Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time

[dskar 15]

2 minutes ago, Stephenc111 said:

Hi Dskar,

 

may I ask what is the Document Complete Date for your family? Not document complete date of yourself given they are under I-824

 

my situation is very similar to yours. I’m currently in US and got my GC in Nov 2018, under EB-2. Your family document complete date would be direct benchmark for my son 
 

My son is in Toronto, and I applied for I-824 (follow to join) in early 2019 and was approved in July 2019. And his Document Complete date at NVC is Nov 2019. So he is also in EB-2 category.

 

our plan is for him to finish high school in Canada and come to US for university. Now he got accepted at some good school in US but anxiously waiting fir the interview. School starts in late September. 
 

much thanks. 

@Stephenc111 My family is not under I-824 since principal applicant was processed via CP. I'd say DQ for them isn't yet available because we just received an invitation to submit DS-260 today.

[dskar 15]

2 minutes ago, dskar said:

@Stephenc111 My family is not under I-824 since principal applicant was processed via CP. I'd say DQ for them isn't yet available because we just received an invitation to submit DS-260 today.

See #1 below for when not to use I-824.

Edited June 28, 2021 by dskar

[Stephenc111 30]

3 minutes ago, dskar said:

@Stephenc111 My family is not under I-824 since principal applicant was processed via CP. I'd say DQ for them isn't yet available because we just received an invitation to submit DS-260 today.

OK thanks. So it is not directly comparable. 

[F2J_March 49]

I got GC back in June 2019 via AOS so I can apply for i824 to apply GC for my spouse based on approved i140 petition. Currently, case is dqd in NVC and waiting to get an interview scheduled. Although it employment-based but mean to bring a spouse to US. I have tried reaching out to. MTL consulate but of no help. Hence was checking what did you write in email.

[legit_immigrant 6]

Does anyone here know the answer to following -

If an existing application at NVC is already DQ'd, is the DQ date retained upon requesting a change of the interview consulate from one country to another?

Do you get a new DQ date after the consulate change (meaning are you at the back of the line in the new consulate) ?

Edited June 28, 2021 by legit_immigrant

[dskar 15]

17 minutes ago, F2J_March said:

I got GC back in June 2019 via AOS so I can apply for i824 to apply GC for my spouse based on approved i140 petition. Currently, case is dqd in NVC and waiting to get an interview scheduled. Although it employment-based but mean to bring a spouse to US. I have tried reaching out to. MTL consulate but of no help. Hence was checking what did you write in email.

@F2J_March In your case, NVC will schedule appointment at MTL for you. You'll hear from MTL only when an interview slot is assigned to you. Further instructions will be provided by MTL at that time regarding your family's medical etc. 

[legit_immigrant 6]

1 minute ago, dskar said:

@F2J_March In your case, NVC will schedule appointment at MTL for you. You'll hear from MTL only when an interview slot is assigned to you. Further instructions will be provided by MTL at that time regarding your family's medical etc. 

We are all in NVC hell hole.

[Pasand 5]

hey all, what if we all sign a petition and send it to them?

[F2J_March 49]

If thats gonna help, yes we can.

[topman 42]

52 minutes ago, Pasand said:

hey all, what if we all sign a petition and send it to them?

I'll definitely support this petition and should also look for some immigrant-friendly senator to intervene for our employment based GC cases. Its close to 2 years for some people waiting in line for an interview with MTL consulate - unbelievable!

[Blueeyes1989 90]

It will be 2 years for me on July 1! The thing is that, my husband does not understand all this and is always asking me, when will he be able to live with me. I tried explaining him so many times  

[Blueeyes1989 90]

K1 visa people already got their appointment dates for August 21. Their wait from DQ is around 8 months: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yXsBaODEcERCnBkkVhTklmw1LrFVkY9dE6z2Q5D2kCc/edit?fbclid=IwAR2y6wgSsyW0DjDRDar0yqH8FCHNhfWPeSX7HyJCSuCRGjkAfvquzrZSrKo#gid=1154446973

IR/CR visa applicants also have wait around 8-9 months: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LvnDvX95_tfWtTvsJJM49PDPPvPKal0WG2rgdZHhsz0/edit#gid=255923754

EB an F2A visa applicants are waiting for more than 2 years

 

[raisins 27]

Willing to sign/support anything we can do which may help. Although our case has only been DQ since Feb, I am very empathetic to everyone's situation and wait times. I don't see why K1 and IR/CR should take higher preference than EB especially as there are many of us waiting to be reunited with our spouses. 

[viksaw 12]

I will support the petition too. Not sure how to send the petition to them though. Sending via email may not be effective and they might just ignore.

[viksaw 12]

My worry is that IR1/CR1/K1 are still 8-9 months backlogged. While MTL tries to catch up there will be more applications added making it an endless cycle. I don't think its reasonable for them to create 2+ years backlog for other while they exclusively focus on IR1/CR1/K1. Without any sense of estimated wait time how are we supposed to plan our life? Moreover EB cases are employer dependent. Is it resealable for employer to wait 3+ years (1 year labor/i140 processing and 2 year wait time) for the resource to join? If we were in US, pending adjustment of status allows job switch after 6 months (485J supplement). No such provision for us, leaving us to the mercy of employer.

Sorry for the rant  Just feeling helpless this morning.