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

[MA1793 28]

23 hours ago, Dkw said:

Hey all, just a quick update 
CR1 interview was May 12th. Got my passport back May 17th. I crossed at the ambassador bridge May 22nd to activate my visa. I imported my truck and had a small uhaul. Was through in about 1/2h with no issues. Super easy process. 
Good luck to everyone still waiting for interview letters. The wait is most definitely worth it! Keep pushing through. 

 

@DkwCan you tell me what's involved in importing a vehicle?

[Dkw 41]

49 minutes ago, MA1793 said:

@DkwCan you tell me what's involved in importing a vehicle?

You just have to get a letter from the dealer/manufacturing stating that it meets the US safety and emissions standards. For that I needed to show proof of ownership and mileage. I went to the local dealership and told them what I needed it for. They knew exactly what it was and did the rest from there. It was very simple. I wasn’t asked for anything additional at the boarder, but there was one form I had to fill out while there that they stamped stating that it had been imported. I was given two copes. One to keep with the vehicle and one to take into the Department of Transportation to register it in my state. 

[Mintaftertaste 25]

So, make of this what you will.

 

In the month of June 2 and 3 separate dates for July K1-visa interviews.

 

Why do I have this feeling we've been put on hold for the next two months judging by the looks of it.

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yXsBaODEcERCnBkkVhTklmw1LrFVkY9dE6z2Q5D2kCc/edit#gid=1154446973

 

 

[Shumai84 157]

2 hours ago, Mintaftertaste said:

So, make of this what you will.

 

In the month of June 2 and 3 separate dates for July K1-visa interviews.

 

Why do I have this feeling we've been put on hold for the next two months judging by the looks of it.

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yXsBaODEcERCnBkkVhTklmw1LrFVkY9dE6z2Q5D2kCc/edit#gid=1154446973

 

 

They say each category has a separate workflow so I still want to be hopeful, but I do fear they might skip for two months in a row for CR1/IR1.

I see another IL was sent on May 26th this week for July 2nd K1 interview. It's interesting that their ILs are trickling on many different dates instead of releasing a whole batch in one day every month. 

 

It's been 50 days since the last April ILs for spousal......

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[NimF 119]

37 minutes ago, Shumai84 said:

They say each category has a separate workflow so I still want to be hopeful, but I do fear they might skip for two months in a row for CR1/IR1.

I see another IL was sent on May 26th this week for July 2nd K1 interview. It's interesting that their ILs are trickling on many different dates instead of releasing a whole batch in one day every month. 

 

It's been 50 days since the last April ILs for spousal......

One point that I see overlooked a lot when comparing is that scheduling K1 and CR-1/IR-1 differ from one another. While we have DQ and then a direct interview, K1 is sent to the consulate, which follows up with P3 and then they schedule. If you look at the K1 spreadsheet the ones that got scheduled for June/July had left NVC back in April but not later. If I had to take a wild guess, that seems to suggest that the consulate is clearing backlog of cases already at the consulate before opening up new slots. K1/spouse or otherwise.

I also want to be hopeful they are using this time to clear CR-1/IR-1 that are stuck in AP limbo at the consulate.

Edited May 29, 2021 by NimF
Added the last bit on AP

[Shumai84 157]

8 minutes ago, NimF said:

One point that I see overlooked a lot when comparing is that scheduling K1 and CR-1/IR-1 differ from one another. While we have DQ and then a direct interview, K1 is sent to the consulate, which follows up with P3 and then they schedule. If you look at the K1 spreadsheet the ones that got scheduled for June/July had left NVC back in April but not later. If I had to take a wild guess, that seems to suggest that the consulate is clearing backlog of cases already at the consulate before opening up new slots. K1/spouse or otherwise.

That's an interesting point. Actually I'm not sure which date is considered DQ for K1 category, maybe NOA2?

I kind of gave up on trying to find a pattern since there isn't any. Even before covid, they suddenly stopped interviewing spousal during the summer back in 2019 for no reason, and they issued tons in Sep as if the flood gate opened. 

Who knows, maybe they just take a long summer vacation and literally that could be a reason for this holdup. 

[State and Maine 190]

2 hours ago, Shumai84 said:

Who knows, maybe they just take a long summer vacation and literally that could be a reason for this holdup. 

Lots of speculation about what’s actually happening in Montreal but from what I can see there are lots of spots open on the calendar. K interview only take up 4 days of June and July. Which leads me to believe there has to be more spousal to fill in the dates. Just my 2 cents

[YYZ&MIA 117]

3 hours ago, State and Maine said:

Lots of speculation about what’s actually happening in Montreal but from what I can see there are lots of spots open on the calendar. K interview only take up 4 days of June and July. Which leads me to believe there has to be more spousal to fill in the dates. Just my 2 cents

Yeah, my suggestion is to literally stop looking for patterns and hoping for a specific date and just enjoy every day and treat it like its your last summer in Canada. Your turn is going to come 🙂 The spreadsheet created has turned out to be soo accurate; I took its accuracy with a grain of salt before but my interview came up as predicted so its probably the most accurate data out there. Otherwise, I gave up looking for patterns at this point. The first year drove me crazy but now I guess I am numb to the waiting. 

[Steve & Gloria 42]

3 hours ago, YYZ&MIA said:

just enjoy every day and treat it like its your last summer in Canada.

SO true! 

[Tofu 343]

Hi everyone, I crossed at Portal border crossing on May 27th.. Only took about 45 minutes. It is so surreal to finally be here! Fingers crossed for interview letters soon! 🤍 hang in there. 

[Rose__ 303]

7 hours ago, Tofu said:

Hi everyone, I crossed at Portal border crossing on May 27th.. Only took about 45 minutes. It is so surreal to finally be here! Fingers crossed for interview letters soon! 🤍 hang in there. 

Congratulations @Tofu!!!!! I’m so happy for you! Welcome and enjoy! 😊

 

To everyone else, my thoughts are with you. Stay strong 🙏🏻

[Riversong 420]

13 hours ago, Tofu said:

Hi everyone, I crossed at Portal border crossing on May 27th.. Only took about 45 minutes. It is so surreal to finally be here! Fingers crossed for interview letters soon! 🤍 hang in there. 

Thats great news! Congrats! So happy for you

[NA1 2]

My DQ date is 21st September 2020. I have an electronic processing and I check https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx for the status. It still shows my documents are at NVC. I wanted to know that am I looking at the correct website? How do I know when my case will be moved to Montreal Consulate? 

 

The link https://ceac.state.gov/IV/Login.aspx shows nothing other than what I saw on 21st Sep 2020. Am I missing something? 

[irisheyes123 66]

30 minutes ago, NA1 said:

My DQ date is 21st September 2020. I have an electronic processing and I check https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx for the status. It still shows my documents are at NVC. I wanted to know that am I looking at the correct website? How do I know when my case will be moved to Montreal Consulate? 

 

The link https://ceac.state.gov/IV/Login.aspx shows nothing other than what I saw on 21st Sep 2020. Am I missing something? 

that's the million dollar question I'm afraid. if things were going as they were you should have received an invite by now. no invites were sent out for the month of June. so, if you're lucky you'll get something for some time in July, however there is no way of really knowing. you should be next in line. my predication is there MAY be invites sent out on wither 06.04.2021 or 06.11.2021. if not by these date's, we should get a little bit worried. either of these logins above will do. 

[Riversong 420]

52 minutes ago, NA1 said:

My DQ date is 21st September 2020. I have an electronic processing and I check https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx for the status. It still shows my documents are at NVC. I wanted to know that am I looking at the correct website? How do I know when my case will be moved to Montreal Consulate? 

 

The link https://ceac.state.gov/IV/Login.aspx shows nothing other than what I saw on 21st Sep 2020. Am I missing something? 

Same date as us. The case will show at NVC until you get an email saying you have an interview date, and who knows when that will be. It's been a frustrating/disappointing last couple of interview cycles for sure. Hopefully us Sept/Oct DQ  will get our ILs this week or next

Edited June 1, 2021 by Riversong