Canada US Consulate Reviews
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| Montreal, Canada |  Review #6199 on June 12, 2010: |
Golden_State
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I'm so excited to be at this stage in my visa journey where I'm writing a review of the Montreal consulate, not obsessively checking other people's reviews every day to calm my nerves  My experience at the consulate was the same as all of the other reviews I've read here, so instead of going into minute detail about everything, I'll share my top 5 tips about how to survive the experience.
1. Arrive no later than 6:30. We got there at 6:35 and if we were a second later, we would have gone up in the second group of people. They seem to let a bunch of people in at a time to clear security and be let upstairs. We were upstairs for about 20 minutes-half an hour before the second group even got there. Being even a couple of minutes late would probably ended up costing us an hour of time waiting.
2. Have something to eat or drink while waiting in line outside of the consulate. For me, this was the most stressful time and it was good to have a ... read complete review
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| Montreal, Canada | Review #6193 on June 11, 2010: |
julesrose
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A lot of waiting. We got to the embassy at 7am (interview at 8am) stood in line with others. proceeded through security. from there went down stairs. then waited for a guard to bring us up. once up in the embassy, we got in line to receive a number. then sat and waited till that number was called. Finally ours was. when we got to the booth to get our papers reviewed before the interview, we were asked if we had paid the fees, no I hadn't, but no one had said anything till that point. he informed me that last week the Visa Fee jumped to $350 not $131 (which is what my letter had said). I left my poor fiance in the embassy, ran to find an ATM. Locked my account- too high withdrawal. Ran to the hotel where my dad was staying .....drove around to find a bank, got the money. went back to the embassy (it\\\'s been an hour). go through security and run to find my fiance. Paid the fees and went back to continue review of our papers. after that we sat back down in the waiting room then ... read complete review
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| Vancouver, Canada | Review #6187 on June 10, 2010: |
Beth and John
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My experience was exactly as described in previous reviews. Allowed in 15 minutes before the appointment. Security station inside hte door. Escorted elevator ride to the visa section. 2nd security station. A short wait to be called to a window to submit the documentation. Sit back down unti the rest of the appointees had submitted their documents, then called to a 2nd window for the interview.
The interviewer was friendly and disarming. He never even asked for primary evidence of our meeting within the last 2 years. The only hiccup was that I needed to get certified copies of beth's divorce (originals were not acceptable)
I returned once I had them (no appointment required), went straight through to the 1st window, and was approved on the spot. Visa in my hands 2 days later. This step was by far the easiest and least stressful.
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| Vancouver, Canada | Review #6184 on June 9, 2010: |
Eenerz
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POE REVIEW - PEACE ARCH
I thought it would be beneficial to provide a review of the POE at the land crossing, as when I was planning the POE reviews for this location were difficult to find.
After spending 4 hours in secondary screening in Pearson Airport in Toronto in May, I was a little concerned about how long the K-1 POE would take.
Craig went through Peach Arch on a Tuesday at about 6am. The office was well staffed (about 7 border guards) and during the 20 minutes we actually spent in the screening area, there were only 2 other people that came and went.
The border official at the hut outside took one look at my packet and knew immediately what he was supposed to do
He directed us inside and another border official already had the passports and opened our packet envelope. A few other officials gathered around to 'see how it was done'. It took him all of 20 mins to complete everything, stamp i... read complete review
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| Vancouver, Canada | Review #6183 on June 9, 2010: |
Eenerz
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What a efficient and friendly office!
Interview time was at 1pm. We arrived about 25 mins before 1 and the security guards asked us very nicely to wait until 12:45pm. There is a nice courtyard next to the entrance that we sat and waited. And Craig tried his best to keep my mind off my nervousness
At 12:45pm we went through the security check and up to the visa floor.
There were only 2 Family Visas to be processes at 1pm, and I was called up to Window B after I barely sat down.
The consular official (I canot for the life of me remember his name) was super nice and was impressed that everything was so organized and (he said) in the correct order. He went through the process and told us we could grab coffee if we wanted as it would be about an hour before fingerprints.
I was so thankful, he said he saw that everything was in order and it was unlikely that we wouldn't have our visa in hand on Monday ... read complete review
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