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I mailed my stuff on March 15th, and they 'opened' it on May 17th. It'll be 1 month this thursday, and I really need my passport ASAP, I have my medical licensing exams in mid july that I need to travel desperately for.. should I fax them asking for the passport back?

Hi Mast,

They had "opened" our mail April 20th. You have already waited so long, can you still hold on for a few weeks? My husband needed to travel to the US soon for business so yesterday he went and applied for an enhanced driver's license as we didnt know when he would get his passport back. They told him 9-12 days he would have it...can you do the same? I'm assuming your USMLEs are in the states..if thats the case then just get the enhanced DL for now as back up...

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Hi Mast,

They had "opened" our mail April 20th. You have already waited so long, can you still hold on for a few weeks? My husband needed to travel to the US soon for business so yesterday he went and applied for an enhanced driver's license as we didnt know when he would get his passport back. They told him 9-12 days he would have it...can you do the same? I'm assuming your USMLEs are in the states..if thats the case then just get the enhanced DL for now as back up...

Unfortunately, I didn't book my exam in the US.. so I have to travel.. so it took them approx 8 weeks from your second mailing to approve? I'm at 5 weeks, so I should wait 3 weeks?

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Unfortunately, I didn't book my exam in the US.. so I have to travel.. so it took them approx 8 weeks from your second mailing to approve? I'm at 5 weeks, so I should wait 3 weeks?

Well I mailed the documents in March 30th so all in all about 11 wks, but after opening (April 20th) about 8 weeks. Maybe the finally have the ball rolling again and you might get it within the next few weeks. Do you have a senator or congressman involved? I ended up getting both of them involved!

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Well I mailed the documents in March 30th so all in all about 11 wks, but after opening (April 20th) about 8 weeks. Maybe the finally have the ball rolling again and you might get it within the next few weeks. Do you have a senator or congressman involved? I ended up getting both of them involved!

Wow, another 3 weeks? Yea, I dont think I want to take a chance. I'm gonna fax them right now to get my passport back, hopefully it comes with a visa otherwise I'll send it after .

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I mailed my stuff on March 15th, and they 'opened' it on May 17th. It'll be 1 month this thursday, and I really need my passport ASAP, I have my medical licensing exams in mid july that I need to travel desperately for.. should I fax them asking for the passport back?

How did you find out when they 'opened' it? Did you call somewhere? Go somewhere? Was it magic?

Let me know!

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How did you find out when they 'opened' it? Did you call somewhere? Go somewhere? Was it magic?

Let me know!

Hi Mtl, call DOS 202-663-1225...they date they start "reviewing" it is basically when they opened your mail...

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Well i called the DOS today and she said that my envelope had finally been opened. Then about an hour later my fiance got an email from his congressperson saying that montreal had APPROVED!!!! the visa and I should get it by the end of the week. I'm waiting for confirmation from Canada Post but Holy bonkers am i ever excited.!!! it is 8 weeks to the day that canada post confirmed that the documents had been sent to montreal.

What a day though!!!!

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Well i called the DOS today and she said that my envelope had finally been opened. Then about an hour later my fiance got an email from his congressperson saying that montreal had APPROVED!!!! the visa and I should get it by the end of the week. I'm waiting for confirmation from Canada Post but Holy bonkers am i ever excited.!!! it is 8 weeks to the day that canada post confirmed that the documents had been sent to montreal.

What a day though!!!!

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! ITS FINALLY HAPPENINGGGGGG!! Congrats...what was the reason you had to send in documents?

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Well i called the DOS today and she said that my envelope had finally been opened. Then about an hour later my fiance got an email from his congressperson saying that montreal had APPROVED!!!! the visa and I should get it by the end of the week. I'm waiting for confirmation from Canada Post but Holy bonkers am i ever excited.!!! it is 8 weeks to the day that canada post confirmed that the documents had been sent to montreal.

What a day though!!!!

I will try calling DOS later, thanks for that. also good to know that you got it at the eight week mark from the date that they received it on Canada Post... I am at 7.5 weeks... so with any luck, this should finally be happening soon.

Hang in there everyone!

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YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! ITS FINALLY HAPPENINGGGGGG!! Congrats...what was the reason you had to send in documents?

I had to send in a police certificate from Japan. which took over a month to get from the interview date. So lesson is don't listen to your local police station when they say you can put down your address from japan on the canada police check. I should have gotten a second opinion but I had no idea how to actually get a police certificate from japan and the lady that gave me the Canadian police certificate was very convincing. At the time too I wasn't so involved in Visajourney or i would have asked all of you!

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2009-10-23 Montreal Received

2009-11-08 Packet 3 Sent

2010-02-02 Packet 4 Received

2010-03-19 Interview

Interview Result :Admin Review-missing papers

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2010-07-13 Applied for SSN

2010-08-03 SSN received

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2010-08-16 I485 sent to chicago lockbox

2010-08-24 NOA1 received

2010-09-17 Case transferred to CSC

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2010-11-03 Biometrics appt. EAD card issued

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I had to send in a police certificate from Japan. which took over a month to get from the interview date. So lesson is don't listen to your local police station when they say you can put down your address from japan on the canada police check. I should have gotten a second opinion but I had no idea how to actually get a police certificate from japan and the lady that gave me the Canadian police certificate was very convincing. At the time too I wasn't so involved in Visajourney or i would have asked all of you!

I agree...i wish I knew about VJ before my husband went to his interview! Wow, they made you wait that long just for one police certificate...I know with domicile cases like mine, they tend to take way longer, but now even for one piece of paper they are taking so much time...lets just hope this is a beginning of something GOOD for everyone...especially because they just "opened" your mail and approved right away...thats how it should be done in the first place!

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I caught myself last night thinking about how I'd have to wait a whole other week to get my new iPhone 4 because of how late in the day I'd ordered.

:bonk: :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: :bonk:

Talk about first-world problems, eh? Kinda puts things in perspective when you re-read threads like this one. I'll be a good, well-behaved and thankful little boy now. :P Glad to hear some of these held-up visas are starting to move again! :dance:

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Well i called the DOS today and she said that my envelope had finally been opened. Then about an hour later my fiance got an email from his congressperson saying that montreal had APPROVED!!!! the visa and I should get it by the end of the week. I'm waiting for confirmation from Canada Post but Holy bonkers am i ever excited.!!! it is 8 weeks to the day that canada post confirmed that the documents had been sent to montreal.

What a day though!!!!

Wonderful news, congratulations. :dance:

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Hi Mast,

They had "opened" our mail April 20th. You have already waited so long, can you still hold on for a few weeks? My husband needed to travel to the US soon for business so yesterday he went and applied for an enhanced driver's license as we didnt know when he would get his passport back. They told him 9-12 days he would have it...can you do the same? I'm assuming your USMLEs are in the states..if thats the case then just get the enhanced DL for now as back up...

If my wife gets an enhanced DL, do you honestly think she would be able to cross, or will her name come up flagged as being in the process of getting her VISA, and therefore refused entry into the US?

Has anyone actually tried this?

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