SomeGeoffGuy

Is there really magic popcorn inside???????????

Yes, sorry, you have to go back and get it officially sealed again, kinda sucks, and keep the damn thing away from the children (well he IS someone's child!)

For anyone skipping ahead to page 2, we did not have to go back and get it sealed. It turns out that it is pretty much up to the discretion of the immigration officer at the border.

And yes, I realize how lucky we were!

-Geoff

Good news! After getting a stern lecture from the immigration officer, my finace was allowed into the country! It is nice to see people at the border using common sense instead of tirelessly sticking to proper paperwork. Thank you to whoever stamped us through!

-Geoff

I went through Montreal. We sent the paperwork in the first week of February, and had our Consulate interview in early July. The biggest delay was waiting to hear from the consulate for our appointment - about 7 weeks. If Vancouver is faster, it should take even less time.

-Geoff

Just FYI, she came over on Saturday through the nexus express lane and the guy flagged her for a random search. We thought we were done for. She went inside and just told them she wasn't ready to come over as a fiance yet, and they just said OK and let her cross without processing it.

The plan is to try to emigrate as a fiance on Thursday, Should be interesting. Hopefully they won't make us go back and seal the package.

-Geoff

Back to the embassy for you.

Begs the question, why would he open his daughters mail?

In his defense, she asked him to open it and look at it over the phone. She came back to the US on Friday, and didn't want to make another crossing without her passport. She needed to know if they cancelled her work visa or not. We didn't know it said "DO NOT OPEN", and appearantly, he didn't think to mention it.

-Geoff

Geoff, since she lives in Windsor, try calling the Toronto consulate to see if they can reseal it for you, since the visa has already been granted, I wonder if they may be able to help you. Here is the website with their contact information. Worth a call if you ask me, Montreal is far from Windsor

http://www.consular.canada.usembassy.gov/toronto.asp

Thanks for the info on the Toronto consulate. It would be nice not to have to drive 10 hours back to Montreal.

Next week she is going to just go to the border and see what they say. Canadians are pretty laid back so we will see. Thank god for the Nexus Express lane at the border. She said she only has to show her passport once every six months or so.

-Geoff

So I thought we were all set. Got back from Montreal last Friday, everything went great. Fiance had the package go to her dad's house. She calls him up from work Monday and asks him if it is there and he says yes. He ends up opening it and when she went to pick it up she found out it said "DO NOT OPEN". I guess he is Bosnian and can't read English or something.

It is kind of a sticky wicket, because she lives in Windsor but works in Detroit, so she has a work Visa in her passport too.

Anyone have any experience with this? Are we headed back to Montreal?

Geoff