The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (PART 2)

[Leo The Great 90]

@Irish89

Any update on your WOM?

[Gha 15]

@ak47 when you asked about your case was your case date update and when you asked last time .I have also 8 month complete in the end of month 

my last date update is in June .in June they said wait 6 month 

thank you 

[ak47 26]

9 hours ago, Gha said:

@ak47 when you asked about your case was your case date update and when you asked last time .I have also 8 month complete in the end of month 

my last date update is in June .in June they said wait 6 month 

thank you 

I enquire every month but from my enquiry in SEP i did not get any response, so sent another email in OCT then i got a response. At my interview in March, the CO said that they should be able to complete the case b4 August because i specifically asked her how long it will take.

 

My last date update was also in June and that was after my enquiry. But looks like they have stopped checking the case itself  so there has been no DATE updates since June. 

 

I will be completing 8 months next week and at this point after so long wait, the patience is lost and i think all of you are experiencing the same.

 

@Gha when was your interview ?

Edited November 10, 2023 by ak47

[Gha 15]

@ak47 my interview was in October 2022 but they put me in Ap and then sent Ds 5535 in March 2023

thank you

[Chamin27 1]

How do we inquire? 

 

[Leo The Great 90]

32 minutes ago, Abriel said:

How do we inquire? 

 

you mean Montreal consulate. Same email address that sent you DS-5535 email

Edited November 10, 2023 by Leo The Great

[Chamin27 1]

17 minutes ago, Leo The Great said:

you mean Montreal consulate. Same email address that sent you DS-5535 email

We submitted it via google form! They gave my fiance a QR code on a piece of paper. I guess its new

[Leo The Great 90]

1 hour ago, Abriel said:

We submitted it via google form! They gave my fiance a QR code on a piece of paper. I guess its new

For us, it was Microsoft web form

Embassy contact info can be found in this page:

https://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Canada&cty=Montreal

Edited November 11, 2023 by Leo The Great

[AP_since_May2023 37]

On 8/10/2023 at 5:33 AM, Pearljamm said:

 

Added myself in! 

Any updates?

[ALC 61]

On 11/2/2023 at 7:57 PM, Leo The Great said:

@ALC

I just saw spreadsheet. Congrats on clearing AP so quickly just in 85 days. Would you mind telling what is the clearance received date on your visa. You told earlier that 8/31 was the last update for you.

Unlike one of my B1/B2 visas, there isn't a clearance received annotation this time... only the flu vaccine waiver thing. Now I am not even sure if I was actually in SAO, even though I was told at the interview that I got flagged and they need to send the case to DC... 

From the few pieces of information, I could only speculate whatever process they needed to do, was done on 8/31 (about a month after the interview), then they just sat on my case for like 6 weeks until my lawyers followed up twice. In the first reply they were saying I needed an USCIS waiver, which was very confusing to us (retrospectively, they were probably talking about the flu vaccine waiver since my medical was in June when it was waived, but the most recent processing was beginning of October; though it's something they give, not by me requesting), then the lawyers followed up again to clarify, this time they said it's pending a CO review. Both replies were standard form responses though... 

Luckily, just as we were contemplating our options, the request for passport email came. 

@ak47 Luckily, I was able to scrape by by a hair, my medical expires in mid December, and I will be landing in about two weeks. 

 

[Leo The Great 90]

@ALC

May be your first clearance for B1/B2 was done within 48 months of 2nd DS-5535, According to SOA Wikipedia, SOA is valid up to 48 months

 

Thanks

Edited November 13, 2023 by Leo The Great

[Fayisa 21]

Hello guys, we are trying to reach a senator or a congressman, can you reach multiple for my husband state or should we reach only one? Anybody reached them, what was your experience ? Thanks

[CondorMantis 2]

55 minutes ago, Fayisa said:

Hello guys, we are trying to reach a senator or a congressman, can you reach multiple for my husband state or should we reach only one? Anybody reached them, what was your experience ? Thanks

I reached out to a senator and got a long but standard response from the Chief of the consular section in Tunis. 
"We realize that these extended time periods cause frustration to many individuals, and we are sensitive to the fact that the purpose of the immigrant visa program is to re-unite families. Nonetheless, the embassy must adjudicate visas in accordance with the provisions of the law, and, in some cases, this involves extensive administrative processing. While we cannot predict when the processing of the applicant's visa will be completed, please be assured that the embassy and the Department of State are aware of your concerns and will do all we can to see that the visa is adjudicated as soon as the processing of his application has been completed"

[ALC 61]

9 hours ago, Leo The Great said:

@ALC

May be your first clearance for B1/B2 was done within 48 months of 2nd DS-5535, According to SOA Wikipedia, SOA is valid up to 48 months

 

Thanks

NP!

Nope, it was almost 5 years ago.

[Darkknight574 1]

Has anyone here ever applied for a non-immigration visa while waiting for their DS5535 response? My wife has L-1 visa and I would like to apply for L-2 at the airport border. Do the border officers have access to our immigration visa status? Any conflict between the two applications?