Here's how NVC assigns interviews for MTL

[trailmix 77]

Someone (you!) could email Montreal and ask them!

I mean, if you lay out your first scenario they may actually find it interesting and tell you. Then again they may tell you get in line and be quiet.

You mean NVC...MTL does not schedule CR/IR (except special cases)...did you ever email nvc with anything even a bit non-standard, let alone a question like that? ...and well, I am in line, as much as one can be

No they don't schedule, but as you mention - emailing NVC with that question - well you may as well just shout it out the window, you are more likely to get an answer.

While Montreal does not directly schedule the interviews they do know how they are scheduled.

[Malrothien 6]

Mikey, you've got me all stressed out now. I really want to be home by Christmas.

[lgg 2]

hey Mal...

Me too, my friend, me too...

Mikey, you've got me all stressed out now. I really want to be home by Christmas.

[Sam and Ben 2]

Mikey, you've got me all stressed out now. I really want to be home by Christmas.

/agree

I take it the same theory applies for K1 journeys?

[mikey78 6]

Mikey, you've got me all stressed out now. I really want to be home by Christmas.

/agree

I take it the same theory applies for K1 journeys?

It wasn't my intention to stress anyone I just thought that using what we already know to figure out how the process works will add a bit of predictability and help us waiting, saves us disappointments along the way...NVC never gives consulate specific info, all you get is a standard response...intuitively, looking at timelines the whole theory can be simplified to: take your case completion date add 3-3.5 month and that's approx your interview date...but then again I can be completely wrong and we all receive our interviews in Oct

It should work the same way for all MTL interviews scheduled by NVC

[trailmix 77]

It wasn't my intention to stress anyone I just thought that using what we already know to figure out how the process works will add a bit of predictability and help us waiting, saves us disappointments along the way...NVC never gives consulate specific info, all you get is a standard response...intuitively, looking at timelines the whole theory can be simplified to: take your case completion date add 3-3.5 month and that's approx your interview date...but then again I can be completely wrong and we all receive our interviews in Oct

It should work the same way for all MTL interviews scheduled by NVC

Ok i'm really confused now, I don't understand why Mikey's theory would stress you guys out?

Edited August 26, 2009 by trailmix

[Malrothien 6]

It wasn't my intention to stress anyone I just thought that using what we already know to figure out how the process works will add a bit of predictability and help us waiting, saves us disappointments along the way...NVC never gives consulate specific info, all you get is a standard response...intuitively, looking at timelines the whole theory can be simplified to: take your case completion date add 3-3.5 month and that's approx your interview date...but then again I can be completely wrong and we all receive our interviews in Oct

It should work the same way for all MTL interviews scheduled by NVC

Ok i'm really confused now, I don't understand why Mikey's theory would stress you guys out?

If they use the priority date at all, that's my reason, at least.

[lgg 2]

Ah, Mikey... you didn't stress anyone out -- I think everyone just wants to get home, is all... sometimes hearing the inevitability of a longer wait is just hard, you know?

You didn't, you're funny and hilarious and should continue on with all your theories and such -- keep us all entertained and stuff while we wait..

K?

Good.

And to everyone who's done with this process and have your CR1/IR1, maybe you could not make fun of us or chastise us for being 'stressed'? I'm sure you were once there too while you were waiting to be reunited with your family? It's not very productive and it's off-putting. K? Thanks...

Mikey, you've got me all stressed out now. I really want to be home by Christmas.

/agree

I take it the same theory applies for K1 journeys?

It wasn't my intention to stress anyone I just thought that using what we already know to figure out how the process works will add a bit of predictability and help us waiting, saves us disappointments along the way...NVC never gives consulate specific info, all you get is a standard response...intuitively, looking at timelines the whole theory can be simplified to: take your case completion date add 3-3.5 month and that's approx your interview date...but then again I can be completely wrong and we all receive our interviews in Oct

It should work the same way for all MTL interviews scheduled by NVC

Edited August 26, 2009 by lgg

[trailmix 77]

Well, the priority date is slightly irrelevant in my opinion

The priority date, as you probably already know, is the date on or around the time they approved your I-130. So it would follow that people who are ahead in priority date would also be ahead in the scheduling of an interview.

In looking back at the IR1/CR1 timeline to interview table - it seems to be pretty normal - you finish at NVC, you wait around 90 days, you get your interview - regardless of when your priority date was.

I say this because if you look at it even people who would have had an earlier priority date, as they filed earlier, seem to get interviews around the same time as others that completed NVC on or around the same time.

I'll email Montreal and see if they will give me an answer.

Edited August 26, 2009 by trailmix

[mikey78 6]

OK, now I wanna have my theory branded! just like LingChe's guide...I want it to be called Mikey's Appointment Scheduling Theory for short MAST B)

...just in case MTL should ever reply to email sent by Trailmix and let us know how it all works behind the scenes

[Malrothien 6]

Well, the priority date is slightly irrelevant in my opinion

The priority date, as you probably already know, is the date on or around the time they approved your I-130. So it would follow that people who are ahead in priority date would also be ahead in the scheduling of an interview.

In looking back at the IR1/CR1 timeline to interview table - it seems to be pretty normal - you finish at NVC, you wait around 90 days, you get your interview - regardless of when your priority date was.

I say this because if you look at it even people who would have had an earlier priority date, as they filed earlier, seem to get interviews around the same time as others that completed NVC on or around the same time.

I'll email Montreal and see if they will give me an answer.

Well, I guess that makes sense. It's just that if they went by priority date, I'd be SOL.

[trailmix 77]

And to everyone who's done with this process and have your CR1/IR1, maybe you could not make fun of us or chastise us for being 'stressed'? I'm sure you were once there too while you were waiting to be reunited with your family? It's not very productive and it's off-putting. K? Thanks...

I just saw your post lgg - we must have been posting at the same time. Who, what, where?? I don't think anyone here meant to make fun, probably just trying to cheer you up.

Edited August 26, 2009 by trailmix

[lgg 2]

Mikey/Mel...

Gotta be frank, I don't get the priority date thing -- i have a date on our NOA2 that says March 17 but it doesn't make sense as our NOA1 wasn't received until March 25 and we were approved June 25th... you know? So, i still don't understand what the priority date means and what it's relevance is as, it makes no sense in our case?

:|

OK, now I wanna have my theory branded! just like LingChe's guide...I want it to be called Mikey's Appointment Scheduling Theory for short MAST B)

...just in case MTL should ever reply to email sent by Trailmix and let us know how it all works behind the scenes

[mikey78 6]

LOL, disregard the long version of the theory then. Take 'case completed' date and add 3 or 3.5 month and you arrive at a potential interview date...this is MAST in action

Mikey/Mel...

Gotta be frank, I don't get the priority date thing -- i have a date on our NOA2 that says March 17 but it doesn't make sense as our NOA1 wasn't received until March 25 and we were approved June 25th... you know? So, i still don't understand what the priority date means and what it's relevance is as, it makes no sense in our case?

:|

OK, now I wanna have my theory branded! just like LingChe's guide...I want it to be called Mikey's Appointment Scheduling Theory for short MAST B)

...just in case MTL should ever reply to email sent by Trailmix and let us know how it all works behind the scenes

[lgg 2]

Okey-dokey, mikey...

Will do.

BUT, what the heck DOES that date mean on my NOA2? Out of sheer curiosity now...

Thanks, guy... Oh and M.A.S.T has a great ring to it.

LOL, disregard the long version of the theory then. Take 'case completed' date and add 3 or 3.5 month and you arrive at a potential interview date...this is MAST in action

Mikey/Mel...

Gotta be frank, I don't get the priority date thing -- i have a date on our NOA2 that says March 17 but it doesn't make sense as our NOA1 wasn't received until March 25 and we were approved June 25th... you know? So, i still don't understand what the priority date means and what it's relevance is as, it makes no sense in our case?

:|

OK, now I wanna have my theory branded! just like LingChe's guide...I want it to be called Mikey's Appointment Scheduling Theory for short MAST B)

...just in case MTL should ever reply to email sent by Trailmix and let us know how it all works behind the scenes