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| Montreal, Canada |  Review on January 31, 2007: |
TomandLaura
Rating:  | Review Topic: K3 Visa
Our K3 interview was Jan 11th at 2:30pm. My wife and I arrived about 15 minutes early and there was just one other person at the security checkpoint. The guards were friendly and passage was easy since we followed the guidelines that came with the interview appointment letter. They sent us to the 19th floor to window 12 and there were maybe 10 people there altogether, some alone and some with spouses/fiance(e)s (I understand the mornings are much busier than the afternoons). When called up they took our name and appointment letter then we sat back down. Called up again we had to give the original and one copy of all the items from the checklist that came with packet 3, for us that was the birth certificate, marriage certificate, my divorce certificate, police certificate, forms 156 and 156k. Also they wanted two photos and of course my passport. Then we sat down in the main waiting area until they called my name and we went into an interview room. The interviewer was very polite, he thanked us for keeping an organized and easily readable application saying that made their job so much easier, he asked how we met and what we did for work, took my fingerprints and said that was it! He also mentioned that they are moving to only sending back visa's through Canada Post Expresspost mailers which have to be provided by the applicant, but since our interview letter gave us a choice we could pick ours up at 12 noon the following day. We were back on the street and celebrating in just over an hour from entering the building.
When we returned the next day they said they couldn't find the original DS-230 that I had sent them back in October and needed it before giving me the visa. After the interview I thought they had everything they needed so I left all my paperwork back at the hotel, but when I offered to go back and get the copy they said I could fill one out by hand if I wanted to, which I naturally did and walked out with the visa in about one hour.
Overall it was a simple and pleasant experience, but I was surpised they had lost my paperwork and not noticed it at the interview. Talking to another woman who was picking up her visa, she said they had lost her original I-130 form and were deciding what to do since her husband had already left to go back to the U.S., and technically he had to sign the 130. I also talked to two other people who had to return to the embassy to bring them more paperwork, one person having been called at their hotel room. So if possible I highly recommend staying over an extra night in case something goes wrong with your application.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #1251