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Mine was july 11th ,yes they kept the passport and still in AP

Same here ,they asked me for my resume too and luckily i had it during my interview but interviewer then told me to send via email instead .I wasnt sure that time that he is talking about DS-5535.

@OceanWater congratulations on your visa approval ,can you tell me how long it took in your case from date of issuance of DS-5535. Thanks

I agree ,hopefully it wont take more than a year.

But since my file has already passed to consulate from NVC and i dont think now USCIS have a hold of my file unless it get send back to them. Also under 221(g) form they have put remarks to email Montreal Consulate for opt out conversion.

This is crazy that there is no timeline for it . How much time does it take to run security checks especially when they have all advance technology and access. For zero reason they gave me DS-5535 ,if they were that concern then why they gave me visitor visa at first place and i have been to US several times. Looks like when they dont find any reason to deny then they give this non sense DS-5535. This is indeed a discriminatory attempt to not give visa purposely . During interview i had all documents and asked visa officer to took those but he rather asked me to send via email in DS-5535. On zero grounds they are refusing visa to people . How long you have been waiting for ? Is there any other members whose visa get approved after getting DS-5535.

Thank you ,yes I did that already.

Hello VJ Members, I had an interview yesterday and VISA officer gave me 221(g) form with remarks "Email Montreal-IV-DV@state.gov F1 Visa conversion opt out request Include "F1 Opt out OP29" in subject Resume and CV ". Today i got an email from Consulate requesting DS-5535 . Here is little background : Country of origin :India (Currently Canadian Green Card Holder) F1 interview location :Montreal Visa Category : F11 My dad applied immigrant visa for me as F2B category (Unmarried Son and Daughter of US Permanent Resident) then later when he became US Citizen we changed my visa category as F1 (Unmarried Son and Daughter of US Citizen) . Yesterday I had an interview where Visa officer told me that he cant grant me visa now since the category I am in (F1) is not current for India so he asked me to changed my visa category to my previous visa category i.e. F2B since that is current now .My overall interview went fine ,after the interview Visa officer asked me if I had my resume or CV and I told him yes i do and i can provide it to him right now but then he said its fine ,you will receive an email from Consulate for Opt-out conversion and then you can reply to that email with your resume and send it back to Consulate . So the very next day I did receive an email from consulate for DS-5535 but nothing for Opt Out request. I do carry a US Visitor visa and have travelled to US several times .Visa officer did ask me if i ever faced any issues at the border during my visits and I said no .Does anyone had same situation and how long does it takes to process DS-5535. Thanks

Hello VJ Members, I had an interview yesterday and VISA officer gave me 221(g) form with remarks "Email Montreal-IV-DV@state.gov F1 Visa conversion opt out request Include "F1 Opt out OP29" in subject Resume and CV ". Today i got an email from Consulate requesting DS-5535 . Here is little background : Country of origin :India (Currently Canadian Green Card Holder) F1 interview location :Montreal Visa Category : F11 My dad applied immigrant visa for me as F2B category (Unmarried Son and Daughter of US Permanent Resident) then later when he became US Citizen we changed my visa category as F1 (Unmarried Son and Daughter of US Citizen) . Yesterday I had an interview where Visa officer told me that he cant grant me visa now since the category I am in (F1) is not current for India so he asked me to changed my visa category to my previous visa category i.e. F2B since that is current now .My overall interview went fine ,after the interview Visa officer asked me if I had my resume or CV and I told him yes i do and i can provide it to him right now but then he said its fine ,you will receive an email from Consulate for Opt-out conversion and then you can reply to that email with your resume and send it back to Consulate . So the very next day I did receive an email from consulate for DS-5535 but nothing for Opt Out request. I do carry a US Visitor visa and have travelled to US several times .Visa officer did ask me if i ever faced any issues at the border during my visits and I said no .Does anyone had same situation and how long does it takes to process DS-5535. Thanks