Dear fellow Canadians, good morning/afternoon! (depends on where you are)
After I spent significant amount of time on visa journey.com, I have mostly focused on the Administrative Processing (AP) reports particularly from US Consulate in Montreal, in other words, immigrant visas and K1 visas. I have shamelessly come with a few bold points here...and any inputs/comments are welcome.
1. Most applicants don't know why they are put on AP.
2. AP is loosely linked to the counties where the applicants are born (Many people speculated the MENA countries born applicants may be likely to put on AP).
3. AP can be as short as a few days. Most applicants are under AP for a few months (2-3 months). Some are on AP for 6 months or more.
4. Montreal U.S. Consulate only communicates through e-mail, it is efficient to my experiences.
5. You can check your AP status by calling 1 202 663 1225 then press 1, then press 0, then you will be answered very quickly by a specialist, they are professional, accurate, patient and helpful.
Alternative, you can check your status online
https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?eQs=o/iS8zDpeAKjMWCuebHqOw==
6. It may be frustrating. However, there is really not much you can do in order to expedite AP. It is to most extent a wait, while you are hoping it won't be too long.
7. Once NVC transferred the case to the Montreal U.S. Consulate, they don't handle the case anymore. All package will be mailed to Montreal.
8. USCIS doesn't handle I-130, I-140 anymore once they forward the case to NVC.
NVC got a reaction from Idy Fdez in Montreal Administrative Processing Timeline
NVC got a reaction from Kagebunshin in HELP: 221g (AP) How long does it take...??????????