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

[Fayisa 21]

On 11/23/2023 at 12:03 PM, Gha said:

Hi 

total silence .any update @APRIL2023 @ak47 @Fayisa @Dana.L

thank you 

 

Hello Gha, nothing yet, it is really quiet in here. 

[Canucklehead 58]

Does anyone actually know what they are required to do on their end once we send them our DS5535?

 

I.E. when we send then our 15 year travel/work,etc. history,are they having to contact every single country and place we went to/worked at/lived in?

[haruharu 10]

11 minutes ago, Canucklehead said:

Does anyone actually know what they are required to do on their end once we send them our DS5535?

 

I.E. when we send then our 15 year travel/work,etc. history,are they having to contact every single country and place we went to/worked at/lived in?

I believe multiple agencies such as Homeland Security, the Department of State, and the FBI conduct background checks. Unfortunately, the timelines for processing our information are unclear, leaving us uncertain about how long these checks will take.

[northface 18]

49 minutes ago, Canucklehead said:

Does anyone actually know what they are required to do on their end once we send them our DS5535?

 

I.E. when we send then our 15 year travel/work,etc. history,are they having to contact every single country and place we went to/worked at/lived in?

https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOS-2023-0028-0001

 

You might look the above link on the ds5535 process or  page 168 of this thread. And find some clues. 

 

BTW

DOS wants more budget from Congress to do DS5535, asked for public comments, actually they got near 800 feedbacks. 

 

 

 

[Leo The Great 89]

3 hours ago, Canucklehead said:

Does anyone actually know what they are required to do on their end once we send them our DS5535?

 

I.E. when we send then our 15 year travel/work,etc. history,are they having to contact every single country and place we went to/worked at/lived in?

You may look at the following link

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Advisory_Opinion

Edited November 26, 2023 by Leo The Great

[TBoneTX 43,420]

More than half a dozen posts discussing the L-2 visa have been removed.  This thread is to discuss Montreal only.  There are other places on this site to discuss the L-2, et al.  Anyone who breathes another word about L-2 in this thread should be reported so that harsh administrative action can be applied.

 

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[Abriel 1]

Anyone have success with contacting your senator? Does it do anything? 

[APRIL2023 48]

54 minutes ago, Abriel said:

Anyone have success with contacting your senator? Does it do anything? 

I’ve tried my local congresswoman in California. No help, as they got the same generic response that I would get. Did not get a response from the Senator. 

[haruharu 10]

10 minutes ago, APRIL2023 said:

I’ve tried my local congresswoman in California. No help, as they got the same generic response that I would get. Did not get a response from the Senator. 

Same with us. Nowadays, they don’t even reply to us but do reply to the congressman/woman. Yet with the generic response we used to get previously. 

[Fayisa 21]

3 hours ago, Abriel said:

Anyone have success with contacting your senator? Does it do anything? 

We tried to contact them, we filled all their forms and they said they will reach to the Consulate for us. 2 weeks has passed we haven't heard from them.

[cala2023 11]

4 hours ago, Abriel said:

Anyone have success with contacting your senator? Does it do anything? 

My senator also sent a request but was met with the same generic response. The consulate email they received also said that no government representative may expedite or appear to influence a case in any way, so no, it appears there is nothing they can do.

Edited November 28, 2023 by cala2023

[Canucklehead 58]

The most recent time I crossed into the USA, the border control officer mentioned that I could just stay in the USA and adjust my status (he supposedly did this with his wife, who was born outside the USA). Of course, I would prefer to go through the way I have set out to do already as it means I can continue to work here in Canada while I am present in the country - but does anyone have any experience with that process? It seems (according to the BCO) that the process is currently only taking a few months to get status adjusted.

 

Pros seem to be that the process might be faster. Cons being you cannot leave the country and would be unable to work/potentially causes even further delays since you are essentially abandoning this process.

[northface 18]

19 hours ago, Canucklehead said:

The most recent time I crossed into the USA, the border control officer mentioned that I could just stay in the USA and adjust my status (he supposedly did this with his wife, who was born outside the USA). Of course, I would prefer to go through the way I have set out to do already as it means I can continue to work here in Canada while I am present in the country - but does anyone have any experience with that process? It seems (according to the BCO) that the process is currently only taking a few months to get status adjusted.

 

Pros seem to be that the process might be faster. Cons being you cannot leave the country and would be unable to work/potentially causes even further delays since you are essentially abandoning this process.

 

What's the status the BCO gave you when entered US ?

BCO usually stamped  " Admitted until N/C" on Canadian passport. If no status, it seems not practical ?

[Canucklehead 58]

50 minutes ago, northface said:

 

What's the status the BCO gave you when entered US ?

BCO usually stamped  " Admitted until N/C" on Canadian passport. If no status, it seems not practical ?

To be honest I didn't even get a stamp the last time I entered US, but I'm assuming it would be B2 as the few other times I've gotten a stamp it's said that. Just frustrating to hear that I maybe could have just showed up in the USA 2 years ago, filed a change of status and have already been working and living with my spouse there over the past year.

 

Instead, I (and many people here) have chosen to go the CR-1 or IR-1 route because we wanted to be honest and forthright with our intentions, and yet we are shuffled off to the side and delayed upon delayed by the bureaucratic processes - even when we have proven we would be valuable citizens to the USA (no criminal record, valuable skills). We are separated from our family cruelly and unjustly, and absolutely nothing is being done about it. If anything, the delays are now getting longer.

 

Makes you wonder if it wouldn't be better to just show up and say "hey I want a new status" and avoid all of this bureaucratic BS. 

[Ontarkie 13,957]

42 minutes ago, Canucklehead said:

To be honest I didn't even get a stamp the last time I entered US, but I'm assuming it would be B2 as the few other times I've gotten a stamp it's said that. Just frustrating to hear that I maybe could have just showed up in the USA 2 years ago, filed a change of status and have already been working and living with my spouse there over the past year.

 

Instead, I (and many people here) have chosen to go the CR-1 or IR-1 route because we wanted to be honest and forthright with our intentions, and yet we are shuffled off to the side and delayed upon delayed by the bureaucratic processes - even when we have proven we would be valuable citizens to the USA (no criminal record, valuable skills). We are separated from our family cruelly and unjustly, and absolutely nothing is being done about it. If anything, the delays are now getting longer.

 

Makes you wonder if it wouldn't be better to just show up and say "hey I want a new status" and avoid all of this bureaucratic BS. 

Depending on when the border guard did this (years ago pre 90's it was actually perfectly legal to do this), or other circumstances. Today entering with the intent to AOS is fraud and this can lead to a lifetime ban.  Please do not do this. 

Also just a note for others, it would not be the first time border guards gave the wrong advice out. They have turned away many members telling them they cannot travel once their paperwork reaches NVC. We all know that is not correct but it happens.