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  1.    Leo The Great reacted to a post in a topic: The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (PART 2)
  2. ALC
    NP! Nope, it was almost 5 years ago.
  3.    Leo The Great reacted to a post in a topic: The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (PART 2)
  4. ALC
    Unlike one of my B1/B2 visas, there isn't a clearance received annotation this time... only the flu vaccine waiver thing. Now I am not even sure if I was actually in SAO, even though I was told at the interview that I got flagged and they need to send the case to DC... From the few pieces of information, I could only speculate whatever process they needed to do, was done on 8/31 (about a month after the interview), then they just sat on my case for like 6 weeks until my lawyers followed up twice. In the first reply they were saying I needed an USCIS waiver, which was very confusing to us (retrospectively, they were probably talking about the flu vaccine waiver since my medical was in June when it was waived, but the most recent processing was beginning of October; though it's something they give, not by me requesting), then the lawyers followed up again to clarify, this time they said it's pending a CO review. Both replies were standard form responses though... Luckily, just as we were contemplating our options, the request for passport email came. @ak47 Luckily, I was able to scrape by by a hair, my medical expires in mid December, and I will be landing in about two weeks.
  5.    ALC reacted to a post in a topic: Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time-Part 2
  6.    Inveigh reacted to a post in a topic: The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (PART 2)
  7.    SEP-27-DS_5535 reacted to a post in a topic: The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (PART 2)
  8.    Leo The Great reacted to a post in a topic: The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (PART 2)
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  10. ALC
    The form of attorney representation.
  11. ALC
    It's pretty normal, I got SAO'ed for my B1/B2 a few years ago in Toronto, clearance took a month, consulate requested the passport the next day. Got SAO'ed again this time around for the IV, also took a month, except MTL sat on it for like 6 weeks, had to have my lawyers follow up twice. I'd say have your lawyer follow up (with a G-28 attached) every week or so, the worst MTL can do is to ignore you, but it may also light a fire under their asses and send you a passport request 🙂
  12.    Inveigh reacted to a post in a topic: Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time-Part 2
  13.    Inveigh reacted to a post in a topic: The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (PART 2)
  14. ALC
    Thank you! And yes, they do, I suspect it's mainly because most of the EB applicants have either worked, or studied and quite often both in the US, so it's easier with the verification of the records etc...
  15.    Leo The Great reacted to a post in a topic: The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (PART 2)
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    Yep, the only thing was the Security Advisory Opinion, and since I have gone through it once before, it was pretty quick (about a month), the MTL sat on it for a month and half ugh... No WoM, working remotely so didn't feel the need to, was concerned about the medical expiring though
  18. ALC
    Got the email to send the passport this morning! The last update date was 8/31, which I suspected was the date my SAO clearance was received by MTL. My lawyers followed up on the dot at the 60 days mark per DOS instruction. The first email they got was saying they were waiting on an eligibility wavier from USCIS, which I needed to provide (which was an error on their end), the lawyers followed up again after that, got an email saying the case is waiting for the review by a consular officer, and two days later got the Passport Request. Seems like the case was cleared about 1.5 months ago, and was probably just sitting there until we followed up twice... O la la...
  19. ALC
    If you can afford (time and money wise) to travel back to home for the medical and interview, I'd say do it, especially you aren't DQ'ed yet. Because depending on the consulate, when you move the case, some of the reset the DQ'ed date to the date of the move. It's as easy as sending a request to the NVC telling them you want to move the case. My lawyers tried to do it, and literally on the same day we sent the request, MTL sent the interview letter.
  20. ALC
    Did you get ds-5535?I didn’t get it, what I got is 221 g. Do you know the difference? I was told by the visa officer that as long as I mailed back the passports and Canadian police certificate, they will issue the visa in 2 weeks. I’ve mailed back my family’s passports and police certificates.Still waiting…. I got the proper DS-5535, since I needed SAO, I think, which is processed in DC... I think your case is simply they need one more piece of document and they will process the case locally in Montreal.
  21. ALC
    I was told by my lawyer that DOS doesn't even allow following up before 60 days has passed from either the day of the interview or the day you send in the additional required documents... So WOM within 60 days wouldn't definitely be out of the question. Don't want to get your hopes up falsely, but the fact that your partner's status says Ready rather than Refused, and the fact that passport was kept, is interesting, it may not take as long... Just thinking outside the box here, is it possible for you and your partner to live in QC, but practice in NY or VT for the time being. Also, I am not very well versed in the marriage green card cases as I am EB, but why couldn't you have a wedding if you don't have the green card? Can your partner not go to the US at all?
  22. ALC
    You interview was 3 months ago according to the Google Sheet tracker, are you still in AP?
  23.    ALC reacted to a post in a topic: Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time-Part 2
  24. ALC
    It's taking 13 weeks for an American Passport to be issued, I can't imagine the Green Card to take less than that, with the COVID backlog and now the surge... To be fair, my Canadian PR card took 3-4 months, if my memory serves me right; and at least the US IV is multi entry and can be used as a Green Card upon endorsement, which I don't think you can with the Canadian IV, but maybe one could travel with the COPR? I never tried.
  25. ALC
    I don't doubt it, and I am used to it by this point lol
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