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No. I haven’t heard anything like that. 
I sent many email they keep saying same thing. Even though everyone telling different in this forum. 
 
 
 
And god sake !!!!!other countries, interviewing F visa J visa as well. Some cases are applied last September 2019, now they have got CR/IR-1. What the hell is going on??????

Someone in IR1/CR1 group called Montreal this morning and they mentioned interviews will be scheduled in September. I believe it was the operator not the embassy staff. Again based on what happened last month with August 14 date, I think it's hard to believe this date. Anyone from K1 group who heard anything similar?

Saw this on Twitter. Apparently MTL sent an auto response saying they have begun phased resumption of services and rest of the info is same old...

It does seem the consular officers weren’t even in canada working on their respective consulates. I hope they come back in regards to Canada putting diplomats and their families in travel exemptions. 

Did not receive a date this time except from ‘they’re opening slowly’. Even during our last update, they were hoping to start in August but nothing was firm. 

Now the consulate staff is awaiting orders to return to
their respective consulates- I am guessing orders from
the consulate?
Hopefully with Canada lifting its restrictions with respect to diplomats and their families, MTL consulate is planning to staff itself appropriately as soon as possible. 

Also, Canada is allowing diplomats to come in. I saw it in a news post last week. 

That’s great ! Hopefully they adequately staff themselves as soon as possible to restart routine visa services including K1s. 

You need to move COs and support staff (along with their families, possibly). Find room for them. Transfer cases. Coordinate with NVC and applicants. And it would be a zero sum process since it's just moving staff from one area to another...less cases could be handled at Montreal as a result.
 
To actually handle more cases, they need more immigrant visa unit staff and support resources. You can't just reassign a bunch of NIV COs and staff already at Vancouver...they are not qualified to adjudicate immigrant visa cases. There are vastly different requirements between most NIVs and most IVs. They don't typically assess the validity of marriages (both legally and in terms of bona fides), PCCs (and what qualifies as a CIMT or not), medical results, etc.

Montreal consulate is the place for all immigration interview. I heard they changed some jurisdiction, so no IV interview any other embassies...
 

Hi, I am in the exact same boat. Crying right now at this news about August interviews. My husband and I have also been long distance for 4 years, waiting and hoping. I cannot believe they have not re-opened. I have also reached out to my representatives and senator. I feel like I am at a dead end. Hang in there, I will try too.

I called  Montreal yesterday, the lady asked me where did I hear about Embassy opening on the 14th of August? She said she can't confirm or infirm if the info is correct and to call back next week. I am sick of this to be honest!

Typical! ...... and the wait continues. UK is open, italy is open....numerous others whose local conditions are worse than Canada, are open. But Montreal is closed. Makes no sense.

Our Congressman’s staffer has been reaching out to Montreal on our behalf. He had a chat with the department of state on Friday and they also indicated that Montreal is planning to resume routine services in August. 

I think they just want to ensure that they have proper safeguards and a solidified plan in place before making an official announcement. 

so I guess it was a lie then😭
 

Well, it’s true they haven’t and they’ll do it from August 14 as per info provided by them. Wait until the first week of August and we may have more info on visa interviews!

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/one-month-extension-of-immigrant-visa-medical-examinations.html?fbclid=IwAR3IUDZ6ZUJDxpRJGeP72QDmIFTQx-V7m1cDElA6gYaK7rPHtJ3QCX6ZCgc

There's no reason to get a medical done until you get your appointment. If it expires after 6 months with no appointment there's no refunds, which is what a lot of us are facing now. Dr Cheema is usually pretty quick with the appointments though.

You can only use the panel physicians and you can only schedule medicals when you have an interview date. 

I never had an interview scheduled prior to this email, hence why this autogenerated message did not apply in my case. As for a future interview appointment, that has not been scheduled yet. Hopefully should find out soon once the consulate receives our packet from NVC 🤞.

Update to my post: Received today the following *NORMAL* autogenerated cancellation email from NVC when they receive notification from the Consulate to forward a case directly for expedite: 
 
****************"We previously notified you of the date and time of your immigrant visa interview at the U.S.Embassy/Consulate General in MONTREAL, CAN.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have to cancel this interview. We will schedule a new interview appointment as soon as possible and notify you of the date and time. There is no need for you to take action at this time.
If you have any questions, please contact us by following the instructions at https://nvc.state.gov/inquiry.
Regards,
National Visa Center,
U.S. Department of State
https://nvc.state.gov/ask
"****************
 
I never had an interview to be cancelled, so I knew that this was not correct and a couple of other threads have documented this happening with expedites and wanted share to save anyone the potential panic attack if they experience a similar circumstance. Had I not been following these forums for the last few months it would probably have thrown me into a panic spiral as well.
 
 

To add to this, they need to be within 1 year at INTERVIEW, so if it will be more than 1 year when you finally get your interview, you will need a new one.  I highly suggest not getting a new police cert until you have a positive interview date. 

Yes 6 months validity 

The lack of communication is so annoying my interview was March 17 at 9:30 and it got cancelled 24 hours before, I was crushed. I really hope they start interviews again soon. Does anyone know how long is the medical exam valid for?

The State Dept Twitter just tweeted a hour ago about embassies starting to reopen on the 15th. So far this is the first time any of us have heard any news on this
 
 

I hope you all in safe.
Well, I usually sent email to Montreal IV every month.
Have you guys sent Email to Montreal? 
Any answer then automatic reply?