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I am probably going to get a lot of hate for this but the reason is pretty clear why we are all on AP. Everyone knows that this is an election year and there are certain forces behind the US government who are pulling some stuff to make changes. This is why you are seeing so many issues with the border(this has been happening for years so why focus on it now?).
I guess in a year we will all comeback to this  forum and realize maybe we were lucky to get AP. I hope not but time will tell for sure.

Greetings all,
 
I am compiling a spreadsheet with as much information as possible to explain my K1 process to you all. However there is alot of information and I want to make sure everything is right before I post it to you all completely.
 
As of right now though, there have been a few case updates (maybe around 5) and a Motion to Dismiss but still no Visa.
 
Although I pray everyone gets through this troubling time and can be reunited with their loved ones soon.

We went the CR route. We have been in AP for almost 5 months and hope to have some news in the next 2 months.
 

I think it is safe to assume that all APs will take a minimum of 6 months to complete. I have seen some APs that took less than 3 months that seems to be in some extraordinary circumstances.
 
I think it is important to not lose hope at this moment even when things look so bleak. Good Luck

I think it is safe to assume that all APs will take a minimum of 6 months to complete. I have seen some APs that took less than 3 months that seems to be in some extraordinary circumstances.
 
I think it is important to not lose hope at this moment even when things look so bleak. Good Luck

I think it is safe to assume that all APs will take a minimum of 6 months to complete. I have seen some APs that took less than 3 months that seems to be in some extraordinary circumstances.
 
I think it is important to not lose hope at this moment even when things look so bleak. Good Luck

I think it is safe to assume that all APs will take a minimum of 6 months to complete. I have seen some APs that took less than 3 months that seems to be in some extraordinary circumstances.
 
I think it is important to not lose hope at this moment even when things look so bleak. Good Luck

Hello guys, just note , recently  a judge dismissed a case that had been pending in admin processing for 16 months, judge said not unreasonable, this was Aug 1. 
 
Be careful wasting money on WOM, they won't approve them anymore.
 
 

9 months 

How long were you in AP.
 

Holy . I would have thought they would have responded by now.

I hope you got the answer you were looking for. We  will probably do a Manduma in November or December.

Im also thoroughly surprised. They have less than 5 hours left until the end of the workday to respond to the Mandamus Lawsuit and we STILL have not received a response.

Greetings All,
 
Just wanted to start a Mena DS-5535 Forum, as it seems tons of people here go through this process and have no platform to vent. I am not sure how deep this rabbit hole will go but I hope this will become a venue everyone can talk and vent and retain information lost with those throughout this process. As of right now, here is my timeline everybody:

I hope you all gain something from this:
 
08MAY2023 - Interview Date - Ready
 
09MAY2023 - Refused 221(G) - Documents not Submitted. 
10MAY2023 - Refused 221(G) - Documents Submitted
 
11MAY2023 - Refused 221(G) - No Action on our Behalf
22MAY2023 - Refused 221(G) - No Action on our Behalf
24MAY2023 - Refused 221(G) - No Action on our Behalf
26MAY2023 - Refused 221(G) - No Action on our Behalf  
06JUNE2023 - Refused 221(G) - No Action on our Behalf 
 
20JUNE2023 - WRIT OF MANDAMUS FILED -  PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS and Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against RENA BITTER, ANTONY J. BLINKEN, JAYNE HOWELL 
21JUNE2023 - WRIT OF MANDAMUS CASE ASSIGEND - SUMMONS (5) Issued Electronically as to RENA BITTER, ANTONY J. BLINKEN, JAYNE HOWELL, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General(zrtw)
23JUNE2023 - Refused 221(G) - No Action on our Behalf 
 
28JUNE2023 - STANDARD ORDER for civil cases signed by our Judge
 
24JULY2023 (Part 1) -  RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint - Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General - Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 8/21/2023
26JULY2023 (Part 2) - RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint - Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General - Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 8/21/2023
 
28JULY2023 - Refused 221(G) - TODAY.
 
We had started the process to file a Writ of Mandamus after 40 days and spent $4000.00. We used Morrison-URENA.
 
There is a Telegram Group called 'mandamus_ap' on Telegram if you give it a search that has a list of verified lawyers to give you some additional guidance that I highly recommend. Although I cannot provide the link here, you can type what I put in bold and the group will pop up.
 
As for now. Lets see where this goes everyone.
 
My fiance and I have 10 days left until the Gov't has to respond so wish us luck!

Niceee. Looks like the case is moving forward. Hopefully you will get your visa ASAP.

New updates today for Writ of Mandamus and CEAC
 
This time in more detail
 
08MAY2023 - Interview Date - Ready
 
09MAY2023 - Refused 221(G) - Documents not Submitted. 
10MAY2023 - Refused 221(G) - Documents Submitted
 
11MAY2023 - Refused 221(G) - No Action on our Behalf
22MAY2023 - Refused 221(G) - No Action on our Behalf
24MAY2023 - Refused 221(G) - No Action on our Behalf
26MAY2023 - Refused 221(G) - No Action on our Behalf  
06JUNE2023 - Refused 221(G) - No Action on our Behalf 
 
20JUNE2023 - WRIT OF MANDAMUS FILED -  PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS and Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against RENA BITTER, ANTONY J. BLINKEN, JAYNE HOWELL 
21JUNE2023 - WRIT OF MANDAMUS CASE ASSIGEND - SUMMONS (5) Issued Electronically as to RENA BITTER, ANTONY J. BLINKEN, JAYNE HOWELL, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General(zrtw)
23JUNE2023 - Refused 221(G) - No Action on our Behalf 
 
28JUNE2023 - STANDARD ORDER for civil cases signed by our Judge
 
24JULY2023 & 26JULY2023 [Joint Update] - RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint - Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General - Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 8/21/2023
 
28JULY2023 - Refused 221(G) - TODAY.

@InveighAny update on your case?

Greetings my friend, I am also in the same Telegram group you are referring too. The lawyer I have representing me is through Morrison-Urena if that helps bring some clarity to your situation. I dont want to say which of the two is representing me as I don't want to make this post seem disingenuous, but I feel like I know exactly what your feeling and how maddening it can be-- as there are alot of us out there that currently going through the same thing.  If you want to talk or need some tips, please feel free to reach out. Additionally, if you need some resources there are plenty of High Quality videos on Joshua Goldstiens channel that help bring some clairty to this really confusing and unclear process (his latest one more specifically [On DS-5535]. Additionally, I will keep tabs on my timeline and update it the further we get so everyone can see and I highly  suggest you do the same as well to help out others as it really brings a sense of hope to everyone watching. As far as I am concerned though K1's and IR1's are typically faster going through the process as you have seen through the telegram channel. 

As of Yesterday (Friday July 21st 2023) my Lawyer and the U.S. Attorneys office have established communications.
 
Bear in mind this more likely just to see what my case is about (potentially just a curtsey) rather than turning into a professional into a adjudication of my fiancés clearance. 
 
My lawyer has also sent some evidence over to their office so as right now, so the ball is in their court (no pun intended).

Good luck to you man. I understand fully why you applied and hope you get the answer you are looking for asap. Don't listen to people who tell you that you should have waited. They had 2 years to do all this research and now you are in this blackhole where you don't know when you will get an answer.

Good luck to you man. I understand fully why you applied and hope you get the answer you are looking for asap. Don't listen to people who tell you that you should have waited. They had 2 years to do all this research and now you are in this blackhole where you don't know when you will get an answer.

New updates all.
 
CEAC UPDATES:
08MAY2023 - Interview Date - Ready 
09MAY2023 - Refused 221(G) - Documents not Submitted.
10MAY2023 - Refused 221(G) - Documents Submitted
11MAY2023 - Refused 221(G) - No Action on our Behalf
22MAY2023 - Refused 221(G) - No Action on our Behalf
24MAY2023 - Refused 221(G) - No Action on our Behalf
26MAY2023 - Refused 221(G) - No Action on our Behalf  
06JUNE2023 - Refused 221(G) - No Action on our Behalf 
20JUNE2023 - WRIT OF MANDAMUS FILED
21JUNE2023 - WRIT OF MANDAMUS CASE ASSIGEND
*UPDATED DATE* 23JUNE2023 - Refused 221(G) - No Action on our Behalf - (TODAY)
 
Before I get the life kicked out of me on this forum for filing early.
 
Let me be the first to say "'I get it", we filed a WOM early.
 
I spent an entire month speaking to dozens of several legal firms to ensure the information I had presented to them at the time (i.e. Life Circumstances, Medical Conditions, Reasons for her Denial, Criminal History, Previous Approved Expedites, Trade-Off for Time v. Money, Work History, Job Impact) was worth it and all insisted I had a case on my hands. I would not have done so if the situation was otherwise.
 
I wish we could go into detail as to the specific factors relied in us filing, but ultimately the amount of information we gave and had received and the cost risk value to hire an attorney was in our ballpark to do so-- and not negatively looked down upon by legal experts. So we paid the fee.
 
Cost was about $4000.00
 
Taking the risk of waiting potentially another 6 months and beyond would severely impact our life plans (unfortunately) so ultimately the choice was a no brainer.
 
I'm not going to pretend I am a savant in all things WoM, however, I want to recommend people research online communities as well as consulting legal firms to see what other people who have gone through this process have to say that made it to the other side successfully. Some people are in a good situation to spend the money. Others are not so fortunate. It all depends on where you want to be in life and what situations you're going through that determines if a respectable law firm will represent you or not and the decision you ultimately decide to make. I understand I am just an anonymous VJ member on this forum and you probably will never be able to understand my story fully as there is alot i cant speak on but I hope that all who read this topic in the future, retain the importance of doing thorough, thorough, thorough research before considering to file a WoM.
 
And to ensure you know of a firm that handles these cases appropriately. Thats a big takeaway, I will keep you all in the loop as to what is going on. But for now this is my case update.
 
I hope this message doesn't come off too contrived as I already am aware the controversial decision filing early was. But there isnt much information on WoM's so heres mine.

Guys we got DS-5535 green slip on Tuesday May 16th. We sent it on May 17th to the email address that was given to us. Our case has not updated and when I check the status on the website it says they have requested us to fill DS 5535 still.
 
I have emailed them a second time and got no response again. What should I do?

Sorry I should have been more clear. I meant selected rather than Picked. I am still at the initial screen where you select one of those options.
Now I need to find my DS-160 number.

Not until an appointment is scheduled. You'll receive an email when it is.