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

[Raptor23 16]

3 hours ago, LetsGoFast said:

Does anyone has any experience about picking up passports from "BLS Vancouver – 850 West Hastings Street Unit B 50, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E1, CA"?

 

Our cases were issued on Jan 18th, 2023 and have not receive any tracking emails. I read posts about this site and people saying if this site is selected for picking up, we will not receive tracking number and will receive pickup email directly later on. But the people who report this are mostly applying for non-immigration visas (mostly interviewed in Vancouver). Does anyone know what will happen to us on this site?

 

 

Hi, congrats on being finally issued your visa!  I came across your post just now; I'm sorry I can't help with your question as I'm not based in Vancouver, but I saw that you called the third-party mailing facility for the Montreal consulate to confirm that they recieved your passports.  Can you please kindly share the number or contact for the mailing facility?  I am trying to get confirmation that our documents were recieved by the consulate but no luck so far with emailing the consulate.  I thank you in advance, and appreciate any help!  

[LetsGoFast 13]

4 hours ago, LetsGoFast said:

Does anyone has any experience about picking up passports from "BLS Vancouver – 850 West Hastings Street Unit B 50, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E1, CA"?

 

Our cases were issued on Jan 18th, 2023 and have not receive any tracking emails. I read posts about this site and people saying if this site is selected for picking up, we will not receive tracking number and will receive pickup email directly later on. But the people who report this are mostly applying for non-immigration visas (mostly interviewed in Vancouver). Does anyone know what will happen to us on this site?

 

 

Thank you!

 

We found their number on Google Map. Since we mailed our documents to "955 1re Avenue, Sainte-Catherine, QC J5C 1C5", so we found a place called "Clipper Ship Supply Inc" with this address and their number is +15149379561. My husband provided our tracking number and they confirmed that they received our passports and they were picked by the consulate already. Hope this helps you, and good luck!

[Raptor23 16]

8 minutes ago, LetsGoFast said:

Thank you!

 

We found their number on Google Map. Since we mailed our documents to "955 1re Avenue, Sainte-Catherine, QC J5C 1C5", so we found a place called "Clipper Ship Supply Inc" with this address and their number is +15149379561. My husband provided our tracking number and they confirmed that they received our passports and they were picked by the consulate already. Hope this helps you, and good luck!

Thank you so much for this!! i just called them and they just said "if the tracking says its been delivered then for sure they picked it up because they pick it up everyday ..." I'm not sure if he was being short with me cause it's the end of the work day here... I'm going to try to call again tomorrow earlier in the day and see if they will actually check for me that it was picked up by the consulate; like they did for you.  Goodluck with everything!  And thank you so much again!!!

Edited January 23 by Raptor23

[Gha 15]

Hi 

I was trying to open then case status website but it is not working.I am just asking this problem is not my side or everywhere 

thank you 

[LetsGoFast 13]

3 minutes ago, Gha said:

Hi 

I was trying to open then case status website but it is not working.I am just asking this problem is not my side or everywhere 

thank you 

I have the same issue since this afternoon..

[Raptor23 16]

Just now, LetsGoFast said:

I have the same issue since this afternoon..

Same for me since this afternoon.  Both the CEAC status check site, and the NVC site is not working for me.  

[LetsGoFast 13]

30 minutes ago, Raptor23 said:

Thank you so much for this!! i just called them and they just said "if the tracking says its been delivered then for sure they picked it up because they pick it up everyday ..." I'm not sure if he was being short with me cause it's the end of the work day here... I'm going to try to call again tomorrow earlier in the day and see if they will actually check for me that it was picked up by the consulate; like they did for you.  Goodluck with everything!  And thank you so much again!!!

You are welcome! If I were you, I would also call again tomorrow and there might be someone else who can double check for you. I think they can confirm for a specific tracking number.

[Raptor23 16]

Just now, LetsGoFast said:

You are welcome! If I were you, I would also call again tomorrow and there might be someone else who can double check for you. I think they can confirm for a specific tracking number.

That’s exactly what I plan to do, hopefully someone more helpful answers tomorrow! Many thanks!!!

[LetsGoFast 13]

2 minutes ago, LetsGoFast said:

I have the same issue since this afternoon..

However, I just checked the CEAC website a few seconds ago. It seems they now work again.

[APRIL2023 48]

10 minutes ago, LetsGoFast said:

However, I just checked the CEAC website a few seconds ago. It seems they now work again.

Was glitchy the whole day but is working again now 

[Raptor23 16]

1 minute ago, APRIL2023 said:

Was glitchy the whole day but is working again now 

Works again for me too, thank you!

[Leo The Great 90]

1 minute ago, Raptor23 said:

Works again for me too, thank you!

@Raptor23 Would you mind telling if you were also under AP (DS-5535)?

[dmitrych 14]

12 hours ago, Raptor23 said:

Thank you so much for this!! i just called them and they just said "if the tracking says its been delivered then for sure they picked it up because they pick it up everyday ..." I'm not sure if he was being short with me cause it's the end of the work day here... I'm going to try to call again tomorrow earlier in the day and see if they will actually check for me that it was picked up by the consulate; like they did for you.  Goodluck with everything!  And thank you so much again!!!

A year ago PNWUnited from this thread found out from Clipper Ship Supply that the consulate picks up mail only on Mondays and Thursdays. The consulate is slow in processing the incoming mail, so I wouldn't be surprised if that schedule is still the same, but it would be interesting to find out otherwise.

[throwitaway 189]

19 hours ago, tas005 said:

Yeah, but i am just wondering why they are sending back the passport, do they usually send passport without a visa on it ?

Sometimes it’s sent back so you can hold on to it as they’ve realized 221g will last longer than they thought. It would be unusual for them to send back an issued passport with the status not reflective of that.

[ShawnK 76]

Is anyone ever going to get any requests for a medical? Seems nothing has moved since Jan 2023 interviewers got medical requests in late Sep and early October.  

 

Are there any Feb or March users lurking out there who have received a request? This is getting very concerning.