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  1. addpeace
    Has anyone paid after landing? We had no idea there was another fee to be paid so my husband landed on April 27th and we paid the fee on May 21st. SS says his card is pending and immigrant fee received is the only notice on the uscis account still. We did send in an after 90 days notice.
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    Just 221g DS5535. No other documents needed.
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    August 1st 2022. We filed a WOM suit around the end of Jan 2023
  4. addpeace
    Our status updated to ISSUED today!!
  5. addpeace
    We got a notice that they need to respond by May 1st from our Lawyer, but no case updates since Feb 23rd.
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    I have sent a handwritten letter, a typed letter and an email. All were responded with the generic email response.
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    You could try calling the border and asking them about the damaged package and the wait time from the consulate/post. They may be able to confirm that you need a new one or if that one is fine.
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    We filed on the 31st of January. No notice of receipt yet, but have had 3 updates on the account Feb 14th, 17th and 23rd.
  9. addpeace
    Hi Ice-Qube- We filed with Hacking as well and they mailed out the case to Montreal on Jan. 31st. Do you happen to remember how much time passed from them mailing it to your received date? I am trying to piece together a bit of a timeline. Thanks!
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    Oh my goodness! Congratulations Ice!!! I am so excited for you and your wife. Have fun actually being able to take your life off the pause button!!! I wish you so much joy!!
  11. addpeace
    I would love to be added. Thank you ☺️
  12. addpeace
    Just approved our complaint today! It should be filed within the next 14 days. *fingers crossed* Also the end is in site Ice-qube! Stay strong!
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    It is a US company so the total will be $4500 US.
  14. addpeace
    Its really tough to swallow for sure. I do better with timelines though and at least this is giving me a vague one verses nothing.
  15. addpeace
    Well, the trigger has been pulled. Contract and payment sent into Hacking Law to start the WOM. Ooftah. My bank account hurts.
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    Hi everyone- I have mostly been a lurker in this thread since my husband and I got put into AP and given the DS5535 on August 1st 2022. We are officially signing with Hacking Law firm tomorrow, but I just wanted to let everyone know all the steps we have taken and our timeline so far. Steps: Emailed Montreal consulate every week since interview on Aug 1st. Same copy paste emails Only email that actually was different was when I requested for our case to be reviewed by a manger or higher official. This email stated that asking for our passport back does not stop our case from processing. (We have never requested it back though) Let them know 2 weeks ago that we were contemplating filing a Writ of Mandamus. (no response so far) Contacted our MN senator and local congresswoman: Senator (never responded) Congresswoman They sent 2 inquires to Montreal 1 was the same copy paste response 1 they never got back to them Gave me a list of immigration lawyers I could reach out to. Mailed hand letters to: POTUS* (3 weeks to respond) VPOTUS* (1 month to respond) Sec. of State* (3 months to respond) US Consulate General of Montreal (No response) Homeland security* (2 weeks to respond) All the * letters were forwarded to USCIS who contacted us saying they would look into our case and we would receive a response in 14 days. The response came 5 days later saying they could not help us since this was a state department issue. They gave us a link to put in a email inquiry to the State department, which we did. 10 days later we got a response from the state department saying this is a consulate issue and to try contacting them. (These are all sent from No reply emails as well, so you can never talk to the same person or respond to them) We have spoken to 3 local immigration attorneys who have basically all said the same thing. "Trinidad, Islamabad, and Montreal are the worst consulates to immigrate through right now." they also said "AP is getting out of hand, and with so many illegal immigrates coming in the families in DS5535 are pushed back because the illegal immigrate checks use the same system for background checks. (since they are in the country already I guess theirs take priority)" They have all reviewed our case and found no red flags or any reason that we should have triggered AP let alone DS5535. Thus with our 6th month mark coming up on Feb 1st Lex and I have decided to go the WOM route. Hacking Immigration has quoted us $5000 for the process. With 2 different payment options. $3000 down payment and the final 2000 paid over 4 months ($500 a month), or Pay full upfront and get $500 off, so $4500. Hopefully we are able to get out of this before the end of summer as my husband is in school and transitioning in the middle of a semester will be rough. I wish everyone luck with their cases and their status updates.
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    Not alone. We decided not to file right now. We were going too but just cant do the cost. Im the sole income and my husband is a student.
  18. addpeace
    Still here just no news or movement. Sept 27th was our last update. Going up to Calgary in November to visit my husband though!!
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    Spousal visa wont get you any closer. It also is not a for sure thing that once you get to the interview part for spousal that you wont get hit with the DS5535 again. As for the lawyer it seems like the most common ones are Goldstein and Hacking. Cost is right around 5-7k. Im sorry you are here.
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    Id be happy to help for sure.
  21. addpeace
    I honestly don’t think they know. My husbands officer said 2-6 weeks. And that was on August 1st of this year.
  22. addpeace
    Congratulations, Im sorry it is so bitter sweet.
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    Montreal-IV-DV@state.gov We sent questions to this one. It took two weeks for them to tell us that we could request my husbands passport back without it affecting the AP process, but that is was at the discretion of the border if he could still cross on his student visa. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Why cant our government services talk to each other. Canada immigration and rules were so much easier to understand.
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    Do you happen to have the information still of the higher ups that you contacted? Congratulations by the way I was sending positive thoughts your way as soon as I read your first post.
  25. addpeace
    Ours updated 8/3, 8/5 and 8/8. No change though.
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