Ive gone back like 30 pages of threads and i think i've only seen about 1 or 2 threads on peoples Vancouver experiences(LOTS for montreal) while filing for the k-1.. i was wondering if anyone had some recent experiences on it? im rather nervous about it all.

THanks

-David

From my readings on VJ, Van is a great consulate, very efficient and friendly staff. Interview is usually the easiest part of the whole process. They are still issuing the visas the next day around 2:30 pm

I was interviewed in Vancouver a year ago. I got my interview a month after I sent in my Package 3. It was a short and sweet interview. The interview wait periods from
returning package 3 are short. The staff are pleasant. I was interviewed in the morning. I think they may do interviews late morning or afternoons now, but when I went
I was able to get my visa while I waited. Now I think you have to go back the day after. If I had any questions, I emailed them, however most questions, if I had any were answered here on VJ. I'm sure I have a Consulate review on my timeline if you check.

Best of luck!

Carla

Back in August was when I had my interview, in the early afternoon. Bee and I were really impressed by the efficiency of the staff. They were polite and friendly, definitely not abrupt and rude like I was expecting. I have a more thorough review in my timeline, but I remember emailing the Vancouver consulate a few times and they were always prompt in their responses. Our interview took about ten minutes in total after all the waiting for fingerprints and document preparation, and we picked up my visa the next day.

I wrote about my experience here.

Details I didn't include were similar to the Vancouver reviews here:

• Bring your appointment letter and files but don't bring a cell phone or anything more than what you need.
• Enter at a side door of the building (look for the consulate sign on the sidewalk), where they'll search your bag and you'll go through a metal detector.
• You'll go up the stairs and then up an elevator, and then your bag will be searched again.
• You'll wait in a waiting room with (probably) 3 other interviewees.
• One at a time, you'll be called to the teller-type counter for someone to collect the papers they specifically asked for.
• Sometime after that, you'll all be called to another counter to be fingerprinted.
• Sometime after that, you'll have your interview at the first counter (I described mine).

And then you're finished.

The people were all very friendly when I was there. The Vancouver consulate has a reputation for great staff.

One thing to mention is that when you go to pick up your visa, there might be a lineup outside the side door - you're able to bypass the lineup just by telling them that you're picking up your K visa. Otherwise, you'll probably be waiting forever - it was still there when we left with our big white packet!