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| Montreal, Canada |  Review on January 21, 2010: |
Arabella
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
This is the post I made a few hours after the interview in Montreal.
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Hey Guys Arabella and Sean here,
First off, this french keyboard sucks!!!! It took me forever just to sign in.
Ok well, as Sam and Ben and Ashen said we got there at 6am. It was REALLY worth it. We were out of there by 9am. Waiting in the cold and the light rain went by very fast and we had a great time talking with Sam, Ben, Ashen, and her fiance.
We were also interviewed by the Consulate Depty director guy. He was so nice and he seemed genuinely happy and interested in us. He knew right away that we were from VJ. He asked me who I was and then----- HE LOOKED AT A LIST HE HAD ON THE INSIDE OF HIS WINDOW!!! That`s right- he has a list of the VJers!!!! I said, "Arabella" and he was like, "Oh right Arabella!"
He asked us how we met online and how we met in person. He asked if Sean had ever had a hard time crosing the border.
He told us also that they were clearing up all of the K1 and spousal Visas, so that is good news.
When we asked for him to delay issuing the Visa for Sean- he said that was not a good idea because it could get caught up in the 100s of applications they have coming through. He said we are allowed to cross without activating the Visa, but to be on the safe side, he told us that he was going to make a note on the computer system that the border patrol uses to say that Sean can come for a visit before he activates his Visa. He literally said "I, as the Consular Deputy, will let them know this is ok." He told Sean to tell them to look at their "CCD" screen for the note.
He did tell us that we are allowed to cross back and forth without activating the Visa, and if we don`t bring our entire packet then we really can`t activate the Visa anyway.
It was a fantastic experience, one I will never forget.
I made a thank-you card for the consulate with a picture of Sean and me in it. I forgot it at the hotel so I didn`t get to give it to them. However, we also forgot our borrowed umbrella that we rented from the hotel, so they told us to come back at 1:30 to get it. I have the card with me and will give it to them at that time.
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