Hi, I was getting a little worried, as some of you never received an interview letter, so I sent an email to the US Consulate in Montreal this morning asking if a date has been scheduled for my interview yet. They response with the usual response with the exception of the first paragraph.

Thank you for your inquiry. This is an automatic response that may or may not answer your inquiry. Please be patient for a specific response within 2-3 business days.

If your inquiry concerns a case where the I-130 petition was filed at a U.S. Consulate in Canada, please be aware that there is a high volume of cases waiting to be scheduled for appointments. Resource shortages may delay processing for 4-5 months after we receive notification that you have all of your required documents. Thank you for your patience.
In order to serve applicants faster, we do not respond to inquiries requesting confirmation of receipt of documents or faxes, nor will we be able to answer multiple inquiries about the same issue. Some applicants call on the phone, send an e-mail and a fax to ask the same question or a variation of the question. We have a small number of employees who respond to all the inquiries. It only delays the service we can provide if you make multiple inquiries. We will not respond to multiple e-mail inquiries asking a duplicate question.

If NVC sent you a letter stating that your file is complete and it has been sent to Montreal for scheduling, the file has NOT actually been sent to Montreal but it is waiting at NVC until an appointment can be scheduled. We currently have a 4-5 month wait for scheduling appointments after NVC receives the OF-230 part 1. You will receive an appointment letter in the mail when your appointment has been scheduled by NVC. You can expect to receive this appointment letter several weeks before your appointments. Please remember to bring ORIGINAL documents of birth, marriage, divorce certificates, etc.

If your inquiry is regarding processing of an immigrant visa for a case where the petition was filed in the U.S. and it has not been scheduled for an appointment, please send your inquiry directly to the National Visa Center (NVC). To contact NVC, please forward your inquiries by email to: NVCInquiry@state.gov. If you have been informed by USCIS that your petition has been approved and forwarded to the Department of State, please contact NVC directly.

If you are inquiring about a new family member whom you wish to add on to an approved petition stored at NVC, please contact NVC in writing providing petitioner and beneficiary's names and dates of birth, case number, receipt number, and copy of birth certificate. To contact NVC by phone, you must call between 8:00 am-8:45 pm, Monday-Friday, Eastern Standard Time (EST). It may be easier to reach NVC during the morning. Follow the prompts to speak with an operator. Telephone: 603-334-0700. You may also inquire via facsimile - Fax: 603-334-0791.
You can learn more about immigrant visas, in general, and the National Visa Center, in particular, at
http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_1309.html.
Thank you.
IV Unit Montreal

I guess they caught on that people couldn't tell if it was an auto reply or an actual response.

are they still not using the phone lines?

Man.... from "it sux" to "it sux BIG TIME". Are they just avoiding doing their job or what?????????????????

It seems like that huh? Makes you wonder if some of us are in the wrong profession lol. Must be nice to sit at work all day, don't answer phones, or reply to emails and have the ability to determine ones fate.

Mary

It's so silly that MTL uses form letters. Even the Vancouver consulate takes the time to type out a short answer that pertains to the subject of the email.

Montreal responded! shocking! ....but unfortunately no date yet

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Your file is still on a waiting list and we have the point of contact
the attorney on record. No date has been scheduled yet.

Thanks,
Operator 2

I sent an email yesterday morning, as well. I hope I get a response today. It's stressing us out big time not knowing if Kristy's seven-year-old daughter needs to come with us or not. If they say she does need to go, that will stress us out a bit, too, as I'm afraid she might inadvertently say something about our "wedding." Although, she does have an inkling of what we did, as she said something about "you're not really married, though" this past weekend.

Good old Operator 2. Compared to the letter I received yesterday from Montreal he/she sounds downright friendly.

Well hopefully you still might hear about your interview date this month, hope so!

Good luck to you! just be sure to stalk up on candy for the little one to keep her occupied for an hour or so -

Got a response from Montreal just a few moments ago:



That puts our minds at ease. Now, I just need to get to the copying and organizing of everything that we need to take to Montreal. Apparently, I'm better at that kind of thing than Kristy.

Finally! Glad to hear this! Now on to the interview!