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| Montreal, Canada |  Review on April 8, 2020: |
SCDP
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
I had my K-1 consulate appointment on March 4, 2020, shortly before things got really bad with COVID-19.
My appointment was for 7.30am. I got there at 7.15am to wait in line and was told to come back at 7.30 sharp. I came back at 7.25am and was second in line; there were maybe 8-9 people in line total. A few minutes past 7.30am, we were let in. First, I gave my passport to a woman at a podium; she handed me two identical numbers. Then we went through security. I put my bag, coat, belt through the X-ray machine. A security guard had me take my phone and headphones out of my bag and check them; I was given a key for those.
I headed up to the first floor as instructured. I waited 5 minutes before being called to the first window. I handed one of the numbers to the clerk. I didn't receive a laminated sheet with the order to put my documents in, probably because there were so few people. She first asked me for my fiancé's name, address in US, and my address in Canada. She then asked me directly for the following documents:
- Passport and copy
- Birth certificate and copy
- Police certificates
- Letter of intent to marry
- Affidavit of support with supporting documents
- Passport photos x 2
She then handed me a pamphlet about my rights in case of domestic violence. I went to sit back down and waited around 25 minutes before being called to the second window for actual interview.
The lady who did my interview was super nice. I started handing her the second number, but she said, "Oh, don't worry about that!" She then proceeded to ask my fiancé's name, occupation, where he lives, how we met, and how often we've seen each other. Since I did grad school in the US, she also asked me a few questions related to that. In all, I spent about 5-10 minutes at the window. The lady gave me a verbal approval and handed me pink sheet and instructions for tracking the status of my application. Though she said processing would take 2 weeks, it only took a few days (I did my interview on a Wednesday and had the visa in hand by the following Monday).
I was confident about all my documents except for the Canadian RCMP police check. The RCMP had accidentally labeled the police check as "Landed Immigrant" under purpose instead of "Privacy Act." However, the police check had been processed correctly under the Privacy Act. I was worried since a few other VJ applicants have had issues with this in the past. I printed out the email exchange between the RCMP representative and myself as proof just in case, but thankfully it didn't end up being a problem.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #28243