I changed my consulate and it did not reset DQ. In rare cases if DQ gets reset, you can email the consulate/NVC and explain that you only changed the consulate. That should resolve the problem then.
It's good that you're not putting all your eggs in one basket but I think you're going to be approved sooner or later. Everybody in this thread has reasons, mainly out of their control, to have been put in AP, some of which are the same as yours.
There are some posts in the earlier pages that share the dates when they had updates. I don't think there's a set formula for this. I got a couple updates around the same time as yours. Let's hope it means something is happening.
I think right now it is almost certain that you'd be put on AP regardless of the embassy location but nobody can know for sure and things may change in the future. As far as I know, dual citizenship may help you escape a potential travel ban but not AP. AP length can also vary greatly case by case and there is no way to predict how long each case is going to be in AP.
It was ok and similar to what everybody else has shared on the forum. At the end of the interview the officer said he would send the form DS-5535 that I had filled out before the interview to DC. So, we are in AP right now.
I had my interview at the Montreal consulate yesterday. Everything was smooth and similar to what others have shared on the forum. At the end of the interview, the officer told me he would send the DS-5535 form I had filled before the interview to DC. He did not ask me to submit CV or anything else. Has anybody else had the same experience?
I hope longer AP times are the only possibility caused by the executive order(s) and there would not be a visa ban 2.0 imposed on people from certain countries.