US Immigration from Canada

We got our interview date today for May 29. My husband lives in Alberta Canada which has no approved doctors so he will have to go to another province. My husband wants to go to the doctor in Vancouver since its the closest, but I dont know how long it takes to get the medical exam results and if it would be easier for him to go to one in Montreal a day or two before his interview so he doesn't have to hop back and forth between provinces. Any fellow Alberta residents or canadians have suggestions about doing their medical exams?

My husband (US citizen) and I started our DCF journey via Montreal in late January. We've been approved to file and have received the Packet 3 and I'm just waiting on my criminal record check to arrive so I can send the checklist back, but I've hit a problem.

I know I have to fill out the DS-260 and have attempted to login to CEAC with the application number and my birthdate, but I receive the following error message every time:

The selected Case Number and Date of Birth combination you entered does not match our records. Please try again or contact the U.S. Embassy or Consulate where your case is being processed.

I've emailed Montreal about it since I've tried 25+ times and I copy and past the application number from the email they sent me (so no chance of mistyping) and my birthdate is correct. But until I can log in, I can't fill out the DS-260 or send back the checklist to get the appointment scheduled. I've googled this and it seems like it was happening quite a lot with NVC filings a few years ago, but nothing quite like mine (the last line of the error, in their case, says to reach out the to NVC and not the US Embassy or Consulate, but otherwise the wording is the same.

Basically, has anyone else experienced this? I'm completely lost. Montreal has been quite slow to respond (I know they're quite busy) and it seems that there's nowhere to call to speak with someone about it, but I'm just so down about this. I'm so scared of them not responding at all since their auto-response mentions not responding to info available in the FAQ, which doesn't really qualify here but certainly reinforces the idea that they are dealing with a lot of emails.

I'd appreciate any insight! Thank you.

I received an email on Feb 26 advising that the NVC received our approved I-129F petition and will now forward the petition to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in Montreal, Canada. I have read multiple things that are leaving me confused.

1. I am unable to check the status of our case online. It always says "Your search did not return any data". I have tried putting NA in the passport number field and the name field, I've tried filling it out completely. I've tried just putting NA in the passport field. Still same results.

2. Can someone please confirm the correct link to check the status of a K1 Visa as it seems to be different than other visa's? Maybe I am just in the wrong place? lol

3. Should we be waiting for the letter from the embassy/consulate with the check list, etc before we file the DS160? I have read things that say to wait and I have read things that say to go ahead and file.

We are 2 weeks away from one year from our petition being received. Best of luck to you all, in love and quick processing times!

Thank you in advance for any assistance

Hello,

We havent been able to get an interview spot at the Montreal Consulate. I'm wondering if any fellow K1 petitioners with beneficiaries based out of Canada are in the same boat? There are a handful of people on reddit in /r/NationalVisaCenter who also have the same dilemma. People have reported no slots since mid January 2026.

It feels like there is no end in sight, and those who have completed this journey before us are pretty vague when they try ro reassure or answer questions. It honestly feels pretty hopeless at points.

Would like to hear people's experiences. Did you get your waiver approved quicker? Any tips on how to speed it up?