IR1 / CR1 - Montreal Timeline to Interview

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

happy Thanksgiving to you too! And to everyone else!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE ON VJ!!!

[trailmix 77]

Things are kind of depressing around here so i'm throwing in the laughing pup

Member...........NOA2......Case# @NVC.....Mailed I-864....Mailed DS-230....RFE....Done @NVC....Interview...DTI

AnaGRicky.IR5..12/08/07.....--/--/--........06/20/08........--/--/--........N.....04/29/09.....08/11/09....104

to_hope........07/08/08.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....11/26/08.....03/15/09....109

thebradshaws...08/18/08.....08/22/08........09/08/08........09/26/08........-.....11/05/08.....01/13/09.... 72

Rexalite.......09/03/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....02/05/09.....05/07/09.... 91

Shiri..........09/12/08.....09/24/08........10/04/08........10/29/08........Y.....12/01/08.....03/24/09....113

sly_wolf.......09/17/08.....09/24/08........10/04/08........10/29/08........-.....10/30/08.....01/07/09.... 69

Shaesta........--/--/--.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....12/05/08.....03/26/09....111

ohmy...........11/07/08.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....02/20/09.....05/15/09.... 84

Reeena..DCF....11/07/08.....--/--/--........--/--/--........01/04/09........N.....01/04/09.....04/24/09....110

Travis&Kim.....12/01/08.....12/04/08........12/27/08........12/27/08........Y.....01/14/09.....04/16/09.... 92

jonesg111......12/22/08.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....03/24/09.....06/17/09.... 85

Steve_Treible..12/--/08.....04/--/09........04/--/09........--/--/--........Y.....06/04/09.....10/26/09....144

carslo.........01/06/09.....01/12/09........03/21/09........03/21/09........N.....04/07/09.....06/22/09.... 76

Moosker........01/06/09.....01/13/09........01/28/09........02/12/09........Y.....02/25/09.....05/19/09.... 83

OBX............01/20/09.....01/26/09........02/07/09........02/07/09........N.....02/13/09.....05/12/09.... 88

A&M............01/21/09.....01/23/09........02/03/09........02/18/09........N.....02/26/09.....05/20/09.... 83

thedawghouse...02/--/09.....05/--/09........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....06/19/09.....11/18/09....152

Argent.........02/03/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....03/13/09.....05/26/09.... 74

elsoar..DCF....02/03/09..<-date filed I-130.--/--/--........--/--/--........N.....03/17/09.....06/18/09.... 93

svirac.........02/23/09.....02/26/09........03/05/09........03/24/09........N.....04/15/09.....06/02/09.... 48

Greenhaus......02/--/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....07/14/09.....12/10/09....149

Serendipity....03/05/09.....03/10/09........03/23/09........04/01/09........N.....04/23/09.....08/13/09....112

Holliday.......03/19/09.....04/03/09........04/10/09........04/27/09........N.....05/07/09.....08/19/09....104

cmls...........03/20/09.....04/07/09........04/18/09........04/28/09........N.....05/08/09.....08/07/09.... 91

SomberCat......03/25/09.....04/10/09........04/17/09........04/21/09........Y.....05/20/09.....08/19/09.... 91

Dalene.........03/05/09.....03/19/09........05/06/09........05/06/09........Y.....06/22/09.....11/23/09....154

Brocku00.......03/--/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....04/24/09.....08/12/09....110

BradnKim.......04/01/09.....04/20/09........04/29/09........05/01/09........Y.....06/24/09.....11/25/09....154

bradleyboy.....04/15/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....05/11/09.....08/12/09.... 93

eklondon.......04/17/09.....04/17/09........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....07/24/09.....12/18/09....147

hisgirl........04/17/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....07/30/09

americana2009..04/20/09..<-date filed I-130.--/--/--........--/--/--..sent pkt3>..07/23/09

thund3r........04/21/09.....08/02/09........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....09/11/09

Blitz..........05/04/09.....--/--/--........11/04/09........11/04/09........N.....11/19/09

Avery..DCF.....05/05/09..<-date filed I-130.--/--/--........--/--/--..sent pkt3>..06/03/09.....10/13/09....132

Lilsmor..DCF...05/11/09..<-date filed I-130.--/--/--........--/--/--..sent pkt3>..06/25/09.....11/12/09....140

Canamerican....--/--/--.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....06/16/09.....11/16/09....153

andylans.......06/08/09..<-date filed I-130.--/--/--........--/--/--..sent pkt3>..07/22/09

LeprechaunSean.06/23/09..<-date filed I-130.--/--/--........--/--/--..sent pkt3>..07/30/09.....11/24/09....158

lgg............06/25/09.....07/08/09........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....08/12/09

Bern...........07/14/09.....08/11/09........10/30/09........10/30/09........N.....11/19/09

Sierratango.EP.07/14/09.....--/--/--........07/28/09........--/--/--........-.....08/27/09.....10/13/09.... 47

Malrothien.....07/15/09.....07/22/09........08/07/09........09/08/09........Y.....11/24/09

Kuds1..........07/17/09.....07/23/09........--/--/--........08/28/09........Y.....10/01/09

Lyn & Lisa.EP..07/22/09.....08/08/09........08/30/09........08/31/09........-.....10/09/09

La Souris.EP...07/30/09.....08/14/09........09/15/09........09/25/09........N.....10/02/09

redBlue........08/13/09.....08/17/09........09/12/09........09/16/09........-.....09/26/09

She_Fitz.EP....09/26/09.....11/19/09........11/19/09

sdhiman.EP.....08/26/09.....09/08/09........09/17/09........10/21/09........N.....11/02/09

sdw..EP....... 08/28/09.....09/08/09........09/12/09........09/26/09........Y.....11/12/09

andyw1.........09/09/09.....--/--/--........03/16/09........05/12/09........Y.....09/23/09

redmen99.EP....09/11/09.....09/28/09........10/09/09........10/27/09........N.....11/09/09

mast3r12.EP....09/17/09.....10/01/09........10/17/09........10/22/09........Y.....11/12/09

wmtc...........09/18/09.....09/30/09........11/11/09........11/11/09

WyattsTorch.EP.10/01/09.....10/14/09........10/26/09........10/26/09........Y.....11/12/09

lonie.EP.......10/03/09.....10/06/09........11/13/09........11/23/09

Edmontongirl...11/02/09..<-date filed I-130

Timeline page for 2007 and 2008 interviews Montreal: link

CR1/IR1 interview letter: link

DTI - Days between completion at NVC and interview

DCF - Direct Consular Filing - EP - Electronic Processing

[lgg 2]

I sort of want to kick that laughing pup right now. It's like it's mocking us!!!!

I kid. I KID!!!!!! I would never, ever in a billion years do that.

Hey Trail... question for you, i was reading on another thread that they base your interview on your 'priority date' and NOT your date of completion at the NVC. IS this true, do you think?

I'd thought that for regular CR1/IR1s that the priority date really had no bearing?

Just a question for you.

ANd again, totally kidding about the puppy...

[trailmix 77]

So you sayyyy! <hides laughing pup>

Well - I actually put that question to Montreal back in August:

Hello,

I'm wondering if you can explain to me what date, or dates, are used in scheduling interviews for IR1 visas at the Montreal Consulate.

On our I-797 Notice of Action, there is a priority date. There is, of course a date that we finished with the National Visa center.

Does the priority date on the I-797 affect how soon we will get an interview, or is it based solely on the date our file completed at NVC?

Their reply was:

Montreal, IV to me

No it does not. Appointments are scheduled once the file is complete (receipt of the DS-230 and document checklist) then it goes in queue and a date is assigned based on when the file was complete. Then it also depends on the volume of cases to schedule and the applicant’s place in queue.

Regards,

[Blitz 3]

I called NVC yesterday to confirm that my case had been complete. He told me that it was complete and I just have to wait for my interview date. He said they were scheduling a bunch of interviews in January. I know that I am not going to get an interview in January since I just recently completed, BUT I thought those of you who've been waiting for months (i.e. Igg) would like to know! Fingers crossed!

[lgg 2]

Hey, thanks BLitz... hope it's true, eh?

Good on you for giving us the heads' up.

@trailmix

Thanks TM, I was pretty certain that I'd read/seen that before but I just wanted a refresher. Thanks for your patience.

*pats puppy on head*

;P

I called NVC yesterday to confirm that my case had been complete. He told me that it was complete and I just have to wait for my interview date. He said they were scheduling a bunch of interviews in January. I know that I am not going to get an interview in January since I just recently completed, BUT I thought those of you who've been waiting for months (i.e. Igg) would like to know! Fingers crossed!

[Malrothien 6]

I called NVC yesterday to confirm that my case had been complete. He told me that it was complete and I just have to wait for my interview date. He said they were scheduling a bunch of interviews in January. I know that I am not going to get an interview in January since I just recently completed, BUT I thought those of you who've been waiting for months (i.e. Igg) would like to know! Fingers crossed!

That would be awesome if true.

[lgg 2]

I'm hoping by 'bunch' they mean the 16-18 that are hanging around on this site!!!

But, not to be meh about it, Blitz, but I'll believe it when I see it. People'll say anything to get someone off the phone, I think...

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

Haha. The cycle of optimism begins again!!!

Time for me to start a new thread, eh Lgg?

Lgg: 1, Wyatt's Torch: -poutine

[thedawghouse86 0]

Boo consular waiting, yay turkey! Yeah I'm one of those who likes the canned cranberry jelly stuff and not the actual berries. I was hoping I would be eating on that, but nooooo they requested more info haha I still can't understand why considering the NVC gets everything together for them.

Hey, I should send em a big ol' turkey at the consulate with a note saying thank you and have our case number listed in it haha and if they won't go faster, how bout we give them the pecan pie with a computerized burqa covering it that we only give the password to obtain its pumpkin-like goodness if they approve our visas or the pie will disintegrate into 700 pieces (symbolizing how many people are waiting!) and then vanish never to be seen again.

[lgg 2]

You're on Wyatt! Bring it on!

ANd what??? There really are 700 people waiting?! GTFO! that can't be right, can it? I would say maybe a couple hundred but 700 people in Canada waiting for a CR1 sounds crazy. Right? RIGHT???

Gah.

[Hugglebuggles 60]

You're on Wyatt! Bring it on!

ANd what??? There really are 700 people waiting?! GTFO! that can't be right, can it? I would say maybe a couple hundred but 700 people in Canada waiting for a CR1 sounds crazy. Right? RIGHT???

Gah.

I was thinking that they probably meant 700 people waiting for interviews in general, weather it be a CR-1, a K-1 or whatever. That would make a lot more sense, no? I think that if it included all "immigrant" visas (I say "immigrant" because a K-1 isn't technically an immigrant visa, but it is treated as such) 700 would probably be about right.

Don't ask me why I'm hanging out in the CR-1 thread... I've actually been looking every now and then, because I want to see you all get interviews here soon! I have my fingers crossed.

[lgg 2]

You know why, Huggles? because you're a sweetie! Any extra fingers crossed is a good thing!

I also think that number could very well be for the year or whatnot.

You're on Wyatt! Bring it on!

ANd what??? There really are 700 people waiting?! GTFO! that can't be right, can it? I would say maybe a couple hundred but 700 people in Canada waiting for a CR1 sounds crazy. Right? RIGHT???

Gah.

I was thinking that they probably meant 700 people waiting for interviews in general, weather it be a CR-1, a K-1 or whatever. That would make a lot more sense, no? I think that if it included all "immigrant" visas (I say "immigrant" because a K-1 isn't technically an immigrant visa, but it is treated as such) 700 would probably be about right.

Don't ask me why I'm hanging out in the CR-1 thread... I've actually been looking every now and then, because I want to see you all get interviews here soon! I have my fingers crossed.

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

Yeah, I'd venture to guess that number is either A.) for the year, or B.) for all family-based visas.

I could be wrong, of course, and clearly often am!

[intuitionsys 0]

Well regardless what the numbers are (and I wouldn't be surprised by any of them being right ) my wife will be pleased there is at least a better than 1% chance of getting a January date. On a completely unrelated topic I finally received an e-mail response from Montreal over a month after asking the question. Even then it was a canned response. Hopefully we'll have some good news to share for when I head back up to Ottawa (for what seems the 50th time now) for Christmas.