Change of Consulate/Embassy after DQed CR1-IR1

[FrostyDog 25]

Hi everyone, 

 

I am a French citizen with a temporary residence in Canada. I am currently waiting for an interview at Montreal (I was DQed at the end of April 2020) but since the consulate is taking forever to schedule any new interview, I am wondering if I should switch my case to Paris.
Has anyone ever switched voluntarily a case to another country after being DQed? Do you stay with a DQ status if all the required documents are the same in both consulate/embassy? How long does it usually take for NVC from the moment of the application to the moment the embassy receives/approves the transfer? Most importantly, do you know if you lose your « place in line » by doing so? I would not want to transfer my case, have to come back to live in France etc just to be put after people who have being DQed in Paris after me 😕

Lots of questions but if anyone has some experience on this, I would be very grateful! 

[SteveInBostonI130 3,408]

Yes, you can send a request to switch embassies.  It can take up to 3 months.

 

Switching TO Paris doesn't have an impact to "your position in line" because they are currently processing spouse visas.

 

The risk is if conditions change and the Paris embassy closes while Montreal opens after they switch embassies for you.

[DGF 730]

There was another Canadian applicant (also a French citizen) that emailed them in August and got this response:

"We can only process petitions for applicants who are residents in our consular district. Please confirm that you reside in France, Portugal, or Monaco."

I'd say it's still worth a shot but it might not be as easy as it was before covid. 

[FrostyDog 25]

Thank you both for your replies, I think I’m not going to risk anything and stick with Montreal, it feels like additional troubles to switch to Paris..

 

(3 months to transfer... that’s so long though! Especially since they require the same documents) 

[JFH 12,189]

*~*~*procedural question moved from “progress reports” to “process and procedures”*~*~*