Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time-Part 2

[F2J_March 49]

It just moved by 1 month but none of the folks in this forum with dq date sept and oct 2020 have not yet received IL this months so GOD knows whats gonna happen in coming months.

Edited November 3, 2022 by F2J_March

[Sunbr77 0]

Montreal only issued 21 EB2 visas and 37 EB3 Visas in September 2022. Something is wrong.

[ALC 61]

1 hour ago, Sunbr77 said:

Montreal only issued 21 EB2 visas and 37 EB3 Visas in September 2022. Something is wrong.

September is because of DV

[DTCC 14]

Not received IL yet.

[farzady 42]

@Max Yang @akposphil any updates for you guys?

[Sunbr77 0]

22 hours ago, ALC said:

September is because of DV

Thanks. Hopefully they will put more effort in clearing up the backlog, 

[LMIV 19]

Hi all, just wanted to share that we had our interview on Thursday for EB1 and were approved!  After having our documents checked and finger prints scanned we were called over to speak to a consular officer who asked us about our marriage status/if we've been married before, how long was our longest stay in the US, what my husband did for a living and if our daughter was an American (she is, hence not on the application).  The whole thing took a little over an hour.  

 

Also, for anyone who needs to reschedule their appointment - it was very difficult to get a straight answer on how to do so, so thought I'd share the steps.  Be sure to register your appointment following their directions.  Then, believe it or not, simply do not show up for the appointment and 24 hours later you will be able to send a message requesting to reschedule and giving your reason for missing the appointment.  After they reply to your request you will be able to select a new date and time on their online system.

 

It's been four long years and just so grateful it is over!  Thank you all for the sharing and support on this forum.  Wishing everyone swift and successful interviews!

[Characteristicall 5]

1 hour ago, LMIV said:

Hi all, just wanted to share that we had our interview on Thursday for EB1 and were approved!  After having our documents checked and finger prints scanned we were called over to speak to a consular officer who asked us about our marriage status/if we've been married before, how long was our longest stay in the US, what my husband did for a living and if our daughter was an American (she is, hence not on the application).  The whole thing took a little over an hour.  

 

Also, for anyone who needs to reschedule their appointment - it was very difficult to get a straight answer on how to do so, so thought I'd share the steps.  Be sure to register your appointment following their directions.  Then, believe it or not, simply do not show up for the appointment and 24 hours later you will be able to send a message requesting to reschedule and giving your reason for missing the appointment.  After they reply to your request you will be able to select a new date and time on their online system.

 

It's been four long years and just so grateful it is over!  Thank you all for the sharing and support on this forum.  Wishing everyone swift and successful interviews!

@LMIV congratulations. Glad to hear. May I ask a question about your timeline? You mentioned it's been 4 years, is that the timeframe for the whole petition-to-interview? How long was the timeframe from being DQ'ed and your interview? Also, as an EB1, did you have a job offer or NIW? Anyway, congrats again. 

[Leeching Spouse 87]

On 10/29/2022 at 5:32 PM, 3LabMom said:

I doubt it will be two years for you.  Once the FB category is clear they will likely work on clearing the EB category backlog, so it could move relatively quickly.  It appears that some people in health care have been invited for their interview early, but really no rhyme or reason as to what Montreal is doing.

Can confirm that being in healthcare does not mean that one will be invited for their interview early. I am a clinician scientist but my expedite request to NVC was declined despite letter of support from future employer, numerous publications in COVID19 and other public health endeavors, as well as US-board certification in my specialty and state issued medical license.

[Characteristicall 5]

6 minutes ago, Leeching Spouse said:

Can confirm that being in healthcare does not mean that one will be invited for their interview early. I am a clinician scientist but my expedite request to NVC was declined despite letter of support from future employer, numerous publications in COVID19 and other public health endeavors, as well as US-board certification in my specialty and state issued medical license.

@Leeching Spouse Sorry to hear about the declined request. Just to note that expedite requests are considered by the embassy, and NVC just forwards the decision. Most expedite requests are declined, but again it is totally up to the embassy. 

[LMIV 19]

1 hour ago, Characteristicall said:

@LMIV congratulations. Glad to hear. May I ask a question about your timeline? You mentioned it's been 4 years, is that the timeframe for the whole petition-to-interview? How long was the timeframe from being DQ'ed and your interview? Also, as an EB1, did you have a job offer or NIW? Anyway, congrats again. 

Yes, we were approved in Sept. 2018 but due to gov't policies we could not proceed to the next step of getting DQ'd and in line for the interview until end of March 2020.  And then the world shut down (and embassies).  What should have been a 12-18 month AOS turned into a 4 year ordeal for us.   You can check out our timeline and those of others here -  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14yZKxht6igwJPXPU0EehKmmN2hx1g3EchEuB5G0yNO4/view#gid=0

 

As an EB1, my husband was a self petitioner so he did not need to have a job offer or NIW.

[Leeching Spouse 87]

Just now, Characteristicall said:

@Leeching Spouse Sorry to hear about the declined request. Just to note that expedite requests are considered by the embassy, and NVC just forwards the decision. Most expedite requests are declined, but again it is totally up to the embassy. 

Thanks. It was worth the shot. I think Montreal in particular seems to be infamous for rejecting expedite requests, compared to other Consulates.

[Leeching Spouse 87]

I think this puts things into better perspective than the previous one since we can only assume each Consulate is always working at their optimal efficiency,

[Sunbr77 0]

43 minutes ago, Leeching Spouse said:

I think this puts things into better perspective than the previous one since we can only assume each Consulate is always working at their optimal efficiency,

Well done! Can you share the tabular data used for these graphs?

[can_do 18]

1 hour ago, Leeching Spouse said:

I think this puts things into better perspective than the previous one since we can only assume each Consulate is always working at their optimal efficiency,

This picture says a lot.

Curious: Apr-20 and May-20 are exclusive to one category.

Also, did total number of applications processed increase? I remember MTL hired more staff. Wondering how that impacted processing capacity.

And finally, higher FB cases will translate into more EBs being cleared? Winter holidays coming up!

Thanks for putting this together.