Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time-Part 2

[Magnetron_ 11]

My experience closely mirrors that of @monk_yatso, with the key difference being that my appointment was scheduled for 9:45 AM, and the entire process took approximately three hours to complete. During the interview, I was asked about my highest qualification, the institution where I obtained it, my field of research, any previous visits to the USA, and my intended place of stay in the country.

I’m pleased to share that our IVs were approved, and the status has now been updated to 'Issued' on the CEAC website. Wishing the best of luck to everyone still waiting, and a big thank you to those who continue to share valuable insights on this page!

Edited 15 hours ago by Magnetron_

[Aaron_ 32]

11 minutes ago, Magnetron_ said:

My experience closely mirrors that of @monk_yatso, with the key difference being that my appointment was scheduled for 9:45 AM, and the entire process took approximately three hours to complete. During the interview, I was asked about my highest qualification, the institution where I obtained it, my field of research, any previous visits to the USA, and my intended place of stay in the country.

I’m pleased to share that our IVs were approved, and the status has now been updated to 'Issued' on the CEAC website. Wishing the best of luck to everyone still waiting, and a big thank you to those who continue to share valuable insights on this page!

Congratulations! If your status changed from "READY" to "ISSUED," something seems unusual about my situation.

It's been a week, and it still shows "READY."

I think I should send an email to the consulate.

[Magnetron_ 11]

2 minutes ago, Aaron_ said:

Congratulations! If your status changed from "READY" to "ISSUED," something seems unusual about my situation.

It's been a week, and it still shows "READY."

I think I should send an email to the consulate.

I'll advised you contact them

[monk_yatso 49]

3 hours ago, Aaron_ said:

Congratulations! If your status changed from "READY" to "ISSUED," something seems unusual about my situation.

It's been a week, and it still shows "READY."

I think I should send an email to the consulate.

I think it entirely depends upon the particular visa officer. Mine showing issued. Sometimes officers clear several visas in bulk. 
no need to worry

[Anelisse 4]

8 hours ago, monk_yatso said:

We got approved today. Entire process was super smooth. Our appointment was at 8am, went there 10 min before and they put us in right away. Afterwards, pretty simple process. 
 

1. Security check: passing through metal detector. Didn’t take any phone or watch, so it was smooth. They gave a token number to wait for doc submission

 

2. It took around 30 min to get called at doc submit booth. Me, spouse and little daugher (8 years old). It took longer for us as we lost our original birth certificates and pulled up the new one recently which was in new format. So the officer in counter had to take a copy and scanning it. 
they do have all the color photocopy of pur submitted civil docs during DQ process. So there is no need to pile up photocopies i believe. For each person, Just: 

2 passport photo

original passport

birth cert

police clearance

marriage certificate

 

after doc review we waited again and called for fingerprinting

 

2. Gave fingerprint. My little daughter got a bit disheartened seeing that only adults need to give fingerprints. The lady was kind enough to take her dummy fingerprints 😊

 

3. We waited for around 10-15 more min and were called for final interview. The officer was extremely friendly. We took oath and gave fingerprints again. He just asked: 
. So you’ve applied for EB-2 self petition? 
. Have you ever bin in Us? 
. Which visa (F1 and F2)

. Which US city we wanna relocate

. Any crime history/arrest before? 
. Which years i stayed in germany and netherlands

. To my little daughter -> how was your US experience -> she was prudent enough to say i can’t remember. I was 6 months old then

my wife said we’re planning to take her to florida disneyland this April -> the officer said delightedly, wow! i’m putting that in notes! 

then the officer said congratulations! Your visa is approved. You should get these back within 10 days. Then he opened a candy box and gave a few to my daughter. 
 

So total it took around 1.5 hrs for us. This group has always been extremely helpful. All the best everyone! 

 

Congratulations 👏🏻👏🏻

[Anelisse 4]

4 hours ago, Magnetron_ said:

My experience closely mirrors that of @monk_yatso, with the key difference being that my appointment was scheduled for 9:45 AM, and the entire process took approximately three hours to complete. During the interview, I was asked about my highest qualification, the institution where I obtained it, my field of research, any previous visits to the USA, and my intended place of stay in the country.

I’m pleased to share that our IVs were approved, and the status has now been updated to 'Issued' on the CEAC website. Wishing the best of luck to everyone still waiting, and a big thank you to those who continue to share valuable insights on this page!

Awesome, thanks for sharing 🙌🏻

[Canadian24 15]

Congrats @monk_yatso and @Magnetron_ ! So happy for you!🎉🎉

[WaitingEB-1AJan23 12]

14 hours ago, Magnetron_ said:

My experience closely mirrors that of @monk_yatso, with the key difference being that my appointment was scheduled for 9:45 AM, and the entire process took approximately three hours to complete. During the interview, I was asked about my highest qualification, the institution where I obtained it, my field of research, any previous visits to the USA, and my intended place of stay in the country.

I’m pleased to share that our IVs were approved, and the status has now been updated to 'Issued' on the CEAC website. Wishing the best of luck to everyone still waiting, and a big thank you to those who continue to share valuable insights on this page!

Congratulations! 

[WaitingEB-1AJan23 12]

18 hours ago, monk_yatso said:

We got approved today. Entire process was super smooth. Our appointment was at 8am, went there 10 min before and they put us in right away. Afterwards, pretty simple process. 
 

1. Security check: passing through metal detector. Didn’t take any phone or watch, so it was smooth. They gave a token number to wait for doc submission

 

2. It took around 30 min to get called at doc submit booth. Me, spouse and little daugher (8 years old). It took longer for us as we lost our original birth certificates and pulled up the new one recently which was in new format. So the officer in counter had to take a copy and scanning it. 
they do have all the color photocopy of pur submitted civil docs during DQ process. So there is no need to pile up photocopies i believe. For each person, Just: 

2 passport photo

original passport

birth cert

police clearance

marriage certificate

 

after doc review we waited again and called for fingerprinting

 

2. Gave fingerprint. My little daughter got a bit disheartened seeing that only adults need to give fingerprints. The lady was kind enough to take her dummy fingerprints 😊

 

3. We waited for around 10-15 more min and were called for final interview. The officer was extremely friendly. We took oath and gave fingerprints again. He just asked: 
. So you’ve applied for EB-2 self petition? 
. Have you ever bin in Us? 
. Which visa (F1 and F2)

. Which US city we wanna relocate

. Any crime history/arrest before? 
. Which years i stayed in germany and netherlands

. To my little daughter -> how was your US experience -> she was prudent enough to say i can’t remember. I was 6 months old then

my wife said we’re planning to take her to florida disneyland this April -> the officer said delightedly, wow! i’m putting that in notes! 

then the officer said congratulations! Your visa is approved. You should get these back within 10 days. Then he opened a candy box and gave a few to my daughter. 
 

So total it took around 1.5 hrs for us. This group has always been extremely helpful. All the best everyone! 

 

Congratulations!