Luke's Quest for Canadian Immigration
Subject: Passed the Interview in Los Angeles Consulate

Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 21:30:43 -0700

Hi, everyone:

I just passed my Independent Immigration Interview (Computer Programmer) at Los Angeles Consulate. The interview was formal and smooth. It take about 30 min.

Here is my time line:

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May,13 1997

Application Submit

Oct. 17 1997

Medical and Letter

Waiting........

July 27 1998

Interview Notice

Sept 10 1998

Interview date (passed)
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As a news group tradition, I like to share my experience with everyone:

We went to Los Angeles Canada Consulate at 8:10 (my interview notice require me be there at 9:00), We got out of our home at 7:00 because the traffic might kill you!, (If you have interview in LA, Get there early). We wait in the waiting room, there are four people waiting for the Immigration Interview. The first one is a lady, she is very quit and her interview took about 1 hour, and she said nothing after her interview, So I do not know if she pass the interview or not.

But I know rest of people (include my self, three people in the morning), all passed the interview, I applied for Computer programmer, another gentleman from Taiwan, he is a computer system engineer. He is a very nice people, and share me a lot of his experience after his interview. He fly to LA from Taiwan to attend Interview. He even bring his a notebook computer with him, try to show his work. He told me the consular just check the application form item one by one with him. No technical questions. His interview take about 30 min. I ask him weather the consular ask him some tough questions he can not answer, he said no, "Just be yourself and answer the question directly, then you will be OK!".

A consular interview me and my wife after the software engineer from Taiwan.

The first question is :

What is your currently address?

do you ever visit Vancouver before?

If you never visit Vancouver before (even you have chance visit Vancouver in last three years),

how can you make me believing you really want move the Vancouver and set up your home there? (The consular seems do not quit believe I will give up a pretty good pay job in US and move my whole family to Canada.)

 

The consular ask my wife:

Do you speak English?

Do you ever work before?

What are you doing now?

Then ask me:

What is your future career plan?

What are you doing now?

You have a very good job here, why you want immigrate to Canada?

(The consular told me it might be tough for me in Canada.)

When [will] you move to Vancouver?

If a immigration visa be issued and you do not use it, the visa will be expired (I think the consular just want make sure we will move to Canada)

I think I totally understand why ask me so many questions about my motivation and my determination because I had a visitor's visa before and I never use it!

How much money you want bring to Vancouver?

Then ask me to sign my name in the DECLARE portion, I did it,

Then ask me if I have any questions.

I remember my last question is:

Do we passed the Interview today?

The answer is "Yes"

It is a beautiful moment!

I did not talk much with the environment engineer after their interview, I know that couple pass the interview, the consular ask for the Original J-1 document , that's all! They told me their interview is nothing special.

From my interview, you may find the consular never ask me anything about my document, I think I did a very good job on my documentation, it reduce a lot of unnecessary trouble for me, here is how I organize my document.

Go to Office Supplier, get a plastic white folders with many separates, the reason I like white because the consular can see what inside direct from outside.

Then I type a <Document list> and <Update and correction of Application form> Attach the Interview letter and put them in the front.

In the <Update and correction of Application form> , I list all the updated information and correction for my application like this:

Applicant--------Item -------- Updated Information --------- Reason

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Danny Wong 27(B) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxx

....

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Date: Sept 7 1998

Signature

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Print your name

In the <Document list >, the format is like this:

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Applicant: XXX / XXX / XXXXX (* Put your name and dependency name)

Interview

  1. Interview notice letter
  2. Update and correction of application form

Identification

Education

Police certificate & finance asset

Proof of employment

Job search and preparation

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I also organize my document base on those five categories and put them in the separated folders.

I think the document preparation is very important ( I do spend a lot of time), and I got a lot suggestion from this news group members.

If you have anything I can help, let me know!

Thanks, everyone

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