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| Montreal, Canada |  Review #7784 on June 17, 2011: |
Blacksquirrel
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
The evening before my appointment at the consulate in Montreal, I read a bunch of reviews on VJ, and that turned out to be really helpful. Here's a bit of advice if you have an interview coming up there.
First, bring as little as possible. Seriously, no bags, backpacks, electronic equipment of any kind. I had to leave my wallet chain and clip watch at security, and people in front of me with bags were turned away. They'll probably ask you to leave any cellphones at security too (you get this stuff back when you leave, but you can't leave anything large like bags at security).
Second, you will have to fill in a DS-230 form, even if you've filed electronically (at this time anyway). You can print it out at home and bring it in so that you don't have to do it in a rush at the consulate; also some details might be hard to remember (employers over past 10 years, dates of previous trips to US, etc.). You'll gain some time.
Parents, there is a pla... read complete review
| | | Vancouver, Canada | Review #7729 on June 9, 2011: |
DickandJane
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
The medical clinic was amazing. Staff were knowledgeable, helpful and incredibly nice. I was able to schedule my interview and medical for the same day (medical at 6am and interview for 11am). My understanding is that there is only one doctor--a female--so that was reassuring. Everyone took a number, filled out a form, then waited to have our blood test for syphilis (no other diseases--only syphilis). I hate needles but the nurse was very adept and it was painless. Next we had the chest x-ray. The gowns are a little threadbare and as a consequence, most people end up hanging out in their change rooms until they hear someone exit and then peak their head out to see if it is their turn. Besides, it is only a waist-up strip. Thankfully, we were not lined up in see-through gowns free to ogle one another(I had read someone had this experience and was anxious about it). Medical went smoothly, although I am fairly thin and when the doctor asked me if I was anorexic, I laughed slightly (si... read complete review
| | | Vancouver, Canada | Review #7720 on June 7, 2011: |
DS1419
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· 1 person found this review helpful
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While the workers and officers were quite efficient (my interview was all of 5 minutes), the security officers upon entry were embarrassingly rude towards many people whose native language wasn't english. One security guard even kicked a woman's purse out the door after she had dropped it, angry at her that she had food inside it. Another called two girls lesbians (to which they didn't understand but others laughed at) when they didn't know they had to enter seperately if not related.
| | | Montreal, Canada | Review #7695 on June 2, 2011: |
Can-USA2010
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I arrived at the consulate just after 7am and there was a couple and another woman in front of me. At 7:30 the guard came and unlocked the doors. The first couple in line was not allowed in because he was carrying a computer bag. I was the second person in, and had to go through a metal detector like the airport and have my bag scanned. I was the first one downstairs, and I sat in the first chair next to the elevator. The room got full and a guard came down and paged the elevator and sent us up to the 19th floor. I was the first one off the elevator. We had to line up to get numbers, and I got C-1. Then we had to sit down under the the sign to immigrate to the USA. I sat for probably about 5-10 minutes before I was called up to window 9. The man was very nice and I had to give him my passport pictures, my original birth certificate (the long one), and our marriage certificate.
Since we did electronic processing, he wanted a DS-230 filled in, but I had one with me already filled... read complete review
| | | Montreal, Canada | Review #7681 on May 30, 2011: |
Ashley&John
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My husband and I arrived at the Consulate at 7am on May 24, we were the first people there. Two others arrived a while after and ust a bit after 7:30 a guard came and unlocked the door. They asked for my interview letter and let us inside.
All my papers were in a file folder and envelope, we brought no bags or electronics, plus we both wore fairly light clothes so security was a breeze. We were told to go downstairs and wait and a security officer would be down in about 20mins to escort us further. We went and sat near the elevator and at 8am a security officer came down and asked those there for immigration and NOT visa's to enter the elevator. This caused much confusion for most people who had gathered in the waiting area, but not me I was first on and went to the back left. This didn't help me much as only one other family got on behind us.
The security officer was very nice and the other family asked him a few questions on the way up.
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