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| Vancouver, Canada |  Review #2817 on May 1, 2008: |
Meridien
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
So, I show up a few minutes before my appointment at 1:00 and all is quiet at the consulate. There is a security checkpoint right inside the main entrance, and thanks to reading previous reviews I knew not to have any electronics, bags, etc. so all I had was my folder of visa stuff and a magazine to read if I had to wait around. They send you up to the 20th floor where you go through another security check, then you go into a small waiting room with two rows of wickets, one to the right and one to the left. As soon as I walked in, someone handed me a paper with a list of documents in the order they wanted to see them. I had everything in order, except for they wanted me to print my name on the back of my photos, which I hadn't done and I didn't have a pen, oops.
I came up the elevator with a young guy who was also interviewing for a K-1 visa, so we chatted quite a bit. He knew about visajourney and had used the guides, but he said he hadn't registered or entered his time... read complete review
| | | Montreal, Canada | Review #2807 on April 29, 2008: |
bmc9678
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Our visa interview went great. My fiancée is from Montreal and I had been there on several occasions so we knew the area well. We elected to say at the hotel La Tour Centre Ville. It is located across the street from the Consulate. If you were thinking about staying their rooms they are very plain but often a good price for downtown Montreal.
Our appointment was April 2 at 8:00 AM. We arrived at 7:00 AM with our Timmy Hoes (Tim Horton’s) in hand and we were the second ones there. Around 7:30 they opened the door for us, which was great because the wind was very cold that day. A few things you should know for the interview. They will not allow backpacks or briefcases so do not plan on taking those. We carried all our documents in several large envelopes including the very large medical exam results. We noticed several people with trash bags or gift bags to carry their documents, which they seemed to allow. Once you are in you will go through an airport like secur... read complete review
| | | Montreal, Canada | Review #2804 on April 29, 2008: |
amberlynn
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
We arrived at the consulate around 6:45 a.m. We found a place to park and decided to go stand near the door around 7:15. A few minutes later some more people showed up and around 7:30 they turned on the lights and the security guard let us in. I also noticed that they had a sign on the door about opening at 8:30 but that obviously wasn't true. The guard let my husband and I in along with another woman after we showed him our appointment letters. We had to empty our pockets and place everything in a bin and go through the metal detector. After we were done with that he told us to go downstairs and wait for him.
We found a place to sit and more people joined us in the waiting room. After about 10-15 minutes the guard came down and said for people with letters A, B, C, and D who were there for immigrant visas to follow him over to the elevator. We went straight to the back of the elevator because I had remembered reading that the door on the other side would open. When we g... read complete review
| | | Vancouver, Canada | Review #2803 on April 29, 2008: |
penn-kd
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Experience was good. no issues
| | | Montreal, Canada | Review #2792 on April 28, 2008: |
daisylynn
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: Direct Consular Filing
6:50am-got to the consulate. We were the first ones in line.
7:25-doors opened-by then there were about 10 people in line
We went through security. We ended up getting letter B, the guy behind us got A. But that's because it took us so long to get through since we had our 3 kids with us. Everyone was so nice and patient.
7:35-finished with security-guy helped dh take the strollers down the steps (yeah, I don't remember reading that there were a PILE of steps to go down. LOL)-told us that we would be called at 8:45
7:40 got downstairs-I had no idea what time it was, we had no watch. I barely got a chance to feed the baby when a guy came to take us upstairs
7:45 Got upstairs (A-D letters) and put in a little room with 3 or 4 windows. One at a time (first come, first serve) we went up and turned in our appt. letter and our letter. We were third up. Then we were told to wait in the waiting room.
8:15-Got call... read complete review
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