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

[Tofu 343]

I think we really need to keep positive for interview letters on Monday  Here is why:

- They typically give 3-4 weeks notice for interviews.  (Which would bring the first interview spot to November 16)

- If they waited until November 16 to give anyone an interview letter, that would mean the first interview date would not be until 12/7, thus leaving 3 weeks of unfilled spots.

 

Agreed, it is possible that we have to wait until 11/16 for the next batch of interviews, but there is nothing wrong with being optimistic

[rafale1973 141]

3 minutes ago, Tofu said:

I think we really need to keep positive for interview letters on Monday  Here is why:

- They typically give 3-4 weeks notice for interviews.  (Which would bring the first interview spot to November 16)

- If they waited until November 16 to give anyone an interview letter, that would mean the first interview date would not be until 12/7, thus leaving 3 weeks of unfilled spots.

 

Agreed, it is possible that we have to wait until 11/16 for the next batch of interviews, but there is nothing wrong with being optimistic

Last Monday (of this week) I was keeping hope and therefore I decided to stay up until 2am as people who recently received an interview letters says they received it around 2am. I decided to try so I waiting on Monday and Tuesday, nothing came up. In a way I want to do the same for this upcoming week (if you are right) but I don’t want my hope to be trashed again. I’m the fourth one on the list, so I should hear in the Next interview letters. I really hope that I won’t have to wait until November to have an interview set for December I think it’s took long. I want to go back home so bad! I really hope they will schedule interview this week for the last 2 weeks of November. 

[Cath&Claire 150]

21 minutes ago, Tofu said:

I think we really need to keep positive for interview letters on Monday  Here is why:

- They typically give 3-4 weeks notice for interviews.  (Which would bring the first interview spot to November 16)

- If they waited until November 16 to give anyone an interview letter, that would mean the first interview date would not be until 12/7, thus leaving 3 weeks of unfilled spots.

 

Agreed, it is possible that we have to wait until 11/16 for the next batch of interviews, but there is nothing wrong with being optimistic

Thank you for your optimism! It’s really good to have a mix of personalities/moods around here so we can get lifted up when we’re down.  😂😭🙃

[Cath&Claire 150]

14 minutes ago, rafale1973 said:

Last Monday (of this week) I was keeping hope and therefore I decided to stay up until 2am as people who recently received an interview letters says they received it around 2am. I decided to try so I waiting on Monday and Tuesday, nothing came up. In a way I want to do the same for this upcoming week (if you are right) but I don’t want my hope to be trashed again. I’m the fourth one on the list, so I should hear in the Next interview letters. I really hope that I won’t have to wait until November to have an interview set for December I think it’s took long. I want to go back home so bad! I really hope they will schedule interview this week for the last 2 weeks of November. 

You’re so close!  It will happen soon for you.  

[Lovepeace0303 310]

36 minutes ago, Tofu said:

I think we really need to keep positive for interview letters on Monday  Here is why:

- They typically give 3-4 weeks notice for interviews.  (Which would bring the first interview spot to November 16)

- If they waited until November 16 to give anyone an interview letter, that would mean the first interview date would not be until 12/7, thus leaving 3 weeks of unfilled spots.

 

Agreed, it is possible that we have to wait until 11/16 for the next batch of interviews, but there is nothing wrong with being optimistic

I agree with this 100%! Was thinking the same. The gap is simply too much if they send out letters Mid-Nov. I’m praying and hopeful for interview letters next week. 🙏🏽 Really hope they can get through January DQs at the least. 

[Kimchi 190]

20 minutes ago, Lovepeace0303 said:

I agree with this 100%! Was thinking the same. The gap is simply too much if they send out letters Mid-Nov. I’m praying and hopeful for interview letters next week. 🙏🏽 Really hope they can get through January DQs at the least. 

Letters for December last year came on November 13th. The first interview was scheduled December 2nd. 

[Lovepeace0303 310]

28 minutes ago, MWhite said:

Letters for December last year came on November 13th. The first interview was scheduled December 2nd. 

Yep. I hope they send letters out next week to cover the remaining 2 weeks left of Nov that are open for scheduling. If not, we’ll prob be starting with interviews in Dec. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 

[Lovenature 117]

20 minutes ago, Lovepeace0303 said:

Yep. I hope they send letters out next week to cover the remaining 2 weeks left of Nov that are open for scheduling. If not, we’ll prob be starting with interviews in Dec. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 

In the spirit of trying to think positively (which is extremely hard after 2 years, I read everyone's comments and agree or feel the exact same)... maybe they are only scheduling 2 weeks at a time as a precaution due to COVID. They had a ton of interviews to reschedule because of the cancellations so maybe they have decided to go biweekly instead of monthly to react quicker. At least we can hope. 

[2Ps 49]

@Lovepeace0303 @Cath&Claire @rafale1973 @Tofu  and everyone whose case is stuck at NVC, can we all voice our concern on their recent facebook post? I already did that last night and seems like they do read our social media posts... I am planning to go to seattle again next week and come back early next year since my hopes has been crushed slightly this week. I thought this post was a light at the end of the tunnel, but not seeing any interview letters has been a bit disheartening . I love this group though for helping with my mental health lol.

 

 

[DGF 730]

9 minutes ago, Lovenature said:

In the spirit of trying to think positively (which is extremely hard after 2 years, I read everyone's comments and agree or feel the exact same)... maybe they are only scheduling 2 weeks at a time as a precaution due to COVID. They had a ton of interviews to reschedule because of the cancellations so maybe they have decided to go biweekly instead of monthly to react quicker. At least we can hope. 

I'm thinking the same thing. It was probably a lot of work for them to reschedule everyone on top of working at 25% capacity and covid is such a fluid situation that they probably want to avoid having to do that again and avoid putting applicants through that again (with having to cancel flights and hotels and so on). Really hoping another batch goes out on Monday/Tuesday as their current November schedule is abysmal. 

[Cath&Claire 150]

20 minutes ago, 2Ps said:

@Lovepeace0303 @Cath&Claire @rafale1973 @Tofu  and everyone whose case is stuck at NVC, can we all voice our concern on their recent facebook post? I already did that last night and seems like they do read our social media posts... I am planning to go to seattle again next week and come back early next year since my hopes has been crushed slightly this week. I thought this post was a light at the end of the tunnel, but not seeing any interview letters has been a bit disheartening . I love this group though for helping with my mental health lol.

 

 

I posted on Twitter and Facebook already this morning.  Your DQ just ahead of me so we’re in the same waiting game boat.  Enjoy your time in Seattle.  💜

[legendqueue 163]

2 hours ago, Tofu said:

Agreed, it is possible that we have to wait until 11/16 for the next batch of interviews, but there is nothing wrong with being optimistic

I like this in spirit, especially since among my family and friends I'm known as the most optimistic person and the one to go to if you need someone to talk to or to find a good side or angle to a situation.  Being optimistic about this process, however, has broken me.  Our NOA1 to I-130 approved was 16 months, months longer than expected or reasonable, months of daily despair and speculation and desperately doing everything we could to get answers.  Now we're seemingly back there again, having no idea what's going on, having no idea of any time frame, going from being sure I was going to be down there for my step-son's 5th birthday to knowing for sure I'm not going to be for his *sixth*.  To just want to do stuff alongside my wife and not do this ridiculous two homes thing, separated by 30km but a million miles at the same time, blessedly able to steal moments at the Peace Arch ditch which is more than others get, and be given no insight nor hope nor reassurance from Montreal that any of this is ever going to change.  Some days I can manage to ignore all that and manage a smile and we have a great video call all together and feel that everything is going to be OK, but more often these days a call like that ends and I immediately get the hollow feeling because I feel *that's all I get now and that's all I might ever get*, and it's being increasingly difficult to tell myself that's not true.  I'm sad and frustrated and more and more I'm *angry* because I *don't understand* what they're doing and *they don't care* that we don't understand.  

[Lovepeace0303 310]

37 minutes ago, 2Ps said:

@Lovepeace0303 @Cath&Claire @rafale1973 @Tofu  and everyone whose case is stuck at NVC, can we all voice our concern on their recent facebook post? I already did that last night and seems like they do read our social media posts... I am planning to go to seattle again next week and come back early next year since my hopes has been crushed slightly this week. I thought this post was a light at the end of the tunnel, but not seeing any interview letters has been a bit disheartening . I love this group though for helping with my mental health lol.

 

 

Yes! For sure. I posted something asking them questions on their process and then posted again yesterday following up! I posted on their Instagram and Twitter as well. They can definitely see our social posts (even if they don't respond), so let's keep voicing our concerns and hold them accountable. 

 

[legendqueue 163]

Sorry all, I don't mean to bring anyone down, but I just started typing and it felt good to get it off my chest.  I know we're all gonna make it.  This is just really, really hard.  Haha I've had cancer and six months of chemo and hip replacements because of the chemo and this is hands down more stressful than that.

[Cath&Claire 150]

13 minutes ago, legendqueue said:

I like this in spirit, especially since among my family and friends I'm known as the most optimistic person and the one to go to if you need someone to talk to or to find a good side or angle to a situation.  Being optimistic about this process, however, has broken me.  Our NOA1 to I-130 approved was 16 months, months longer than expected or reasonable, months of daily despair and speculation and desperately doing everything we could to get answers.  Now we're seemingly back there again, having no idea what's going on, having no idea of any time frame, going from being sure I was going to be down there for my step-son's 5th birthday to knowing for sure I'm not going to be for his *sixth*.  To just want to do stuff alongside my wife and not do this ridiculous two homes thing, separated by 30km but a million miles at the same time, blessedly able to steal moments at the Peace Arch ditch which is more than others get, and be given no insight nor hope nor reassurance from Montreal that any of this is ever going to change.  Some days I can manage to ignore all that and manage a smile and we have a great video call all together and feel that everything is going to be OK, but more often these days a call like that ends and I immediately get the hollow feeling because I feel *that's all I get now and that's all I might ever get*, and it's being increasingly difficult to tell myself that's not true.  I'm sad and frustrated and more and more I'm *angry* because I *don't understand* what they're doing and *they don't care* that we don't understand.  

We’ve all overcome very challenging things in our lives but I must say, this waiting and not knowing is very difficult and humans aren’t so great at dealing with the unknown and having no control over a  situation. It’s very hard to string together consecutive days/weeks/hours even, of feeling really good inside.  At least we have each other in spirit,  and on here in writing, who we can point to and think about when we’re really feeling down and out.  💜