Montreal Interview Date Timeline

[karan97 7]

Hi Guys,

 

my case has been approved by NVC alongside all the documents. 

They have emailed me mentioning that they will schedule an interview at Monteral's US consulate and get back to me.

Anyone knows' how long it takes to get an interview visa date in Montreal for a spouse green card?

I am Italian and resident on a work permit in Canada, will that help in getting an earlier date?

 

Thanks to whoever answers.

 

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

Montreal has not yet begun processing routine visa applications so your wait time is indefinite at this point. Being Italian on a work permit doesn’t put you at the front of the line-not sure why you think that could help get an earlier date 🤔 you are the same as everyone else. 

[DGF 730]

6 hours ago, karan97 said:

Hi Guys,

 

my case has been approved by NVC alongside all the documents. 

They have emailed me mentioning that they will schedule an interview at Monteral's US consulate and get back to me.

Anyone knows' how long it takes to get an interview visa date in Montreal for a spouse green card?

I am Italian and resident on a work permit in Canada, will that help in getting an earlier date?

 

Thanks to whoever answers.

 

It's currently 8-10 months, but will be longer as the consulate has no timeline for reopening. The cancelled interviews were for people approved by the NVC in mid October- mid December 2019. 

Your work permit will not help you get an earlier date. In fact, if it expires before your interview you will need to renew it in order to be eligible to have your interview in Montreal. 

[NikLR 13,227]

~~moved to Canada regional forum with other like topics from IR1/CR1 process and procedures~~

[Meghan.brooke 60]

I dont understand how people are getting these timelines! And no one is giving the same timeline either for Montreal 🤷‍♀️ Does anyone know if the Ir1/Cr1's are getting processed before the K visas now that they are starting to look through some applications? 

[DGF 730]

1 hour ago, Meghan.brooke said:

I dont understand how people are getting these timelines! And no one is giving the same timeline either for Montreal 🤷‍♀️ Does anyone know if the Ir1/Cr1's are getting processed before the K visas now that they are starting to look through some applications? 

The CR1/IR1 timelines you're seeing are based off of this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LvnDvX95_tfWtTvsJJM49PDPPvPKal0WG2rgdZHhsz0/edit#gid=1638721492

They are being processed before K1. They answered someone yesterday saying that K1 visas are not currently being processed because they are not mission critical, and also announced they'd be rescheduling the cancelled spousal interviews.

[Hadarah 172]

3 hours ago, Meghan.brooke said:

I dont understand how people are getting these timelines! And no one is giving the same timeline either for Montreal 🤷‍♀️ Does anyone know if the Ir1/Cr1's are getting processed before the K visas now that they are starting to look through some applications? 

 

This link here is a good reference for you to see how the operations are going in Montreal. https://ca.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/consular-operations-updates/ 

 

Two days ago the chart on that page was showing all red - as in emergency only. Yesterday they announced on Twitter that they would be rescheduling the Spousal visa interviews that they cancelled (CR1/1R1). And today you can see the chart is showing greens and yellow for immigrant visas, so they're just getting back up and running now to reschedule the Spousal interviews that were cancelled from March and April. No K visas being processed yet as they are non-immigrant visas. 

 

As for actual timelines, prepare to wait a long time. I waited about 4 or 5 months just to get an interview date at Montreal for my CR1 visa BEFORE covid. So now, post covid, I imagine everything will slow down even longer because they have to catch up, and they also have to admit less people into the building at a time. Hope that helps a bit.

[:Sarah: 84]

21 minutes ago, Hadarah said:

https://ca.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/consular-operations-updates/ 

 

No K visas being processed yet as they are non-immigrant visas. 

 

But on the chart, it says immigrant AND fiance visas then there is the category of non immigrant visa which is in red still.

 

Of course marriage visas are mission critical so I understand K1 is not as prioritized but this is good news I think!

 

Thanks for pointing out the changes in their dots!

[Hadarah 172]

5 minutes ago, :Sarah: said:

 

But on the chart, it says immigrant AND fiance visas then there is the category of non immigrant visa which is in red still.

 

Of course marriage visas are mission critical so I understand K1 is not as prioritized but this is good news I think!

 

Thanks for pointing out the changes in their dots!

 Ah, you are correct  Here's hoping the best for us all! I just heard of someone who got their 1R1 Interview Letter today  So they really are working. Let's all keep looking up.

[Jannick 0]

On 8/19/2020 at 2:52 PM, Hadarah said:

 

This link here is a good reference for you to see how the operations are going in Montreal. https://ca.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/consular-operations-updates/ 

 

Two days ago the chart on that page was showing all red - as in emergency only. Yesterday they announced on Twitter that they would be rescheduling the Spousal visa interviews that they cancelled (CR1/1R1). And today you can see the chart is showing greens and yellow for immigrant visas, so they're just getting back up and running now to reschedule the Spousal interviews that were cancelled from March and April. No K visas being processed yet as they are non-immigrant visas. 

 

As for actual timelines, prepare to wait a long time. I waited about 4 or 5 months just to get an interview date at Montreal for my CR1 visa BEFORE covid. So now, post covid, I imagine everything will slow down even longer because they have to catch up, and they also have to admit less people into the building at a time. Hope that helps a bit.

Hi, I’m also trying to get a timeline for my interview. Did you have to wait 4-5 months after NVC had already approved all of your documents? 

[Hadarah 172]

23 hours ago, Jannick said:

Hi, I’m also trying to get a timeline for my interview. Did you have to wait 4-5 months after NVC had already approved all of your documents? 

Yep. And then covid happened, which added another 5 months. My VJ timeline has all the details feel free to take a look  

[Kimchi 190]

On 10/20/2020 at 4:07 PM, Jannick said:

Hi, I’m also trying to get a timeline for my interview. Did you have to wait 4-5 months after NVC had already approved all of your documents? 

I’ve been waiting at NVC since January. Still no interview scheduled. It’s a long wait. 

[Nat Leon 0]

Hi guys,

Some cases that were at the NVC were shipped to the consulate yesterday, Dec 8th. Status changed to ''IN TRANSIT''. Let us know if your status has any updates so I can update the SS. Also, I invite yo guys to join the Facebook group called Montreal K1 Visa Applicants

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yXsBaODEcERCnBkkVhTklmw1LrFVkY9dE6z2Q5D2kCc/edit#gid=1189193075

 

[Julia0705 7]

Hi, how long did you wait? I am on the same situation as you. Can u tell me your experience??

[sunwu2298 0]

On 8/15/2020 at 3:57 PM, karan97 said:

Hi Guys,

 

my case has been approved by NVC alongside all the documents. 

They have emailed me mentioning that they will schedule an interview at Monteral's US consulate and get back to me.

Anyone knows' how long it takes to get an interview visa date in Montreal for a spouse green card?

I am Italian and resident on a work permit in Canada, will that help in getting an earlier date?

 

Thanks to whoever answers.

 

Hey, 

 

Any update for your application? 

 

My application was DQ in around July 2020, but no interview date yet. 

 

I have read some posts stating that it might take up to 10 months or something as the pandemic, I am not sure if there is any official estimate timeline,  it is more from other applicants real experience, but I think that will vary from person to person.