melandtheo

Today the visa arrived...exactly 1 week to the day it was approved!...we crossed in Sarnia/Port Huron and it was very quick and painless...Finally with the love of my life and she will make it to our sons football game this weekend...we are all overwhelmed with joy!...thanks again VJ...and as our AOS approaches we will be looking for more answers from Vj to help with the transition

Thank you to everyone for all the well wishes! And we wouldn't have made it (as smoothly) without all of the help and info we received on here! My question now is how long before the visa arrives...the lady at the embassy said we should have it in a week...is this realistic or should we not hold our breath on that one? Our son has an all star football game next weekend....Mel would like nothing more than to be there...if the visa arrives as stated she will be...thoughts anyone?

We,ve been waiting for the time to come when we could share OUR story..and it finally has arrived!! First let me say other than the security at the front door the rest of the people we encontered at the embassy were very pleasant and helpful. We were fortunate my wife to be had family in montreal so we saved money on a hotel and didn't have to print maps and stumble our way to the embassy. We arrived at 650 for our 8am appt and not a soul was there. In my brillance I suggessted we take a cab to the closet Tim hortons for coffee, and to drop our backpak at the train station since it had our cellphones etc and was too big to be allowed in the embassy. thanks VJ for the tip. . When we returned 4 people had gotten in line! From there the line quickly grew. Good thing we were still somewhat "first in line", one of the people in front of us was turned away by security and told go back to her hotel room because she had brought her laptop cellphone and 2 bags of paperwork. Once again Thanks VJ for the tip. Once thru security we proceeded to the downstairs elevator and sat second next to a lovely couple whom also were VJ'ers and had already occupied the first seat next to the elavator. Once the elevator was opened we were overrun and pushed to the middle of the pack. We got in line 3rd for the 1st window. Given our number and waited about 10 mins til we were called to the back for what I thought was the interview but was only for fingerprints and to give the medical report. As with many others they did not want or care for the xrays. Even though we had them. Then we were asked to pay. While I was paying they called us again a second time. So we went back and all they wanted was the receipt. Then we waited about 20 mins and finally the interview. It was short and sweet. How did we meet. (Thru a friend) How long together(14 years). Do we have any kids(yes 3). Either of you previously married? (No and no). Why are getting a visa now and never before? (Because its been long overdue and quite honestly customs was tired of seeing us cross the border so much...LoL). Then before I could say or think she said the magic words...your visa is approved....we both sat there in shock. The lady asked...did you hear me?....we said yes and told her we just thought there would be more questions so she caught us off gaurd...everyone laughed and she informed us we should receive the visa sometime next week...from the time the embassy doors opened at 730 to "your visa is approved" was exactly 95 mins. At 9:25 we were walking out the door. And even though we weren't first in line. We were the first ones to leave approved. Othere were still having their interviews or waiting to be called. Now that's karma. For all you people who cut in front of me on the elevator. LoL. All in all it was very easy. Very pleasant and all because we came well prepared thanks to VJ. We wouldve been lost without it! We still had 2 hrs before our train departed so we wandered around downtown. Had a smoke. Got some breakfast. And now I am writing this from the train omw home! Thanks to everyone on here! Good luck to you all!

S/B..ok I see what you are saying...that option is listed there...but so is K1 visa...am I allowed to just select the "general" purpose of immigrating permantely or do I have to select K1 since thats what we are applying for? Is there anyone on this site that has doen it that way before?...i would just hate to schedule the appontiment and get all the way to montreal only to be told we scheduled the wrong way...let me know what your thought s are thanks

Do you know about the medical fees before the interview? and the 1070$ AOS fee when in the usa?

You may want to do your research.

Yes Inky w were aware of teh Medical fees and AOS, we just didnt realize there was a seperate fee for the MRV, since my application fee was 340 and MRV is 350, I think we just confused the 2 thinking they were one in the same...since they are so close in price...

I sitll have yet to see on the website were it gives me an option to pay at teh embassy though could you or someone guide me through it?

thx for the quick response....but I didnt see any other option except to pay now...here is what it says

To proceed to the next step, you must first pay a non-refundable MRV fee.

The fee is payable by:

1.Visa or MasterCard

2.American Express

3.Paypal

4.MRV fee receipt (from Scotia bank)

After a successful payment, the system will generate a MRV fee receipt which will allow you to proceed in scheduling your appointment.

Is there somewhere else on teh website I go to select "pay later" option?

Also when I look elsewhere on the site, this is what it says....

MRV Fee Payment Options for Canada

All Nonimmigrant visa applicants must pay the Nonimmigrant visa application processing fee (MRV) prior to scheduling an appointment through this service. This fee is nonrefundable and nontransferrable regardless of whether a visa is issued.

The fee can be paid using the following options:

Using this Web site, Credit Card Online, Cash at Scotiabank, or PayPal

1.Please log into the Web site using the applicant's passport number, date of birth and nationality.

2.Follow the Web page instructions to select applicant's trip purpose, preferred Consulate to schedule an appointment, and other pertinent details related to the visa application.

3.While following the steps on the Web site, the applicant will be asked to either make a payment or to confirm the payment has already been made by using a "MRV Fee Receipt Number."

4.Payment can be made using the following options:

Credit Card: Visa, MasterCard, or American Express

1.Please select the appropriate credit card from the provided list.

2.Follow directions to complete the transaction.

Cash at Scotiabank

1.Please select Cash.

2.Click on the "PDF" link next to the "MRV Fee Receipt Number" box.

3.Print the electronic generated deposit slip for each applicant.

4.Complete the relevant information.

5.Take the deposit slip(s) to the bank and pay.

6.The "MRV Fee Receipt Number" is located at the the bottom of the Scotiabank deposit slip in the "serial number" field.

■Note: Each applicant requires a separate "serial number."

7.Return to this Web site and enter the "MRV Fee Receipt Number" when asked to provide it.

PayPal

1.Click on the "PayPal" link next to the "MRV Fee Receipt Number" box.

2.Print the transaction confirmation.

3.Return to this Web site and enter the "MRV Fee Receipt Number," which is the transaction ID.

Credit Card through the Telephone

1.Call our service to pay by Visa, MasterCard or American Express using an interactive voice system.

2.Click %s for telephone numbers and other access information.

3.Once the credit card information is approved, the caller will be provided a confirmation number.

4.This confirmation number is required to submit the visa application and schedule an appointment.

5.The caller must write down the confirmation number, there will not be a way to retrieve it later.

Am I missing something? Pleae let me know because we werent expecting thsi additional fee and while i can come up with it in a few weeks, we dont wanna delay the process any further, and if I can schedule now and pay when I get there that would help since teh closet appt avail is 103 days away

If you choose ready to schedule, you can skip the payment but than you will need to pay $350 cash in Montreal at the interview

thx for the quick response....but I didnt see any other option except to pay now...here is what it says

To proceed to the next step, you must first pay a non-refundable MRV fee.

The fee is payable by:

1.Visa or MasterCard

2.American Express

3.Paypal

4.MRV fee receipt (from Scotia bank)

After a successful payment, the system will generate a MRV fee receipt which will allow you to proceed in scheduling your appointment.

Is there somewhere else on teh website I go to select "pay later" option?

Can someone please help.

My Fiance' and I have applied for the K-1 Visa. She is Canadian and resides in Canada. I live in Michigan. The question I have is this...we have paid the $340 in filing fees with USCIS upon our initial application submition. We have actually received Packet 4 telling us to visit the visainfo website to schedule our appt. We already registered with DHL, and submitted the DS-160 (or whatever form it was)...the website allows us to log in but does not allow us to schedule and appointment. It keeps asking for an MRV receipt number or for us to pay $350 filing fee via Credit Card. Is this an additional processign fee? I was told by U.S. Customs that the fee I paid to USCIS was all I had to pay. If thats the case then why wont the website let us schedule our appointment? We are sooooo close....yet sooo far away...we have emailed the Embassy in Montrela several times and still have no reply other than an autoreply. We even emailed them a scanned copy of teh USCIS Receipt saying we paid already.any whelp would be appreciated...