IR-1/CR-1 Montreal DQ'd private message group goes public part 3

[aurmorr 270]

1 hour ago, rainbow-skies said:

So any idea what one would do if their medical exam results were already sent to Consulate and Dr Zatzman didnt put COVID vaccine?...he told me at the time it wasnt necessary 😅

 

 

Just bring proof of vaccination with you to the interview! 
 

1 hour ago, MTLSINGHZ said:

For the medical does they have changed the location in montreal I’m trying to get in touch to book an medical appointment  been on hold 1 hour and no one answers just the voicemail anyone with the same issue ?? 

Montréal Maisonneuve
600, Blvd Maisonneuve Ouest
22e Étage
Montreal, QC 
H3A 3J2
1-514-845-1211
 

did you try this number? I was also on hold for a long time- letter day means you’re competing with everyone!

[rainbow-skies 130]

1 hour ago, TEXbound said:

Somewhere I saw suggestions on where to stay in Montreal, but now I cannot find it. Where are some affordable places to stay?? 

I've browsed and am likely going to go to Best Western as it is close and not too expensive like $80-100 per night on average.  

 

Best Western Plus Montreal Downtown-Hotel Europa

[MTLSINGHZ 26]

4 minutes ago, aurmorr said:

Just bring proof of vaccination with you to the interview! 
 

Montréal Maisonneuve
600, Blvd Maisonneuve Ouest
22e Étage
Montreal, QC 
H3A 3J2
1-514-845-1211
 

did you try this number? I was also on hold for a long time- letter day means you’re competing with everyone!

Yes that’s the correct adress one that you wrote , on the travel.gov it’s the same old one they didn’t updated it so anyways thanks and yes i think i won competing booked the appointment 😝😝

[gavinski91 102]

1 hour ago, TEXbound said:

Somewhere I saw suggestions on where to stay in Montreal, but now I cannot find it. Where are some affordable places to stay?? 

Like @rainbow-skies mentioned we stayed at Best Western - Hotel Europa. It wasn't fancy, but it was affordable and just 2 blocks away from the consulate. The bus from the airport (line 747) also had a stop a block away from the hotel so it was easy to get there.

[Twiz&Toz 240]

It time to start living out of boxes lol 

[katelynns 36]

How far in advance is everyone doing their medical? I’ve booked for October 1st and my interview is October 15th. Will that allow enough time? 
 

[canuckchic 34]

I tried looking at the historical data - I see last year they only scheduled 5/6 interviews in November, is this normal for that month because of the Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving holidays? I'm praying not. We are DQ Feb 19th and I'd love an interview by December! 

[BatmanFlow 481]

is the police cert good for two years?

also as long as we do the medical exam before the interview, is that sufficient? i assume i wont get approved right away if they dont have the medical but will they allow me to take the interview before receiving medical?

[Danii 312]

26 minutes ago, canuckchic said:

I tried looking at the historical data - I see last year they only scheduled 5/6 interviews in November, is this normal for that month because of the Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving holidays? I'm praying not. We are DQ Feb 19th and I'd love an interview by December! 

Nov 2020 was a weird month, I believe that's was when they barely started to reschedule interviews after their shut down. I checked/compared Oct/Nov/Dec 2019 stats, and seems like all months had around the same number of interviews scheduled. We should expect the same trend this year, especially with how they're speeding up! I hope we'll both get our IL next month 😁

Edited September 14, 2021 by Danii

[JudyB 12]

Is anyone having trouble with registering their Visa Appointment? I have put in all the info, however it is coming up saying that my case no. is not ready for an appointment. However I received the IL today.

[From_CAN_2_US 1,106]

27 minutes ago, BatmanFlow said:

is the police cert good for two years?

also as long as we do the medical exam before the interview, is that sufficient? i assume i wont get approved right away if they dont have the medical but will they allow me to take the interview before receiving medical?

Yes, the police certificates are valid for 2 years.

 

Yes, at your interview, should the medicals not arrive at MTL, you would still be allowed to interview, but decision for approval would be pending receipt of the medicals.

 

[ice-qube 648]

5 hours ago, Hawk Riders said:

@Floridadreaming75, @TEXbound, @VegasEagle, @Tiffc, @goddy, @ice-qube, @jbarr627:

interview dates?

October 25 for me

[BatmanFlow 481]

28 minutes ago, From_CAN_2_US said:

Yes, the police certificates are valid for 2 years.

 

Yes, at your interview, should the medicals not arrive at MTL, you would still be allowed to interview, but decision for approval would be pending receipt of the medicals.

 

thank you! this is very helpful as i didnt want to reschedule the october 4 interview due to medical and police certificate issue.

appreciate your response!

 

[Quanger 9]

Congratulations to everyone who got their ILs today! I just completed my timeline (DQ'd Feb 21), @Hawk Riders could I get added to the spreadsheet? Thank you!

[From_CAN_2_US 1,106]

Anyone noticed, they got through 2 weeks of November DQs in 1 day of interview. 

 

If this continues, number of DQs per week remains similar to the last two weeks of November, and MTL maintains five days of interviews per month, MTL will cover 10 weeks of DQ per month of interviews. 

 

Translation:

Month of November '21- Interviews for DQs from second/ third week of Dec '20 to second/ third week of  Feb '21

Month of December '21 - Interviews for DQs from second/third week of Feb '21 to fourth/ fifth week of Apr '21

 

So exciting!

 

Edited September 14, 2021 by From_CAN_2_US