Liam H.

Dang, must have been a cancellation. I checked around noon, and just now again 5pm CST, and saw nothing. Probably got snapped up quick.

I'll definitely check out the group, thank you. I also got a similar BS answer about technical issues that didn't answer my question at first. I replied directly back and said thanks, but that wasn't my question and rephrased it. That's when I got the real, if somewhat snarky, answer.

I had reached out to the help desk a couple days back, and just received this response back to my inquiry about wait times: " Dear Applicant, The message "No available appointments" does unfortunately mean that there are no available appointments for the chosen visa category at the chosen Embassy/Consulate. Please be aware that certain visa categories are very popular and the available slots fill rapidly. As the amount of appointments made available are at the sole discretion of the Embassy and the consulates the only advice we can provide is to keep trying to find an available appointment. Thank you, The Contact Desk Support Team." Now I'm not a lawyer, so my ability to read between the lines isn't great, but I think I just got told to "Sit down, shut up, and wait to get lucky like everyone else" in the most professional way possible lol. But yeah, what I basically get from this is waiting over a month for an appointment opening that may or may not come is totally normal for this consulate, and they have no plans to change this or help in any way.

Right? Its especially weird considering for most other visas, THEY tell US when we are going to come in for the interview. Its odd that this one seems to just kind of leave to chance who is able to check the website most often. Its definitely discriminatory against petitioners who don't have reliable internet access or are not able to check a website multiple times a day. I definitely hope there is something to the timelines you mentioned, but given that we have already passed the first tuesday of this month and are well through the first thursday with 0 new appointments added, I am not hopeful. Can you link that Facebook group though? I would like to join as info on the Montreal consulate operations is thin online.

Thank you, I'll try that timing. I've been trying to check right at 8 & 9am EST, since I figured they would open appointments when their offices open, but if its automatic, midnight makes sense. Fingers crossed!

Hi! I can't seem to find any information on this specifically, its all mainly just information on timelines between stages. I was wondering if anyone has any information on the average expected wait time for the Montreal consulate to open new appointments. I have been checking the website several times a day since July 3rd, and continue to see the same message: "There are no available appointments at this time. Please check back in a few days as the Consular Section will open more appointments." This is at the stage of paying the MRV fee on the ais.usvisa-info site. I have inquired and apparently I cannot pay until an appointment is available, but no new appointments have been opened for over a month as far as I can tell. Is this normal, or is something wrong? Do I need to hire someone to constantly refresh the page hundreds of times a day because I am just missing the few minutes each week they release new availability? Does anyone know if there are specific dates/ times that they tend to make new appointments available? I am just beginning to get a bit concerned as this wait time seems excessive just for the chance to book an appointment that I will have to wait again for. Any experience with this or similar situations would help. Thank you!