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Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time-Part 2

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I won't disagree in the least that Montreal is messed up.  There's no question about it.  I won't say that I know how many are in the backlog in other countries.  I will say that Canada has the highest number of educated individuals in the world and there are a lot of other people that use Canada as a stepping stone to get to the US.  

 

Australia and Canada have merit based immigration.  US immigration is family based.  If it were merit based, I suspect these backlogs wouldn't exist.  Until there's some pretty serious immigration reform, it's not going to change, unfortunately.  Heck, even if USCIS just prioritized those that legally come through the system and rewarded them for following instructions, there wouldn't be these backlogs.  There's too much rewarding bad behavior IMO.  

 

1 hour ago, Froozion said:

We attempted an expedite this week on the grounds of financial hardship as we may lose our 6 figure job soon if we can not make it to the US soon. They denied it. However I have seen the IR1 and CR1 catogery have their expedites approved due to wanting to start a family and that they can't do that apart from their significant other. 

In nearly 5 years here, I've never seen anyone receive an expedite for starting a family.  The only expedites I've seen come out of Montreal are for essential workers, especially nursing staff during covid, one health related expedite for a petitioner's spouse to come assist them due to severe mental health issues requiring additional support and a couple of infants born after mom was DQ'd  and was waiting for an interview so they needed to be caught up for those that didn't meet CRBA requirements.  Montreal doesn't expedite unless the circumstances are exceptional.  Even then, it doesn't mean you won't get handed a DS-5535 and get stuck in another category of immigration purgatory.  

Montreal IR-1/CR-1 FAQ

 

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

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Happy to share that I had the interview this morning and the officer said I will be approved. Hoping to receive the passports soon.   Overall very smooth process, consulate staff were courte

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Our ceac is now issued!!!!

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Hello All,  We had our interview on May 23 and our visas were approved.  Wanted to mention some information in here in case it is useful for others. Our case was EB-2 NIW, DQ Nov 2022.

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What can we do in this situation? My life is getting harder day by day. I do not have a stable job, and my wife is getting sick. To be honest, they have destroyed my life due to a lack of responsibility. We must be treated like others in similar situations (current, DQ, etc.) all around the world. I'm feeling overwhelmed and unsure of where to turn. 

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20 minutes ago, Mazda_Ace said:

What can we do in this situation? My life is getting harder day by day. I do not have a stable job, and my wife is getting sick. To be honest, they have destroyed my life due to a lack of responsibility. We must be treated like others in similar situations (current, DQ, etc.) all around the world. I'm feeling overwhelmed and unsure of where to turn. 

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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We received our interview letter this morning as well!! Interview is September 16th. I was DQ as of January 31, 2023. I hope many received the same good news this morning!

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10 minutes ago, Wincity said:

Anyone that is EB3 get an IL today?

Or all ILs were for EB2s?

They usually do all employment. You should definitely contact them. Your case has been skipped for some reason. As you should have got invited last time. And if not should have definitely received one this morning as you are before us. 

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52 minutes ago, Froozion said:

Hello everyone. Good news. We got our interview letter this morning. We were DQ March 8th 2023. And our interview is Sept 9th. Hope you all got yours too!!!!


What a delight to see. So as far as we know they’re as far as March 2023 now? 
 

I’m still patiently waiting DQ October 2023.

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