Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time

[Van24 13]

18 minutes ago, topman said:

Just re-read the cryptic response from MTL "Please be assured that we will review your case as soon as we are able to expand our services." Therefore, EB category are still not being considered for interviews.

That's really disappointing. 

[Stephenc111 30]

58 minutes ago, legit_immigrant said:

Unfortunately, most likely he will be denied F1 visa since he has the Immigrant intent already established in the pending case.

F1 visa requires that you don’t have immigrant intent.

that was my worry. Damn.

[dskar 15]

2 hours ago, Stephenc111 said:

that was my worry. Damn.

Your son only needs to satisfy the visa officer that he has no intent of "disappearing" in the USA and that he will leave the USA and return to Toronto for his IV interview. I think he should be fine and get an F-1 without a problem. I'd give it a try anyway, since an attempt at F-1 won't hurt his IV in any way. And if he gets it, he will be able to join his new school on time. There are other considerations though which you should keep in mind. In an F-1 status, he'll likely be paying non-resident/higher tuition and not eligible for some scholarships/financial assistance there etc.

[dskar 15]

4 hours ago, Stephenc111 said:

Hi all,

 

my son has received acceptance letter from a US university. If he still doesn't get the interview by July, I plan to ask him to apply for student visa, at Toronto Consulate.

- school starts early September

 

do you guy think they would grant him the student visa, while there is an immigration case pending?

 

Much thanks,

 

 

Your son only needs to satisfy the visa officer that he has no intent of "disappearing" in the USA and that he will leave the USA and return to Canada/MTL for his IV interview. I think he should be fine and get an F-1 without a problem. I'd give it a try anyway, since an attempt at F-1 won't hurt his IV in any way. And if he gets it, he will be able to join his new school on time. There are other considerations though which you should keep in mind. In an F-1 status, he'll likely be paying non-resident/higher tuition and not eligible for some scholarships/financial assistance there etc.

Edited March 12, 2021 by dskar
Correction

[Stephenc111 30]

42 minutes ago, dskar said:

Your son only needs to satisfy the visa officer that he has no intent of "disappearing" in the USA and that he will leave the USA and return to Toronto for his IV interview. I think he should be fine and get an F-1 without a problem. I'd give it a try anyway, since an attempt at F-1 won't hurt his IV in any way. And if he gets it, he will be able to join his new school on time. There are other considerations though which you should keep in mind. In an F-1 status, he'll likely be paying non-resident/higher tuition and not eligible for some scholarships/financial assistance there etc.

Thanks! what you described about disappearing into US thing is logical concern for this immigration intent. Of course he won't do that. His GC is only months away

 

actually, he will be coming to California. For public university, the residence requiremnt is such that the person needs to be in California physically for the entire 12 months prior. So he is considered an out-of-state student with a GC (equal amount as international student), so no harm done there.

 

Definitely worth trying if needed, but hopefully he gets it soon enough.

[PKJ2021 2]

Seems like a long wait for EB category interview appointment. 

Does anyone has a  ballpark figure for the appointment wait time??

Thanks

[Stephenc111 30]

2 hours ago, PKJ2021 said:

Seems like a long wait for EB category interview appointment. 

Does anyone has a  ballpark figure for the appointment wait time??

Thanks

We are hoping forum member can contribute their information, particularly when they get visa interview, so we can come up with the ballpark figure

[F2J_March 49]

Did anyone hear from the Montreal consulate regarding the interview or any other update??

[legit_immigrant 6]

20 minutes ago, F2J_March said:

Did anyone hear from the Montreal consulate regarding the interview or any other update??

Nothing so far

[WaitingInLine 13]

2 minutes ago, legit_immigrant said:

Nothing so far

I've gotten 2 cookiecutter email responses (there will be delays....people will get their interviews as soon as it is possible). I asked for specific about our case and just gotten broad copy-paste replies.

[Van24 13]

Did they send out IL at the same time as for family based cases or it was on different cadence in pre-pandemic time? Does anybody know?

[BH1570 0]

Is there any consulate or US embassy that is stamping EB-2 immigrant visas? Since President Biden rescinded proclamation 10014 in Feb, therefore US embassies should start stamping out employment based immigrant visas, any information plz? 

[Dip_eb 12]

Hi everyone,

 

My file is at NVC and its in EB3 category. My file was DQ on Jun 2020.

Can anyone tell me how long it will take to schedule the interview at Montreal consulate?

 

also if i need to contact about my case who should i NVC or consulate?

 

 

Appreciate your help in advance.

 

cheers.

[AgriSiva 12]

to learn about other cases, here is the file for more info. Please add yours if possible...

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14yZKxht6igwJPXPU0EehKmmN2hx1g3EchEuB5G0yNO4/edit?usp=sharing

[topman 42]

On 3/28/2021 at 2:13 AM, BH1570 said:

Is there any consulate or US embassy that is stamping EB-2 immigrant visas? Since President Biden rescinded proclamation 10014 in Feb, therefore US embassies should start stamping out employment based immigrant visas, any information plz? 

I read that the US embassy in Singapore has resumed processing of immigrant visas, after the presidential proclamation got revoked:

 

https://sg.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/