IR1 Montreal Consulate Wait Time for Interview

[Bethany123 56]

CC July 26th. Waiting.... 

I called NVC and they said it can take several months. But I didn't tell the lady the consulate office. I see people getting interview dates as soon as one week. And others...more than 4 months....

[Rob Phillips 2]

Hi Bethany,

 

it it was a 6 week wait for us to receive our interview date. According to my timeline you should be receiving your interview date on or around September 10th. It is a first come first serve system so it all depends on the amount of approved applications. 

 

Hope this helps, I know everyday seems so long when you are waiting. 

[Bethany123 56]

27 minutes ago, Rob Phillips said:

Hi Bethany,

 

it it was a 6 week wait for us to receive our interview date. According to my timeline you should be receiving your interview date on or around September 10th. It is a first come first serve system so it all depends on the amount of approved applications. 

 

Hope this helps, I know everyday seems so long when you are waiting. 

Thanks for the encouragement. We're definitely all in this together. Taking one day at a time. 

[Rob Phillips 2]

Piece of advice:

 

Ensure you have proof of all your immunizations that are required. They are posted on the Consulate doctors website. 

 

Ive seen many people on here freaking out because they weren’t prepared. I had to get a blood test, receive the results and get certain shots to meet the requirements. 

 

Also their are other requirements you can you can prepare for in the meantime, like (x5) US passport photos, doctors note for certain conditions/reasons and possible evidence, etc. 

 

Always better to be prepared

 

[Bfrank2me 3]

On 8/10/2018 at 12:31 AM, B and S said:

Same with me... I became documetary qualified on June 28 and still no news on the interview!  According to the timelines I should have heard something by now...

gets a little hard on the patience

 

Is documentary qualified the same as case complete or is there a step in between?

Edited August 24, 2018 by Bfrank2me

[MtnBoarder 61]

Hey BFrank, I don’t believe there is any steps in between being doc qualified and case complete.  After that stage it’s waiting for the embassy appointment...aside from the few steps in between like the medical exam. But once you’re doc qualified you are put in line for an appointment according to my lawyer and the NVC(spoke to them the other day)

Edited August 25, 2018 by MtnBoarder

[MtnBoarder 61]

Are there any other visa journey sites that have others going through the same process here in Canada?? Justs eems liken3-4 of us posting stuff is a small small group...I wonder if there’s another VJ post elsewhere that I can’t find?

[MtnBoarder 61]

Hey I posted this information on another thread that I could find related to interviews but I’ll post it here as well. 

 

 I just spoke with the national Visa Center and the gentleman told me that they do only give out appointments once a month and it’s typically at the end of the month. He said when the emails are sent out to assign an appointment date, the appointment usually happens within a month of the email. He didn’t tell me where they currently are scheduling, as in which cases have been closed and have been scheduled already, but I know when I spoke with them last month they told me they were scheduling for the end of June. That means the end of August may have had a bunch of July filers. He did also tell me that the Montreal embassy is a high-volume embassy in that appointment sometimes take a while. 

 

 So it’s a waiting game for all of us who are indeed waiting but at least at the end of the month, and he didn’t specifically say one day before the end or one week before the end, some of us who have waited long enough will get some appointments! 

[msdupuis 33]

Hey friends... There’s several of us on this post.

[Bethany123 56]

On 8/23/2018 at 8:56 PM, Bfrank2me said:

Is documentary qualified the same as case complete or is there a step in between?

It's the same thing. 

[MtnBoarder 61]

20 hours ago, Bethany123 said:

It's the same thing. 

Everyone be sure to click the ↗️ In Darths post and join the other thread

[B and S 6]

On 8/25/2018 at 2:29 AM, MtnBoarder said:

Hey BFrank, I don’t believe there is any steps in between being doc qualified and case complete.  After that stage it’s waiting for the embassy appointment...aside from the few steps in between like the medical exam. But once you’re doc qualified you are put in line for an appointment according to my lawyer and the NVC(spoke to them the other day)

Yup that's right

[Bethany123 56]

A few people got their interview dates yesterday for Montreal. Their CC's were around July 10-21. I'm July 26th at 7 weeks, 1 day now and still (im)patiently waiting. 

[TD2306 0]

I noted that most if not all of people who posted in this group are IR1 category.  Correct?  I'm F3, completed on 5/30 and still waiting for interview date.  Anyone in the same boat?

[MtnBoarder 61]

9 hours ago, TD2306 said:

I noted that most if not all of people who posted in this group are IR1 category.  Correct?  I'm F3, completed on 5/30 and still waiting for interview date.  Anyone in the same boat?

I’m an IR!but not too sure of the others. Usually you can click on the profile and see the category of each individual.

 

Ive been trying to read other visa journey sites but haven’t seen any other consulate dates given since that last July 21st date last week. Anyone else seeing anything or have any insight?