NVC "DOCUMENTARILY QUALIFIED" our DS-260 (I'm a GC holder; wife is Canadian); no updates since 02/2023

[mark2700 0]

Hello. I am a Canadian green card holder and my wife is a Canadian applying for her GC through me. She went through the I-130 process, staying in Canada during the application.

 

We have received the DOCUMENTARILY QUALIFIED status from NVC and the next steps are apparently to wait to schedule an interview with the Montreal Consulate. This was the email update we received in February:

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The National Visa Center (NVC) received all of the fees, forms, and documents that are required prior to attending an immigrant visa interview at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate General overseas.

NVC will work with the U.S. Embassy/Consulate General in MONTREAL, CAN to schedule an interview appointment for you. Once we have confirmed an interview date, we will send a notice to you, your petitioner and attorney (if applicable).

Please do NOT make any travel arrangements, sell property, or give up employment until you have received an immigrant visa from the U.S. Embassy/Consulate General.

The U.S. Embassy/Consulate General may require additional documentation at the time of the interview. Please visit https://nvc.state.gov/prep for information about immigrant visa interviews.

 

 

Has anyone reached this stage recently as a Canadian and seen any movement of their case? How long did it take?

Our lawyer estimated 3-6 months, but obviously it has been a bit longer. Just seeing if others have a similar situation or if our documents have fallen off someone's desk.

 

Thank you all! 

Edited December 23, 2023 by mark2700

[powerpuff 6,744]

Visas for spouses of GC holders are numerically limited each year. When did you file the I-130?

 

You need to familiarize yourself with the visa bulletin which dictates when she will be eligible to proceed to the next step. F2A is the category for spouses of GC holders. Right now those who filed I-130 on or before 1 November 2019 (this is known as priory date - PD) are eligible to proceed to the next step. So all in all, the entire process would take 5 years give or take. 
 

I’m surprised your lawyer is not aware of this 

Edited December 23, 2023 by powerpuff

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In addition to the wait for your PD to become current as mentioned above, Montreal has one of the worst backlogs in the world, so even if current you’ll be waiting a lot longer than 3-6 months for an interview date. I’m surprised your lawyer isn’t aware of that either. 

[Boiler 45,788]

It seems you have a couple of years for your PD to be current.

[Skyyy 7]

12 hours ago, powerpuff said:

Visas for spouses of GC holders are numerically limited each year. When did you file the I-130?

 

You need to familiarize yourself with the visa bulletin which dictates when she will be eligible to proceed to the next step. F2A is the category for spouses of GC holders. Right now those who filed I-130 on or before 1 November 2019 (this is known as priory date - PD) are eligible to proceed to the next step. So all in all, the entire process would take 5 years give or take. 
 

I’m surprised your lawyer is not aware of this 

is there an annual limit for CR1 visa also?

[Crazy Cat 41,985]

11 minutes ago, Skyyy said:

is there an annual limit for CR1 visa also?

Not for a spouse of a US citizen.

[SalishSea 17,987]

19 hours ago, mark2700 said:

Hello. I am a Canadian green card holder and my wife is a Canadian applying for her GC through me. She went through the I-130 process, staying in Canada during the application.

 

We have received the DOCUMENTARILY QUALIFIED status from NVC and the next steps are apparently to wait to schedule an interview with the Montreal Consulate. This was the email update we received in February:

 

Has anyone reached this stage recently as a Canadian and seen any movement of their case? How long did it take?

Our lawyer estimated 3-6 months, but obviously it has been a bit longer. Just seeing if others have a similar situation or if our documents have fallen off someone's desk.

 

Thank you all! 

Does your lawyer think you are a US citizen?   Because for your visa class (F2A) the wait time is years, not months.

[manyfudge 291]

Your wife’s category is simply not current.

 

When can you naturalize?

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