CR1 MTL Waiting to Interview

[trailmix 77]

Maybe Liz can make a spreadsheet of OUR list... her people started moving after she did the sheet for the K visas.....

We could use some of her luck!!!

It seems like they are dashing through the K interviews right now, one could assume they are catching up on them, maybe they will be able to sneak in a few CR1/IR1 interviews soon!

[trailmix 77]

Maybe the 4 leaf clover will help.

Member..........NOA2.....Case# @NVC..3032/AOS.....I-864......IV Bill......DS230......Done @NVC...Interview...DTI

thermophile...03/01/05...06/05/05....06/05/05....11/28/06....08/15/06....11/15/06....04/03/07....08/09/07....128

neiks.........05/02/06...05/30/06....06/06/06....07/03/06....07/03/06....08/10/06....09/20/06....06/28/07....281R

djc..............--.........--..........--..........--..........--.......03/26/07....04/16/07

kaftar........09/21/06...10/04/06....10/24/06....11/01/06....11/04/06....11/20/06....04/26/07

pororoca......10/31/06...11/27/06....11/27/06....12/17/06....12/26/06....01/16/07....04/27/07

midalake......12/19/06...01/02/07....01/08/07....01/28/07.......--..........--.......05/15/07

Aliznely......01/19/07......--..........--..........--..........--..........--.......05/09/07

Glady.........01/28/07...03/11/07....03/14/07....04/23/07.......--.......04/23/07....05/29/07

C&C..............--.........--..........--..........--..........--..........--.......06/06/07

Misty1979.....03/06/07...03/26/07....04/02/07....04/23/07....04/23/07....06/06/07....06/18/07

Karina........03/13/07...03/26/07....04/23/07....05/14/07....05/07/07....05/21/07....06/01/07....08/30/07.... 90

comelly.......04/19/07...05/01/07....05/29/07....06/26/07....06/14/07....07/15/07....07/30/07

kcmetzy.......05/03/07...05/18/07....06/12/07....06/25/07....07/06/07....07/23/07

Knowledge.....05/09/07...--/--/--....06/12/07....07/19/07....07/19/07....08/22/07

trailmix......06/05/07...06/19/07....07/02/07....07/02/07....08/09/07....08/17/07

Schmelle......06/06/07......--.......07/25/07....08/17/07....08/18/07

LadyJane......07/02/07...07/20/07....08/06/07....09/05/07....09/06/07

whitesnail....08/21/07...08/27/07....09/11/07

parinita......08/22/07......--.......09/24/07

r = rescheduled by member

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[LadyJane 1]

Hi all,

Please update me:

DS230: 09/24/2007.

One step closer to...waiting!

[trailmix 77]

Updated LadyJane

Member..........NOA2.....Case# @NVC..3032/AOS.....I-864......IV Bill......DS230......Done @NVC...Interview...DTI

thermophile...03/01/05...06/05/05....06/05/05....11/28/06....08/15/06....11/15/06....04/03/07....08/09/07....128

neiks.........05/02/06...05/30/06....06/06/06....07/03/06....07/03/06....08/10/06....09/20/06....06/28/07....281R

djc..............--.........--..........--..........--..........--.......03/26/07....04/16/07

kaftar........09/21/06...10/04/06....10/24/06....11/01/06....11/04/06....11/20/06....04/26/07

pororoca......10/31/06...11/27/06....11/27/06....12/17/06....12/26/06....01/16/07....04/27/07

midalake......12/19/06...01/02/07....01/08/07....01/28/07.......--..........--.......05/15/07

Aliznely......01/19/07......--..........--..........--..........--..........--.......05/09/07

Glady.........01/28/07...03/11/07....03/14/07....04/23/07.......--.......04/23/07....05/29/07

C&C..............--.........--..........--..........--..........--..........--.......06/06/07

Misty1979.....03/06/07...03/26/07....04/02/07....04/23/07....04/23/07....06/06/07....06/18/07

Karina........03/13/07...03/26/07....04/23/07....05/14/07....05/07/07....05/21/07....06/01/07....08/30/07.... 90

comelly.......04/19/07...05/01/07....05/29/07....06/26/07....06/14/07....07/15/07....07/30/07

kcmetzy.......05/03/07...05/18/07....06/12/07....06/25/07....07/06/07....07/23/07

Knowledge.....05/09/07...--/--/--....06/12/07....07/19/07....07/19/07....08/22/07

trailmix......06/05/07...06/19/07....07/02/07....07/02/07....08/09/07....08/17/07

Schmelle......06/06/07......--.......07/25/07....08/17/07....08/18/07

LadyJane......07/02/07...07/20/07....08/06/07....09/05/07....09/06/07....09/24/07

whitesnail....08/21/07...08/27/07....09/11/07

parinita......08/22/07......--.......09/24/07

r = rescheduled by member

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[parinita 0]

hi to all,

Just wondering on DS-230.

What documents should i the benefeciary(canadian) have to send with DS-230?

And other question is..my origional birth certificate is in different language other than English, however, I have the translated notirized copy of that but it is about 11 years old..my question is with DS-230 if they require my birth certificate to be send, do i send both the original (other language) and the notirized copy? or just norized copy? and does it matter than the notirized copy is very old? should i get another one done now!

please reply soon and I appreciate your help!

pari

[trailmix 77]

hi to all,

Just wondering on DS-230.

What documents should i the benefeciary(canadian) have to send with DS-230?

And other question is..my origional birth certificate is in different language other than English, however, I have the translated notirized copy of that but it is about 11 years old..my question is with DS-230 if they require my birth certificate to be send, do i send both the original (other language) and the notirized copy? or just norized copy? and does it matter than the notirized copy is very old? should i get another one done now!

please reply soon and I appreciate your help!

pari

Hi pari,

If you follow this link: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3176.html and select Montreal for the consulate, it will give you a list and instructions on what you need with the DS-230.

I don't see why you would need a 'newer' version (just my opinion) - unless the old translation doesn't have a statement signed by the translator (as mentioned below). I would send in the birth certificate and the notarized copy - the instructions state that you should

All documents not in English, or in the official language of the country in which application for a visa is being made, must be accompanied by certified translations.

The translation must include a statement signed by the translator that states that the:

Translation is accurate, and

Translator is competent to translate.

Edited September 28, 2007 by trailmix

[parinita 0]

hey trailmix,

thanks for clarification and that link is very useful! Thanks once again.

u r the best,

pari

[C&C 0]

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to share the following letter I want to direct to several names/addresses. Factual corrections or suggestions welcome.

This is also an encouragement to others to send something as well. Has anyone heard from their previous inquiries to Senators?

A few notes on these addresses:

I couldn't get more than what's shown for the Consular Affairs address but hopefully it will get there.

The director of NVC if there is one is nameless (and probably sexless and godless) but I addressed a letter to it anyway.

Also wrote to responsible leads for a subcontractor that does a lot of NVC's work -- it looks like there is a chance they run the mysterious info system that handles our electronic cases, wait list and forwarding to consulate for interviews (see http://www.si-intl.com/Default.aspx?Area=H...calOutsourcing)

This will also go to my two US Senators.

Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary, Consular Affairs

Stephen A. Edson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services

U.S. Department of State

Bureau of Consular Affairs

Washington, DC 20520

Ms. Mary B. Marshall, Consul General

Gary L. Sheaffer, Consular Affairs

US Consulate General, Montreal

US CONGEN

P.O. Box 847

Champlain, NY, 12919-0847

Director , National Visa Center

32 Rochester Avenue

Portsmouth, NH 03801

Mike Becraft, Executive Vice President – Mission Services Group

Steve Hagan, Senior Vice President – Outsourcing

SI International

12012 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 800

Reston, VA 20190-5869

RE: Stall in IR1/CR1 spousal immigrant visa interviews in Montreal

Dear public servants,

Please take action to resume scheduling of IR1/CR1 interviews for Canadians at the US Consulate in Montreal. The last group of Canadian spouses in my online community waiting in Canada for their IR1 or CR1 interview in Montreal had cases complete at the National Visa Center in the first few days of April, 2007. In February 2007, the waiting time for an IR1/CR1 visa interview was the expected 2 months after the “case complete” date at National Visa Center. After the first few days of April, NVC and Montreal stopped allocating interview time and scheduling interviews for us. We are now 6 months beyond, with no progress in the queue.

NVC and Montreal have continued to support interviews for other visa classes at Montreal. K non-permanent visas for spouses with case complete dates well after March continue to receive interview invitations for Montreal. There are K spouses with case complete dates from summer of 2007 who already have their interview dates for this fall! Yet case-complete separated IR1/CR1 spouses living in Canada who’ve been in the system for longer, are still waiting in a stalled line for their interviews.

If I saw movement in the queue, I would not be feeling so desperate as to write you in this fashion. In the current situation, is looks like my husband and I are going to be separated indefinitely.

Whose policy or error is it to pass over IR1/CR1 spouses waiting for their interview - State Department Consular Affairs? The Montreal Consulate? The NVC? The NVC’s visa processing contractor? One or all of you are responsible for this. Please help!

Sincerely,

Trailmix, thanks for keeping the stat table updated... I've provided just a little updated info for our case.

Member.....(sent I-864)........(sent DS230)......Case complete @NVC..........Interview.........DTI

C&C............05/01/07............. 05/01/07................06/08/07

[trailmix 77]

Updated C&C

Member..........NOA2.....Case# @NVC..3032/AOS.....I-864......IV Bill......DS230......Done @NVC...Interview...DTI

thermophile...03/01/05...06/05/05....06/05/05....11/28/06....08/15/06....11/15/06....04/03/07....08/09/07....128

neiks.........05/02/06...05/30/06....06/06/06....07/03/06....07/03/06....08/10/06....09/20/06....06/28/07....281R

djc..............--.........--..........--..........--..........--.......03/26/07....04/16/07

kaftar........09/21/06...10/04/06....10/24/06....11/01/06....11/04/06....11/20/06....04/26/07

pororoca......10/31/06...11/27/06....11/27/06....12/17/06....12/26/06....01/16/07....04/27/07

midalake......12/19/06...01/02/07....01/08/07....01/28/07.......--..........--.......05/15/07

Aliznely......01/19/07......--..........--..........--..........--..........--.......05/09/07

Glady.........01/28/07...03/11/07....03/14/07....04/23/07.......--.......04/23/07....05/29/07

C&C..............--.........--..........--.......05/01/07.......--.......05/01/07....06/08/07

Misty1979.....03/06/07...03/26/07....04/02/07....04/23/07....04/23/07....06/06/07....06/18/07

Karina........03/13/07...03/26/07....04/23/07....05/14/07....05/07/07....05/21/07....06/01/07....08/30/07.... 90

comelly.......04/19/07...05/01/07....05/29/07....06/26/07....06/14/07....07/15/07....07/30/07

kcmetzy.......05/03/07...05/18/07....06/12/07....06/25/07....07/06/07....07/23/07

Knowledge.....05/09/07...--/--/--....06/12/07....07/19/07....07/19/07....08/22/07

trailmix......06/05/07...06/19/07....07/02/07....07/02/07....08/09/07....08/17/07

Schmelle......06/06/07......--.......07/25/07....08/17/07....08/18/07

LadyJane......07/02/07...07/20/07....08/06/07....09/05/07....09/06/07....09/24/07

whitesnail....08/21/07...08/27/07....09/11/07

parinita......08/22/07......--.......09/24/07

r = rescheduled by member

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Edited September 29, 2007 by trailmix

[trailmix 77]

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to share the following letter I want to direct to several names/addresses. Factual corrections or suggestions welcome.

This is also an encouragement to others to send something as well. Has anyone heard from their previous inquiries to Senators?

Hi C&C,

I think it's a great idea to have a plan. I do intend to write as well, if not to all of the people mentioned - at least to Mary Marshall.

I started a thread here CR1/IR1 Montreal Interviews the other day, you may want to post this info there as well.

Cheers!

Edited September 29, 2007 by trailmix

[djc 0]

I bet they all start pointing fingers at each other......... if they respond to you...

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

I bet they all start pointing fingers at each other......... if they respond to you...

I guess that's better than what they've been doing so far...giving us the finger.

[djc 0]

I bet they all start pointing fingers at each other......... if they respond to you...

I guess that's better than what they've been doing so far...giving us the finger.

I'd be happier if they were giving me the finger! They've been ignoring us! A finger salute would mean they actually heard us......

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

I bet they all start pointing fingers at each other......... if they respond to you...

I guess that's better than what they've been doing so far...giving us the finger.

I'd be happier if they were giving me the finger! They've been ignoring us! A finger salute would mean they actually heard us......

Sad, but true.

[C&C 0]

I got a new girl on the phone at NVC tonite. She actually asked her supervisor twice for help to questions she knew she didn't know the answer, and then the third time I stumped her she said i'm sorry I don't know - this one was the specifics on the capacity issue and who is that capacity for. Then she gave me that Montreal number with option 4 that we all know hasn't operated for months anyway - that pissed me off cause that's not her fault, her stupid supervisor gave it to her. Girl was too honest - she won't last. We'll wear her down I guess. I hope she replaced that girl with the gun-moll accent and attitude.

LISTEN PEOPLE!

I think there is a fair chance that it is a mistake, and no one has noticed cause we are talking to the wrong people at NVC and MTL inquiry, that our queue has not budged since early April. No, Karina doesn't count - there was more than one odd thing on her case.

I think that if more people here would try to write a letter such as this one above, that someone important might actually notice. PLEASE consider doing this! I want to see those of you with the April complete dates getting an interview invitation this month! I kinda would like to have my husband by spring although I should have him by Christmas. You really wanna wait for a couple more months before saying something? Write these dude and dudettes and write your Senators, please! I talked to a very good immigration lawyer here and while I was disappointed this was all she could offer me, after laying out the situation, I am thinking it is the only advice i've got that hasn't been tried and I'm going to heed it - "squeaky wheel, squeeky wheel"!

Edited October 2, 2007 by C&C