I called the panel doctor today to make an appointment. And, while I got the appointment, the receptionist kept insisting that I needed a letter from the consulate that had my VAC number on it.

Well, since the people who entered my postal code into the database messed it up and I never did get packet 3 in the mail, the consulate emailed packet3 as an attachment. This attachment does not have a page with my name already on it nor does it have the VAC number (in fact, it's identical to the samples of packet3 here on VJ).

My question is: Is the VAC number the same VAC number as the one that is called the Case Number? If so, I already have the number that she wants, but not on a paper from packet3.

I have told the nurse that the only piece of paper I have that has both my name on it and the VAC number would be the paper on which I print the umpteen emails between the consulate, myself and my fiancé. She said that it would have to do, but that I had only about a week to find out if the VAC numbers are indeed the same as each other.

To my mind, I think they are. But, you know how it is: there is now that niggling doubt planted by someone else and I begin to wonder.

So, I pass along the question to those who will likely feel more confident in saying Yes or No---VJ.

Any aid offered is appreciated and I look forward to it.

Thank you.

Forget I asked, okay.

I contacted the consulate by email myself and got the answer.

If anyone else ever ends up in the situation where they never get the pkt3 from Vancouver consulate or the Montréal consulate in Canada, the VAC number that the receptionist at the panel doctor's wants is the same one as was assigned at the NVC.

VAC number is only for Vancouver Consulate... Montreal will be MTL, Rio de Janerio will be RDJ, Kiev will be KEV, so on and so on and so forth......

Oh.

London is LND....