Montreal Interview

[dvkk16 0]

Hello Everyone.

Just curious. Does my wife need to be present at the interview in Montreal? Would it help matters if she WAS there?

[YuAndDan 153]

Moving to Canada forum..

[Krikit 1,163]

No need for the petitioner to be at the interview. It's a fairly straight-forward process in Canada because it's not a high fraud country. My husband attended my interview and I'm glad he came. We made a holiday out of our stay there and it took a lot of the pressure off. In fact, they talked to him more than they talked to me because they were interested in what he did for a living. That helped a lot. lol

[Flames9_RN 358]

Nope--- mine wasn't there! Interview itself is lucky to be 10 minutes!! very basic questions asked--how one met--what are ur employment plans in the USA---what does my spouse do?? very easy! 99% of ones time is spent waiting around!

[coraliesolms 47]

It would have been nice if mine was there.. to do a timmies run while I was waiting in line.. My interview was in February and it was COOOLLDDD in MTL.

However, jokes aside, its nice to have a spouse there for emotional support, because the nerves can eat you up, and old montreal is a really romantic place to walk through, but it is absolutely not necessary for them to be there at the interview.

[CanadianRedneck 8]

Ya, I did. It's not necessary for the process.. but I'll tell you what? All us immigrants..we should bring our spouses to the interviews just so that our loving USC spouse can see exactly what we go through. They'll appreciate us and the process more. My wife's eyes opened wide once she got a taste of the 'system'. So when I used to get upset and bent and frustrated..she can understand it better now.

just my two cents.

[FireKari 4]

Nope--- mine wasn't there! Interview itself is lucky to be 10 minutes!! very basic questions asked--how one met--what are ur employment plans in the USA---what does my spouse do?? very easy! 99% of ones time is spent waiting around!

Mine was basically the same back in August.

I was second in line and there was LOTS of waiting.

They asked more questions about the game that we met in than they did about anything else.

If anything bringing spouse is just moral support, and someone to talk to, haha.

And there is a Timmies if you go [facing the consulate door] to your right to the first corner, turn right, two-three blocks over on the corner, it has a light up Timmies sign in the window. You can then order your Cappuccino Glacé =) My cousin ordered in english and they got it just fine.

[Heather&Matt 0]

We made a holiday out of our stay there and it took a lot of the pressure off. In fact, they talked to him more than they talked to me because they were interested in what he did for a living. That helped a lot. lol

We plan on doing the same for our upcoming interview. My brother lives in Ottawa so we are going to visit beforehand, then spend a couple of days before and after the interview in Montreal. It'll be nice to relax after everything in a beautiful city...

[Flames9_RN 358]

Ya, I did. It's not necessary for the process.. but I'll tell you what? All us immigrants..we should bring our spouses to the interviews just so that our loving USC spouse can see exactly what we go through. They'll appreciate us and the process more. My wife's eyes opened wide once she got a taste of the 'system'. So when I used to get upset and bent and frustrated..she can understand it better now.

just my two cents.

I think most USA spouses know exactly what one goes thru as they are along for the ride as well! Mine filled out the paperwork, i did pretty much nothing,lol

Like others, one can make a holiday of it.

[Krikit 1,163]

All us immigrants..we should bring our spouses to the interviews just so that our loving USC spouse can see exactly what we go through.

The visa process was a pain but it was nothing compared to the adjustment process once I got here. Coming from being an established career-oriented person who knew what to do and where to go in any given situation, to arriving here and basically being treated as a non-entity, was a huge blow to the self esteem. Having to prove I existed at every step of the way, but to be denied at every step because no one knew the rules except me, was as frustrating and demeaning as hell. When my husband was transferred to another State he got a taste of what I'd been through with their DMV. I have to admit I felt somewhat vindicated when he nearly lost his mind getting the runaround from them.

We plan on doing the same for our upcoming interview. My brother lives in Ottawa so we are going to visit beforehand, then spend a couple of days before and after the interview in Montreal. It'll be nice to relax after everything in a beautiful city...

Ohhh, lovely. I always encourage people to take the bus tours whenever you go to a new city. We stayed at the Residence Inn on Peel St. It was fabulous because it came with breakfast and really great meals in the evening. And we had some really fabulous meals in some restaurants on that street too. We had such a great time we're going back at some point.

[Matt n Shannon 3]

I plan on going to my wifes because I believe in showing a United Front. While it isn't necessary and not everyone has the circumstances to be able to do so, those who can I encourage it. Ive heard it made the interview smoother.