Hi All,

I hope I can make myself clear while I explain my situation. Packet 3 has been mailed back as of Dec 13th and I am waiting for an interview in MTL. I will be done my job at the end of the month and be moving out of my apartment in Toronto. While waiting for my interview date (if it didn't happen before Feb. 01 ) I will be taking my two cats and flying to my families home in Regina, Sask because my brother will foster my cats and I will be spending time with my ill father, visiting etc.... My questions are the following....

1. While waiting for my letter, should I and how would I change my mailing address to a Regina address with the Montreal Consulate or should I just use the Canada Post change of address service where they forward the mail from your old address to your new one and not notify Montreal?
2. Do you think the Montreal Consulate will care if I change my address to a Regina address?
3. On the day of my interview, upon approval of my Visa, it is my understanding that Montreal mails out the Visa in 2-7 business days.....would they let me pick it up in person the next day? I don't wanna have to fly back to Regina to get the mail just to turn around and get back on a plane to Los Angeles. I need to be able to fly out of Montreal direct to LA.....


Thoughts?????

Thanks for your advice.

Christine and her cats
in the T.O..

1. I would do both, change with Canada post and inform the Consulate of the change of address
2. No.. they wont care for the change in address. As long as it is in Canada.
3. You can always ask them if you can pick the passport up. They usually mail out the visa 2-3 business days after the interview. It took me 6 days to get visa in hand.

You could ask your family to mail the passport back to Montreal if you do not want to fly back to Regina.

Good luck

EDIT: I just remembered that you have to put down the address where you want your passport to be mailed on the Canada Post Xpresspost mailer... if you know anyone in Montreal (Family or Friends) you can put down their address on there and pick it up from Montreal itself.

Something else to consider as an option is the possibility of having your interview moved to Vancouver if having an address in Regina qualifies you to do so. Ive not kept up with the timings regarding Vancouver recently but in the past it was a sure bet to getting a quicker interview. Also, something Im not sure of, is the ease of doing so once packet 3 has been returned to the consulate....definately worth some research though. There is a possibility of next day pick up in Vancouver .......I THINK ...not sure though ( at this point you must be wondering why Im typing since Im really unsure overall )

The only real concern with moving while having a case pending is the risk of not having mailings ( RFE's, appt letters etc )reach your current address so Lance's advice about doing both options is a good one to cover both bases.

The liklihood of having a k-1 issued out of Montreal the following day is slim if any. They will offer the CR-1 for next day pickup , I think due to the fact that people need their passport to travel back to the states.The advice they give is not to make travel plans until you're assured of getting the visa. Sux big time I know but they do their thing their way.

Best of luck to you whichever way it goes

if you CAN get ur case transferred to Vancouver, or if you even want to, you can get your interview much quicker (sometimes in the next week) and almost always are able to pick up your visa the next day.

thanks for your replies.....they are appreciated.....I am going to email Montreal and explain my situation and seek their advice. I know that Vancouver seems to be much quicker with interviews however I don't want transferring my file to slow down the process. Pick up the next day in Vancouver would really be the best for me though.......

Thanks,
Christine&the cats

transferring ur file wouldn't most likely slow things down,would speed up the process. If u explained ur moving to Regina, they may or may not do it!! Cant hurt to try, many have had been successful, some have not! Best of luck

Thanks.....I just finished sending an email to Montreal with questions about transferring to Vancouver and my address change to Regina...I will update once I get more info from them.

Christine

update....well, I have emailed Montreal twice since posting this topic and no bloody response.....I included "address change" in the subject line..........these guys are starting to get on my nerves.....I figure they can't be THAT over worked, or are they?????

I am moving to Regina at the end of the month anyway to wait for my interview....mail will be forwarded through Canada Post regardless.

include ur CASE # in the subject line first!!

I did do that Flames. Thanks tho.