congrats on your interview I be happy when mine will be over with too
countdown 5 more weeks

another Nov interview..Willstar for Nov 1st

Im trying not to let this get to me..I am SO happy for everyone...but really starting to feel like Montreal has forgotten us... *sigh*...we just went through this with VSC, saw everyone pass us by and get their NOA2's super quick it took us 4 months!...I just emailed Montreal last week (on the 24th, reply on the 25th) and they said they had no date for our case yet... when should I try emailing them again..? not trying to sound whiny, just starting to have VSC flashbacks here!..LOL

I'd email them today.


do it soon so you get a response today

Just emailed them now! *fingers crossed*... had a really good cry last week, and a few small ones this weekend... ready for some good news! I (we) hadnt planned on hearing from them until Jan/Feb, and now after all these interviews being scheduled in the last couple weeks Im stalking the mailman daily.. LOL

think good thoughts for us!

(thanks)

wishing you luck!

well I tried, and at least they are quick at replying...

"no sorry no date yet, might be another 2-4 months"

Okay, on friday, write this to Montreal

Email Subject: Beneficiary: Jane Doe - MTL123456789

Hi there,

I wanted to inquire as to whether an interview date has been scheduled for our case. We know that we are on the waiting list.

Thank you so much,

Jane Doe
MTL123456789

thats almost exactly what I wrote to them..I even gave them "Hello and Good Afternoon"...!!!

not sure how to feel right now, and this couldnt be happening during a better week!! (my special female week)...I have PMS and Im a Gemini!!!

it won't be this way for long...

very soon....................

Please ... send some of your great luck you K people to us IR/CRs before I totally freak out!!!

I WANT MY HUSBAND BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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we have another Nov interview... Charles and Sue Nov 8th...congrats to them!

they just got an email today, so maybe theres still hope for us!

Congrats Charles & Sue!!!! Look for Doug; he'll be there on the 8th as well (I can't afford to go with him, sigh....thanks to the USA! UGH)

wow 70 - 80 days timeframe to interview now , looks like MTL is realy trying to get all the love together for xmas , ( might be a new babyboom by sept 08 , lol )
good luck to everyone and Kimmbo keep trying they told me another 4-6 month in e mail and poof had the interview letter with date in my mailbox a week later

How come there aren't really any VJ members who fall under September/October Packet 3 filers??

I need something to do ppl!! I need to work on my spreadsheet!!

You know all that talk about idle hands and what not..

I can't believe how close I am to the end though !!

I need the distraction so that time passes quicker

SEND IN YOUR PACKET 3'S!!!!!!!!!!!

and then PM me

Hi Liz if you still have my address you send me a copy of the list, I haven't seen it for a while now.
Thanks
Ron

done =)

lol my dad was talking about the exact same thing - (joking) not about a baby boom but about a possible reason there isn't one...immigration taking so long. It was funny.

Found an October packet 3 filer!

Are those new colours on the IR5 timeline? I'm impressed even if I'm IR5FORMUMSIE not IF5FORMUMSIE

I'll fix it! I'm not infallible you know!!

BTW, you all should go look at the K1/K3 spreadsheet again.
all the way to the bottom

this is what you would see:

You mean I've been making my daily supplication to the wrong deity?

If extrapolated to its natural conclusion, does that mean that visas will be issued before they are even applied for?

it's looking that way =)

Well folks, we've gone and done it.... MARRIED on October 6th in a beautiful ceremony..... Sorry for the lack of posts for a bit, but between getting Sharon here, all the paperwork, wedding arrangements, more paperwork, licenses, oh, and a few snuggles in there every so often, we've been kinda busy. NOW it's MORE paperwork, a LOT more money, well, you know the drill..... But all part of the process

EVERYONE keep your heads up, if you are still waiting, it WILL happen. THe worst part of our experience was just never knowing WHEN, but take it one day at a time. Every day means you are one day closer to the I Do's!

Love you guys, and Good Luck and God Speed to everyone still waiting!

Alan & Sharon

Congrats Alan and Sharon!!

Sending a big congrats your way.

That's crazy. I think I was at the end of their backlog but I can't complain; we're at just one week til my interview!

hellooooooooooooooooooooooo

where are the approvals????????

when I got home from work tonight..I just knew that one of them would have posted a review...

nothing.... from any of them..they must really be celebrating!!...how fun to have 4 couples from VJ there together!

we got one, people!!

lol

There's one now, but I believe from someone whose interview was Oct 9 and not Oct 10, hehe

Jimmy

I am new to this forum and I don't know how to start so I picked your name. My only question as I am waiting for the interview now is how long it generally takes between the time NVC receives all documentation and the interview? June 7 is the date NVC back East received all paperwork and I am still waiting. Is this normal?

Francine

APPROVED!!!!!

Here is the full write up. Montreal Interview Write Up

Sorry to have taken so long to post the review. We drove back the same day as the interview so it was a while before we got to the computer.

Oh, it was Oct 10 for you! What about meeting up with the others?

Depends on what visa you're going for and which consulate (Vancouver or Montreal) is going to hook you up with an interview. It's a long wait for some (say 6 months from case completion to interview I hear) but worth it. Welcome to VJ!!!!

Mephys

Can you - or someone else - tell me what are the steps after NVC tells you that they have received your complete application and they are waiting for the interview to be schedule. They tell me that June7 was the day that all paper were received, and as of today, October 12 07, I am still waiting for ???

My husband and I have started the proces November 2006.

Any help would help me understand this rather long process

Hi Francine,

I sent you a PM with instruction on how to post a new topic, you will probably get more answers if you start a new one. If you need help just send me a message.

Cheers

CONGRATS you finaly made it, cant waite for my long road to be over too now enjoy your life in the states

Lisa got approved! she got her visa in the mail today!

I sent PM's to ComminToBoston and Martin/Alissa weeks ago, asking to see if they have ever received interview dates and havent heard anything back from them..hopefully theyre still not waiting for Montreal!

ya.. I've Pm'd them too

Bite your tongue I'm 47 I'm toooooo old to start momma things But It would be funny in a sick sort of way.....

For the xpresspost envelope, do you write Montreal's US Embassy's address in the FROM section as it's written on packet 3 or 4?

and one more question.. I had to submit the DS-156 forms with the barcode in packet 3, right? (I'm asking b/c it's been so long I can't remember..)

anyway.. since Oliver's moving and his job phone number has now changed, should I be re-filling out that form to get a new barcode?

Well, I did anyway..

but I'm going to take the old DS-156 & the new one to the interview..

my question though is that the barcode looks weird on the 3rd page.. it's like it's running away off the page!

here's a picture:
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that doesn't look right and it certainly doesn't look like the barcode on the old DS-156..

I would print out a new one with the job change just in case (I also have to take a newer version of one of the forms to reflect that my mother in law is now deceased)...

I would *think* that as long as they can read the number it should be fine...


*opinions welcome*... the last time I contacted Montreal (email) to see if we had an interview date was Oct 2nd and we got "no sorry no date yet, might be another 2-4 months", do you think its too soon to send them another email? especially after Toronto/New York got that long generic email..hmmm..

I did write their address in the return address fields and I think they liked that - probably saved them some time.

I guess there's no harm in emailing - at worst you will get the generic email that i received... it's up to you. my last email to them too was Oct. 1... just a day before your last email to them. let me know what you decide! good luck!!! : )

umm, you guys aren't going to believe this..

nick&clau got an interview date.
their wait was a total of 12 days

omg! that is rather amazing!

I've learned not to let anything surprise me in this process, but DANG....that's great!