, thank you everyone for all your help over the last couple of months! Will let you guys know when I get my passport! Good luck to everyone who is yet to have their interview! 🙏

[Buster & Hitch 58]

4 hours ago, MarissaKyler said:

Mine now says issued!

Mine says issued now too!