XPress Post Envelope

[Starr 0]

Steve noticed in his interview letter that he can buy a discounted XPress Post envelope at the consulate in Montreal. Has anyone ever done this? I got all freaked out by the very idea of it. "What if they run out? What if you have to get out of line to do it and then you're behind everyone else in line and you're there for hours? Why can't you just buy it early and take it with you???" Now, clearly I'm overreacting to the whole situation Still, though, in all the interview reports I've read from people here, I can't remember ever reading about someone buying their envelope there.

Any other tips we should know? I do read people's interview posts, like I said, but I worry that there's something obvious that I might have missed. Like, is it a good idea for him to copy all of his documents and forms and stuff, or is that just me worrying about something unnecessary?

[Allie 5]

You can buy your own envelope at the Post Office. My packet 4 had the size required I trhink it's the largest one they sell at the Postal outlets.

### for copying, yes it's wise to have copies of everything I even copied e-mails I received from Montreal

You can buy your own envelope at the Post Office. My packet 4 had the size required I trhink it's the largest one they sell at the Postal outlets.

As for copying, yes it's wise to have copies of everything I even copied e-mails I received from Montreal

[karina 0]

You can buy the Xpresspost envelope at the post office, and remember to fill out the envelope w/ your address and write down your tracking #!

[misa 2]

Tip: Don't forget to write the Xpress Post tracking number down!

[Starr 0]

Oh, I know we can buy it at the post office, it's just that our interview letter said that we could also buy it at the consulate and my husband, for whatever reason, is really gung-ho about getting the discount the letter mentioned. I was just wondering if anyone here had done that

Unless when you guys say post office, you mean there's a post office inside the consulate, but I don't think that's what you mean...

Good point about the tracking number. That's definitely something I would have overlooked in all this!

[Flames9_RN 358]

After all the hassles with mtl and one wants to save a few pennies,lol I wouldn't rely on Mtl for anything, even though they were good to me

[misa 2]

Smack your husband and tell him that the "discount" is not worth having to leave and find a postal outlet in case Montreal doesn't even have envelopes on hand.

[Starr 0]

Smack your husband and tell him that the "discount" is not worth having to leave and find a postal outlet in case Montreal doesn't even have envelopes on hand.

This is what I keep saying! He doesn't read this site, so every time I say "well, you should bring extra copies" or "you should bring extra cash" or "you should bring your own envelope" his response is "but it says/doesn't say that in the instructions." Like the instructions have really meant anything so far

So far, the anecdotal stuff I've read here has been way more helpful than anything coming out of Montreal.

[Allie 5]

After all the hassles with mtl and one wants to save a few pennies,lol I wouldn't rely on Mtl for anything, even though they were good to me

I agree with you Flames, I didn't trust MTL or for that matter USCIS on anything they told me until I had the actual paper work in hand

[CutienPurg 0]

his response is "but it says/doesn't say that in the instructions." Like the instructions have really meant anything so far

you may want to remind him that the timeframe for interviews in the instructions also suggests a 2-4 month wait

Edited September 6, 2007 by CutienPurg

[lynamon 0]

$10 is not alot to pay for peace of mind .. and remember .. record your tracking number or you'll go out of your mind like I did lol

[misa 2]

Starr, I think you're just going to have to buy an envelope for him.