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| Vancouver, Canada |  Review #8268 on September 8, 2011: |
blueskyes
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Well, I could hardly wait to come home and write this review!! Woo hoo! This is because if we had not read some of the reviews BEFORE we went to ours today, we would have forgotten our copy of the package originally submitted (I-129F )and we would not have known that the petitioner can actually go to the interview with their fiance. This made our process interview a whole lot less stressful.
The security welcome was quite serious and there were not too many applicants there. Some sought passports while others sought different Visas. They were VERY strict about leaving your stuff at home. No cell phones, cameras, etc. Just carry your papers, ID and that is it!
From the time of the appointment to the moment when we were told that the K-1 was going to be issued, took approximately 90 minutes. Just follow their instructions. Once we got upstairs, everyone was quite pleasant. JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR PAPERWORK ORGANIZED! They will give you a list of required document... read complete review
| | | Montreal, Canada | Review #8258 on September 7, 2011: |
Paul H
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My fiancee had her interview on September 2 in Montreal. I drove up to Canada to go with her and we made a vacation out of it since it was a holiday weekend. We stayed at the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure not far from the consulate.
Thanks to VJ forums we were as prepared as we could be. We took a cab from the hotel and arrived at the consulate at 7:00am and were 5th in line. They opened the doors at 7:30. We went through the security check. They held a few things for us that weren't allowed in like an SD card that was in Jenni's purse. They gave us a ticket so that we could pick it up on the way out.
We were directed downstairs and sat in the only two wooden chairs in front of the elevator. We chatted with a few others while waiting for the elevator to be opened. One person was there for her second time. She was denied entry at the border the first time, yikes.
The guard eventually came down to open the elevator and we made our way to the bac... read complete review
| | | Montreal, Canada | Review #8256 on September 7, 2011: |
CourtneyRox
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I am so HAPPY right now.. and so glad that this part of the process is over!
I woke up around 4:30am after a restless sleep! I arrived at the Embassy around 6:30am and I was the first in line!! Around 7:00am the line behind me kept getting longer and longer! The guard opened the doors around 7:30-7:45am and asked for my appointment letter. I had my accordion file folder in my laptop case... and this was an issue, keep in mind that all I had in the laptop case was my paperwork and my wallet. The guard looked at my appointment letter and told me that I could not go in because the bag I had was too big, I proceeded to tell him that I only had my paperwork and wallet in there, he didn't care because it was not considered a "woman's purse". He told me to bring it back to the hotel and come back and see him once I did. Lucky for me we parked just up the street, so it didn't take me long to run it back to the car. When I came back he allowed me to go to the front, he looked at ... read complete review
| | | Montreal, Canada | Review #8250 on September 6, 2011: |
apeks
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it was great to read other reviews to see how things might go down....but surprise, surprise it was somewhat different. We got to the embassy (my Canadian wife) around 7:30 and the line was long...already maybe 15 others in line. We waited to get in - no problem - they let only a few at a time in the building - then metal detector, etc. then they told us to go down the stairs and catch the elevator up to the visa floor. We did all that then got into a line to get a number. We got C14. Next we waited, and waited, and waited...finally a girl called out our number and we went to the booth - gave her a bunch of original doc.'s like birth, death, police certs, etc. Then we sat back down and waited and waited and waited. I brought a book - you can't have any electronics, even a simple car door key fob. Seems silly, but you just go along and avoid issues.
After about the 3:30 hour mark of our visit we were called to the Dreadlock girls booth. She was real nice and ple... read complete review
| | | Vancouver, Canada | Review #8239 on September 3, 2011: |
Blumchen
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We arrived really, really early.. 9:20 - Our appointment was at 10 am, and the confirmation even says not to come more than 20 minutes early, but we did, and it was DEAD, so the agent looked through our bags and let us go in early, giving us a 9:30 appointment.
We were the only K applicants there, and the security guards and interviewers were all very friendly. Having my fiance there was key, apparently. Not only would they have probably made me wait until 10 without him, but he was allowed to come right in with me. Once I was called up to the window, they let him come with me, and he just sat right behind me while I was interviewed. I was nervous, and I stuttered a little at first, but the agent didn't even bother trying to trick me with oddly phrased questions, or bother digging into the nature of our relationship. Bringing a fiance with you to a K interview is pretty much a guaranteed yes, and he only asked what he was legally required to. I think I was asked maybe te... read complete review
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