Case Number Concerns

[Caleb&Ashlee 0]

Hi everyone,

I'm not sure if anyone else has encountered this particular issue, although I'm sure it must have come up sometime before. Any information, advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

So, my concern is this; our visa application was originally sent to Vancouver (we had put Vancouver on the 1-129F because I (the beneficiary) have family out there and I live pretty much half way between Vancouver and Montreal and believed at first that I could have a chance at going to Vancouver. I know I should have done further research, but I was hopeful it would work out. I had read several stories on here that suggested there are no clear jurisdictions for each consulate, however, of course I now know there are.

Anyway, that part is what it is, the Vancouver consulate informed us that where I live is out of their jurisdiction and so they would be forwarding our case to Montreal. Montreal contacted us today with our Packet #3 instructions, the problem is that we still have a Vancouver case # beginning with VAC, not a Montreal case #. From the packet #3 instructions it seems we really do need to have a Montreal case #. I'm concerned that this is going to complicate our case and perhaps they will look at our Vancouver case # and assume it's at the wrong consulate again.

Should we be calling or contacting the Montreal consulate in some way to resolve this and try to get assigned a Montreal case #?

Any help will be much appreciated.

Thank you

[clairegie 265]

I have read on another thread about a person who still got processed with their VAC case number even though they were transferred to Montreal. To put your mind at ease, call or email the Montreal embassy as soon as you can.

[Caleb&Ashlee 0]

Thank you for your suggestion I think that's what we're going to do, just to make sure.

[TBoneTX 43,058]

*** Country-specific thread moved from K-1 Process forum to the Canada regional subforum. ***

[NikLR 13,220]

You should be going to Vancouver if you live Manitoba and West.

I'd be contacting them about it.

[Caleb&Ashlee 0]

I live in Northwestern Ontario, closer to Manitoba than Toronto by far. We did contact them, and they insisted that where I live is out of Vancouver's jurisdiction. So, our case was transferred to Montreal. We contacted Montreal and they assured us that we were fine keeping the old VAC #.

[NikLR 13,220]

I live in Northwestern Ontario, closer to Manitoba than Toronto by far. We did contact them, and they insisted that where I live is out of Vancouver's jurisdiction. So, our case was transferred to Montreal. We contacted Montreal and they assured us that we were fine keeping the old VAC #.

If you live in Ontario you should have been going to Montreal not Vancouver.

Manitoba mailing addresses and WEST go to Vancouver, Ontario addresses and EAST go to Montreal.

So you do live outside of Vancouver's jurisdiction, and your case is appropriately at Montreal. It's odd the NVC gave you the VAC number however.

[Caleb&Ashlee 0]

They gave us a VAC case # because we mistakenly chose Vancouver as our consulate. As I wrote in my opening post, I had hoped to go to Vancouver because I have family out there and I had read of other people being sent across the country to the consulate furthest away from them. Anyway, the fault was mine for not doing enough research in the beginning. Our concern was simply that they hadn't assigned us a Montreal case number after transferring our petition and documents to Montreal. So far everything seems to be going well regardless. We did contact Montreal, and they assured us the VAC case number wouldn't cause any issues.

[NikLR 13,220]

That's good.