Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time

[Sorrel 83]

10 hours ago, Gha said:

It is on page 104

thank u

 

2 hours ago, kachab said:

The interviews are scheduled in the order they were documentarily qualified at the NVC, not based on the priority date of the I-140. 

Page 100

[AgriSiva 12]

16 hours ago, AlAlp said:

Can somebody please tell me where I can find the spreadsheet for EB interview timeline? Also, does the interview scheduling have anything to do with the priority date of your I-140?

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14yZKxht6igwJPXPU0EehKmmN2hx1g3EchEuB5G0yNO4/

[Leeching Spouse 87]

Quote

Visa Services Operating Status Update

Last Updated: November 19, 2021

 

As worldwide restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic begin to ease, and in line with the President’s proclamation regarding the safe resumption of international travel, the Bureau of Consular Affairs will focus on reducing wait times for all consular services at our embassies and consulates overseas while also protecting health and safety of our staff and applicants.  Although local conditions and restrictions at individual consular posts may continue to fluctuate, the guidance to posts for the prioritization of consular services during the pandemic issued in November 2020 has been rescinded. Embassies and consulates have broad discretion to determine how to prioritize visa appointments among the range of visa classes as safely as possible, subject to local conditions and restrictions.

 

 

Hopefully this means that Consulates will now process applications in order, rather than through the artificial tier list that is discriminating against us.

Edited November 20, 2021 by CanadianMD

[Van24 13]

5 hours ago, CanadianMD said:

 

Hopefully this means that Consulates will now process applications in order, rather than through the artificial tier list that is discriminating against us.

That's a good news for us!
Though this "Embassies and consulates have broad discretion to determine how to prioritize visa appointments among the range of visa classes as safely as possible, subject to local conditions and restrictions." at the end worries me a bit. 

[Leeching Spouse 87]

1 hour ago, Van24 said:

That's a good news for us!
Though this "Embassies and consulates have broad discretion to determine how to prioritize visa appointments among the range of visa classes as safely as possible, subject to local conditions and restrictions." at the end worries me a bit. 

Regardless of whether this sentence is there, consulates already prioritize certain cases more than others anyways.

 

I know a few individuals who have had their cases expedited (not premium processing) due to financial hardships.

[forever_immigrant 1]

Hi folks, late to the party, but I just finished the online IV application on https://ceac.state.gov/IV/Login.aspx.

 

Fees paid, application is complete, but I do not see any button to upload civil documents' soft copies.

 

Immigrant X PRINCIPAL	PRINCIPAL APPLICANT	PAID	COMPLETED
Immigrant Y SPOUSE	ACCOMPANY	PAID	COMPLETED

[journeyman_2020 1]

This might mean you need to submit paper copies. Mine was the same and I submitted paper copies.

[forever_immigrant 1]

8 hours ago, journeyman_2020 said:

This might mean you need to submit paper copies. Mine was the same and I submitted paper copies.

Did NVC contact you directly to ask you to submit hard copies?

 

Thanks.

[journeyman_2020 1]

11 minutes ago, forever_immigrant said:

Did NVC contact you directly to ask you to submit hard copies?

 

Thanks.

In the initial letter from NVC there was a mailing address so it was safe to assume hard copies were required. My experience is they respond 2 weeks after receiving hard copies.

[3LabMom 76]

19 hours ago, journeyman_2020 said:

In the initial letter from NVC there was a mailing address so it was safe to assume hard copies were required. My experience is they respond 2 weeks after receiving hard copies.

Same here.  I did send them via a courier service (UPS) instead of snail mail.  I think it was around $20-30, but it got there really quick and I didn't have to wonder if it ever made it.

[3LabMom 76]

Looks like the October stats have finally been posted for anyone interested.  https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-Statistics/MonthlyIVIssuances/OCTOBER 2021 - IV Issuances by Post and Visa Class.pdf.  Does E1, E2, E3 refer to EB-1, EB-2, etc?

[Hanif 2]

9 minutes ago, 3LabMom said:

Looks like the October stats have finally been posted for anyone interested.  https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-Statistics/MonthlyIVIssuances/OCTOBER 2021 - IV Issuances by Post and Visa Class.pdf.  Does E1, E2, E3 refer to EB-1, EB-2, etc?

Thanks for sharing. And to answer your question: yes it does.

[Van24 13]

Just looking at October stats — they've been busy! Just look at IR category!

[Sorrel 83]

16 hours ago, 3LabMom said:

Looks like the October stats have finally been posted for anyone interested.  https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-Statistics/MonthlyIVIssuances/OCTOBER 2021 - IV Issuances by Post and Visa Class.pdf.  Does E1, E2, E3 refer to EB-1, EB-2, etc?

E1,E2, E3 are not within the EB category.  They are for temporary workers.

[Hanif 2]

3 minutes ago, Sorrel said:

E1,E2, E3 are not within the EB category.  They are for temporary workers.

I suggest you take a look at this guide which is posted on the same page:

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-Statistics/MonthlyIVIssuances/Immigrant Visa Symbols.pdf

 

The EB 1 2 3 equivalent immigrant visa names are indeed E 1 2 3.

 

The same as F1 here is not a student visa but an immigrant visa for an unmarried child of a US citizen.

 

Note that these statistics are all immigrant visas nothing is temporary here.