Montreal now only consulate processing K-1 in Canada

[stev 6]

Hey Everyone!

My fiancee lives in Calgary so we assumed the NVC would send our application to Vancouver, but ours was sent to Montreal. When she called the NVC she was first told that they were all being sent to Montreal now, but we hadn't seen anything on VJ and Van's website says they process k-1s so she called the NVC again the next day and was told to email both consulates. Today we received an email from the Montreal consulate confirming "The Montreal Consulate General is the only Canadian consulate processing immigrant visa applications and K1 visas." This is definitely an inconvenience for us as we had been planning on an interview closer to her home. We wanted to let everyone else know about the change so you can plan accordingly.

[Flames9_RN 358]

Well you may want to email Montreal first and see if that is the case.....as quite often NVC gives out the wrong info--not saying it is not true---but they do give out a lot of wrong info at times! The operator may have gotten it confused with the CR-1/IR-1....so best to email Mtl and find out what is the true story.......

Actually best to email Vancouver...as they often reply faster

Edited November 24, 2014 by Flames9_RN

[CAMama3 1]

Wow that is nuts. NVC sent ours out 10 days before yours and we are at Vancouver. Maybe they routed yours incorrectly and see if you can get switched over? I know on the CEAC website, ours said it was sent to MTL, but our number is VAC and our packet 3 came from Vancouver.

[Flames9_RN 358]

Has happned many times before where it gets sent to the wrong consulate.....In ur email to Mtl--state u live in Calgary and request they send it to Van........

[stev 6]

Has happned many times before where it gets sent to the wrong consulate.....In ur email to Mtl--state u live in Calgary and request they send it to Van........

We emailed both consulates saying exactly that but received an email from mtl this morning saying they are the only one's processing k1s

[LiliBurd 85]

That really sucks for people out West, airfare within Canada is so expensive. I saw a post a few days ago about no appointments being available in Montreal, I can only imagine how bad it will be if all the K-1 interviews are here now.

Montreal is a beautiful city, hopefully your fiancée enjoys her stay.

[Not a Tailor 1,370]

Well taht sucks. I'll bet it increases CR-1/IR-1 wait times.

[Sarac 1]

This whole process sucks. It sucked yesterday when I knew K1 visa's were issued in Vancouver and it really sucks now that K1's are going to be coming out of Montreal. I live in Victoria and its going to cost me about 1,500 to get to Montreal for the CR1 visa interview of half an hour and if there were few appointment times for CR1 what will it be like with all the K1's there too? Bad for both groups. On a happier note....maybe they will switch out and the CR1's will be done in Vancouver!

[Dualie 185]

Just when you think they have changed up things as much as they can in one year...BOOM! Let's just create a grand old backlog in Montreal now, shall we?

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Perhaps the Vancouver office is closing? I hope not for my fellow Canadians

[NikLR 13,220]

You should be going to Vancouver. What is your case number start with? VAC or MTL?

I would think the Vancouver consulate would say they no longer process fiancé visas if they didn't.

http://vancouver.usconsulate.gov/mobile/visas/fiance-visas.html

[stev 6]

Yes, we assumed that as well but both the NVC and the montreal consulate confirmed that Vancouver no longer processes K1 visas.

Our case number starts with MTL and to reiterate, we did try and have it transferred to Vancouver based on my Calgary residence.

Unfortunately this adds a great cost to all those applicants out West and hopefully it is just a temporary change.

We will be sure to update everyone if we receive any more information about this!

[bfulton71 9]

I thought that the k-1 visa is called a non-immigrant visa and not an immigrant visa until we are actually married? Thoughts anyone?

[charmed2006 31]

oh no.. this is not happening

[bfulton71 9]

There is no news on the Vancouver consulate website either. I'm thinking someone answering emails from Montreal is new and doesn't have the right information and Stev's case was mis-directed in the first place to Montreal but time will reveal all! It will definitely be a pain to travel all the way out east as I too am in Calgary. The funny part is that I will be in Montreal next week for a meeting and it would have been a blessing to be able to do the interview there if it is true that all k-1 visas are done there now.