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I keep hearing people saying things will change now that Biden is in office, but there honestly has not been much done to fix the real issue we are all facing.  The main issue is the embassies are not doing interviews even close to 2019 levels.   
 
We all need to be raising a stink with our congressman about this.   Lean on Biden to pass an executive order or something that does what ever it takes to ramp up interviews.  Maybe declare the immigration workers essential works and get them vaccinated now so they can ramp up interviews.  All politics and policy aside, there needs to be a ramping up of interviews to fix the logjams.  That's the bottom line. 

I also sent them an email asking if they were scheduling DV 2021. Will keep you posted. Their website hasn't been updated in over a month now...

Yes I hope they do start processing us and not continue to delay cause of covid. Hopefully we get confirmation or an update on what they are doing soon 🙏. 

Sure we hope to hear some thing shortly on our interview..Any interview letters from Montreal consulate,pls let the group know..

Same here-F3, DQ Aug 2020. Please keep sharing progress on your interview @Canada_F3 and @ Krishna2629. All the best.

I am sorry if there is already a thread. Please merge if there is. I just wondered of any thoughts now that the proclamation 10014 was lifted by Biden yesterday what the Montreal consulate will do regarding family visas that were under that ban. 
 
We are an F3 visa. We had an interview booked with Montreal March 23 2020. It got canceled 5 days before it cause of the pandemic. Then we got stuck under that ban for a year. I'm hoping they will start rescheduling those that they had to cancel that were stuck under the ban soon. 
 
I understand they are limiting interviews right now cause of covid still and there is a backlog but I'm hopeful those that got canceled last year will hear something sooner than later.
 
They caught up pretty fast after the last shut down and got through rescheduling all their canceled appointments. Hopefully they will do that again. 
 
Anyone else in this spot? Any thoughts on what they might do? How long it might take to be rescheduled?

Well hopefully you don't have to wait too long to get an interview. But that was our wait time before covid and proclamation backlogs. Everything took forever. 

We are waiting for F3 visa at Montreal embassy 

I also waiting for my interview at Montreal embassy.
 
My priority date is July 2007 and DQ on March 27, 2020.
 

Left email to consulate to ask their plan for reschuduling interviews for other categories. Lets see what we hear back.

Hello! F2A here, DQed since September 2020! So thankful that processing can be resumed. Wishing all of us speed to get our IL!!

I am sorry if there is already a thread. Please merge if there is. I just wondered of any thoughts now that the proclamation 10014 was lifted by Biden yesterday what the Montreal consulate will do regarding family visas that were under that ban. 
 
We are an F3 visa. We had an interview booked with Montreal March 23 2020. It got canceled 5 days before it cause of the pandemic. Then we got stuck under that ban for a year. I'm hoping they will start rescheduling those that they had to cancel that were stuck under the ban soon. 
 
I understand they are limiting interviews right now cause of covid still and there is a backlog but I'm hopeful those that got canceled last year will hear something sooner than later.
 
They caught up pretty fast after the last shut down and got through rescheduling all their canceled appointments. Hopefully they will do that again. 
 
Anyone else in this spot? Any thoughts on what they might do? How long it might take to be rescheduled?

Thank you! Yes being patient has been super hard. Especially the last couple years. We were absolutely devastated when our appointment was canceled 💔. I will definitely update 🙂. Actually we have emailed in the past since our interview was canceled and they Actually responded pretty fast. Within a day or two. Before we were canceled it took a couple weeks to get a response. If we don't get an update or see any information posted within a couple weeks I am going to try emailing. The not knowing anything is the worst. 

Oh I just realized you're on a F3!!  My goodness, 15 years and you were days away.  I hope you get an appointment first!  Keep this thread updated  If you get one, I know it's moving.  Tempted to email them but probably won't get a response, ha! 
 

I hope so.  We're at NVC stages, priority date June 2019 (parents).  I just checked the website and they only do visa interviews for a few hours each day... Hopefully they start booking.  My parents would need to travel from Vancouver... 
 

Thanks President Biden. !!!many separated families now it is time for family reunification hopefully the Embassies expedite those appointments for interviews

You would need to know how many cases are outstanding, what the Consulate processing capability is going forward and then from a personal view where you are in that line.

Yeap! Let me know if you hear back anything about the interview. 

Great news! Biden just removed immigration ban. Hopefully montreal starts scheduling interviews soon.

I am assuming it may be; but keeping fingers crossed for a pleasant surprise!

Hopefully wait times to get our interviews won't be too long 🙂

Thank you so much for your quick response! I am so sorry that you have had to live through this. We were approved at NVC in SEP 2020. So hard to plan with all this uncertainty; but still staying positive of bright days ahead! ☀️ 

I am F3 and stuck under this proclamation too. We had our interview booked and 5 days before it, it was canceled cause of the pandemic. Was hoping Biden would cancel the proclamation before March 31st but hoping that at least it will expire and we won't have to wait too long for our new appointment. We will have to get our medicals done again as they've now expired and we just had our criminal checks done again as they expired too. Hoping we are back on track soon! 🙏

Good morning! 
New here! Anyone else waiting for F2A in Montreal (and therefore under 10014)? Eagerly hoping for some good news after March 31st, and curious to see how many of us in the same situation! Thank you!

Not clear right now. https://www.voanews.com/usa/biden-pledges-change-immigration-lays-out-plan "During the coronavirus pandemic Trump issued proclamations blocking the entry of many temporary foreign workers and applicants for green cards. While Biden has criticized the restrictions, he has not yet said whether he would immediately reverse them."
 
Keep an eye on the White House's proclamations page: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/