Interview experience
Visa Category: F2A(F22)
Interview date: June 18 2026
Embassy or consulate: Montreal, 🇨🇦
Arrival time and check-in process: My appointment was scheduled for 9:15. Arrived at the embassy 8:30. No one was in line when arrived.Officer checked passport and photos.went to security and then elevator to 1st floor then you need to go to as desk were they will ask for documents
At Desk: -Passport
-Passport photos
-Birth certificate
-PCC
They kept all this documents in one file and gave back the file
First window: Ask for the file with documents and confirmed Canadian address and number
Second Window: Biometeics-fingerprints - took maybe a minute
Third Window: Interview(about 5 min)
Documents brought:
-passport
-two photos
-my birth certificate
-PCC
Documents Brought- My all original docs and all copies submitted on ceac
Documents checked: passport, passport photos, birth certificate, police certificate
List of Interview questions asked:
First window:
Current address and confirm address in the US,
If I have ever had any other names and confirm my phone number
Third window- interview
Who filed for you and Name ?
What are you doing?
What is your petitioner doing ?
Any problem at border?
Confirmed status of petitioner
Interview duration: 4-5 minutes
Decision given at interview: approved
When visa was issued/when you got your passport back: status was updated in 30min. Waiting for Passport
Advice for others: super quick, I was actually inside the building maybe 45-50 minutes in total. The staff are super nice and helpful and there’s absolutely no need to be nervous at all.