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Thanks for the information. We did indeed receive the DS-5535 today. After doing some research, I am absolutely appalled to see the DS-5535 is being used this way and with this frequency, particularly because there was a 2021 proclamation from the White House specifically mentioning that its use and efficacy should be reevaluated. Is there any information available on what percentage of cases are being hit with this? Is there a source on Montreal’s infamy? How much more often is it issuing DS-5535s in comparison to other consulates? This seems like an absolutely gross misuse of a process that was designed to vet those who could present real national security issues, not infants. Has anyone gotten in touch with a journalist who might be interested in taking on a story about this issue?

Well, unfortunately we seem to be joining this club. My fiancé had his interview today and two strange things happened. He was issued a 221(g) because, according to the consulate, his medical was missing. We got it done almost two weeks ago and Telus told us it had been uploaded on the 6th. We called them to confirm after the refusal and they swore up and down that the consulate had it. No idea what to make of that. They also told us that he would be receiving additional questions over email, which makes me think he will be issued a DS-5535. He’s only ever traveled to the US and Canada - the only possible thing we can think of is he was flagged due to the TAL. We haven’t received anything from the consulate yet, but after reviewing the Technology Alert List, we think it’s likely that he was flagged due to working in Information Security/cryptography related positions in the past. Is it clear when you receive DS-5535 if it is related to TAL? Does anyone have experience being sent to administrative processing for this reason?

I did nothing extra, so I assume they got my email from my original application.

Received an email that we are in transit to the Montreal consulate today! NOA1: April 14, 2021 NOA2: May 20, 2022 In transit: June 7, 2022 I never heard anything from NVC. I was expecting an email with a case number, but this came first!