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Bruh I think the embassy lost my passport.

Bruh I think the embassy lost my passport.

I wish we would help you somehow. 😭

Bruh I think the embassy lost my passport.

For your own mental sake - maybe deciding on a time limit for WoM would be beneficial. Just to take back some control of your life.
 
“If by X date I don’t have updates, I’ll file”
 
I did this and it has made a world of difference in my stress levels.

For your own mental sake - maybe deciding on a time limit for WoM would be beneficial. Just to take back some control of your life.
 
“If by X date I don’t have updates, I’ll file”
 
I did this and it has made a world of difference in my stress levels.

I wish we would help you somehow. 😭

An absurd, grim milestone for me today: it has now been three full years in the IR-1 visa process.

Hey! I just want to make sure that we don't raise @JR90 's hopes too much. This happened to me back in January and I still haven't been issued. See my comment below (Of course, it's now been another 6 months). I really hope this is a good sign!
 
Just in case anyone is keeping track, my fiancé and I are now going through the WOM process with Goldstein. We've paid the fee and are working on the questionnaire. I really hope we can get this resolved before the end of the year. 

My application got an update yesterday and today has changed from Refused to Application Received. Ahhh, what does this mean!?

My family's DV case was updated from "ready" to "Issued" today! 
The thing is that the status says that the case is still under AP. This is what the CEAC website shows:
Issued
Your visa case is currently undergoing necessary administrative processing. This processing can take several weeks. As the officer told you in the interview, if further information is needed, you will be contacted. If your visa application is approved when administrative processing is finished, you will receive notification to collect the passport with the visa from the Loomis branch you selected when you booked your appointment.
 
I don't want to get my hopes up but hopefully this is a good sign that the case is close to receive final approval. We haven't received any emails from the consulate yet.
Is this status normal? I thought the status would change to "Administrative Processing" instead of "Issued".

I was hesitant to share the sheet because I don't want to be too responsible to keep it updated.
I have removed usernames in order to keep everyone's privacy.
 
Contact me to be added to the sheet with your interview date, additional evidence if requested, and other pertinent details.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GySrwbar5E0dzY4DCJ8s0eagm1up6TxedDBTPYiOlJw/edit?usp=sharing
 
I have added info on mandamus - once someone applies for WoM, I can add a WoM filing date column so we can keep sane.

Open Cases

Open Cases

my mom told me that now that since we've asked for her passport back, and that we have booked a ticket for her to visit us for a few weeks, they will clear her 5535 and ask her to do her medical again. knowing our luck this just might be the case! lol (which i would be ecstatic about)
 
sept 2021 i had her come here to visit us for like 3 months cause it had been so long due to COVID. 2.5 weeks into her stay we got the email about her interview and we sent her back lol...

they mailed out my moms passport! so todays update was likely due to them actually mailing it out.

Hey, I actually have a call with them today! I am most likely going to go that same route with them as well! I really hope I get this visa this summer as I have been getting some really nice job offers down there, but I don't want to move with just a TN visa. 

Congratulations for taking the step @CanNursetoUS .  We also signed back with Goldstein and sent the initial intake questionnaire on Sunday and so far so good- just submitted some follow up questions and documents they needed last night and this morning, so the gathering stage is moving very fast, which is refreshing!  So it looks like you, me and @WishIWasntHere are all in active filing WOM process with Goldstein with @BatmanFlow consulting this week.  Is there anyone else on here currently in an active suit with Goldstein or have a consult set up?  We should start a group chat to compare notes.     

I am a Canadian citizen as well and just filed a WOM with Josh Goldstein. His team is out of LA, everything was on zoom and they have been great so far!

Omg montreal responded with the same copy paste about how her case is under AP and it’s taking a while and can’t give me a time line. 
 
they didn’t even read my request!!! I asked for her passport back!!!! They literally just copy paste send. Wow! 
 
im ready to file this lawsuit 

Hi everyone, just an update on the trends we're seeing.
 
For me, seeing this information helps me feel a bit more in control of my life and I can know what to expect.
 
I find it extremely horrible that of the cases I've seen online, only 4 cases have been approved in the last 3 months, two of which had a WoM. Meanwhile on K-1 groups, people are jumping for joy and getting their visas at breakneck speeds. Most of these people have applied long after we have. I am happy for them, don't get me wrong. But it is hard not to be jealous, let's be honest.
 
It seems like WoM is the only way to get a case to move forward these days. Immigration is severely unstaffed and seems to be prioritising new cases and interviews instead of closing out cases that have been open for months. It's heartbreaking.
 
Of the cases reported online regarding Montreal Embassy
 
OPEN CASES:
No. reported open cases on VJ and FB: 41
Oldest Case: 244 days
Newest Case: 32 days
Average days open: 151 days
 
Interview Month:
October 2021: 7
November 2021: 4
December 2021: 7
January 2022: 4
February 2022: 12
March 2022: 5
April 2022: 1
May 2022: 1
June 2022:
 
APPROVED CASES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS
Cases approved in the last 3 months: 4 (2 of which had Writ of Mandamus).
Average days open of cases approved in the last 3 months: 159 days
Oldest case approved in last 3 months: 204 days (WoM)
Shortest case approved in last 3 months: 117 days
 
APPROVED CASES 2022
Cases approved this year: 21
Average days for approval in 2022: 107 days.
 
Maybe we should all contact our senators with these numbers and show them what is actually going on. We should not have to pay 5K to be with our loved ones. We should not have to pay for two medical exams because we were asked to get one even though they knew they were going to hand us a DS-5535 and put us in AP.
 
I'm sure they are overwhelmed with applications but they need to allocate resources to the backlog in AP.
 

Hi everyone, just an update on the trends we're seeing.
 
For me, seeing this information helps me feel a bit more in control of my life and I can know what to expect.
 
I find it extremely horrible that of the cases I've seen online, only 4 cases have been approved in the last 3 months, two of which had a WoM. Meanwhile on K-1 groups, people are jumping for joy and getting their visas at breakneck speeds. Most of these people have applied long after we have. I am happy for them, don't get me wrong. But it is hard not to be jealous, let's be honest.
 
It seems like WoM is the only way to get a case to move forward these days. Immigration is severely unstaffed and seems to be prioritising new cases and interviews instead of closing out cases that have been open for months. It's heartbreaking.
 
Of the cases reported online regarding Montreal Embassy
 
OPEN CASES:
No. reported open cases on VJ and FB: 41
Oldest Case: 244 days
Newest Case: 32 days
Average days open: 151 days
 
Interview Month:
October 2021: 7
November 2021: 4
December 2021: 7
January 2022: 4
February 2022: 12
March 2022: 5
April 2022: 1
May 2022: 1
June 2022:
 
APPROVED CASES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS
Cases approved in the last 3 months: 4 (2 of which had Writ of Mandamus).
Average days open of cases approved in the last 3 months: 159 days
Oldest case approved in last 3 months: 204 days (WoM)
Shortest case approved in last 3 months: 117 days
 
APPROVED CASES 2022
Cases approved this year: 21
Average days for approval in 2022: 107 days.
 
Maybe we should all contact our senators with these numbers and show them what is actually going on. We should not have to pay 5K to be with our loved ones. We should not have to pay for two medical exams because we were asked to get one even though they knew they were going to hand us a DS-5535 and put us in AP.
 
I'm sure they are overwhelmed with applications but they need to allocate resources to the backlog in AP.
 

Hi everyone, just an update on the trends we're seeing.
 
For me, seeing this information helps me feel a bit more in control of my life and I can know what to expect.
 
I find it extremely horrible that of the cases I've seen online, only 4 cases have been approved in the last 3 months, two of which had a WoM. Meanwhile on K-1 groups, people are jumping for joy and getting their visas at breakneck speeds. Most of these people have applied long after we have. I am happy for them, don't get me wrong. But it is hard not to be jealous, let's be honest.
 
It seems like WoM is the only way to get a case to move forward these days. Immigration is severely unstaffed and seems to be prioritising new cases and interviews instead of closing out cases that have been open for months. It's heartbreaking.
 
Of the cases reported online regarding Montreal Embassy
 
OPEN CASES:
No. reported open cases on VJ and FB: 41
Oldest Case: 244 days
Newest Case: 32 days
Average days open: 151 days
 
Interview Month:
October 2021: 7
November 2021: 4
December 2021: 7
January 2022: 4
February 2022: 12
March 2022: 5
April 2022: 1
May 2022: 1
June 2022:
 
APPROVED CASES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS
Cases approved in the last 3 months: 4 (2 of which had Writ of Mandamus).
Average days open of cases approved in the last 3 months: 159 days
Oldest case approved in last 3 months: 204 days (WoM)
Shortest case approved in last 3 months: 117 days
 
APPROVED CASES 2022
Cases approved this year: 21
Average days for approval in 2022: 107 days.
 
Maybe we should all contact our senators with these numbers and show them what is actually going on. We should not have to pay 5K to be with our loved ones. We should not have to pay for two medical exams because we were asked to get one even though they knew they were going to hand us a DS-5535 and put us in AP.
 
I'm sure they are overwhelmed with applications but they need to allocate resources to the backlog in AP.
 

Hi everyone, just an update on the trends we're seeing.
 
For me, seeing this information helps me feel a bit more in control of my life and I can know what to expect.
 
I find it extremely horrible that of the cases I've seen online, only 4 cases have been approved in the last 3 months, two of which had a WoM. Meanwhile on K-1 groups, people are jumping for joy and getting their visas at breakneck speeds. Most of these people have applied long after we have. I am happy for them, don't get me wrong. But it is hard not to be jealous, let's be honest.
 
It seems like WoM is the only way to get a case to move forward these days. Immigration is severely unstaffed and seems to be prioritising new cases and interviews instead of closing out cases that have been open for months. It's heartbreaking.
 
Of the cases reported online regarding Montreal Embassy
 
OPEN CASES:
No. reported open cases on VJ and FB: 41
Oldest Case: 244 days
Newest Case: 32 days
Average days open: 151 days
 
Interview Month:
October 2021: 7
November 2021: 4
December 2021: 7
January 2022: 4
February 2022: 12
March 2022: 5
April 2022: 1
May 2022: 1
June 2022:
 
APPROVED CASES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS
Cases approved in the last 3 months: 4 (2 of which had Writ of Mandamus).
Average days open of cases approved in the last 3 months: 159 days
Oldest case approved in last 3 months: 204 days (WoM)
Shortest case approved in last 3 months: 117 days
 
APPROVED CASES 2022
Cases approved this year: 21
Average days for approval in 2022: 107 days.
 
Maybe we should all contact our senators with these numbers and show them what is actually going on. We should not have to pay 5K to be with our loved ones. We should not have to pay for two medical exams because we were asked to get one even though they knew they were going to hand us a DS-5535 and put us in AP.
 
I'm sure they are overwhelmed with applications but they need to allocate resources to the backlog in AP.
 

Hi everyone, just an update on the trends we're seeing.
 
For me, seeing this information helps me feel a bit more in control of my life and I can know what to expect.
 
I find it extremely horrible that of the cases I've seen online, only 4 cases have been approved in the last 3 months, two of which had a WoM. Meanwhile on K-1 groups, people are jumping for joy and getting their visas at breakneck speeds. Most of these people have applied long after we have. I am happy for them, don't get me wrong. But it is hard not to be jealous, let's be honest.
 
It seems like WoM is the only way to get a case to move forward these days. Immigration is severely unstaffed and seems to be prioritising new cases and interviews instead of closing out cases that have been open for months. It's heartbreaking.
 
Of the cases reported online regarding Montreal Embassy
 
OPEN CASES:
No. reported open cases on VJ and FB: 41
Oldest Case: 244 days
Newest Case: 32 days
Average days open: 151 days
 
Interview Month:
October 2021: 7
November 2021: 4
December 2021: 7
January 2022: 4
February 2022: 12
March 2022: 5
April 2022: 1
May 2022: 1
June 2022:
 
APPROVED CASES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS
Cases approved in the last 3 months: 4 (2 of which had Writ of Mandamus).
Average days open of cases approved in the last 3 months: 159 days
Oldest case approved in last 3 months: 204 days (WoM)
Shortest case approved in last 3 months: 117 days
 
APPROVED CASES 2022
Cases approved this year: 21
Average days for approval in 2022: 107 days.
 
Maybe we should all contact our senators with these numbers and show them what is actually going on. We should not have to pay 5K to be with our loved ones. We should not have to pay for two medical exams because we were asked to get one even though they knew they were going to hand us a DS-5535 and put us in AP.
 
I'm sure they are overwhelmed with applications but they need to allocate resources to the backlog in AP.