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| Montreal, Canada |  Review on August 27, 2021: |
a.miel
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Great experience, easy process!
My interview was at 9:15am on Wed, Aug 25, 2021. I got to the consulate at 9am and there was already a line of 5-6 people. I stood in line and at exactly 9:12, the line hadn’t moved at all so I skipped the people in front to talk to an officer inside the building about my interview time and he told me to wait on the side. The other people in line had interviews for 9:30/9:45 when I asked them. At 9:14am, I asked the officer again and he let me inside after asking for my name to check on their list.
Went through airport style security and I was allowed to put my phone (turned off) and AirPods in a tiny locker (like the size of those community mailboxes). Locked it up and took the key with me. I didn’t bring a purse with me, only a giant clear zip file bag where I put all my docs, and wallet. I was told to see window 5 upstairs so I took the elevator to the consulate floor (marked on the elevator button pad).
On the floor, I went to window 5 where I gave my passport (original and color copy) and was given a ticket with my number on it. They also took my fingerprints and told me to sit down to be called again. I sat down in the spacious waiting room. There were tv screens with beeps every few minutes showing the ticket number and window to go to. I noticed a lot of other people kept their purses on them so don’t worry too much about whether you can keep your bag or not! There's also a bathroom right next to where we can wait on the same floor.
I waited a few more minutes and then my number was called again and for window 4. This time I also gave my birth certificate (original and copy), I-134 (original), police certificate (original), 2 passport photos (they kept them) and the courier receipt. After that, they gave me a domestic violence pamphlet and told me to sit down and wait again. I didn’t bring a watch and the clock in the room was broken so I had no clue of how much time was passing.
After what felt like an hour, my number finally showed on the screen again and I went to my window. Felt super nauseous at this point from all my nervous energy. My interviewer was very friendly and asked for the supporting docs for the I-134. I gave him the I-134 supporting evidence (EVL and a few months of paystubs. My fingerprints on my left hand were taken again. He asked me to take an oath that all the information I had given him was true and asked if I read the domestic violence pamphlet.
He asked the following questions to the best of my memory:
- how did you and your fiancé meet?
- what is your fiancé’s name?
- what work does your fiancé do?
- where does your fiancé live? Is it a house? Is that where you will live?
- who lives with your fiancé?
- what do you do for a living?
- when did you last see each other in person?
- how long was the longest visit and when? Have you ever overstayed in the US?
- have you visited anywhere outside of Canada/US in the last 5 years?
- have you ever been outside of Canada/US in your life and if so, where did you go?
- have you ever been arrested in any country?
- have you ever been denied entry to the US?
After all those questions, he said he intended to approve my visa and gave me the pink paper and another paper on how to check the status of my visa. He said it would take 3-4 weeks for me to receive my passport. Only my birth certificate was given back and the interview was done! I took the elevator downstairs, collected my phone and AirPods from the locker and left. Messaged my fiancé I was approved at 10:52am. So the entire process took approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes.
A lot of the supporting docs I brought just in case were not asked for such as:
- fiancé’s birth certificate, passport and drivers license (all photocopies)
- proof of relationship (plane ticket)
- Fiancé tax forms, W2
- DS-160 confirmation page
- P4 interview email
- fiancé letter of intent
Rating this consulate a 4 and not a 5 because of the lack of a working clock and how even though my interview was at 9:15, it took almost 2 hours to actually process.
On Friday, Aug 27, I received an email from them with my Purolator tracking info that my visa packet was on the way. It seems like it'll arrive sometime Monday!
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #30055