Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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July 24, 2012 |
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My Fiancé and I stayed in the Squire Phillips Hotel; our room was facing the back of the building so we could see the consulate from our window. It was only about a 5 minute walk to get to the consulate, if that. We were at the consulate at about 6:50AM. When we arrived, there were already about 5 people ahead of us (one couple, one lady alone, and a lady with her mother I think who left before she went in). Once it got closer to 7:30AM, more people started showing up, but the line was still pretty small.
At 7:30 the guard started taking people in one at a time (your sponsor would join you as well). Once inside the doors, a man carrying a list of names asked to see my Interview Confirmation letter. He asked if my Fiancé was my sponsor and I said yes. Once he found my name we proceeded to the security check. We were asked to put anything we had in the bins to be scanned, and my fiancé had to remove his belt. We then went through scanners, picked our stuff back up and were led through some doors and down a set of stairs. The stairs led to a medium sized room with some chairs and of course the Elevator leading to the Consulate on the 19th floor. It was 7:36 when we got in (there’s no clock but the pay phones show the time). The room had a place to take passport photos for $10.00, some pay phones, and a vending machine from what I can remember.
We sat in the room for about 10-15 minutes I think. Once the room was semi-full, the guard entered and removed the barrier in front of the Elevator, and led people onto it. As others suggested, walk in to the elevator and stand facing the back of it, since those are the doors you will be exiting. The Elevator ride was pretty quiet and full of tension of course!
Once we got off the Elevator, a lady greeted us and gave everyone a ticket. Ours was C-4. We then sat down, after enjoying the view from the window, and waited to be called. Your interview will consist of two parts, part 1 you will hand documents and sign papers etc., and part 2 is the actual interview. There were 4 windows for Part 1. Unfortunately window 4 had no one working behind it, so our number got skipped, and so did every 4rth number, other than that the numbers did go in order. We waited about 30 minutes to be called (after about 12 people went ahead of us, some of whom weren’t even there before us, some of whom had already been interview, accepted, and left the building). This part was pretty frustrating. It really doesn't matter in what order your get off the Elevator honestly, because from what I've read numbers tend to get skipped almost all the time.
Once we finally got called, the lady asked me for the following documents:
- The ticket number I received after entering the Consulate
- Passport
- Medical
- Police Records
- Original Birth Certificate (long form)
- I-134 + Supporting Documents (Ours were Tax Returns, W2s, letter of Employment and Pay stubs)
- Proof of payment online (which was on our confirmation letter)
She didn’t take photocopies of anything, and returned my X-Ray and Vaccine Worksheet to me. She also had me sign some of the forms that I forgot to sign in my Packet three. Also, she didn’t ask for any Passport photos, instead she GAVE me 2 back from my Packet 3, I found this strange but I guess the Visa photos I attached to the two DS-156 forms were good enough. Once this was done, she confirmed our addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth. She also asked my Fiancé about his job (Where he worked, what his title was, etc.). Afterwards my finger print scans were taking and I was asked to sit down and wait to be called again.
I returned to my seat, and only waited about 2 minutes till I was called again (my fiancé was in the bathroom though so I went without him, but he joined me soon after). I was called to window number 8, where a nice lady greeted me and swore me in. She gave me back some of the original documents that were taken from Part 1 of the interview (Birth Certificate, Police Record). She confirmed my fingerprint scan again and then asked me a few questions:
- How did you meet and where? (We met online, so she asked about the website)
- When did we first meet
- When did we get engaged
- Where we lived
I think that was about it, there weren’t really much questions at all. She didn’t even ask for any Evidence of Relationship or letter of Intent to Marry. She handed me a Welcome to the United States of America letter and said I was approved and that I would receive my Visa and Passport to the Loomis location I selected. We were full of smiles, thanked her and were on our merry way at about 9:15.
All in all, the interview process went by pretty quickly after we finally got called. I rated it a 4/5 simply for that reason, because I don’t understand why they skip numbers. It was a nerve wracking experience, but it ended well. As long as you have all your documents, are well organized, and tell the truth, then you should be fine. I may have forgotten a few things to mention, but I think I got the bulk of it. Good luck!
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Good |
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