IR1 / CR1 - Montreal Timeline to Interview

[ZansGirl 0]

The only thing now I would like to know is if anyone else that is interviewing this month can get their visa the next day or how long does it take to get it mailed? Also is there a shuttle bus or something to take you from the airport in Montreal to your hotel instead of an expensive taxi?

Thanks guys

If you are flying into Montreal-Trudeau, there is a free a'erobus shuttle from airport to selected hotels..BUT you have to CALL and make a reservation...http://www.autobus.qc.ca/anglais/aeroportuaire_an.html you have to read through the document a wee bit, but it i there...

Free shuttle service between other downtown Montréal hotels and the Airbus Station.

For more information or reservations, please call 514-631-1856

Best Western Europa Hôtel Montréal-Crescent

Le Clarion Hôtel Novotel

Château Champlain Hôtel de Paris

Château Versailles Auberge alternative

Château Royal Hôtel la Résidence du voyageur

Days-Inn Centre-Ville Hôtel le Reine Élizabeth

Hilton Bonaventure Hôtel de la Montagne

Holiday Inn Centre Crowne Plaza Hôtel Lord Berri

Holiday Inn Mid-Town Hôtel Ritz-Carlton Kempinski

Holiday Inn Select Hôtel St-Denis

Hôtel L'Appartment Inn Montréal La Tour Centre-Ville

Manoir Ambrose Hôtel Versailles

Hôtel Le Cantlie Suites Le Nouvel Hôtel

Hôtel Castle St-Denis Touriste Loews Hôtel Vogue

Hôtel Le Centre Sheraton Marriott Château Champlain

Auberge de jeunesse Quality Hôtel du Parc

Hôtel Omni Renaissance Hôtel du Parc

Hôtel du Fort Travelodge

Hôtel des Gouverneurs Place Dupuis Hôtel Maritime Plaza

Hôtel Sheraton Sofitel

Hôtel Inter-Continental

[Lyn & Lisa 0]

Wow thank you so much ZansGirl for taking the time to give such an informative response to my question. So glad we have VJ. I'll go check out the website.

If you are flying into Montreal-Trudeau, there is a free a'erobus shuttle from airport to selected hotels..BUT you have to CALL and make a reservation...http://www.autobus.qc.ca/anglais/aeroportuaire_an.html you have to read through the document a wee bit, but it i there...

Free shuttle service between other downtown Montréal hotels and the Airbus Station.

For more information or reservations, please call 514-631-1856

Best Western Europa Hôtel Montréal-Crescent

Le Clarion Hôtel Novotel

Château Champlain Hôtel de Paris

Château Versailles Auberge alternative

Château Royal Hôtel la Résidence du voyageur

Days-Inn Centre-Ville Hôtel le Reine Élizabeth

Hilton Bonaventure Hôtel de la Montagne

Holiday Inn Centre Crowne Plaza Hôtel Lord Berri

Holiday Inn Mid-Town Hôtel Ritz-Carlton Kempinski

Holiday Inn Select Hôtel St-Denis

Hôtel L'Appartment Inn Montréal La Tour Centre-Ville

Manoir Ambrose Hôtel Versailles

Hôtel Le Cantlie Suites Le Nouvel Hôtel

Hôtel Castle St-Denis Touriste Loews Hôtel Vogue

Hôtel Le Centre Sheraton Marriott Château Champlain

Auberge de jeunesse Quality Hôtel du Parc

Hôtel Omni Renaissance Hôtel du Parc

Hôtel du Fort Travelodge

Hôtel des Gouverneurs Place Dupuis Hôtel Maritime Plaza

Hôtel Sheraton Sofitel

Hôtel Inter-Continental

[ZansGirl 0]

and passport pics????? None of mine are freaking DATED!!! How would ANYONE know they expired!!! Good Lord, everytime I walk into that shop the gals goes "You need MORE pictures????? #######??" Lol...I have 4 more with me...but I read that Woking wants 2 and Montreal wants 3??? oh god no!!! please tell me no!!!! SOMEONE!!! ANYONE!!! (I just cut my freaking hair!!!)

[Revenesque 2]

I think passport photos are good for 6 months! They'd better be -- I am so sick of getting passport photos done! I think I've had like 20 done this year. Not. Even. Joking.....

No kidding! Between hubby and I for both US and Canadiam immigration applications, we must've shelled over $300 for them.

No doubt! And each time, my face looks a little bit chubbier...

For me, my hair gets a few more grays and my face another wrinkle!

[Lyn & Lisa 0]

Just called the shuttle bus http://www.autobus.qc.ca/anglais/profil_an.html that will take you to hotel from airport in Montreal. You don't need to make a reservation when you arrive, it's when you depart. When you arrive the operator said to go to window or kiosk under "spot 5" and get your ticket. Bus departs every half hour. Still need to know exactly what "spot 5" is. lol Must be something outside where the buses and taxi are.

[trailmix 77]

Hey the shuttle info would be great to post in the Montreal Hotels thread

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=90924

[zenaxe 22]

Did you call Woking and see if a Medical could be schedualed, with regards to the Olympics and whatnot????

Unfortunately, Woking Medical is closed Feb 12 - 28th because of the Olympics

[trailmix 77]

Member...........NOA2......Case# @NVC.....Mailed I-864....Mailed DS-230....RFE....Done @NVC....Interview...DTI

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justcheckin....04/06/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....08/04/09.....01/13/10....162

hisgirl........04/17/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....07/30/09.....01/20/10....174

americana2009..04/20/09..<-date filed I-130.--/--/--........--/--/--..sent pkt3>..07/23/09.....02/01/10....193

thund3r........04/21/09.....08/02/09........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....09/11/09.....02/08/10....150

Blitz..........05/04/09.....--/--/--........11/04/09........11/04/09........N.....11/25/09

andylans.......06/08/09..<-date filed I-130.--/--/--........--/--/--..sent pkt3>..07/22/09.....01/14/10....176

fifo...........06/22/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........Y.....09/25/09.....02/24/10....152

lgg............06/25/09.....07/08/09........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....08/12/09.....01/26/10....167

Bern...........07/14/09.....08/11/09........10/30/09........10/30/09........N.....11/19/09

Malrothien.....07/15/09.....07/22/09........08/07/09........09/08/09........Y.....11/24/09

Kuds1..........07/17/09.....07/23/09........--/--/--........08/28/09........Y.....10/01/09.....02/01/10....123

Lyn & Lisa.EP..07/22/09.....08/08/09........08/30/09........08/31//09.......-.....10/09/09.....02/09/10....138

La Souris.EP...07/30/09.....08/14/09........09/15/09........09/25/09........N.....10/02/09

redBlue........08/13/09.....08/17/09........09/12/09........09/16/09........-.....09/26/09.....02/05/10....132

kballtex.EP....08/21/09.....09/01/09........09/15/09........09/25/09........-.....11/06/09

sdhiman.EP.....08/26/09.....09/08/09........09/17/09........10/21/09........N.....11/02/09.....02/24/10....114]

sdw..EP....... 08/28/09.....09/08/09........09/12/09........09/26/09........Y.....11/12/09

helvetica_bold.09/03/09.....--/--/--........08/06/09........05/20/09........Y.....09/03/09.....01/19/10....138

andyw1.........09/09/09.....--/--/--........03/16/09........05/12/09........Y.....09/23/09.....02/24/10....154

Frequent Flyer.09/10/09.....09/25/09........10/26/09........11/02/09........N.....12/11/09

redmen99.EP....09/11/09.....09/28/09........10/09/09........10/27/09........N.....11/09/09

Salnik.........09/14/09.....09/29/09........10/06/09........10/24/09........Y.....12/23/09

mast3r12.EP....09/17/09.....10/01/09........10/17/09........10/22/09........Y.....11/12/09

wmtc...........09/18/09.....09/30/09........11/11/09........11/11/09........N.....12/01/09

She_Fitz.EP....09/26/09.....10/06/09........11/19/09........11/19/09........N.....12/10/09

WyattsTorch.EP.10/01/09.....10/14/09........10/26/09........10/26/09........Y.....11/12/09

lonie.EP.......10/03/09.....10/06/09........11/13/09........11/23/09........N.....12/21/09

Edmontongirl...11/02/09..<-date filed I-130/Approved Dec 30 --/--/--........N.....01/05/10

Timeline page for 2007, 2008 and 2009 interviews Montreal: link

CR1/IR1 interview letter: link

DTI - Days between completion at NVC and interview

DCF - Direct Consular Filing - EP - Electronic Processing

[Bern. 3]

Bern you didn't do electronic processing so you sent all your originals to NVC right?

Yep, they have all of our originals. Well, NVC does anyway. They don't have the original of my husbands birth certificate though, just a photocopy. Should I bring an original? And when I got my police letter, they gave me two...will I have to get another one? It's from November 2009 D: And NVC has a 2009 copy of my birth certificate, while I have my original here from birth. I don't really want to spend another $35 for a new BC. Ew @ finances.

Edited January 16, 2010 by Bern.

[trailmix 77]

No, no need to take more originals. They will have them at the consulate and will actually return them to you at the interview, or mail them to you with your visa. You should bring your Husband's original BC, since they haven't seen that though. Basically anything they haven't seen (for instance if you only provided last years tax return to NVC, bring the other two with you for the USC) - anything you take, other than stuff they haven't seen, is just to make you feel better

[ZansGirl 0]

Verification for me please.....

The Medical says I need to bring 3 passport pictures....and then Montreal says to bring passport pictures...(although the letter has a Y beside Photos) how many more freaking passport pics do I need???????

[trailmix 77]

You need the 5.

Definately 3 for the medical - now the passport photos for the interview - that's a gray area. We discussed that not too long ago - it's kind of an unknown. You sent those two passport photos to NVC and they actually do forward them to the consulate. They used them on my Husband's visa and did not take the 2 he had with him.

So that is probably how it is SUPPOSED to work, however based on what people have said in this forum, some have been asked for the photos at the interview. So short answer - you probably won't need them but you have to take them with you anyhow.

[ZansGirl 0]

You need the 5.

Definately 3 for the medical - now the passport photos for the interview - that's a gray area. So short answer - you probably won't need them but you have to take them with you anyhow.

Banging. Head. On. Desk. and they all have to be the same?? Guess how many I have...4!!! YUP!!! ONE FREAKING PIC SHORT!!!

[trailmix 77]

I don't know that they all have to be the same, personally I would take the 3 unmatched to the medical and 2 that match to the interview.

[ZansGirl 0]

i wonder if Medical would take a colour photocopy of one??? Hmmmmmmm...worth a freaking shot!