villemarie

It will go fine, but I know the feeling!

Great review, thanks! My interview is on Wednesday. Taking the train from Toronto to Montreal tomorrow evening. I keep double checking my documents lol. 

worse case condition...u find a certified translator in Montreal and dash back.....burn a few more calories and enjoy that poutine!!  When we resided in Ecuador they had a Poutine place.....owners were from Quebec I believe.  It was ok, but not as good as Mtl.

if you do a search here on VJ, u get mixed results, some needed it translated, some did not.....the most important thing is that the birth cert is the long form birth cert......But I believe the official answer is all documents are to be translated into English as the only official language of the USA is English.  

I will let others pipe in but everyone in Montreal is fully bilingual so I don't think it's necessary. I was surprised all the information I received from the Consulate was in both English and French. 

This is just my two cents but you are rolling the dice because both are needed in order to pass the medical. I completed my medical a couple a weeks ago in Montreal and it was $40 for the tetanus shot and $25 for the flu shot. It's up to you whether the $65 is worth saving but there is a possibility you will be given AP until you pass your medical exam. Once your in AP it can take weeks to sort out your case. Either you have the vaccines or you don't. I don't think the consulate would take someone's word on an eligibility requirement. If you are against vaccines altogether there is a waiver. You have to pay a fee to file the form and there is a chance they won't approve it based on moral/religious reasons. If you cannot get vaccines due to health issues you have to get a waiver filled out by a doctor citing why. More information on vaccine waivers can be found here: https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume9-PartC-Chapter3.html

That is amazing! Was the interview dates they offered a few weeks ahead or were they close to when you received the confirmation to schedule a interview? 

The earliest interview was three weeks ahead. I live in Montreal so it's easy for me to get there- I took it right away!

I decided to submit Packet 3 as soon as i saw the status change to "ready" (this was a month after getting an NVC number) on the CEAC website and got an email from the Consulate that very same afternoon saying I can now schedule an interview, medical exam, what to bring, etc. I guess there was no Packet 4 in the end.

Yes, we waited a whole month for the status to change!
Now have an interview for February 28
Thanks for your help!