Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time

[bkbk8 5]

Hi all- congratulations to everyone who received their interview dates. So happy to see this! For some reason the post notification emails were going to my spam and haven't seen all the updates.

 

Here is my update: after going back and forth with NVC on about over 5 Checklists of documents that I already sent, my CC is finally Dec 7 (delayed since June '18) (EB-2). 

 

Also, according to @AshleyJill CC on Nov 6th and interview date in March and if I understand this correctly, I along with @mo85 may possibly get notified soon for an interview in April or May instead of the ~6months timeline we've been noticing (could be June).

 

 

[GGM 1]

24 minutes ago, bkbk8 said:

Hi all- congratulations to everyone who received their interview dates. So happy to see this! For some reason the post notification emails were going to my spam and haven't seen all the updates.

 

Here is my update: after going back and forth with NVC on about over 5 Checklists of documents that I already sent, my CC is finally Dec 7 (delayed since June '18) (EB-2). 

 

Also, according to @AshleyJill CC on Nov 6th and interview date in March and if I understand this correctly, I along with @mo85 may possibly get notified soon for an interview in April or May instead of the ~6months timeline we've been noticing (could be June).

 

 

Hi all

 

it seems like this month we are seeing a mix of interview calls for applicants with cc in September, October and November. They must be clearing off the backlog they had for a while.

 

My cc is Dec 11th.

[bkbk8 5]

Here is everyone's timeline from what I gathered with some missing details:

 

  

Name                   Category       CC Date           Interview Date
PhilCanUSRN        EB2               7-May                 16-Nov
Deztiny                   EB2              21-May                26-Nov
CanMon                 EB2                 26-Jul                19-Jan
Ratri                        EB2                 6-Aug                5-Feb
vnca                        EB3                20-Aug                15-Feb
Kapen                     EB3                 17-Sep                 12-Mar
adison                    EB3                 20-Sep                 20-Mar
Shaki                      EB2                 10-Oct                3rd week of March
ascb                       EB2                 11-Oct                 Early March
dskar                      EB2                 18-Oct                      ?
Mr Jingles               ?                    18-Oct                       22-Mar
AshleyJill               EB3                  6-Nov                      22-Mar
bkbk8                      EB2                   7-Dec                   Waiting
GCM                       EB3                  11-Dec                   Waiting
Mo85                      EB2                 Waiting                 Waiting

[dskar 15]

I got my interview appointment for March 20.

[vnca 2]

Hi All,

 

Congrats on getting ur visa interview dates. Some of you are very lucky to get ur interview date early, Not trapped in 6 months wait. 

Good to know bkbk8 and mo85 got their CC date after long wait. Hope December candidates  will be getting  interview date next month.

 

 

  

Name                   Category       CC Date           Interview Date
PhilCanUSRN        EB2               7-May                 16-Nov
Deztiny                   EB2              21-May                26-Nov
CanMon                 EB2                 26-Jul                29-Jan
Ratri                        EB2                 6-Aug                5-Feb
vnca                        EB3                20-Aug                15-Feb
Kapen                     EB3                 17-Sep                 12-Mar
adison                    EB3                 20-Sep                 20-Mar
Shaki                      EB2                 10-Oct                3rd week of March
ascb                       EB2                 11-Oct                 Early March
dskar                      EB2                 18-Oct                      March 20
Mr Jingles               ?                    18-Oct                       22-Mar
AshleyJill               EB3                  6-Nov                      22-Mar
bkbk8                      EB2                   7-Dec                   Waiting
GGM                       EB3                  11-Dec                   Waiting
Mo85                      EB2                 12 dec                     Waiting

 

[GGM 1]

3 hours ago, vnca said:

Hi All,

 

Congrats on getting ur visa interview dates. Some of you are very lucky to get ur interview date early, Not trapped in 6 months wait. 

Good to know bkbk8 and mo85 got their CC date after long wait. Hope December candidates  will be getting  interview date next month.

 

 

  

Name                   Category       CC Date           Interview Date
PhilCanUSRN        EB2               7-May                 16-Nov
Deztiny                   EB2              21-May                26-Nov
CanMon                 EB2                 26-Jul                29-Jan
Ratri                        EB2                 6-Aug                5-Feb
vnca                        EB3                20-Aug                15-Feb
Kapen                     EB3                 17-Sep                 12-Mar
adison                    EB3                 20-Sep                 20-Mar
Shaki                      EB2                 10-Oct                3rd week of March
ascb                       EB2                 11-Oct                 Early March
dskar                      EB2                 18-Oct                      March 20
Mr Jingles               ?                    18-Oct                       22-Mar
AshleyJill               EB3                  6-Nov                      22-Mar
bkbk8                      EB2                   7-Dec                   Waiting
GGM                       EB3                  11-Dec                   Waiting
Mo85                      EB2                 12 dec                     Waiting

 

Hi Vnca

 

Once you are done with your interview, Please share your interview/consulate experience with us..

 

Thanks

[vnca 2]

19 hours ago, GGM said:

Hi Vnca

 

Once you are done with your interview, Please share your interview/consulate experience with us..

 

Thanks

Sure GGM. Trusting on god to have smooth interview experience

[leopard11 0]

Hi everyone, I am new to this forum. I am EB2, case complete email from NVC received on 6 Feb. Could someone add me to the tracker list please. I am still waiting for interview but it seems Montreal is taking way too long compared to other embassies, I am so regret select this consulate post instead of other countries where I am eligible to apply for consulate processing

[kapen 2]

4 hours ago, leopard11 said:

Hi everyone, I am new to this forum. I am EB2, case complete email from NVC received on 6 Feb. Could someone add me to the tracker list please. I am still waiting for interview but it seems Montreal is taking way too long compared to other embassies, I am so regret select this consulate post instead of other countries where I am eligible to apply for consulate processing

You can change consulate where your visa interview will take place, all you have to do is to contact NVC via their website under "contact us". I called NVC and my attorney and they both confirmed that it's possible, but may take some time (usually month). You are going to have to give reason why you would like to change consulate for example: you are permanently moving back to your home country or one of your family members is sick and you will have to take care of him/her or something else. Remember, you can only select embassy/consulate where you are from, example: if you are French citizen and you live in Canada only Montreal and Paris will be available for you. I suggest to contact your lawyer if you have one, I wouldn't waste my time for Montreal.

Edited February 13, 2019 by kapen

[vnca 2]

Hi All,

 

 I had my interview on 15 Feb. It went well. but waited long time. I went to embassy at 7.50 am, My number was 12.  Around 10 am, document verification was done. they collected all our originals. They called us for interview at 12:00. Totally waited for 4 hours. it took 15 to 20 minutes for the interview, the officer asked several questions about my employment, education, travel details, total period of stay in US etc. All questions were straight forward and answerable. At last once she was satisfied, she got signature from me in a form to confirm that I will work for same employer. She approved our visa and said welcome to USA. I was so relieved at that moment. Until then, I was bit anxious for 4 hours unnecessarily. If we have all required documents we don't need to get worried since ours is employment based visa.  overall its a good experience.

 

Now I am waiting for my visa. Can any one say what will the changes in CEAC status? When I checked my status, it shows issued for 3 applicants and ready for one applicant. not sure why it shows like this. we have been told it will take two weeks to get our passports back. Any inputs are appreciated.

 

Good luck for all.

[polar2018 5]

Hi All,

 

I see my visa class is showing E2 in NVC portal. Is it correct? Is E2 same as EB2?

 

 

[ascb 1]

29 minutes ago, vnca said:

Hi All,

 

 I had my interview on 15 Feb. It went well. but waited long time. I went to embassy at 7.50 am, My number was 12.  Around 10 am, document verification was done. they collected all our originals. They called us for interview at 12:00. Totally waited for 4 hours. it took 15 to 20 minutes for the interview, the officer asked several questions about my employment, education, travel details, total period of stay in US etc. All questions were straight forward and answerable. At last once she was satisfied, she got signature from me in a form to confirm that I will work for same employer. She approved our visa and said welcome to USA. I was so relieved at that moment. Until then, I was bit anxious for 4 hours unnecessarily. If we have all required documents we don't need to get worried since ours is employment based visa.  overall its a good experience.

 

Now I am waiting for my visa. Can any one say what will the changes in CEAC status? When I checked my status, it shows issued for 3 applicants and ready for one applicant. not sure why it shows like this. we have been told it will take two weeks to get our passports back. Any inputs are appreciated.

 

Good luck for all.

Congratulations vnca! Thanks for sharing your experience. Did they ask you for a copy of your resume, or any additional document not listed on the checklist?

[vnca 2]

57 minutes ago, ascb said:

Congratulations vnca! Thanks for sharing your experience. Did they ask you for a copy of your resume, or any additional document not listed on the checklist?

Thanks ascb,  No, they did not ask for resume. but I had with me to be on safer side.

They asked to see educational documents, also my exam pass certificate from usa, visa screen, since I am in healthcare.

thats all.

1 hour ago, polar2018 said:

Hi All,

 

I see my visa class is showing E2 in NVC portal. Is it correct? Is E2 same as EB2?

 

 

yes its correct.

[Shaki 2]

Congrats VCNA,

 

Please what do you mean by "At last once she was satisfied, she got signature from me in a form to confirm that I will work for same employer."

Are we bound to stay with employer that filed for us? if yes, for how long? Does anyone know this information.

Also, for people who have completed their interview, I am wondering if the consulate allow us to bring in food for the children, toddler especially - 17months old.

As am not sure if a 17month old baby can stay in the consulate for 4 hours without food.

 

Thank you

Shaki

[GGM 1]

2 hours ago, Shaki said:

Congrats VCNA,

 

Please what do you mean by "At last once she was satisfied, she got signature from me in a form to confirm that I will work for same employer."

Are we bound to stay with employer that filed for us? if yes, for how long? Does anyone know this information.

Also, for people who have completed their interview, I am wondering if the consulate allow us to bring in food for the children, toddler especially - 17months old.

As am not sure if a 17month old baby can stay in the consulate for 4 hours without food.

 

Thank you

Shaki

Hi Shaki

 

Please find the link as below regarding the information you asked for. I hope this helps. I have consulted with few of my friends who practice immigration law in the US and they all did confirm the same. Apparently, It's all about your "INTENT" at the time of your visa application.

 

http://www.kuzminalaw.com/immigration-articles/employment-obligation-to-employer-after-green-card-approval

 

Regards

GGM