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  1. ALC
    NP! Nope, it was almost 5 years ago.
  2. 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.
  3. ALC
    The form of attorney representation.
  4. 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 🙂
  5. 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...
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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
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    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...
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