Anyone has their Jan 29 2025 interview in Montreal rescheduled by the consulate due to unforseen reasons?

[siamnet74 2]

My wife (applicant) just received an email today stating the following:

 

 

On the ais.usvisa-info.com website, it still shows my wife scheduled for 1/29/2025.

My stepkid doesn't even show up on the website since the consulate "added" her and let us know via email (I request that my congressman's office asked that my stepkid gets merged on the same day as my wife's). I guess we're bringing the kid with us regardless if we still haven't recieved a notification that the kid's interview date was also moved.

 

Her new interview date is Jan 14. Good thing that I purchased flight tickets that had a no change fee (still economy) with Air Canada since I felt that I should do that just in case eventhough it was more expensive that regular economy basic.

[JeanneAdil 6,609]

1/29 is National Day of Remembrance for the attack on mosque in Quebec

so, they have moved your interview date up / this is good news

 

and why purchase tickets without the visa in hand?

[SalishSea 18,079]

10 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

1/29 is National Day of Remembrance for the attack on mosque in Quebec

so, they have moved your interview date up / this is good news

 

and why purchase tickets without the visa in hand?

Pretty sure the tickets the OP refers to are to get to the interview…

[siamnet74 2]

28 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

1/29 is National Day of Remembrance for the attack on mosque in Quebec

so, they have moved your interview date up / this is good news

 

and why purchase tickets without the visa in hand?

 

Purchased flight for the interview from Toronto to Montreal. 

Thank you for letting me know about National Day of Rememberance since I was not aware of that event.

[siamnet74 2]

19 minutes ago, SalishSea said:

Pretty sure the tickets the OP refers to are to get to the interview…

That is correct...interview flight from Toronto to Montreal. I didn't want to drive 6 hours in the middle of winter since my wife lives in the Kitchener/Waterloo area.

[Vicnic 35]

6 hours ago, siamnet74 said:

My wife (applicant) just received an email today stating the following:

 

 

On the ais.usvisa-info.com website, it still shows my wife scheduled for 1/29/2025.

My stepkid doesn't even show up on the website since the consulate "added" her and let us know via email (I request that my congressman's office asked that my stepkid gets merged on the same day as my wife's). I guess we're bringing the kid with us regardless if we still haven't recieved a notification that the kid's interview date was also moved.

 

Her new interview date is Jan 14. Good thing that I purchased flight tickets that had a no change fee (still economy) with Air Canada since I felt that I should do that just in case eventhough it was more expensive that regular economy basic.

My date has now changed three times

jan 9

then to Jan 7

then back to Jan 9

and now today it is moved again to  Jan 15

which means all new flights, hotels , moving all the items we had the following week …

NOT impressed at all

NINE days out from my date …. It’s in human and I  am LIVID

 

 

[siamnet74 2]

6 hours ago, Vicnic said:

My date has now changed three times

jan 9

then to Jan 7

then back to Jan 9

and now today it is moved again to  Jan 15

which means all new flights, hotels , moving all the items we had the following week …

NOT impressed at all

NINE days out from my date …. It’s in human and I  am LIVID

 

 

OMG, I am sorry to hear that. Did they give a reason?

 

[milimelo 4,541]

Jan 9 is per EO closed for all federal business - funeral of President Carter. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/12/30/executive-order-providing-for-the-closing-of-executive-departments-and-agencies-of-the-federal-government-on-january-9-2025/

[JeanneAdil 6,609]

On 12/30/2024 at 11:13 PM, Vicnic said:

My date has now changed three times

jan 9

then to Jan 7

then back to Jan 9

and now today it is moved again to  Jan 15

which means all new flights, hotels , moving all the items we had the following week …

NOT impressed at all

NINE days out from my date …. It’s in human and I  am LIVID

 

 

so very sorry 

that's a lot of change back and forth

 

the best to both of u

 

 

[siamnet74 2]

5 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

so very sorry 

that's a lot of change back and forth

 

the best to both of u

 

 

 

Thank you for your kind words.

And thank you for the explanation about Jan 9 - former President Carter's state funeral.

[mgsctravels 25]

On 12/30/2024 at 5:08 PM, siamnet74 said:

My wife (applicant) just received an email today stating the following:

 

 

On the ais.usvisa-info.com website, it still shows my wife scheduled for 1/29/2025.

My stepkid doesn't even show up on the website since the consulate "added" her and let us know via email (I request that my congressman's office asked that my stepkid gets merged on the same day as my wife's). I guess we're bringing the kid with us regardless if we still haven't recieved a notification that the kid's interview date was also moved.

 

Her new interview date is Jan 14. Good thing that I purchased flight tickets that had a no change fee (still economy) with Air Canada since I felt that I should do that just in case eventhough it was more expensive that regular economy basic.

 

Random question - in this email - Did the email say "Dear Last Name First Name" backwards? I got a different email from the same address but wasn't sure if it's a scam... 

[siamnet74 2]

11 hours ago, mgsctravels said:

 

Random question - in this email - Did the email say "Dear Last Name First Name" backwards? I got a different email from the same address but wasn't sure if it's a scam... 

 

The email states "Dear lastname of my wife (no comma) and firstname of my wife (no comma)"

The body of the email was in English and French.

And the closing of the email is from an address that I have never seen before:

However, from the interview website (https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ca/iv), still shows my wife's original Jan 29 2025 appointment. I've emailed the Montreal consulate about our child's interview date (originally same as my wife) since we haven't received anything about our 9 year old's updated interview schedule yet. No response from the Montreal consulate.

 

Thus, I hope that email stating the change to the interview date is LEGIT but the website doesn't show the update or are we supposed to "cancel" and re-register? I cannot get any IT support/answer for the website (tried calling and emailing).

 

However, my wife received another emailing confirming the new date change and it seems LEGIT: (again not reflected on the website, "https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-ca/iv" of the date/time change)

 

Edited January 5 by siamnet74

[mam521 2,142]

@siamnet74 please fill out your timeline: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=482347

 

What visa category are your partner and stepchild?  If in the CR/IR category, the child does not qualify as a derivative beneficiary and will require their own approved I-130 and DS-260 before an interview can be scheduled for said child.  If this hasn't been completed, I would wait to schedule your spouses' interview, file and call USCIS, request to speak to a Tier 2 agent and ask for an expedite.  Same goes after the I-130 is approved when it goes to DoS.  

[siamnet74 2]

19 minutes ago, mam521 said:

@siamnet74 please fill out your timeline: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=482347

 

What visa category are your partner and stepchild?  If in the CR/IR category, the child does not qualify as a derivative beneficiary and will require their own approved I-130 and DS-260 before an interview can be scheduled for said child.  If this hasn't been completed, I would wait to schedule your spouses' interview, file and call USCIS, request to speak to a Tier 2 agent and ask for an expedite.  Same goes after the I-130 is approved when it goes to DoS.  

 

My wife is IR-1 and my minor stepchild is IR-2 (9 years old). The both have their own case number (e.g., they had their own I-130 apps, DS260s). Both have been DQ since August 2024 for each of their DS260s (CEAC's website).

Their interview date of Jan 29 (original) were already merged (mid December 2024) after an expedited request from my Congressman.  However, Montreal hasn't responded (since Dec 30 2024) to my email requesting merging for this new interview date (Jan 14). Montreal gave a notice to my wife around Christmas time of her new interview date (earlier than origianl date). 

I became desperate and emailed my Congressman's office yesterdy and they sent a request to Montreal embassy and awaiting response about the merge.

Edited Friday at 02:21 PM by siamnet74

[mam521 2,142]

5 minutes ago, siamnet74 said:

 

My wife is IR-1 and my minor stepchild is IR-2 (9 years old). The both have their own case number (e.g., they had their own I-130 apps, DS260s). Both have been DQ since August 2024 for each of their DS260s (CEAC's website).

Their interview date of Jan 29 (original) were already merged (mid December 2024) after an expedited request from my Congressman.  However, Montreal hasn't responded (since Dec 30 2024) to my email requesting merging for this new interview date (Jan 14). Montreal gave a notice to my wife around Christmas time of her new interview date (earlier than origianl date). 

I became desperate and emailed my Congressman's office yesterdy and they sent a request to Montreal embassy and awaiting response about the merge.

Thank you for clarifying.  If you'd fill out your timeline, these questions wouldn't have had to have been asked.  

 

A number of people had interviews rescheduled for January due to President Carter's funeral.  I wouldn't doubt something got messed up in the shuffle. Hopefully your Congressperson's e-mail gets answered in due time.  Does your child have their own interview scheduled at all?