IR-1/CR-1 Montreal DQ'd private message group goes public

[DGF 730]

  On 11/3/2020 at 2:39 AM, shammykay said:

Seems the Consulate is confused that a K1 visa is an immigrant visa. Someone needs to wake them up!!

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K1 is dual. It’s nonimmigrant before POE and immigrant after POE. 

[Akaur 95]

Hey guys how long after approved interview does the case status change? Ours is still showing ready.

[Romans13 130]

  On 11/3/2020 at 1:57 PM, Akaur said:

Hey guys how long after approved interview does the case status change? Ours is still showing ready.

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same........ 😟

[Hawk Riders 814]

  On 11/3/2020 at 2:55 AM, Cressidia said:

hey i'm a canadian Ir-1 married to a u.s citizen.... i'm stuck in montreal waiting on an interview to be scheduled. i'd love to be a part of this group so i can keep up to date considering the lack of info on my application and the embassy's lack of transparency.

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Opt to follow the thread here and participate; you're in

[U2k 34]

  On 11/3/2020 at 1:57 PM, Akaur said:

Hey guys how long after approved interview does the case status change? Ours is still showing ready.

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i am not sure if it does. My hasnt changed but it did update again after 3 days. It still says ready  

[Romans13 130]

Consulate just posted a video on their social media. 

[Kimchi 190]

  On 11/3/2020 at 5:26 PM, Romans13 said:

Consulate just posted a video on their social media. 

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So basically any shipped K-1 to the consulate before the pandemic has priority over spousal. 
Well at least now we know that even in December there may not be any spousal interviews if they don’t finish these up. 

[rafale1973 141]

  On 11/3/2020 at 5:33 PM, Kimchi said:

So basically any shipped K-1 to the consulate before the pandemic has priority over spousal. 
Well at least now we know that even in December there may not be any spousal interviews if they don’t finish these up. 

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That’s what I seem to understand to from their video. That’s really sucks because K1 and spousal don’t have the same process type. 

[Meghan.brooke 60]

Does anyone know how the k1 lawsuit got filed? Who did they go through?

[ONtoHOU 228]

  On 11/3/2020 at 5:33 PM, Kimchi said:

So basically any shipped K-1 to the consulate before the pandemic has priority over spousal. 
Well at least now we know that even in December there may not be any spousal interviews if they don’t finish these up. 

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  On 11/3/2020 at 5:43 PM, rafale1973 said:

That’s what I seem to understand to from their video. That’s really sucks because K1 and spousal don’t have the same process type. 

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This is actually not how I interrupt what they said, though I had to listen to it many times because the way they've worded it is not clear. Take her two comments separate for the visa-types they are relevant to.

 

IR/CR1

"As we release appointments for spouses and children of US Citizens the NVC will notify you of your appointment date" 

^^this is what we experienced on October 13 when @DGF, @Romans13, @Akaur and @eketros received their ILs. It was for a lower volume of appointments than we expected pre-pandemic but this happened. Try and hold tight, we aren't far way from the typical time in month where we might see these released. 

 

K1

"For Ks, "finance visas" we are now scheduling new cases that NVC transferred to us in March, but which were not yet scheduled.  Once, we work through those we will ask NVC to send additional cases to us." 

^^I know its easy to think that the second sentence implies there will be no movement on IR1/CR1 until they deal with these K1 cases but they reference "those" (bold added above) indicating (to me) that this statement only refers to K1 visas. They took the time in the video to talk about the visa categories separately, in my read/listen I'm am going to hold on to this interpretation and keep my fingers crossed for another (albeit likely small) batch of ILs to come in the next 10 days. 

 

VJ Family - I'm hurting like the rest of you. I'm tired, and I often feel hopeless in this process.  I fell asleep crying last night when I saw a K get an interview (but I am happy for that person and their loved ones), I woke up at 2:30 to check my email to see if ILs had been sent, I've dragged my feet at work all day stomach knotted with anxiety about this process. But I'm holding on to some hope that we have seen movement this month, and we will see movement next month too.  It's slow, but progress is something. 

 

 

[Michelle_VM 84]

  On 11/3/2020 at 6:22 PM, wordsfromdani said:

 

^^I know its easy to think that the second sentence implies there will be no movement on IR1/CR1 until they deal with these K1 cases but they reference "those" (bold added above) indicating (to me) that this statement only refers to K1 visas. 

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I sure hope you're right. I just can't understand why they did K1 3 days in a row then. They only wait about 1 year so I'm pretty sick and tired of having to be happy for them while waiting most likely 2.5 years by the time our interview comes around. 

Edited November 3, 2020 by Michelle_VM

[jackanddeona 310]

  On 11/3/2020 at 6:51 PM, Michelle_VM said:

I sure hope you're right. I just can't understand why they did K1 3 days in a row then. They only wait about 1 year so I'm pretty sick and tired of having to be happy for them while waiting most likely 2.5 years by the time our interview comes around. 

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They don't "only wait one year." They end up in the United States and have a very long process to get their status adjusted. Meanwhile they can't work or do many other things normal people take for granted.

 

It is frustrating to see k1s get interviews and we aren't seeing anything. Its also frustrating that other consulates are down to 2 and a half month wait times. But im going to be frustrated at the consulate for their incredibly poor management and not at other people who just made different choices. I seriously considered K1 in 2019 but I went this route but, contrary to some peoples belief here, making the k1 choice wouldn't have made my relationship any less committed or valid.

 

So at the end of they day no one here has to be happy for them but the insinuation that they somehow don't deserve what they are getting is quite petty. Everyone deserves to be together and the frustration should be focused at the consulate who is failing to meet the standards others are setting rather than trying to imply that a piece of paper makes your relationship more valid than someone else's.

[Ontarkie 14,782]

~~Moderation warning. The attacking of K1's stop here and now or administrative action will be taken.~~

[Michelle_VM 84]

  On 11/3/2020 at 7:08 PM, jackanddeona said:

They don't "only wait one year." They end up in the United States and have a very long process to get their status adjusted. Meanwhile they can't work or do many other things normal people take for granted.

 

It is frustrating to see k1s get interviews and we aren't seeing anything. Its also frustrating that other consulates are down to 2 and a half month wait times. But im going to be frustrated at the consulate for their incredibly poor management and not at other people who just made different choices. I seriously considered K1 in 2019 but I went this route but, contrary to some peoples belief here, making the k1 choice wouldn't have made my relationship any less committed or valid.

 

So at the end of they day no one here has to be happy for them but the insinuation that they somehow don't deserve what they are getting is quite petty. Everyone deserves to be together and the frustration should be focused at the consulate who is failing to meet the standards others are setting rather than trying to imply that a piece of paper makes your relationship more valid than someone else's.

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Shoot, sorry, I thought you were taking a break. I never said they're relationship is "less valid". All anyone is looking for is fair. Nothing petty about that. There are only 2 interview days per week for whatever reason. If they are filled with K1 then guess who isn't getting interviewed. I don't feel anyone is attacking anyone and just voicing frustration with the process. 

Edited November 3, 2020 by Michelle_VM

[Beenwaitingforeva 9]

im gonna jump head-first into here...

Im a K1 (dont shoot me) and havent seen my fiance for over a year (sure its nowhere near as long its been for each of you).

We have had a total of 12 hours together over the past 2-years... but dang they were good hours.

anyhow...

In August MTL issued 32 IR1's and 8 CR1's and 6 K1's

In September Montreal issued 85 IR1 and 16 CR1 visas and 9 K1's

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just food for thought.

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but yea... regardless of what side you are on im fairly certain you will agree that MTL is being absolutely ridiculous.