MarissaKyler

In Montreal for my interview tomorrow... oh boy! 

Ok everyone, interview in less than 72 hrs. Starting to get really anxious. My fiancé is the love of my life... so nervous... 

I was told I was approved in interview and went into AP for a day or two and then it said issued. 

Just an update! Interview was at 7:30 yesterday, just checked and it says visa has been ISSUED!!!! Wowow so fast

I had my interview today! Got approved, yay! Thank you everyone for your wonderful support.

Just a quick update! (it's been a whirlwind since the interview!). Visa was approved at the interview September 11, received email notification September 13 from Canada Post that it had been shipped. Arrived at the post office in Moncton, NB I had it to delivered to September 17. Open up the mail package and check the visa in your passport to ensure all numbers and names are correct. There's an envelope in there they make very clear to keep sealed. 
 
I went through Port of Entry driving through the Houlton, ME border from NB. It was about 30-60minutes in secondary inspection while they went through the stack of papers in the sealed envelope and entered it into their system. Very friendly staff there who asked a few simple questions at the desk (how did you meet? are you on any medications?). My fiance drove through with me so it might have helped having him there. I provided a detailed packing list of personal & household items I was bringing in with me and their estimated value. They took all the information and had me fill out an additional import form. The car did not get searched. I had brought my interview binder in with me just in case they asked for any additional documents, but they only asked for a vet certificate for my dog. I-94 was stapled into the passport and cost $6. 
 
They gave me a little American flag and told me congrats! We went and had a beer immediately to celebrate in the only bar we could find open in Houlton, Maine lol. I had heard mostly stories of people going through airport POE so I wasn't sure what to expect driving, but thankfully my experience was a good one. 

Guys! Dates to book are available! Just booked mine for Nov 6th at 8am!!

interview dates for k1 just opened up... grabbed one spot! nov 6!

I GRABBED ONE TOO!!! I want to yell from happiness but I'm at work. See you then!

Had my interview this morning. They were so friendly and I got approved  
Thanks to everyone for all your help through this stressful process !! 

Visa in Hand! I live in Windsor, Ontario 

Visa in Hand! I live in Windsor, Ontario 

Oh good to know... I was just going to bring my passport not a photocopy as well! 

I photocopied both but was only asked for mine (the Canadian haha)

Mine wasn't and I didn't have a problem

Visa in Hand! I live in Windsor, Ontario 

Visa in Hand! I live in Windsor, Ontario 

I received my K1 visa in the mail today... on my birthday!! We got our NOA2 on my fiancé’s birthday back in May and now this arriving is the best present imaginable. 🙂🥳❤️🙂

I also had my interview on the 11th at 7:30AM and was so nervous I felt nauseous the entire time, haha. I was asked for about 1/8th of the documentation I had brought, but I figure it was still good that I brought extra in case I was asked for it. My interview was about 3-4 minutes long, in which I was asked: 
 
1. How long have you and your fiance known each other and how frequently have you seen each other in the last year (we worked together for 4 of the 5 years he was in Canada, and I have seen him 9 times in the last year since he's moved back to Indiana, so she did not ask me much about our relationship beyond these two questions) 
2. Have you ever been arrested anywhere in the world?
3. Have you ever had trouble crossing the border? 
4. Do you have a date for your wedding? 
 
At the end she told me that my case was one of the simplest and strongest cases she has come across so she has no problem approving my visa. She wished me well and congratulated me and off I went! This morning I received an email from Canada Post saying that my passport had been collected and expected delivery date is Tuesday, September 17th. I live in Calgary, but I am sure it would be a similar shipping time frame most places in Canada. 

Awesome. Please let us know when you have visa in hand if you don’t mind. And the city you live in

Mine says issued now too! 

Hey all, sorry about the delay was just getting back home, also I think I have come down with a post-stress cold. 
 
@Buster & Hitch that's amazing! Really happy you got your medical in time!!!😀
 
I am going to echo everything @MarissaKyler said with their very succinct description😁🙏
 
A couple of add-ons... I had the 7:30 appointment (first slots for the day), and got to the consulate around 6:50 am and was third in line. Waited outside until 7:30 am chatting with the other wonderful people in line, and then we all went in one-by-one. I was also not born in Canada so bought original, translation and copies of my birth certificate! Questions I was asked were:
How did you two meet? Are your parents acquainted? How often do you meet? How many times have you met in the last year? Will this be both of your first marriage? What is the longest you have stayed in the United States? (after clarification this meant after 18 and not including my time as a student) When did you become a Canadian citizen? Do you have any wedding plans? What countries have you visited in the last five years? Overall - the experience was very good, the lady at the interview counter was so incredibly sweet, and the interview lasted 5 minutes MAX. I was not asked to show any evidence of a relationship or anything "extra" even though I basically brought a scrapbook with me. 
 
My only takeaways, where I was like "oh, I should remind people on visajourney about this" were:
please remember to bring proof of payment, if you paid by card when selecting the appointment - this could be the email they sent as confirmation of payment (the YATRIS one) please remember birth certificates, and original non-English birth certificates for people who may not have been born here or in a place where the official language is not English, as well as the translations - a couple of people in line mentioned that their lawyers had told them these were unnecessary 😣 for financial information - obviously bring all you can because interviews are so different case-by-case, but all they asked for on the day was the I-134 and for supporting documents the most recent tax information - they said tax return transcripts, but I gave in the 2018 form 1040 and a copy of the 2018 W2 and that was not an issue   
Also, just checked my CEAC status and it said "Issued". So incredibly grateful, thank you everyone for all your help over the last couple of months! Will let you guys know when I get my passport! Good luck to everyone who is yet to have their interview! 🙏

Actually I have some down time at the airport so here’s my experience from today!! 
 
My appointment was scheduled for 830 and I showed up to the consulate around 8. I expected there to be a long line based on what I read in other reviews but there was nobody outside and one other person had just gone in so I headed inside. 

The lady before security was friendly; took my passport and looked at the copy of my appointment confirmation. She put a sticker on my passport, handed me a laminated paper and told me to arrange my documents in that order and proceeded me to security. The security guards were alright. I tried to make conversation asking how their morning was going... they told me it had actually been a pretty quiet morning but didn’t really engage in anything more which was fine. 

After getting through security I headed down to the basement where I organized my documents in the requested order and then headed up to the 19th floor. I sat and waited for probably 30 minutes before I was called up to a first window. This woman was super nice and conversational, took my documentation (in a completely different order than the paper requested so I really don’t know what the point of doing that was...), and took my fingerprints. She opened my medical results and gave me back the CD of the X-ray for my own medical records. She confirmed addresses and phone numbers for both my fiancé and I and had me go back to take a seat. 

I waited for about an hour before I was called to another window for the actual interview. I was totally expecting some very official in-uniform immigration officer and was met with a very friendly looking woman not in uniform. This definitely put me at ease. 

She gave me back my birth certificate and had me take an oath as well as re- fingerprint my right hand (not sure if everyone had to do this or maybe my previous scan just wasn’t clear enough??) and asked me the following questions:

1) Will this be the first marriage for both you and your fiancé? (This was also asked at the first window so I guess she was just confirming..? 

2) How often do you two visit each other? 

3) Where does he live?

4) How did you meet? 

5) Do you have any wedding plans?

She then said she noticed I had previously had trouble crossing the border and that it had something to do with a boyfriend? I clarified and said that I had previously dated anther American and the border had stopped me and didn’t believe I would be coming back to Canada. They denied me and told me to go home and collect documentation to prove my ties to Canada, wait a few weeks and then try again. They ended up denying me again anyway. She asked what year that happened and I told her (it was almost 5 years ago), and then she asked if I had any problems crossing since. I said not at all. 

She then said “Alright! Well we are ready to go ahead and issue your visa! You should receive it within two weeks.” And passed me the pink “Welcome to the USA” paper! 

Overall it was a great experience and I was definitely WAY more nervous than I needed to be. Appointment time was 830 and I was leaving the building at 945! Much better than I expected and the interview itself lasted no more than 5 minutes long.
 
 
 
I also brought SO MUCH EVIDENCE of our relationship.... pictures, chat logs, notarized letters from family, travel documents, etc etc etc and they didn’t look at any of it lol of course right  I bet they would have asked for it though if I didn’t bring it hahaha 

Mine now says issued!

Actually I have some down time at the airport so here’s my experience from today!! 
 
My appointment was scheduled for 830 and I showed up to the consulate around 8. I expected there to be a long line based on what I read in other reviews but there was nobody outside and one other person had just gone in so I headed inside. 

The lady before security was friendly; took my passport and looked at the copy of my appointment confirmation. She put a sticker on my passport, handed me a laminated paper and told me to arrange my documents in that order and proceeded me to security. The security guards were alright. I tried to make conversation asking how their morning was going... they told me it had actually been a pretty quiet morning but didn’t really engage in anything more which was fine. 

After getting through security I headed down to the basement where I organized my documents in the requested order and then headed up to the 19th floor. I sat and waited for probably 30 minutes before I was called up to a first window. This woman was super nice and conversational, took my documentation (in a completely different order than the paper requested so I really don’t know what the point of doing that was...), and took my fingerprints. She opened my medical results and gave me back the CD of the X-ray for my own medical records. She confirmed addresses and phone numbers for both my fiancé and I and had me go back to take a seat. 

I waited for about an hour before I was called to another window for the actual interview. I was totally expecting some very official in-uniform immigration officer and was met with a very friendly looking woman not in uniform. This definitely put me at ease. 

She gave me back my birth certificate and had me take an oath as well as re- fingerprint my right hand (not sure if everyone had to do this or maybe my previous scan just wasn’t clear enough??) and asked me the following questions:

1) Will this be the first marriage for both you and your fiancé? (This was also asked at the first window so I guess she was just confirming..? 

2) How often do you two visit each other? 

3) Where does he live?

4) How did you meet? 

5) Do you have any wedding plans?

She then said she noticed I had previously had trouble crossing the border and that it had something to do with a boyfriend? I clarified and said that I had previously dated anther American and the border had stopped me and didn’t believe I would be coming back to Canada. They denied me and told me to go home and collect documentation to prove my ties to Canada, wait a few weeks and then try again. They ended up denying me again anyway. She asked what year that happened and I told her (it was almost 5 years ago), and then she asked if I had any problems crossing since. I said not at all. 

She then said “Alright! Well we are ready to go ahead and issue your visa! You should receive it within two weeks.” And passed me the pink “Welcome to the USA” paper! 

Overall it was a great experience and I was definitely WAY more nervous than I needed to be. Appointment time was 830 and I was leaving the building at 945! Much better than I expected and the interview itself lasted no more than 5 minutes long.
 
 
 
I also brought SO MUCH EVIDENCE of our relationship.... pictures, chat logs, notarized letters from family, travel documents, etc etc etc and they didn’t look at any of it lol of course right  I bet they would have asked for it though if I didn’t bring it hahaha