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Hello All, 
We had our interview on May 23 and our visas were approved. 
Wanted to mention some information in here in case it is useful for others.
Our case was EB-2 NIW, DQ Nov 2022. Both born in Iran. We lived in US on F1 Visa for more than 4 years and had never entered US other than that. We didn’t have a job offer.
So the interview went great. As everyone mentioned here, one officer took our original documents and a copy of our passports. Asked general questions. Then we sat for the interview. 
The interview then took less than 30 minutes and it went smoothly. Officer was very nice during the interview. we were asked if we have a job offer (by both officers) to which we replied we are in the process and we do not have an offer yet. The officer asked about our past experiences and where we want to live and similar questions. 
He then took a couple of minutes taking notes after which he congratulated us and told us our Visas are approved. 
BTW around the MTL embassy is all under construction and it is a good idea if you get a nearby hotel or arrive sooner. 

All the best to everyone in this process. 

Thank you once more.
Regarding resetting the DQ date, we received a response from NVC stating that in my situation, I will retain the DQ date if I need to move between consulates. Below is the excerpt from their email addressing the reset question:
 

 
I hope this will help others!

Folks some awesome news to share. Just received invite from NVC for an interview at the end of March. Dq date was May 2022 so it’s in line with the website date

It doesn't make sense that they didn't issue any IL since last May (over six months) knowing that they issue EB visas every month and the time between IL and visa issuance is about 2-3 months.    

Nice reply!

Nice reply!

1- Please be respectful - telling others what to say and what not to say is "nonsense".
2- You can decide to not read what you don't like
3- The forum does not get "full". There is space for all respectful discussions
4- They are not doing "us" a "favor"! It is the LAW of the US, a country that is built based on lawful immigration!
5- No one was going to sue them. The previous comment mentioned others had previously done that, to no avail. We are trying to find ways to push them to provide additional resources to clear the backlog quicker. Do you have any problems with that?
6- I question your approach to fixing problems. Instead of finding solutions, you propose changing the entire issue? Instead of fixing a backlog, you suggest changing the Visa Category??? lol

We are all waiting and very disappointed with how things are going with Montreal consulate.  Is there anything we can do to have our voices heard?
Based on the chart below that I created from available data, It looks like numbers of visas issued are going down instead of going up to counter the "COVID" caused backlogs:
 
  

We are all waiting and very disappointed with how things are going with Montreal consulate.  Is there anything we can do to have our voices heard?
Based on the chart below that I created from available data, It looks like numbers of visas issued are going down instead of going up to counter the "COVID" caused backlogs: