Share your interview experience - Montreal for IR5?

[Lights 56]

Hi everyone, 

 

Has anyone recently gone through their interview (IR5) in Montreal and could share your experience?  We (parents) are about to travel to MTL to do our interview and I'm not sure what to tell them to prepare them for the actual interview itself.  

 

When I did mine almost a decade ago, I did it through Vancouver.  I wasn't able to bring anything but my paperwork with me so I kept my keys, purse, and other items in my car locked in my glove compartment.  I tried to park relatively close so I could run in without a jacket... this was during a cold/rainy time in Vancouver and I remember some VJ'ers recommend not to bring a super large jacket as they may hold it and they won't be responsible for it if damaged or lost (same with purses etc).  I was local at the time and I recall a business across the Vancouver US embassy offering a bag hold service for those who didn't have a car/commuting via public transit.  Are the rules similar in Montreal? 

 

Additionally, if you've done an IR5 interview lately, what are some questions to expect?  We have all the requested documents (original and a 2nd photo copy if they want to keep) ready.  Photos, birth certificates etc.  It's been so long that I'm not sure what we could be missing and with all the delays, I'm probably just heightened in anxiety wanting to make sure we don't miss anything. 

 

They will be taking off later this week... It's been 1.5 years since I've seen them and it'll be 2 by the time they make their way down south (given that they are approved) and I can't help but feel like we're missing something.  Or maybe it's just been a long time coming and there's nothing else to do now but breathe... It's such a different (but not) process than when I moved down here to be with my American husband almost a decade ago.  I'm so ready for them to be here and for them to live the life we've built and for them to be around their new grandkids. 

 

Thank you for your insights. 

[socalbubu 0]

Lights,

Can you share the date your parents were DQ'd? I'm wondering if IR5 is flowing at a similar space to CR1/IR1.