Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time-Part 2

[Surulere 45]

28 minutes ago, farzady said:

I received the IL last night at 1.19 AM (est).

 

My Status is still at NVC.

Congrats @farzady! Thanks for the response and all the best with your interview. 

[Lkkclub123 23]

6 hours ago, Diana86 said:

你好。我是這裡的沉默讀者/會員。我剛剛得到了我的 IL。DQ'd 2022 年 11 月 9 日。EB-3。😊希望大家也快點去面試。 

Congratulations, what is your job? Is it an EB3 healthcare worker?

[Diana86 1]

49 minutes ago, TheMaverick said:

Congratulations and all the best for the interview. If you don’t mind can you let us know if you put an expedite request with NVC or are you from healthcare sector. Just trying to figure out the pattern of prioritization. Thanks!!

@TheMaverick Thanks! My lawyers requested an expedite request last month but was denied  and yes, I am from healthcare sector. 

24 minutes ago, Lkkclub123 said:

Congratulations, what is your job? Is it an EB3 healthcare worker?

Thank you! Yes, It is. 

[Diana86 1]

1 hour ago, F2J_March said:

@Diana86@Benham

Congrats to you both!

 

Are you both citizens of canada or ROW? Just wondering if they are   sending IL or prioritizing  people born here. That did not use to happen but who knows what are they upto.

 

I am a Permanent Resident. My chargeability is in the Philippines. 
 

Thank you! 😊

[ACC24 40]

21 hours ago, F2J_March said:

I am also in a similar boat so not sure how will that work out. I was thinking if canadian citizenship interview gets scheduled earlier than US interview may be we can go to interview with current passport ( as ita might take time to get a canadian citizenship) and let the interviewer know about it. Later travel to USA on canadian citizenship. I dont know I am just thinking. 

 When did you apply for canadian citizenship?

We applied for Canadian citizenship in Sept 2021 and finished our Citizenship test in April 2022. Its already late ( many before us already are citizens now  though we wanted ours to be as delayed as possible so that we can finish our US consular interview before ) so we should hear about Oath ceremony anytime soon

[ACC24 40]

21 hours ago, can_do said:

@F2J_March and @ACC24

 

I recently became a Canadian and applied for a Canadian passport. Our US lawyer told us that it will have no impact on our EB Application or MTL interview. The lawyer recommended that I do not reopen the DS-260 but mention my new passport/citizenship at the interview.

 

Personally, I think its better to have the Canadian passport in hand as it might help you avoid AP (intensive background screening by Canada, etc.).

Again, no idea if that will actually happen but, as usual, we remain hopeful!

 

Good to hear. Did you hire an attorney on your own or from US employer for US consular process? 

[ACC24 40]

2 hours ago, Diana86 said:

I am a Permanent Resident. My chargeability is in the Philippines. 
 

Thank you! 😊

@Diana86 @Benham

 

Congratulation to you both and best wishes for the interview!! 

 

@Benham: Just to know the pattern of IL's being sent out, do you mind sharing your birth country? Thanks!

[can_do 18]

7 minutes ago, ACC24 said:

Good to hear. Did you hire an attorney on your own or from US employer for US consular process? 

US Employer hired the attorney and since we became Canadian wants us to relocate on TN. I'm very confused about that...

Attorney says go for it and then get AOS. That's another couple of months... the uncertainty!

any thoughts?

[can_do 18]

6 minutes ago, ACC24 said:

@Diana86 @Benham

 

Congratulation to you both and best wishes for the interview!! 

 

@Benham: Just to know the pattern of IL's being sent out, do you mind sharing your birth country? Thanks!

There seems to be no correlation between birth country and interviews.

That issue most likely pops up during the interview and hence higher number of APs from particular backgrounds/countries.

[ACC24 40]

1 minute ago, can_do said:

US Employer hired the attorney and since we became Canadian wants us to relocate on TN. I'm very confused about that...

Attorney says go for it and then get AOS. That's another couple of months... the uncertainty!

any thoughts?

I guess going on TN visa and doing AOS has its own risks ( I hope Attorneys know what they are doing and their experience/ expertise matters a lot) but it might reduce the interview wait time at Montreal consulate. Its always a hard decision to choose either way.

[ACC24 40]

2 minutes ago, can_do said:

There seems to be no correlation between birth country and interviews.

That issue most likely pops up during the interview and hence higher number of APs from particular backgrounds/countries.

Hmmm.... that's such a grey area as to what might we need to do as preparation to avoid complications during interview. Since the interview wait times are so prolonged, life keeps moving forward and things change which might complicate the paperwork so much

[Surulere 45]

On 1/6/2023 at 3:30 PM, DTCC said:

Submitted inquiry with NVC last week and  response from NVC today states that my interview is scheduled for 24th Feb at 9:15 and will receive IL shortly.. 

Hi @DTCC, in a similar boat. Did you receive your IL yet?

[Wcr984 22]

Hello everyone, 

 

I received my IL this morning! I am an EB-3 Registered Nurse. Born and raised in Canada.

 

Timeline

I-140 Submitted: April 15, 2022

I-140 Approved: May 5, 2022

NVC Welcome Letter: August 25, 2022

NVC Documents Submitted: Week of October 31, 2022

NVC DQ: November 24, 2022

IL Received: January 7, 2023

Interview Date: February 27, 2023 0830

 

[TheMaverick 50]

4 hours ago, can_do said:

US Employer hired the attorney and since we became Canadian wants us to relocate on TN. I'm very confused about that...

Attorney says go for it and then get AOS. That's another couple of months... the uncertainty!

any thoughts?

Do you have a TN or do you have to apply for one? If you have to apply for one it will get tricky because they will know about your application. You can prove non immigrant intent by telling them that you have selected consular processing. TN is a a single intent visa and doing AOS ON TN has its own risk. You will not be able to leave the country till your EAD and AP is not approved. The attorney has their own agenda of charging you and moving the paperwork from NVC To USCIS. Also remember you can apply for AOS only 90 days after entering the country. At the AOS interview they can still question your intent and if they are not happy with your answers they can reject your application. Consular processing is the safest bet. 

[DTCC 14]

@Surulere Yes, I received IL.