Oh so it wouldnt realy mather if we get there 30 min late ?
Montreal is bad in the morning the rush hour traffic to go to town is rediculess and am scarred to get stuck in traffic , told my babe we will have to leave the house at 5 latest 5;30 to be there for 7;30
( thats a normal rush hour traffic time to get there on time and not late )_ even tough I only live 20 - 30 min drive from the city if there is no rush hour

Hey that's great, congrats!

Thanks. I'm hoping to be there right when they open the doors, so maybe i'll see you.

Does anyone remember the hotel across the road??

also, on the letter it says that the DS156 is required. now I filled that out and already sent it to them awhile back, do i have to do it again, or just take the photocopy that i have??

THanks

Hotel La Tour Centre Ville
400 Boulevard Rene-Levesque Ouest
Montreal AL H2Z1V5
CAN
514-866-8861
http://www.hotelcentreville.com/index.asp

Our rate was great - 119/ night...and we only needed 1 night in a large suite

Congrats to everyone! Looks like most of you are getting a little more notice than I got. 6-8 weeks, compared to the 2.5 weeks notice i got!! Lucky you.

I just want to say congratulations to EVERYONE!!!!
Alittle jealous here, seeing how fast you are all moving
Best of Luck to all of you!

you already have you visa in your hand!!

you're not allowed to be jealous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

am so

I am on a such a high right now from seeing everyone else get their interviews that I went ahead and emailed Montreal tonight..Im sure its way too soon, but no harm in trying.. *fingers crossed*

Liz thanks again for all the work on the spreadsheet!, Ive emailed it to my friends and family so they can see whats happening too.. also wondering whats happening with Tara and Alex & Martin and Alissa, and why they havent had their interviews yet...hmmmm

Got an interview date of Nov 8th Woo Hoo. I was shocked when we got the letter:) Happiest day I have had in awhile.

wow even faster then me , CONGRATS

I also send my DS 156 with package 3 back , but had a lil mistake on it so I askd them if I have to print another theyr response was no they will correct it with liquide papper at the interview
no need to print another
( but am planning to print another anyhow better save then sorry )

Us too! We'll see you in Montreal

Congratulations on the date it sure i nice to see so many getting their letters and moving on to the next level. Good luck and God speed.

Congratulations on the interview date!

And I missed that Tinker received her Visa! COngrats! ( sorry been off of VJ lately )

Just got our reply from Montreal "sorry there is no date for this case #", ...will try again in a couple of weeks...

Liz was looking over the spreadsheet and Lisa & Kopavi have an interview date of Oct 10th...

thank you ron and sharon , I hope you guys are doin ok and realy hope things will move for you guys too

Congrats to EVERYONE!!! I really really really hope another VJ'er gets Nov 7, would be nice to have that moral support.

Is Hotel La Tour Centre Ville the one right across from the Consulate?



Mary

YEP

made some updates and changes to the spreadsheet

enjoy!

I went through expedia and the room was $108 + taxes

Liz, fla_guy06 has an interview date of Nov 8th....

you really are the spreadsheet queen!!

Sorry Liz for being a pain, but just noticed someone else with an Interview date

karmasxocean Nov 5th


Now as I see the spreadsheet filling up with interviews, Im really bummed that we got the answer of "sorry there is no date for this case #" this morning....

Kimmbo, the way things ave been going lately you better keep you eyes on the mailman, your fingers on the keybord and ear to the phone. Montreal is all over the map these days so don't be surprised if you get a date before very long, on your side and praying for you both.

alright.. added the last two.. =)

thanks for the PM's telling me when you or someone else gets an interview date. ... I don't always get to read through the forum to find all the new interview dates.

Thanks to everyone for their congratulations on the interview. I also want to to congratulate everyone else who has gotten an interview date recently, I wish everyone a speedy journey.

Stacy

Stacy, wanted to let you know that right now your timeline says your interview is in 2008 and that it took 595 days to get an interview...may want to change that so someone else waiting for Montreal doesnt look at it and get scared..LOL

thanks Ron! wasnt planning on hearing from them until Jan/Feb....so if theres a chance that it will be before the end of the year...what a great surprise... of course not holding my breath, but it would be nice...

Kimmbo, Sharon and I were because of conversations with Montreal waiting for a November/December and even as far as January date, to our surprise we were told through a phone call (I called) on August 7th that our date was August 9th that was a two day notice with no time to panic. So if I were you and anyone else here waiting for a date I would keep my eyes and ears open and call Montreal frequently, you can never tell when your date arrives there. All I will stress is have everything in order and ready to go, I thank god was ready for them months in advance except the medical which I got on the 2nd of August, all I needed to do was catch the bus as it was a day trip.
I hope you are all ready and for those without a date I hope you are all susrprised shortly with one.

Well we are still deeply in love and hoping to be together sooner than later here or there depending on how things back at work for Sharon since she took an extended leave and things have changed quite a bit for her. I hope you are ready for Montreal only 6 weeks remaining.

glad to hear you and sharon doin ok with everything you guys are goin trough
I think am ready but also a bit nervouse but staying calm and busy I started to make my own wedding gown ( daughter bought me a sleavless ice blue dress , I love it but thought it was to plain for the wedding even thou we arent planning a church wedding and just immidiate family , I still want to have it memorable and nice , so am decorating the dress with all kinda fancy shmansy stuff ( flowers beads perls stuff like that ) wich keeps my mind pretty much ocupied , I feel a bit overwelmed but yeah I think am ready for the interview

I'm glad that you are ready, you don't want to get caught with last minute details. Wonderful colour for the wedding dress I'm sure that it will be beautiful once you are done making it yours.

Sharon and I are pretty much stressed out now that she is back at work because she is on the overnight shift which works from 8 p.m. to 9 a.m.. That reduces our time together quite a bit since I work from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Last night being her first shift this morning she was too tired to talk so we had 15 minutes together, tonight we should be able to sqeeze in an hour or so before she is off to work again.

You too, Stacy! Doug and I also have a 11/8 Interview; hope to see you there

aww sorry your shifts are not the same at the moment , but try to see it like that if you where together right now it wouldnt be much differant you go when she comes and she goes when you come , the main thing is you have eachother stay strong ,we all know things will turn for the best for you both best wishes to sharon

I wish I could hang in MTL's REAL waiting room with a VJ member on 2nd November..

another couple have an interview for Nov.. tonyanddebbie Nov 7th

Liz will also PM you the info

it's cool... I came across your message =)

Maybe one of those left waiting will be lucky enough to get the same date as you Liz, you never know what the future brings. Maybe if Kimmbo keeps calling she will end up being there with you.

Oh YAY, I was hoping another VJ'er would be there!

If I were there I am sure that I wouldn’t be working yet and for us that would mean I would stay up the same hours Sharon does. There are things to done around the house as there is in any house plus I have a basement that needs re-arranging and my workshop is in need of pegboards and Sharon would come home for her meals.

We definitely have each other and we are strong in our love and commitment to each other, the thing that sucks is that in the mornings right now we have about 15 minutes together because she calls me at work at about 9:30 her time 10:30 mine and then we have about an hour from 6:00 – 7:00 her time 7:00 – 8:00 mine in the evening before she is off to work and me home then we have about 10 or 15 minutes at 2 a.m. 3 a.m. my time during her lunch time. I guess we were too comfortable with our 45 minutes in the morning half hour at lunch time and 2 to 3 hours in the evening. The good thing I that God will compensate us for the time we are missing. We are both health, strong and determined to succeed and we will.

Hi Ron,

I completely understand what you are saying. It's not the same and the phone doesn't compensate for time spent apart even if your shifts did line up. I feel bad for both of you.

I read your original posts and the subsequent updates, however I'm not sure exactly where you are up to, but I would like to know. If you don't feel like typing it out or want to steer me to another thread, please do.

Cheers

Trailmix, I’m not sure if I am answering your question so here is where we are at right now.



Because of the past condition of Sharon’s father and his subsequent passing we have both drain our liquid(?) funds to where they need replenishing which we are now able to do. Both the I-601 and 22?g have not been filed as we have been involved with the illness and passing of Sharon’s father. What we have just done that maybe we shouldn’t have is sent a package off to Dr. Emilio T. Gonzalez, Director, USCIS with a copy of everything received from the Consulate and everything given to the Consulate regarding my past criminal activity and alcoholism. The way things stand now it may take the 12 to 18 month wait to get back in shape to continue through the process. We are also thinking of bringing Sharon here if things don’t go well or she finds it too difficult at work or our being apart to hard to deal with.

Will also PM this info to Liz, we have another Nov interview... TennCAN has been given a Nov 7th interview...

thanks kimmbo!

Wow... Ive been away for a while and we already are on page 114?? Congrats to all those who are approved and good luck to those who have their interviews comming up.

We just brought a new home and it has been crazy. Just got the last box put away this morning. We filed for AOS last week and check was cashed this week...

Now the waiting begins ... yet again.

I can't believe that on the spreadsheet there are only five couples still waiting for an interview!

I know! ppl with 30 days wait times got interviews!!

wait, it's 7 ppl still waiting

Holy sh!t.... we leave you kids alone for one freakin week and y'all go on interview spree???????????????????
This is awesome news!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
And interviews are indeed first come first served.
Peace, L&B.