Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time-Part 2

[appleblossom 3,035]

5 hours ago, sapkde9 said:

Congratulations !!!    Could you please let us know your timeline?

 

Agree with this - but please do also fill in your own timeline as well!

 

We all need to ‘pay it forward’ and complete our timelines to help all of the other EB applicants that follow behind us. The more data we have, the most useful VJ becomes. 

 

Thanks.

[sapkde9 8]

1 hour ago, appleblossom said:

 

Agree with this - but please do also fill in your own timeline as well!

 

We all need to ‘pay it forward’ and complete our timelines to help all of the other EB applicants that follow behind us. The more data we have, the most useful VJ becomes. 

 

Thanks.

Sorry Sir !  You might have missed mine on the sheet :

 

[appleblossom 3,035]

Just now, sapkde9 said:

Sorry Sir !  You might have missed mine on the sheet :

 

I meant your VJ timeline. https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=472968

 

The sheet is fine, but nowhere near as useful as the VJ profile timeline which has more info and can then be used by everybody else too, not just participants in this thread.  

 

Oh, and I’m not a ‘Sir’. 😂

Edited January 14 by appleblossom

[WaitingEB-1AJan23 3]

• As of January 14, 2025, most Immediate Relative and fiancé(e) visa cases being scheduled for interview in Montreal were documentarily complete at the National Visa Center in September 2024; most Family Preference cases with visa numbers available that are being scheduled for interview were documentarily qualified in October 2024; and most Employment cases scheduled for interview were documentarily complete in January 2024.

[mgsctravels 31]

I was ensuring I paid all necessary fees and saw something about a biometrics appointment fee. Is this something we are supposed to do? I don't recall anything about a biometrics appointment.

[Magnetron_ 4]

@mgsctravels Do we need to pay any fees aside the medical fees before the interview?

[JesusisLord24 11]

16 hours ago, mgsctravels said:

I was ensuring I paid all necessary fees and saw something about a biometrics appointment fee. Is this something we are supposed to do? I don't recall anything about a biometrics appointment.

 

5 hours ago, Magnetron_ said:

@mgsctravels Do we need to pay any fees aside the medical fees before the interview?

I don't think we pay for biometrics since we will be giving our biometrics at the embassy. I believe its individuals who re adjusting status within the US that need to do that. 

[mgsctravels 31]

Adding my experience for a data point. The interview was on Jan. 17, 2025, in Montreal.

 

The first agent took my civil documents and verified everything. Remember to bring photocopies with you in addition to the originals - I didn't realize until a couple of days ago and rushed to get copies done.

 

The second agent took my fingerprints shortly after. Easy.

 

The third stop was the interview with a very kind officer who spoke with me for about 10 minutes. They took my oath, then asked me questions about my previous research, verified if I'd travelled to the U.S. before, why I was looking to move now, and promptly said I was approved.

 

I was done in just over 2.5 hours. Most of it was spent waiting.

 

Best of luck, everyone, and thanks for the wealth of information on this forum. I will update once I cross the POE.

[monk_yatso 37]

Hello everyone,

Has anyone here traveled to Cuba before? Last year, after submitting my DS-260, I visited Cuba with my family for five days, not realizing it’s not considered an ally of the U.S. Could anyone share their interview experience and whether this raised any concerns during the process?

[Canadian24 10]

On 1/21/2025 at 11:14 AM, monk_yatso said:

 

Hello everyone,

Has anyone here traveled to Cuba before? Last year, after submitting my DS-260, I visited Cuba with my family for five days, not realizing it’s not considered an ally of the U.S. Could anyone share their interview experience and whether this raised any concerns during the process?

@monk_yatso I haven't had my interview yet so I can't say on that front, but I've been to Cuba couple of times when I was younger. It's one of the main destinations for Quebecois as it's super close and cheap. As it's one of the main "all inclusive" destinations and so many people go and it's so common, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

[monk_yatso 37]

7 minutes ago, Canadian24 said:

@monk_yatso I haven't had my interview yet so I can't say on that front, but I've been to Cuba couple of times when I was younger. It's one of the main destinations for Quebecois as it's super close and cheap. As it's one of the main "all inclusive" destinations and so many people go and it's so common, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

So true 🤣 sunwing vacation deal was unbeaten

[appleblossom 3,035]

On 1/21/2025 at 11:14 AM, monk_yatso said:

 

Hello everyone,

Has anyone here traveled to Cuba before? Last year, after submitting my DS-260, I visited Cuba with my family for five days, not realizing it’s not considered an ally of the U.S. Could anyone share their interview experience and whether this raised any concerns during the process?

 

As Cuba was put back on the ‘state sponsored terrorism’ list yesterday it may delay things whilst additional checks are done, just as it would if you’d visited any other country on that list (Iran, Syria etc). But it shouldn’t cause bigger issues.

 

Good luck. 

[monk_yatso 37]

22 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

As Cuba was put back on the ‘state sponsored terrorism’ list yesterday it may delay things whilst additional checks are done, just as it would if you’d visited any other country on that list (Iran, Syria etc). But it shouldn’t cause bigger issues.

 

Good luck. 

Ya i also think so. Let’s see

[monk_yatso 37]

1 minute ago, monk_yatso said:

Ya i also think so. Let’s see

But cuba was in the list since 2021. It’s just got renewed yesterday

[appleblossom 3,035]

13 minutes ago, monk_yatso said:

But cuba was in the list since 2021. It’s just got renewed yesterday

 

It had been taken off by Biden, Trump revoked that yesterday - https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/initial-rescissions-of-harmful-executive-orders-and-actions/