MTL K1 interview verbal approval -> Visa on hand timeline? (CEAC still says 'Refused')

[mara alsun 0]

Hi everyone, I interviewed in MTL on January 6th and I was approved on the spot and given a paper for tracking. I know January 9th was a holiday and the embassy was closed so that will add another day to my visa/passport processing, so its technically only the 3rd business day now.

 

I was wondering if anyone else here had interviewed/been verbally approved around the same time as me could share their timeline/CEAC tracking updates because I'm really impatient and hoping to receive my visa soon. I also wanted to see if anyone elses status is/was changed from Ready to 'Refused' on the day of their interview like mine, the last update is still the day of my interview, January 6th, no CEAC update since then. I also haven't been contacted for any additional info/no 221g, so I hope that 'Refused' is just the normal ''processing'' for MTL, can anyone confirm/share their experience?

 

I was hoping id get my passport and visa back in my hand by the 17th since since I've seen lots of people at MTL get their visa in about 5-8 business days on average in the last couple months in a discord server im in, am I being too optimistic?

Edited Friday at 05:17 PM by mara alsun

[HarryFromAus 3]

I know Australia isn't the same, but my consulate says it can be up to 15 business days to process and print. My case also says Refused but I had a 221g.

[HCanaAA 9]

On 1/10/2025 at 9:16 AM, mara alsun said:

Hi everyone, I interviewed in MTL on January 6th and I was approved on the spot and given a paper for tracking. I know January 9th was a holiday and the embassy was closed so that will add another day to my visa/passport processing, so its technically only the 3rd business day now.

 

I was wondering if anyone else here had interviewed/been verbally approved around the same time as me could share their timeline/CEAC tracking updates because I'm really impatient and hoping to receive my visa soon. I also wanted to see if anyone elses status is/was changed from Ready to 'Refused' on the day of their interview like mine, the last update is still the day of my interview, January 6th, no CEAC update since then. I also haven't been contacted for any additional info/no 221g, so I hope that 'Refused' is just the normal ''processing'' for MTL, can anyone confirm/share their experience?

 

I was hoping id get my passport and visa back in my hand by the 17th since since I've seen lots of people at MTL get their visa in about 5-8 business days on average in the last couple months in a discord server im in, am I being too optimistic?

Likely more than 1 day. I went through MTL spring/summer 2024. It seems like they have specific days to do certain tasks. Ex. maybe Mondays, they stamp passports with visa and if Monday is a vacation then you wait another week etc. Hope, this helps. It took about 2 weeks to get my passport back. Interview on Friday but Monday was a vacation.

[mara alsun 0]

3 minutes ago, HCanaAA said:

Likely more than 1 day. I went through MTL spring/summer 2024. It seems like they have specific days to do certain tasks. Ex. maybe Mondays, they stamp passports with visa and if Monday is a vacation then you wait another week etc. Hope, this helps. It took about 2 weeks to get my passport back. Interview on Friday but Monday was a vacation.

aw boo this is the worst]]: its really disheartening especially because ive seen so many on facebook and discord groups at the MTL embassy get theirs in <1 week, and mines also still stuck on 'refused' status which i havent really seen anyone else get either, really stressful 💔