IR1 / CR1 - Montreal Timeline to Interview

[zenaxe 22]

If one thing is clear, it's that there is considerable inconsistency with what seems to be taking place on the ground and with what NVC advises or informs. For example we can read posts from people on May 1 and 3rd etc saying they just got emailed by NVC on a Sat etc and that interviews were set up. However, NVC advises that they only schedule interviews during the second week of each month. I spoke with an operator and mentioned this and challenged that information but each time I'm told that they schedule during the second week of each month regardless of what's presented to them. Scripts are being followed. I know we will all get our interviews in due time, that much is inevitable.

It is odd though that you can speak with people at NVC and get this somewhat inaccurate or for sure, inconsistent information. I was told May 15th at latest then by no later than 16th, others told 17th. Now of course they indicate that NVC has completed. The last guy told me to call Montreal to inquire further. I advised him that Montreal always defaults to the 'NVC schedules all interviews and questions are to be direct to them' and so NVC says call the embassy and the consulate says it's NVC"s issue. Who's on first? I know NVC and all consulates are working hard and doing the best they can. I get that. But workload is a serious problem and it directly impacts on the lives of those of us in the que and playing the waiting game.

But in keeping with my rant and in appreciation for all those who have contributed and extended the life of the rant, I offer the following message:

Edited May 19, 2010 by zenaxe

[Musi 0]

Just received an email from NVC this morning- our case is complete!!

[Canadiandggal 49]

If one thing is clear, it's that there is considerable inconsistency with what seems to be taking place on the ground and with what NVC advises or informs. For example we can read posts from people on May 1 and 3rd etc saying they just got emailed by NVC on a Sat etc and that interviews were set up. However, NVC advises that they only schedule interviews during the second week of each month. I spoke with an operator and mentioned this and challenged that information but each time I'm told that they schedule during the second week of each month regardless of what's presented to them. Scripts are being followed. I know we will all get our interviews in due time, that much is inevitable.

It is odd though that you can speak with people at NVC and get this somewhat inaccurate or for sure, inconsistent information. I was told May 15th at latest then by no later than 16th, others told 17th. Now of course they indicate that NVC has completed. The last guy told me to call Montreal to inquire further. I advised him that Montreal always defaults to the 'NVC schedules all interviews and questions are to be direct to them' and so NVC says call the embassy and the consulate says it's NVC"s issue. Who's on first? I know NVC and all consulates are working hard and doing the best they can. I get that. But workload is a serious problem and it directly impacts on the lives of those of us in the que and playing the waiting game.

But in keeping with my rant and in appreciation for all those who have contributed and extended the life of the rant, I offer the following message:

Hey guys... I got my NVC case complete. may 18th 2010 yay! However I was told the samew thing today, June interviews have all been filled they are unable to predict a interview month. BOO lol

[Wishing 1]

But in keeping with my rant and in appreciation for all those who have contributed and extended the life of the rant, I offer the following message:

AMEN!!!

[Craig-n-Jacquie 0]

Case completed at NVC today...yipee. One step closer to going home to be with my husband. Please add me in the timelines. Hoping to be home before the end of August. Thanks everyone who has helped us along, with some stupid questions we have asked. You are all so so wonderful with lots of helpful advice. Blessings to you all

[Bern. 3]

Congrats everyone on your log in failure. I believe it's about a 3-4 month wait from case complete to interview date. Hopefully it goes faster for you guys though Good luck <3

[Musi 0]

Interesting to see there are 3 of us (Canadiandggal, Craig-n-Jaquie and me) who got our case completed around the same time...!! Go Montreal embassy!

[FireKari 4]

I honestly hope it is not a THREE-FOUR MONTH wait from case complete...

that's WAY too long considering the rest of the process took about that long!!

/sigh

[Jadenjewel 9]

A sign in fail would be great at this point ! so depressing.............

[FireRay 1]

Congrats on Case completes! Now, welcome to the wait for an interview line. Its a long one, so be prepared.

[MSPtoYYZ 0]

Yes, Canadians are extremely polite. I, however, am the USC half of the equation.

Ditto...

Just received an email from NVC this morning- our case is complete!!

Congrats!

Case completed at NVC today...yipee. One step closer to going home to be with my husband. Please add me in the timelines. Hoping to be home before the end of August. Thanks everyone who has helped us along, with some stupid questions we have asked. You are all so so wonderful with lots of helpful advice. Blessings to you all

Congrats!

[FireRay 1]

Interesting to see there are 3 of us (Canadiandggal, Craig-n-Jaquie and me) who got our case completed around the same time...!! Go Montreal embassy!

Bwoo, and myself have the same date, and zenaxe is right there with us as well. So that makes another cluster of vj'ers right next to each other. lol funny how that works.

[birdnerd 5]

I also called today (against my better judgment), and was told another of the wonderful fluctuating stories - she said they schedule in the first part of each month, and that May scheduling has all been done (the login date of my DS-230 was too late to qualify for the previous round of dates). She said they won't schedule again until the beginning of June, most likely for July dates, specifically "you need a month's notice, there's a lot of stuff to get done in that time". Anyways, take it how you will.

I also (in my impatience) forgot to ask about how things get scheduled - as I filed DCF, my interview isn't scheduled by NVC but by the consulate, so will Montreal stick to that schedule? I feel very confused. And impotent.

Edited May 20, 2010 by birdnerd

[zenaxe 22]

Ditto...

Congrats!

Congrats!

Best wishes for a smooth and easy interview tomorrow !!! Congrats and keep us posted on how great you do.

And a big congrats to all those with case completess and sign in fails !!! Great feeling.

[trailmix 77]

First off, if anyone actually wants to update this table they can - so if you are comfortable doing that and you see an update, please go for it! (just don't change the formatting please)

Sooo updates: Added Jeremy&Kathy and CraigandJacquie - welcome! Case complete at NVC for Musi and Canadiandggal!

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

Revenesque.....05/28/08.....--/--/--........12/21/09........12/21/09........N.....01/07/10.....04/27/10....110

ZansGirl.......03/09/09.....03/19/09........04/07/09........04/08/09........N.....09/25/09.....02/05/10....133

biglos.........03/30/09.....--/--/--........06/12/09........07/16/09........-.....08/28/09.....01/27/10....155

intuitionsys...04/01/09.....06/24/09........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....09/24/09.....02/10/10....139

justcheckin....04/06/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....08/04/09.....01/13/10....162

hisgirl........04/17/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....07/30/09.....01/20/10....174

americana2009..04/20/09..<-date filed I-130.--/--/--........--/--/--..sent pkt3>..07/23/09.....02/01/10....193

thund3r........04/21/09.....08/02/09........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....09/11/09.....02/08/10....150

Cindy&Greg.....04/07/09.....04/23/09........08/19/09........06/01/09........-.....09/28/09.....02/09/10....134

Blitz..........05/04/09.....--/--/--........11/04/09........11/04/09........N.....11/25/09.....03/18/10....113

andylans.......06/08/09..<-date filed I-130.--/--/--........--/--/--..sent pkt3>..07/22/09.....01/14/10....176

fifo...........06/22/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........Y.....09/25/09.....02/24/10....152

lgg............06/25/09.....07/08/09........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....08/12/09.....01/26/10....167

MSPtoYYZ.......07/11/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........Y.....03/01/10.....05/20/10.... 80

Bern...........07/14/09.....08/11/09........10/30/09........10/30/09........N.....11/19/09.....03/26/10....127

Malrothien.....07/15/09.....07/22/09........08/07/09........09/08/09........Y.....11/24/09.....03/01/10.... 97

Kuds1..........07/17/09.....07/23/09........--/--/--........08/28/09........Y.....10/01/09.....02/01/10....123

Lyn & Lisa.EP..07/22/09.....08/08/09........08/30/09........08/31//09.......-.....10/09/09.....02/09/10....138

La Souris.EP...07/30/09.....08/14/09........09/15/09........09/25/09........N.....10/02/09.....03/24/10....173

redBlue........08/13/09.....08/17/09........09/12/09........09/16/09........-.....09/26/09.....02/05/10....132

kballtex.EP....08/21/09.....09/01/09........09/15/09........09/25/09........-.....11/06/09.....03/11/10....125

Pauley.........08/21/09.....09/09/09........10/26/09........11/23/09........Y.....12/10/09.....03/18/10.... 98

sdhiman.EP.....08/26/09.....09/08/09........09/17/09........10/21/09........N.....11/02/09.....02/24/10....114

mike777.EP.....08/28/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....12/11/09.....03/03/10.... 95

sdw..EP....... 08/28/09.....09/08/09........09/12/09........09/26/09........Y.....11/12/09.....03/02/10....110

Gordons2009....08/28/09.....--/--/--........12/27/09........01/27/10........-.....02/22/10.....05/27/10.... 94

helvetica_bold.09/03/09.....--/--/--........08/06/09........05/20/09........Y.....09/03/09.....01/19/10....138

andyw1.........09/09/09.....--/--/--........03/16/09........05/12/09........Y.....09/23/09.....02/24/10....154

Frequent Flyer.09/10/09.....09/25/09........10/26/09........11/02/09........N.....12/11/09.....03/25/10....104

redmen99.EP....09/11/09.....09/28/09........10/09/09........10/27/09........N.....11/09/09.....03/01/10....112

K & I..........09/11/09.....09/28/09........10/21/09........11/20/09........-.....12/23/09.....04/27/10....125

Salnik.........09/14/09.....09/29/09........10/06/09........10/24/09........Y.....12/23/09.....04/09/10....107

gladiator80....09/14/09.....09/29/09........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....01/04/10.....04/09/10.... 95

mast3r12.EP....09/17/09.....10/01/09........10/17/09........10/22/09........Y.....11/12/09.....03/09/10....117

wmtc...........09/18/09.....09/30/09........11/11/09........11/11/09........N.....12/01/09.....03/11/10....100

jmd32499.......09/23/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....12/05/09.....03/10/10.... 95

JaJo08.........09/24/09.....10/07/09........11/10/09........12/29/09........-.....01/13/10.....04/15/10.... 92

She_Fitz.EP....09/26/09.....10/06/09........11/19/09........11/19/09........N.....12/10/09.....03/16/10.... 96

heljan.........09/29/09.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....04/08/10.....06/18/10.... 71

WyattsTorch.EP.10/01/09.....10/14/09........10/26/09........10/26/09........Y.....11/12/09.....03/05/10....113

lonie.EP.......10/03/09.....10/06/09........11/13/09........11/23/09........N.....12/21/09.....04/27/10....127

Jeremy&Kathy.EP10/22/09.....11/02/09........04/10/10........03/27/10

Edmontongirl...11/02/09..<-date filed I-130/Approved Dec 30 --/--/--........N.....01/05/10.....03/11/10.... 65

birdnerd.......01/26/10..<-date filed I-130/Pkt 3 Mar 25....03/26/10........N.....04/28/10

mtlgato........02/05/10.....02/12/10........04/11/10........04/09/10........N.....05/12/10

ValerieA.EP....02/10/10.....02/17/10........04/12/10........04/12/10

Married2009.EP.02/11/10.....02/18/10........03/09/10........04/06/10........-.....04/14/10

CanadiandggalEP02/18/10.....02/25/10........03/23/10........03/28/10........Y.....05/18/10

Jadenjewel.EP..02/19/10.....03/02/10........04/28/10........04/28/10

Saad&Sumera....03/01/10..<-date filed I-130

cndwife.EP.....03/09/10.....--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--........-.....04/09/10.....06/23/10.... 75

FireRay.EP.....03/12/10.....03/19/10........04/04/10........04/12/10........-.....04/22/10

Bwoo.EP........03/17/10.....03/23/10........04/05/10........04/12/10........-.....04/22/10

leonsgal70.....03/18/10..<-date filed I-130/Pkt 3 Apr 26....04/26/10........N.....05/10/10

zenaxe.EP......03/24/10.....03/30/10........04/05/10........04/16/10........-.....04/23/10

Musi.EP........03/24/10.....03/30/10........04/27/10........--/--/--........-.....05/19/10

Aklem..........03/25/10

CraignJacquie..04/02/10.....04/15/10........04/22/10........04/22/10

CAN2US.EP......04/22/10.....04/26/10........05/05/10

Martine&Dana...05/04/10

DTI - Days between completion at NVC and interview

DCF - Direct Consular Filing

EP - Electronic Processing

Timeline page for 2007, 2008 and 2009 interviews Montreal: link

CR1/IR1 interview letter: link