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| Montreal, Canada |  Review #8145 on August 19, 2011: |
CougarFan
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I finally can write this!
Well, I am from Alberta, and have never been to Montreal. We paid about $1300 just to get out here for my medical and interview, so I wanted to help people from other provinces first and foremost save some money if they do have to come out here for an interview.
Firstly, we stayed at an apartment in Montreal through a reservation on AirBNB.com. We paid $30/night for a private room (all told, we paid $184 for 5 nights and 6 days). I was lucky enough to have my interview on Friday, August 19, so that meant that the last day we could do the medical was Monday, August 15. When you don't have to hang around over the weekend waiting for the interview, that saves some cash. We are starving students - the more money we can save, the better!
For those who are interested in taking the Metro around Montreal (which is much cheaper and easier than any other option), we loved it and were so glad we didn't go through the hassle of... read complete review
| | | Montreal, Canada | Review #8127 on August 16, 2011: |
Kellie & Phil
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Interview was August 8, 2011
I arrived at about 6:50 and there were 7 others in front of me. One lady with a suitcase , which i new would be trouble. At 7:30 the security guard started letting people in, and the lady with the suitcase was rejected. Latter I found that she went to a local coffee shop and begged someone to take care of it.
The security checkpoint was just like going though an airport securty setup. Remove your belt, checked all your belongings, etc DO NOT take anything extra with you, they are serious about that! That went well and i was through in a minute. Then is was off to the basement to wait by the elevator. At 8:00 the security guard let about 10 people on the elevator and we went to the 19th floor where we were given numbers. Unlike other reviews our crowd was well behaved and respected the order in which we go there. I was C6. The 19th floor has a great view of montreal, don't forget to enjoy that. They also have a vending machine fo... read complete review
| | | Montreal, Canada | Review #8122 on August 15, 2011: |
Squirrels
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Ok so I have ready probably every single consulate review on this website in order to prepare for today\'s Montreal immigration interview. It seemed like people had nothing but good things to say about this particular consulate so I was excited to get there and get through the process. No one was more surprised than me when it all turned into a HORRIBLE experience.
My husband and I got up at 5:30 a.m. and hopped on the metro in order to get to the consulate by 6:40. There were only 3 other people there - a single woman and then another couple. We patiently waited until 7:30 for security to open the doors. we had our interview letter and passports ready. We went through security making sure to think ahead and get everything out of our pockets and have it ready to put through the machine. We didn\'t bring wallets or purses of any kind. Just our documents and the clothes on our backs.
After getting through security we were told to head downstairs and wait b... read complete review
| | | Montreal, Canada | Review #8119 on August 15, 2011: |
lbjr
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We had our interview appointment at 8 am, and we arrived at 6:30 am. There was no line at all, except for one other person and a couple. The doors did not open until about 7ish, I'm not too sure. But the line started to form momentarily. There was a guard that unlocked the chains that were inside of the doors, and opened them, then asked for our passports and the interview letter. We then proceeded to enter and went through another door and went through security, it was very quick. We had our car keys which had a keyless entry, so we had to give them the keys, and they give you a receipt to retrieve it when you're done. The guard then told us to take the stairs down to the waiting area where the elevator was. We went down and waited for about half an hour until another guard showed up, removed the ropes that were infront of the elevator. We all stood up and waited, he then randomly selected certain people and let them into the elevator, which was weird, it certainly pissed off a handfu... read complete review
| | | Montreal, Canada | Review #8110 on August 13, 2011: |
IzaKing
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My interview in Montreal was definitely the easiest part of this whole process so far. I arrived at the consulate at about 6:50, and there were quite a few people in line already. The woman right in front of me had come directly from the airport and had her luggage with her, I felt a little badly that I didn't let her know earlier that they for sure would not let her in the building with it - but after being turned away at the door (she would have had C5) she had a cafe across the street watch it for her for $5 (ending up with C19).
I was totally over-prepared. I had spent days trying to put the original 129F submission back together (we'd lost the USB stick it was on between Mike getting back from Afghanistan and the interview), we spent 45 euros shipping the NOAs to me, I printed piles of photos and other evidence, and they asked me for nothing other than my passport, my birth certificate, police clearance letter and the I134.
Being C5, it felt like a... read complete review
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