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  1. throwitaway
    Sounds like verbiage from ustraveldocs or the visa help desk, not the embassy staff I think they’ve changed it now to a webform.
  2. throwitaway
    If your daughter’s CEAC status is not issued then it’s the passport, without a visa
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    More
  4. throwitaway
    You should let them know the link doesn’t work. This is a new thing and most people here sent 5535 by email.
  5. throwitaway
    Yes, some fixate on the dates, but it’s futile. It only means someone opened your file (for whatever reason) and it doesn’t necessarily indicate progress. At MTL >3 months is the norm across all visa types. Sucks for DV especially as their applications sunset.
  6. throwitaway
    It only changes once printing process initiates, which is usually only when the passport is in their posession. It changes from “Refused” to either “Ready” or “Administrative Processing”. Finally, when the visa is printing, it changes to “Issued”.
  7. throwitaway
    Usually DOS’ Blinken, then consul general of MTL, then ambassador to Canada, then the legal affairs office of DOS
  8. throwitaway
    I was responding to @Admitt and their question “does anyone have experience with that?”
  9. throwitaway
    Every congressperson has a liasion for immigration, they send in an congressional inquiry. They usually get the same canned responses.
  10. throwitaway
    It’s common for the case last updated to change when they email you.
  11. throwitaway
    Really sad reading this, brings back memories of when it was all fresh and we didn’t know a thing about MTL and DS-5535. I know it’s tough and it may not seem like it, but there is an end to this, and you’ll survive it.
  12. throwitaway
    They don’t want the PCC right now because MTL usually wants PCC under a year old (even though DOS in general allows up to 2 years). When you clear DS-5535, they’ll ask you at that time for the PCC. Your 221g is not about the incorrect PCC.
  13. throwitaway
    They won’t reveal that to you
  14. throwitaway
    No, but generally the posts are carefully selected for ease of access - when possible.
  15. throwitaway
    I’ve seen similar cases that had no issues.
  16. throwitaway
    Yes, they usually require at least 6 months validity
  17. throwitaway
    I’ve seen a few WoM filed attempting to compel interview, but they are usually unsuccessful as consular posts have full discretion to manage their resources as they see fit. You’re better off taking that money you would have spent and moving (as in a genuine relocation) to a different country so that you can interview at the US post in that jurisdiction. Otherwise, not much you can do but wait.
  18. throwitaway
    Even if it were true that all AP of the same type go to the same place, cases do not clear first in, first out. There is also an assumption there that once AP is cleared externally that the embassy immediately acts on the clearance. MTL sits on clearances and issues visas in batches for DV, I can’t imagine it would be different for other visas that don’t even have a sunset clause.
  19. throwitaway
    Yeah, I haven’t seen cases at MTL clear in that time frame organically, at least not for a few years now. I think in the original thread there were maybe a couple. At other embassies DS-5535 can clear quickly, in Pakistan some clear in a month.
  20. throwitaway
    - I haven’t seen < 3 months at MTL. - Many, including myself.
  21. throwitaway
    Correct
  22. throwitaway
    When DS-5535 is used, it’s extreme vetting, based on the scope and extent of information requested.
  23. throwitaway
    That’s totally new. Is it a webform? Maybe this is a part of their push to streamline the process.
  24. throwitaway
    They don’t care. The only way they move is if a DOS attorney defending them in court (after a lawsuit has been filed) contacts them personally to see what can be done. In some stats half of all applicants at MTL go into extreme vetting, similar to places like Baghdad, which is absolutely insane. The US already has access to information about Canadians.
  25. throwitaway
    CN and embassy?
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