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| Montreal, Canada |  Review on February 9, 2006: |
evilcanuck
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
It was super easy, relatively fast and totally painless 
I have to say tho there is so much information on the internet, that I called the consulate to clarify some things and was given false information...good thing I was suspicious and backed myself, or I would have been in trouble! My son is 14, the girl on the phne said he didnt have to come....I ought him, also I was told on the phone I would get my visa and stuff immediately, not hte case, it has to be mailed, make sure you bring a canada post mailer, the bigger ones, they wont be just mailing you your passport, there will be a manilla envelope with stuff in it a fairly large pkg so get the bigger one, not the biggest because they dont keep our x-rays, so it doesnt have to fit those in. ALso they told me that I would get my EAD at the border, no they dont do that anymore. The person who interviewed me had all the right answers, so it wa all good.
I think my appointment was for 9:30, it was pouring rain, we parked in a lot just across the street and behind a building, and were soaked when we arrived. The good news is there are a LOT of hotels right nearby, where you could probably walk, like Holiday Inn express and such. Anyways, we got inside, searched...tip...leave anything electronic in the car or your hotel room..cell phones, cameras, remote car starters, my sons chain wallet, belt and a pair of nail clippers were removed from our possession at the door, put in a holding area..which made me feel totaly safe yay for security. Up the elevator, registereed and got a number, then waited about an hour. We were called in to a back area where we went up to a wicket and the girl there went thru all of our papers to make sure we had everyting, sent us back to the waiting room to hang out for a bit, then they called us into a privte room, where we were asked a few questions, when the wedding was, how I met my fiance met etc. They scanned our fingerprints (my son and mine) and we were on our way. We were back on the road to Ontario by noon.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #408