Montreal CP Successful!
I am pleased to inform all of you that our consular process was completed successfully last week. Thanks to God for bringing it all together at the right time – the PDs, the approvals, and a timely extension on my project that helped me keep my job
Thanks to my family for their support and perseverance through this process. Kudos to our law firm whose diligence in preparing the paperwork helped us sail through the consular process without any glitches, and to my employer for the much needed support.
Would also like to thank the law offices of Mr. Rajiv S. Khanna for establishing this wonderful forum and to all the patrons who provided a wealth of information for aspiring immigrants.
Thanks to NVC’s upfront processing, the interview was a non-event. We were first called at a counter for document review. Except for IRS 9003, all other documents (originals) had been submitted in Packet III. We provided the IRS 9003, along with our medical results and four photos. We also supplied photocopies of birth and marriage certificates and obtained the originals. The lady assembled all documents and asked us to wait for the interview. About 10-15 minutes later, we were called into an interview room. It looked more like an enclosure built around a counter. The interviewer was an African American lady in her mid forties. I was happy to not find the dreaded ‘bearded guy’! She asked us to take oath (raise your right hand and affirm the veracity of information provided), browsed through our documents, and asked a few cursory questions, essentially verifying the information on our DS 230s (e.g., what’s your DOB, parents’ names, who do you work for). The interview barely lasted for ten minutes. At the end of these questions, she told us that she would approve our visa and asked us to pay the issuance fees and wait for the visa packet. About a half hour later, my name was called and I was given the visa packets. We drove to Port Champlain the next day and got our passports stamped.
We were the first ones to get the visa packet, so I don’t know how the other interviews went. However, we did see two parties go back after the initial document review – apparently they did not have some supporting documents.
Overall, the process was fairly smooth and quick. I shall be happy to answer any questions that you may have. Thanks once again to all the patrons of this board who helped me get a much better understanding of the process.