AndrewsN

15 hours ago, Froozion said:

I'm worried although we were approved on the 9th.... we may now not get our visa until October 1st. 

 

Has anyone who had interviews the first week of September had their ceac account go from ready to issued? How long did it take if so..? I know they say up to 12 days....

I had my interview Sep 6th (EB1). I received a verbal approval from the officer at the consulate.

Yesterday morning I received a notice indicating that they will be holding my passport until after October 1st because they’ve hit their limit of Visas issued for the fiscal year. 

I’m just hoping that this means they actually get to work on it in the first week of October and not closer to November. 

3 minutes ago, Froozion said:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/immigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-immigrant-visa-issuances.html

 

Looking through the statistics. Montreal historically have been doing about 400 total visas per month. In March they did 600. In April they did 800. 

 

Someone who had their interview said that they mentioned hiring more staff during their interview. 

 

As they have doubled their output of visas per month, it only makes sense more staff have been hired to see this vast increase. 

You’re a legend. Thanks for sharing 

On 6/22/2024 at 5:53 AM, Froozion said:

 

 

Also they have just hired more staff and seen them double their monthly production. So the backlog being cleared is the more likely situation. 

Could I ask you where you read this information? Was that info specific to the Montreal embassy? 

1 minute ago, Texasbound1 said:

EB 2 actually moved forward by two months. Seems like there have been a lot of EB3 given out and the quota is close to being met.

So in that case, would that mean that MTL would still schedule EB 1 and EB 2 categories for interviews? 

21 minutes ago, AnnaSalu said:

 

What category are you looking at when you say Dec 1, 2021? 

Looks like they were referring to EB3

Unfortunately, I’ve sort of stopped believing that priority of EB categories has any play. 
 

2 minutes ago, Wincity said:

Thanks @AndrewsN

I'm extremely anxious but positive that I will be next to receive IL. Will let this forum know immediately when it happens.

Fingers crossed...

The feeling is mutual...I am Jan 2023. Right there with ya haha.

4 hours ago, Froozion said:

I dont think employment are going to get this month as they updated the website with Jan 23 and that was the same as 2 months ago. The other groups had progression of their months in that update. IR went from Feb 24 to March 24, and they are the group that got interview letters this morning. 

 

It seems they are so backlogged with ds 5535 that EB has been put on hold again. Let's hope it's not until January 2025 like what happened last year. 

If we are following any sense of logic, I’m anticipating @Wincity to get their letter next, out of all active EB forum folks. 
 

So, I’m rooting for Wincity.

That said, I’m chatting with my lawyers tomorrow and will share our (the forum’s) observations of what happened last year vs what’s happening now. 

I’ll see if they can advise on any action….

2 minutes ago, AJSin1 said:

Good to see they've added that section back for transparency. Although it looks like there's been no progress on the EB interview wait times. 

I imagine we will see some sort of movement over the next week or two. Them putting this information back on is some sort of indication that they are at least not falling behind where they were. It's not exactly a commitment to progress but it's positive communication nevertheless.

Someone messed up the google sheets doc again...all usernames are exchanged with the wrong dates...

22 minutes ago, Wincity said:

On the bright side, family-based ILs haven’t received any either. There’s still hope!

Those family based forums are very hard to read. People complaining about their 2-3 month wait after DQ is a tough pill to swallow for us employment based folks haha 

5 minutes ago, Wincity said:

This would make the nightmare even worse. I can't fathom waiting an additional 6 months without any movement of EB interviews. 

Especially since I was on the cusp of the last IL range.

You and me both! 

1 minute ago, Mazda_Ace said:

 

ChatGPT

They worked hard last month and need to rest for a few months (maybe a year).

XD haha …comedy is good medicine 

1 minute ago, canadian85 said:

Any updates yet on June invites

Nothing on my end yet. EB1, DQ Jan 2023, so…expecting 

19 minutes ago, Texasbound1 said:

Looks like someone played around with the tracking spreadsheet and now all the dates are wrong...please be careful.

Ya, I noticed that too. Someone kept changing the username in my row. I changed it back twice. Then it changed again. I just gave up...

13 minutes ago, a7medfx said:

Thanks again. Do you know what are the potential grounds that can be used to expedite a case?

https://ca.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/consular-operations-updates/
 

Read the emergency section. You can check with your legal team if you feel you can qualify for it

15 minutes ago, a7medfx said:

Thanks again. Do you know what are the potential grounds that can be used to expedite a case?

https://ca.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/consular-operations-updates/
 

Read the emergency section. You can check with your legal team if you feel you can qualify for it

27 minutes ago, a7medfx said:

Your DQ was Jan 2023 and still no IL. I am shocked. My DQ was in April 2024. I am also an EB1 applicant. I have to reconsider all my plans now if an IL is going to take more than a year.

Ya. This isn’t anything new or shocking for anyone in the Montreal Queue. My friend was also EB1- he is now in the US. His wait was about 16 months from DQ date. 
 

They operate on a first in, first out basis but then give preference to the folks getting married. 
 

Unless you can expedite your case- mentally prepare for a long wait. Trust me, it sucks waiting every month thinking something will change

Hi everyone. I’m new here but have been checking from time to time. 
EB1 with a DQ of Jan 5, 2023. So…also expecting to be in the next batch of ILs.

i know how frustrating this wait is…I’ll update when/ if I receive it