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Sorry if I am coming off a little paranoid lol I have heard that the Border Patrol people do have the power to not allow you to enter the States even though you have gone through the k1 visa process, but luckily from the sounds of it, they havent banned anyone yet. Sweet! I think I am going to fly from Toronto to Chicago so I wonder if there is any pro's or con's to going through customs at an airport instead of driving through? It will be the same weekend as Lollapollooza so I am guessing things will be a little hectic and maybe it'll inevitably speed up the process. Thank you very much for the Hotel Le Nouval suggestion, I will check it out!

I doubt they will stop you from entering on a visa unless they suspect you of terrorist activities or something. If they did there would be a huge backlash as you have been approved for a visa to goto the states and I'm pretty sure your fiance's senator wouldn't be impressed. Plus if they started doing that it would mean that more people would skip the visa and come in illegally somehow. I don't think you have anything to worry about on that front, as before they were trying to stop you from coming in to immigrate, but thats exactly what this visa is for, even if its a non-immigrant one. Deep breaths, it will be ok.

LOL Thank you. This honestly has helped me relax and I appreciate your insight!

Cheers.

Sorry if I am coming off a little paranoid lol I have heard that the Border Patrol people do have the power to not allow you to enter the States even though you have gone through the k1 visa process, but luckily from the sounds of it, they havent banned anyone yet. Sweet! I think I am going to fly from Toronto to Chicago so I wonder if there is any pro's or con's to going through customs at an airport instead of driving through? It will be the same weekend as Lollapollooza so I am guessing things will be a little hectic and maybe it'll inevitably speed up the process. Thank you very much for the Hotel Le Nouval suggestion, I will check it out!

Thanks for the congratulations everyone, my visa just arrived!!!! It’s all getting pretty real now

omg ty for posting that sparky..about them asking about the entry refusal. I was so worried about this as i was refused entry back in december for the same reason and was worried it might delay my whole visa approval and everything!

As for the bus stop there are two ..one goes to dorval train station which is the stop close by with all the busses to downtown, the other goes to the fairview mall in west island. Just ask the driver which way hes headed as you cant really tell on the buss itself.

congratulations on the approval!

Kimbear you have nothing to worry about. The customs officer who stopped me made it very clear that this would have no affect on the visa. During the interview at the consulate I was asked to explain what happened so I rhymed off what our moving plan/intentions had been and that was it. There were no further questions, and I wasn’t lectured or interrogated about it in any way at all.

I'm very happy to hear that you werent interrogated too badly when you were refused entry before. I have been literally freaking out about moving to the States because when I entered back in Sept 08 I was interrogated for at least 3 hours at the Buffalo border about my ties back to Canada and they thought I was intending to move to the United States permanently. They stamped an "n/c" on my passport which I found out later meant that I could not change my status while in the States. They also typed everything I said into their computer which I am guessing has been red flagged into ther system, beside my passport number. I'm concerned that when I go to Montreal for my interview next week, that they will ask a lot of questions regarding that because it will be tagged in the system, also I am even more afraid of when I cross the border to move to the States, even having a valid K1 visa.. because the Border Patrol Officer can still deny me. Has anyone else had a similar situation happen to them? Also, does anyone have a suggestion of a Hotel that is close to, or across from the Montreal Consulate? Thanks everyone!!

DOS by phone: 202-663-1225

Thanks to everyone who replied, we are now awaiting packet 3 in the mail again, and have been told by the consulate (through email) to resubmit. Our lawyer has prepared a note that we are to include asking them to please expedite the process for us because they lost our first package, so I'd suggest to everyone who has had theirs lost as well, to make a note on top of your paperwork pointing this out. Hopefully it won't take another 3 months because it's already gone on too long!!

I'm wishing everyone luck on getting August interviews... good luck!

Jessica

Hi All,

The Montreal Consulate was to receive my packet 3 on April 29th/09. I checked with Canada Post and it was apparently received successfully but when I called the Department of State each week afterward they said "the Consulate never received my Packet 3" and eventually on June 09th, they've resent it to me...my only concern is that I am now going to be put to the back of the line for an interview. Has anyone else here had this happen to them? Any suggestions as to what I should do next?

Thanks,

Jessica