A.Jon.Satko

34 minutes ago, A.Jon.Satko said:

We hired Goldstein and I would never use them again.  We asked multiple times to talk to Josh and his "team" refused, refused and refused.

 

All they did was do a short telephone call, sent us a the form they were going to submit, there were multiple mistakes that we had to fix and then they filed the suite.  All of this could have been done for hundreds of dollars, not thousands of dollars. And, when we wanted to actually talk to the attorney, we were repeatedly denied. And one time we were told to call the embassy and as we all known, NO ONE answers the phone at the embassy.

 

I'd recommend to anyone, find a different lawyer to file the Mandamus or do it yourself. I'd gladly give you the form, you can simply fill it out and file it yourself.

 

The lawyer is simply getting rich off the troubles of everyone else. (Sadly, I guess that is the American way)

 

 

I should have said, (Sadly, I guess that is the American way for SOME people, not all Americans)

We hired Goldstein and I would never use them again.  We asked multiple times to talk to Josh and his "team" refused, refused and refused.

All they did was do a short telephone call, sent us a the form they were going to submit, there were multiple mistakes that we had to fix and then they filed the suite.  All of this could have been done for hundreds of dollars, not thousands of dollars. And, when we wanted to actually talk to the attorney, we were repeatedly denied. And one time we were told to call the embassy and as we all known, NO ONE answers the phone at the embassy.

I'd recommend to anyone, find a different lawyer to file the Mandamus or do it yourself. I'd gladly give you the form, you can simply fill it out and file it yourself.

The lawyer is simply getting rich off the troubles of everyone else. (Sadly, I guess that is the American way)

I applied in April, got sent the DS5535 form, went into the black hole as everyone else. Requested my passport back. Got it a few days later.

Yesterday I got an e-mail asking for my passport. So I guess I have been approved.

Any idea how soon after they get my passport will I get it back with the stamp?

Has anyone asked for the passport back while their case is in processing?  My spouse travels a lot for work and needs his passport back.

Also curious, can a Canadian citizen enter the US while your case is in the Administrative Processing mode?

Has anyone had any luck contacting their Senator? If so, what was your experience or is contacting them just another black hole?

3 minutes ago, WishIWasntHere said:

 February second gang!!! Hoping the best for all of us 

How long does it take them to get back to you after you contact them?

15 minutes ago, Krisara said:

My case was updated today.  Anyone else?  My medical expires in one month (May 23).  At this point, we couldn't even pull off a move of this magnitude if a miracle occurs in the next 4 weeks (2 properties to sell, a child in school, no place to live in the US as the US citizen lives here).  We are now in a position where we would need to ask for an extension/medical redo just to give us time to prepare a move if that were to happen.  This process is beyond inhumane.  I get how they don't care about foreign citizens but how can they not care about the suffering of their own?  

 

I just spoke with my lawyer and she suggested that we all reach out to the same senator (regardless of where the petitioners live) to show that this isn't an isolated incident and that all DS-5535 case processing has all but ceased in Montreal.  It could prompt a Senator to take a higher level action than just an inquiry.  Senator Warren's aid responsible for immigration matters was very responsive to us.  Anyone interested?

 

On May 23, I plan on reaching out again to her and also sharing the MTL spreadsheet of active cases.  

She also mentioned the possibility of a class action against the consulate and knows of a lawyer who has experience in this matter...

 

Where do you get or see the spreadsheet?

where do you see when they issue them or the last time one was issued.

And, does any know why the had to go through this process? is it based on the country you are coming from? your job? etc?

Has anyone requested their passport back during the investigation time? If so, how long did it take?

Wishing everyone a great weekend ahead and good news on their green cards!

I see there are tons of people all experiencing the similar issues.

My husband had his interview yesterday and got the DS-5535 e-mail. We filled it out and set it back a couple hours later.

Our issue is he travels A LOT for business to countries around the world (but none would be on a "security issue" list). But, we do know now the exact dates or how long he was in each country. We gave as much information as we could.

They have his passport and now we are in limbo. He needs his passport to get back to work (travel industry, not an engineer or other high-tech field).

He's 55, we've been married 10 years and together for a total of 20.

Any idea how long it might take to be resolved?