Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time

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@Sorrel good luck for tomorrow interview 

please update 

thank you 

[VA21202 109]

Family Category got their IL’s for mid-August yesterday. They had one round of ILs on June 6 for late July interviews and this time the interviews are for mid-August. So IR/CR has interviews in the beginning of August and F has interviews in the middle of August. Hopefully EB is slotted for the end of August?

 

@LMIV Any movement? CEAC status still at NVC?

Edited June 30, 2022 by VA21202

[LMIV 19]

5 hours ago, VA21202 said:

Family Category got their IL’s for mid-August yesterday. They had one round of ILs on June 6 for late July interviews and this time the interviews are for mid-August. So IR/CR has interviews in the beginning of August and F has interviews in the middle of August. Hopefully EB is slotted for the end of August?

 

@LMIV Any movement? CEAC status still at NVC?

Nothing yet for us...Status is still at NVC.  Fingers and toes are crossed for some good news today!! 🙏🙏🙏 

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1 hour ago, LMIV said:

Nothing yet for us...Status is still at NVC.  Fingers and toes are crossed for some good news today!! 🙏🙏🙏 

I don't want to discourage you, but I think they usually send IL early morning. Glad to be wrong though. 

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32 minutes ago, Van24 said:

I don't want to discourage you, but I think they usually send IL early morning. Glad to be wrong though. 

Mostly true but I vividly recall dcisw getting IL at 4:30pm EST on Feb 28 😃 Was a big deal at the time lol.

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6 minutes ago, VA21202 said:

Mostly true but I vividly recall dcisw getting IL at 4:30pm EST on Feb 28 😃 Was a big deal at the time lol.

Oh! You are right! Will keep my fingers crossed that you WILL receive it TODAY!

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1 hour ago, Van24 said:

Oh! You are right! Will keep my fingers crossed that you WILL receive it TODAY!

I personally believe MTL post will deal with EB cases very soon; maybe next 2-3 months. 
As per tracking sheet, the post sent IL to FB cases DQ’ed on Dec. 2020. Please note the premises for sending an IL are 1). You’re DQ’ed. 2). Your PD is current. 
As far as I know, visa bulletin for FB have been stagnant for almost a year; so there shouldn’t be many cases that are eligible for IL after cases DQ’ed Dec. 2020. For example, my friend is F2B too with DQ date Apr. 2021 but her PD isn’t current yet. 
So, keep up the hopes. Massive amount of IL for EB will be coming soon! 
Cheers. 

[F2J_March 49]

Visa Bulletin for August  is not even out yet and they have already scheduled interview for August 2022 so its quite confusing to understand what's happening.  Does visa bulletin even matter?

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33 minutes ago, F2J_March said:

Visa Bulletin for August  is not even out yet and they have already scheduled interview for August 2022 so its quite confusing to understand what's happening.  Does visa bulletin even matter?

Theoretically speaking, provided that anyone who is DQ’ed AND PD is current, she/ he is eligible for an interview as long as the post can handle within its resources. 

[VA21202 109]

4 hours ago, 204 said:

so there shouldn’t be many cases that are eligible for IL after cases DQ’ed Dec. 2020. For example, my friend is F2B too with DQ date Apr. 2021 but her PD isn’t current yet. 
 

Thanks for that insight. Help me understand how the bulletin works, I’m looking at this table on the bulletin page and aprt from F2A, every other category is atleast 6 years away (i.e. currently processing 2016 or older) So I’m confused about the F2B example you gave of your friend. Does that mean your friend has to wait for F2B Priority Date globally to move from Oct 1, 2016 to Apr 2021? Appreciate your input. 

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1 hour ago, VA21202 said:

Thanks for that insight. Help me understand how the bulletin works, I’m looking at this table on the bulletin page and aprt from F2A, every other category is atleast 6 years away (i.e. currently processing 2016 or older) So I’m confused about the F2B example you gave of your friend. Does that mean your friend has to wait for F2B Priority Date globally to move from Oct 1, 2016 to Apr 2021? Appreciate your input. 

Hi Van21202,

 

We should be looking at VB chart A represents who gets IV interview provided she/ he is DQ'ed. VB chart B represents who can submit documents to CEAC for being DQ'ed. 

 

Anyone who is prior to the date posted in VB chart A is eligible to receive IL provided she/ he is DQ'ed. Anyone who is after the date posted in VB chart B is not eligible to pay fees and submit documents. 

 

In my friend's example, even though she was DQ'ed on Apr. 2021, her PD is Oct 2015. Thus, she's not eligible to get her IL. 

 

 

Edited July 1, 2022 by 204

[VA21202 109]

30 minutes ago, 204 said:

Hi Van21202,

 

We should be looking at VB chart A represents who gets IV interview provided she/ he is DQ'ed. VB chart B represents who can submit documents to CEAC for being DQ'ed. 

 

Anyone who is prior to the date posted in VB chart A is eligible to receive IL provided she/ he is DQ'ed. Anyone who is after the date posted in VB chart B is not eligible to pay fees and submit documents. 

 

In my friend's example, even though she was DQ'ed on Apr. 2021, her PD is Oct 2015. Thus, she's not eligible to get her IL. 

 

 

Got it, thanks for the detail. So I guess what I’m trying to convey or play devils advocate about is that we don’t really know how many (10s/100s/1000s) folks there are who are waiting since long time and therefore may continue to receive ILs for Family category. Your friend is one example of Oct 2016, there could theoretically be 100s others who might now become eligible right? Maybe I’m missing something but I’m trying to understand how you arrive at the view that Family ILs might be reducing significantly now that they’ve reached December 2020. Thanks again for all your insight! Lot on the line for me in the next 2-3 months so trying to be cautiously optimistic about your insight but also trying to understand it better

Edited July 1, 2022 by VA21202

[VA21202 109]

7 minutes ago, VA21202 said:

I’m trying to understand how you arrive at the view that Family ILs might be reducing significantly now that they’ve reached December 2020.

Oh nvm, I just read your initial note and it makes all the sense. No/minimum movement in bulletin since Jan 2021 for FB and hence not many cases that are eligible for IL that were DQ’ed after Dec 2020 , got it. I hope that turns out right and we see a big spike in EB! Thanks so much!

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4 minutes ago, VA21202 said:

Got it, thanks for the detail. So I guess what I’m trying to convey or play devils advocate about is that we don’t really know how many (10s/100s/1000s) folks there are who are waiting since long time and therefore may continue to receive ILs for Family category. Your friend is one example of Oct 2016, there could theoretically be 100s others who might now become eligible right? Maybe I’m missing something but I’m trying to understand how you arrive at the view that Family ILs might be reducing significantly now that they’ve reached December 2020. Thanks again for all your insight! Lot on the line for me in the next 2-3 months so trying to the cautiously optimistic about your insight but also trying to understand it better

No problem. This is just my two cents. I reached this conclusion because VB has been stagnate for almost one year. Even though many are DQ'ed, not everyone's PD is current. 

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11 minutes ago, VA21202 said:

not many cases that are eligible for IL that were DQ’ed after Dec 2020

Sorry, to clarify - all I know is F2B, not sure the other categories (F1, F3 & F4); maybe they're similar?! Anyways, my two cents - EB cases will be processed by the post within few months. Good luck all! 😃