Montreal interview

[cherylc522 0]

does anyone know if there is a way to find out what montreal is up to, seems like we are all at a stand still in interviews, noone has received one for a while and i was just wondering, do they change and start scheduling for dif visas or do they just do first come first serve,

[angie007 0]

you know what i am wondering the same thing...I noticed (based on the timelines) that there were a lot of couples scheduled for interview in Oct..I was optimistic ...but it seems that they stopped scheduling interview from there... i also noticed that people under IR-1/CR-1 are the only ones who have interview sked in Dec...As far as i know, the only couple under K1 who got the interview date are amy and david...and take note it's going to be on Feb 25,2009...it is still a long time to wait...As for the others including us, we have absolutely no idea what's going on..My fiance called the DOS yesterday and still nothing..

It's hard and annoying..If we only knew that it is going to take this long,we would've gotten married in April '08 like we planned...We choose to wait and go under the K1 visa because we were expecting to be together within 6 months of filing.

Montreal Consulate sure is holding people's lives in here...

Edited November 28, 2008 by angie007

[SapphireDreams 71]

^^The K1 usually takes anywhere from 7-12 months, so 6 months is a stretch. It's a crapshoot always, even the CR1 and K3 take a long time, soyou can never be sure.

Looking at past timelines, it seems to be normal that they do not schedule many K1 interviews in Dec/Jan. I don't know if its because of the holidays or because they are scheduling other visas, but I know someone who is doing a CR1 and they were not scheduled in December either.

In another thread there was also a pattern around scheduling where it appeared that they scheduled a whole batch around the middle of the month or the following months. I'm thinking that the people who are waiting who sent back their packet 3's will probably get something schedule in mid-December for February/March. That's just my prediction though.

I'm hopeful for a March interview, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's April. I'm just looking at the positive side of it... I save more money, the weather will be nicer for our Montreal vacation and I'll move to NY in May/June and be unemployed for the summer months.

[Flames9_RN 358]

Well when it comes near the end of the year, the Govt workers are forced to take holidays, as it is use or loose it. And of course the consulates is closed for a few days around Xmas. As well I would think a lot of people do not know about Visajourney so your not seeing a true picture of the movement

[trailmix 77]

does anyone know if there is a way to find out what montreal is up to, seems like we are all at a stand still in interviews, noone has received one for a while and i was just wondering, do they change and start scheduling for dif visas or do they just do first come first serve,

It seems to generally be first come first served from what we can track here on VJ - however that doesn't apply to IR1/CR1 vs K visas, off and on they have favoured one over the other in terms of scheduling interviews.

In looking at the K visa spreadsheet and the IR1/CR1 timeline, it does look like the K visa interview scheduling seems to have come to a bit of a standstill lately. I don't think that's unusual...at other times it seems to be the other way around with K visas getting their interviews first and IR1 not being scheduled until later (just what i've generally heard in here). Anyway, here is some recent data from both timeline trackers:

IR1/CR1 Montreal timeline to interview:

Member.........NOA2.....Case# @NVC..3032/AOS.....I-864......IV Bill......DS230......Done @NVC...Interview...DTI

inkypinky....06/17/08...06/25/08....06/30/08....07/11/08....07/25/08....08/06/08....09/11/08....11/06/08.... 56

adibiase.....07/10/08...07/15/08....07/30/08....09/08/08....07/30/08....09/17/08....10/07/08....12/11/08.... 65

wowswift.....07/14/08...07/18/08....07/23/08....08/13/08....08/05/08....08/29/08....09/09/08....11/26/08.... 78

ruriburi.....07/17/08...07/24/08....07/28/08....09/23/08....08/13/08....08/18/08....10/03/08....12/09/08.... 67

jedinite.....08/11/08...08/14/08....08/15/08....09/18/08....09/10/08....09/18/08....09/29/08....12/03/08.... 65

CHD..........08/12/08...08/18/08....08/29/08....08/29/08....08/29/08....08/30/08....09/30/08....12/04/08.... 65

Mtl K1 & K3 Tracker : K waiting chart

VJ Member............ Visa ....Sent.... P3 Entrd MTL....days waiting to date

David & Leigh...........K1 ....10/24....10/31............28

movieclockstar.........K1.....10/22....10/29.............30

RyanandChantal08..K1.... 10/07....10/14.............45

Jenni & Bo............... K1.... 09/30....10/07.............52

Lori & Chris............. K1.... 09/22....09/29.............60

SK&SP......................K1.... 09/15....09/22.............37

Also interesting that the K visa interview time - between P3 being received and actual interview date seems to vary widely - between 1-3 months.

[Jenni and Bo 0]

Well I can understand the holiday thing, but still not at least having our interviews scheduled? I just want the date so I can start figuring things out - including work (I'm lucky that I have an understanding boss :S), packing etc. 3 months on Monday since I sent my P3 - that's a bit ridiculous. And I will be quite miffed, and the coverletter than accomplinied my P3 said that it would take "2-3" months for the scheduling.

Well Montreal, you're time is almost up and I see you've done little...

[SapphireDreams 71]

Well I emailed the Montreal consulate about my interview on a whim (knowing I wouldn't get an answer) and they emailed me back saying that they are waiting for my DS230 forms.

I sent back DS230 part 1, the checklist and filled out DS160 online.

Am I missing something? Was I supposed to send DS230 part 2 as well?

Tehy said that when they get my forms its a 1-2 month wait. Haha yeah right.

[SapphireDreams 71]

Well I emailed the Montreal consulate about my interview on a whim (knowing I wouldn't get an answer) and they emailed me back saying that they are waiting for my DS230 forms.

I sent back DS230 part 1, the checklist and filled out DS160 online.

Am I missing something? Was I supposed to send DS230 part 2 as well?

Tehy said that when they get my forms its a 1-2 month wait. Haha yeah right.

What I wanted to say is that luckily I emailed them or else I would've never known I was missing something according to them!!

[JillA 2]

Montreal is really disorganized, they probably have the correct forms. When I received my packet 3, I also got another person's packet 3 to my address, different name. I e-mailed MTL right away to say that I received someone else's packet 3 to my address. They replied right away to apologize, throw it out and they would send the person a new one straight away. They did send a new one straight away - TO MY ADDRESS AGAIN!! I was like are you kidding me? I e-mailed them again and they apologized again, LOL. I felt bad for the poor girl waiting for her packet 3 that kept coming to my address!

[SapphireDreams 71]

Well they emailed me back and said they had a mail backlog of 2 weeks. So basically their first email meant that I'm not in the system yet.

Gotta love the excellent communication skills. Not.

So if it takes them 2-3 weeks to put you into the system and then another month or two to schedule an interview, looks like you guys should be hearing something any day now.

[Jenni and Bo 0]

I really hope so Sapphire

I'm cleaning everything in sight to get my frustrations out...at least it's a useful form of venting *my parents are loving it anyway!*

[chris11xb 0]

Hi everyone, this is my first time posting. But, like you, I am frustrated with the waiting game. Chris and I have been waiting, as you can see by the update, for our interview to be scheduled. I have been calling the DOS, twice a week, but no interview has been set yet. I had a bit of hope recently when Amy had success. After all, we submitted only one week apart. But... nothing. Sigh.

Montreal received our packet-3 on Sept 23rd, so... obviously we were hoping to make it before the end of the year. Now we are assuming it will be March, or worse. Ugh. Patience, I hear, is recommended. Ha.

Anyways, now that I figured out how to log in and post, I'll be sure to keep you updated on any changes from our end. Chris and I read the forum posts all the time, so I figured I may as well get in the game and post along with everyone else waiting.

Best of luck, fingers crossed, and to anyone who thought the DOS might be closed today - they're open and taking calls!

Lori & Chris

Ontario/Michigan

[SapphireDreams 71]

If anyone can believe it - after I emailed them back "thanks, I'll follow up in a couple weeks", they emailed me back again and said, "thanks"

my short and to the point emails worked...

[angie007 0]

Well I can understand the holiday thing, but still not at least having our interviews scheduled? I just want the date so I can start figuring things out - including work (I'm lucky that I have an understanding boss :S), packing etc. 3 months on Monday since I sent my P3 - that's a bit ridiculous. And I will be quite miffed, and the coverletter than accomplinied my P3 said that it would take "2-3" months for the scheduling.

Well Montreal, you're time is almost up and I see you've done little...

I totally agree with you...It's like we're hanging on a cliff in here...I wish they'd be more organized or at least faster like the Vancouver consulate...

Its hard to make decisions because we don't have anything yet. an interview date would be enough to satisfy us..