Back from Montreal Visa in Hand

[grooveman 0]

Well we got through the week and everything went fairly smoothly. Wife had her CR-1 interview on Thursday the 13th. Here is the rundown of our experience.

We arrived in Montreal Sunday and with a room reserved at the Days Inn Downtown. When we arrived there were fire trucks everywhere due to an alarm malfunction in the hotel which had evacuated everyone into the hotel lobby. We had to wait a couple of hours for our room. Not a good beginning.

Once everything calmed down we were able to check in and walk around downtown a bit. Restaurants were within easy walking distance and the consulate in only about a 15 minute walk from the hotel.

Took a cab to Dr Seidens office Monday morning and got the physical out of the way. One thing we did not know is that they do NOT offer a courier service from that office so we had to take another cab ride to pick up the results which were ready by 2PM on Weds.

Thursday by 0715 we were in line to get into the consulate and there were already a lot of people waiting. As many have said here before, be sure you wait to the left side of the doorway as you are facing the consulate. Most were lined up on the right which was good for us since the guard had everyone on the right line up behind us to get inside. They opened the doors early and took us upstairs. We were third in line.

We were worried about my Wife not having her long form birth certificate since we were told she would need it at the interview. We had sent away for it a few weeks before but of course it didn't get to us in time. Turns out we didn't need it after all since they took her wallet sized one.

Interview went quickly with just a few quick questions about how we met and so forth. My Wifes visa was approved and we were pleasantly surprised to learn that we could go back the same day to pick up her visa which was ready by 3PM. So it turns out that we didn't need the xpress post envelope we spent $25 on. Oh well.

All in all a good experience and we thoroughly enjoyed spending the week in Montreal which is a beautiful city. If you have any extra time take the bus tour to Quebec City, highly recommended!

[Flames9_RN 358]

Cool!! As you found out, doesn't hurt in asking to pick up the visa, all they can do is say no,lol Congrats

[Ontarkie 13,934]

Congrats

[OBX 51]

Congratulations! Glad the birth certificate issue worked out and what a nice bonus to be able to pick up your visa the same day!

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Congratulations! Yes, Montreal is a beautiful city - I'm glad you had a chance to enjoy it.

[smurfette1971 0]

wow

congrats to you both

wish mine went that smooth

[zenaxe 22]

Well we got through the week and everything went fairly smoothly. Wife had her CR-1 interview on Thursday the 13th. Here is the rundown of our experience.

We arrived in Montreal Sunday and with a room reserved at the Days Inn Downtown. When we arrived there were fire trucks everywhere due to an alarm malfunction in the hotel which had evacuated everyone into the hotel lobby. We had to wait a couple of hours for our room. Not a good beginning.

Once everything calmed down we were able to check in and walk around downtown a bit. Restaurants were within easy walking distance and the consulate in only about a 15 minute walk from the hotel.

Took a cab to Dr Seidens office Monday morning and got the physical out of the way. One thing we did not know is that they do NOT offer a courier service from that office so we had to take another cab ride to pick up the results which were ready by 2PM on Weds.

Thursday by 0715 we were in line to get into the consulate and there were already a lot of people waiting. As many have said here before, be sure you wait to the left side of the doorway as you are facing the consulate. Most were lined up on the right which was good for us since the guard had everyone on the right line up behind us to get inside. They opened the doors early and took us upstairs. We were third in line.

We were worried about my Wife not having her long form birth certificate since we were told she would need it at the interview. We had sent away for it a few weeks before but of course it didn't get to us in time. Turns out we didn't need it after all since they took her wallet sized one.

Interview went quickly with just a few quick questions about how we met and so forth. My Wifes visa was approved and we were pleasantly surprised to learn that we could go back the same day to pick up her visa which was ready by 3PM. So it turns out that we didn't need the xpress post envelope we spent $25 on. Oh well.

All in all a good experience and we thoroughly enjoyed spending the week in Montreal which is a beautiful city. If you have any extra time take the bus tour to Quebec City, highly recommended!

Congrats to you guys Grooveman !! Good to hear. Hey I see you don't have a timeline completed. When did you start the process and more importantly, when did you get case complete and how long in between case complete and an interview?? thanks

[Hugglebuggles 60]

Congrats on the approval and getting the visa so quickly!! All the best!

[grooveman 0]

Congrats to you guys Grooveman !! Good to hear. Hey I see you don't have a timeline completed. When did you start the process and more importantly, when did you get case complete and how long in between case complete and an interview?? thanks

Thanks to all. I never completed a timeline because I came to this forum well after we started the process and I didn't remember all the dates. We started the K3 process in September 2008. It took us about 1 1/2 years from start to finish mainly because there were some delays on our part getting the paperwork back to USCIS. The case was completed in Feburary, we received the appointment email in March with a date set for May 13th.

Edited May 17, 2010 by grooveman

[trailmix 77]

Congratulations!

[sdw 10]

Congrats

[Married2009 32]

Grats! And thanks for letting us know you were able to pick up the visa the same day!

[Lenie7 0]

Congrats!

[Flames9_RN 358]

Grats! And thanks for letting us know you were able to pick up the visa the same day!

Most are not that lucky, but it doesnt hurt to ask!! All they can do is say no!!

[Jadenjewel 9]

Congrats! Next step moving!