Advice on follow up?

[Meg and Danny 25]

Anyone know if I am just being impatient or should try something else....?

I got packet three as requested by email last Wednesday faxed all information same day requested right after fax for confirmation of receiving the docs and if so to please send packet 4 by email. No response as of Friday at noon(10 their time) sent another email concerned that perhaps they didn't decisive and if someone could just let me know so we didn't have personal info floating around in orbit somewhere. Still no answer today. I know it was a long weekend, but I haven't seen anyone who has asked for emailing of packet 4 take this long.

Suggestions?

[SF2007 48]

Packet 3 and 4 need to be mailed to Montreal via priority mail as per instructions. They do not accept fax documents. Instructions are in your packet documents and available online: http://photos.state.gov/libraries/canada/303578/montreal/Packet3-K1-MTL.pdf.

It can take a couple weeks after they received packet 3 before you receive Packet 4 and are allowed to make a medical and interview appointment. But you can call DOS to get a case update and as soon as they mailed it, then you are eligible.

Edit: typo.

Edited August 6, 2013 by SF2007

[ricnally 258]

Packet 3 and 4 need to be mailed to Montreal via priority mail as per instructions. They do not accept fax documents. Instructions are in your packet documents and available online: http://photos.state.gov/libraries/canada/303578/montreal/Packet3-K1-MTL.pdf.

It can take a couple weeks after they received packet 3 before you receive Packet 4 and are allowed to make a medical and interview appointment. But you can call DOS to get a case update and as soon as they mailed it, then you are eligible.

Edit: typo.

OP is going through Vancouver--different procedure. OP, hope you get it by tomorrow!

[SF2007 48]

OP is going through Vancouver--different procedure. OP, hope you get it by tomorrow!

Oops, my bad. Good luck!

[Meg and Danny 25]

End of day now and still no reply. Do you all think I should send another email tomorrow or no?

[NikLR 13,227]

It's been a week tomorrow? I think you're being rather impatient. Remember Aug 1st was a holiday in BC. So they wouldn't have worked on anything that day and the consulate has been closed for the weekend as well. I'd personally give it until Friday but maybe they do get back to you quicker than that?

[Meg and Danny 25]

It's been a week tomorrow? I think you're being rather impatient. Remember Aug 1st was a holiday in BC. So they wouldn't have worked on anything that day and the consulate has been closed for the weekend as well. I'd personally give it until Friday but maybe they do get back to you quicker than that?

I checked all VJ timelines for Vancouver in the last year and a bit and no one who faxed back info and asked for packet 4 emailed had to wait a week, same day next day or two days at most. That's why I think it's not that impatient. But what do I know?

Also I looked at the dates they were closed on the consulate website and August first wasn't listed. But still. It's been more now even if it was closed all weekend than vjers averages.

Edited August 7, 2013 by Meg and Danny

[NikLR 13,227]

Have you tried calling or faxing? Is that possible?

[Meg and Danny 25]

Vancouver k visa department does not have a phone and I did fax all the info with cover sheet initially an haven't heard back.

[Udella&Wiz 325]

I understand the urgency as I was in yoru position 6 yrs ago but I think you're being a little antsy. You sent it last Weds (was it within office hours?), they may or may not have been closed on a BC holiday on Thurs....I would hazard a guess half the staff took Friday off to make it a long weekend (as people tend to do). If you got a fax confirmation sheet then your fax went through as dialed. Did BC have a civic holiday Monday as well or no?

It really seems like onhly 3-4 business days - sit tight!

[Meg and Danny 25]

Yes it was within two hours of receiving packet three. About noon or one pm there time.

Like I said, their website only dates that it is closed on specific holidays and August 1st nor second was mentioned. Which means it was closed on Monday, which of course I understand.

What I don't understand is why NOT ONE other case in the last 13 months has taken this long if they faxed their documents back. Not even the 3-4 business days even if they were closed Thursday Friday and Monday(which is unlikely anyways given their listed hours).

Incidentally our work fax does not print a verification page. Otherwise I would be a little less "antsy".

[NikLR 13,227]

You could try re-faxing using a program like Hello fax through your home computer. I've used it to fax documents to the Canadian gov't and it worked pretty well!