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

[Hawk Riders 814]

@hellbob, @ReneeRH, @Joseph Zachariah, @MA1793

interview dates?

[Joseph Zachariah 5]

Aug 11th..

Finally, got it after 2.5 years of staying away from my family..

[W&D 16]

So now how should i book my medical appointment? 

[Melody1920 3]

I am hijacking the thread a bit since we are IR-5 category ; and unfortunately there aren’t too many of us so asking questions here 

our interview date is august 2

 

question - May be getting a little ahead here , but after visa approval how much time do we get to come to USA?

Anyone have recommendations for cross

border tax planning expert 

[Emilyy 12]

1 minute ago, Melody1920 said:

I am hijacking the thread a bit since we are IR-5 category ; and unfortunately there aren’t too many of us so asking questions here 

our interview date is august 2

 

question - May be getting a little ahead here , but after visa approval how much time do we get to come to USA?

Anyone have recommendations for cross

border tax planning expert 

What is IR-5?

Also I would like to know about the taxes also!

[From_CAN_2_US 1,106]

1 minute ago, Emilyy said:

What is IR-5?
 

Parents of US Citizens, also immediate family and thus same priority to IR1/CR1. I imagine their interviews are scheduled along with IR1/CR1, on the same days...

Edited July 9, 2021 by From_CAN_2_US

[aurmorr 270]

Alright I'm dead inside but I have been plotting data based on statistics provided by DoS. Here is the data set for Montreal:

 

Our current VJ members that had their interviews in the month specified are listed below. As you can see, we seem to average about 5--8% of the total processing per month.

 

As you can see, there is 0 consistency. This is everything before the Month of No Letters for which I assume the downward trend will continue. With such an immense processing pull back in May 2021 by almost 30%, I think it'll be indicative to how the next few months will process what with them only booking 1-2 weeks of backlog per month. When June stats go up, it'll be an even futher dip. So basically all I'm saying is they hate us all, they are accountable to no one, and they can choose to radically restrict services despite the easing of COVID restrictions. 

 

All this to say that there are still no patterns or trends. There is no point in speculating when or how many because even they don't know and have no commitment to consistency or communication with applicants. I'm going to drink an entire bottle of wine in a bathtub while I cry s I'm at least recycling my tears.

 

 

[Hawk Riders 814]

@Melody1920, please consult the FAQ. It contains information universally applicable as well as specific IR1/CR1 topics.

[From_CAN_2_US 1,106]

1 hour ago, annierob said:

IT IS INSANE.

 

I have now come to terms that they're moving around 10'ish days each month:

 

JULY
Sept 9 - 21
13 days

 

AUG
Sept 22 - Oct 2
11 days

I just realised that the number of days when interviews are schedule in July and August for IR1/CR1 is the same - 4 days in each case.

 

Thus, I think, while it seems to us from the cut-off DQ dates they are interviewing fewer applicants in August than in July, it may just be that there are more applicants with DQ between Sep 22 and Oct 5 than Sep 9 and Sep 21.

 

That being said, given the green zone, I was expecting them to interview MORE applicants per day....and that doesn't seem to be happening...

 

 

Edited July 9, 2021 by From_CAN_2_US

[MA1793 28]

2 hours ago, irisheyes123 said:

@PHM @gavinski91 @MA1793 @MadKittyCat @John416 have you guys heard anything yet or is the cut-off October 2nd? 

 

No...I didn't get anything. Looking like we'll be waiting almost a year total for a 5 minute interview when they have everything they need already in our paperwork!!

 

Why can't they get themselves together? My workplace, a public institution where I interact with the public, has been operating at full capacity for almost a year!!! What makes them so special that they can operate in such a manner at our expense? This whole thing is just too much. 

[ReneeRH 3]

Edited timeline - appointment scheduled for Aug 4th.

[Melody1920 3]

19 minutes ago, Hawk Riders said:

@Melody1920, please consult the FAQ. It contains information universally applicable as well as specific IR1/CR1 topics.

Apologize for my ignorance.. how do I get to FAQ

[From_CAN_2_US 1,106]

22 minutes ago, Melody1920 said:

Apologize for my ignorance.. how do I get to FAQ

No need to apologise. Links are on hawkrider's signature, copy-pasted here:

 

forum instructions 

 

Montreal IR-1/CR-1 FAQ

 

Montreal IR-1/CR-1 Visa spreadsheet: follow directions at top of page for data to be added

Edited July 9, 2021 by From_CAN_2_US

[JOLUANY 19]

I got my letter today for a August 23 interview. DQ Oct 5.  My wife said she updated our timeline.  We're both excited. Now to figure out all this medical interview and stuff 

[ANL 41]

Just now, JOLUANY said:

I got my letter today for a August 23 interview. DQ Oct 5.  My wife said she updated our timeline.  We're both excited. Now to figure out all this medical interview and stuff 

Yay! Good news! They did do a few more days!