HI GANG! I AM BACK HOME AND PLEASED TO SAY I NOW HAVE MY K3 VISA ENTRY IN PASSPORT!!!
AND IN HAND!!!

HALLIE-LOOO-YA!!!! POP THE CORK! AND START POURING THE CHAMPAGNE!!! YAHOOOOO!!!!!

WHAT A MISERABLE RAINY DAY IN VANCOUVER...THE PROCESS WAS PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD!

A WORD OF CAUTION...DON'T TAKE A CEL PHONE,,, I GOT STOPPED RIGHT FROM THE START WITH
SECURITY CHECK! I HAD TO RUN ACROSS THE STREET AND HAVE THE MAN WHO HAS A COPYING
AND PASSPORT PHOTO STORE, HOLD MY CEL PHONE UNTIL MY APPT. WAS OVER!

UPON BEING CLEARED FOR SECURITY CHECK AND PROCEEDED UP THE STAIRS AND ESCORTED
IN THE ELEVATOR TO THE APPROPRIATE FLOOR. I WAS AMAZED AT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE
THERE WAITING FOR THEIR BUSINESS TO BE DONE. I WAS ESCORTED TO AN AREA THAT HELD 5 SEATS
AND 5 WINDOWS. I MET 2 K1 APPLICANTS AND THEN THERE WAS MYSELF FOR K3. WE WERE
INDIVIDUALLY CALLED TO THE WINDOW, DISPLAYED OUR REQUESTED DOCUMENTS, THEN
HAD TO GO TO ANOTHER AREA PAY THE FEE, SENT BACK TO THE ORIGNAL SEATING AREA,
THEN ASKED TO DO INDEX FINGER PRINTS.

IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT OUR INTERVIEWS WOULD BE DELAYED FOR 30 MINUTES. WE GOT
CHATTING AND IT WAS KEWL TO FIND OUT, THEY WERE ALSO FELLOW MEMBERS OF VJ!

2 OF US WERE GRANTED OUR VISAS. I RETURNED AT 2 PM AGAIN GOING THRU THE SAME
SECURITY CHECK. MY PASSPORT WAS RETURNED WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL VISA! IT WAS
ACCOMPANIED BY A SEALED ENVELOPE WITH MY DOCUENTATION FOR MY 'POE'.

I HAVE DECIDED TO FLY FROM VANCOUVER ON FRIDAY THE 26 JANUARY TO U>S> AND WILL DEAL
WITH MY POE ACTIVATION AT VANCOUVER AIRPORT.

ONE INTERESTING THING I FOUND OUT...SOME POE'S MAY BE ABLE TO AUTHORIZE "EAD" AT
THE SAME TIME AS ACTIVATING I-94.
I WILL HAVE MY APPLICATION AND FEES IN HAND TO SEE IF THIS CAN BE DONE AT THE SAME
TIME AT VANCOUVER AIRPORT! WILL KEEP YOU POSTED!

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE ELSE THIS WEEK!

CHEERS!
DENISE/CDANCER

Congratulations! That is fabulous news, and thanks for the update on interview process. We have our interview next week and I am getting nervous (even though I am preparing myself to not be able to get the visa on that date

Congratulations!!!! and thanks for the review!

Unfortunately about the temporary EAD, they're only given to K1's and only if JFK is the POE, which is hard to do coming from most Canadian airports where you go through American customs at the airport before you depart.

Still, that's great you got the visa

congratulation!

congrats to you!

Congrats!

What questions did they ask you? Also, are the EAD stamps for K1s only or K3s as well?

Woo Hoo!

Congrats!!

congrats

Congratulations !!!

Congrats

hmmmm....I was told this by the same person accepting my documents and returning my passport and visa....
I will give it a try anyway...see what happens..
will keep ya posted!
Denise

The typical questions...when did we meet?, where did we meet?, when did we start dating, how often did we visit each other?, When did we get married? What type of work does my husband do?, how much money does my husband make a year approximately?, What my profession is?,
do I plan on working?, when was I moving to the US. Pretty general questions...hope this helps!
Denise

PS no EAD stamp ......I will see if they can activate EAD at same time at POE for I94...will
let you know what happens.

Cheers!
Denise

That does help to know they're sticking with the "usual" questions. Thanks again for all your help and again, congrats!

Congrats!!

HEY NOT TO WORRY!!! AS LONG AS YOU HAVE ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION THATS FINE. YOU ALSO HAVE TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN HOW YOU MET AND TELL ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP! SO BE PREPARED!

GOOD LUCK!
DENISE

congrats and all the best to you!!!

Happy to hear your good news!

Congrats! Whooohooo!!

Mo

Congrats, great news

Congrats! That is awesome. I'm really happy to hear that most peoples Interviews, whether it be in Vancouver or Montreal, go pretty smoothly.

Congrats!!!!

Congratulations