anotheronewaiting

Hello, hope you are doing well. I have got my visa on December 28th and moved December 31st to USA. I am finally with my husband and my son. Sorry for not updating here I was busy so much with life, I didn't log in for months. 

Hi all just checked the CEAC website and it says ISSUED as of May 3rd!!! I almost cant believe it.... I still haven't gotten any notification that my passport was sent back... how long did it take for everyone who got it back?? 
 
thanks! 

Hi everyone! Quick update from me: was notified by the consulate this morning that my passport is being returned. My status on the CEAC tracker has changed to "Issued" as of an hour ago. Surprisingly quick for me. They're sending it back just 1.5 weeks after I sent it through - since others that interviewed around the same time as me are still waiting, I do wonder if my WoM had an impact... albeit much more slowly than it would've a year ago. 
 
Thanks again for all the support throughout the process and I hope to see more movement for everyone still waiting soon. 

I feel we’re pretty representative unfortunately. At least for Montreal. Multiple attorneys have told me that extended waits are the norm and not the exception. I’d hazard an educated guess that most of the members in this thread began posting (or lurking) shortly after receiving the DS5535 - as you have. There’s no evidence to the contrary (e.g. that we’re some special sub-group that’s stuck in a black hole while everyone else clears in a few weeks).

It’s nonsensical, but it is what it is. You’ll get through it, but I’d stay flexible with your plans (I learned this the hard way).
 

That is really helpful to know! I was fearful that it would trigger again some point later on, even though our case is straightforward. We will figure something out to get through this, hopefully not taking too much longer.. The only new information they have from the DS5535 is the rest of my fiance's travel history. It's a shame to think it will take months sitting on someone's desk to process something so simple and pointless, but that is the common theme for this thread I suppose! After this is said and done, I am going to see what more I can do to advocate for a better legal immigration system. We really don't deserve to deal with this.

Hi,
 
New to this dreaded journey. NOA1 for I-129F on 10/4/21. Already had delays from an RFE for further information to prove a bona fide intent to marry before NOA2. We waited over a month for interview dates to pop up, and were able to book an interview one week prior to our interview date. Because of this, our medical did not arrive in time (they sent it 1 day after the interview....) Because of this, we got a 221g for medical and were told to fill out an email questionnaire to "avoid delays". Our email was labeled DS5535. Our case has been updated the day of the interview, still stating "ready", and the day after the interview when they received our medical results it was updated and still says "ready". They kept my fiance's passport at the end of his interview. So the waiting begins.
 
Now I am trying to figure out what to do next. I am in the process of finding a lawyer to seek legal input, but would appreciate any advice from others who have recently (late 2022/2023) been in the same boat. I hate being sent into uncertainty after waiting so long. We did not know it was possible to get stuck in an endless cycle at the last stage before getting married. Our wedding is supposed to be planned for the end of October 2023. I am devastated to see the degree of delays, knowing it will impact our wedding date after we were so excited to finalize everything when we got our interview date. We let everyone know with the delays it would be a stretch, but we were really hopeful to make this happen so my fiance's grandmother (90 years old) could make it to the wedding.
 
After reading through the recent entries here, it sounds like it is rarely processed within 60 days, but that is the supposed time frame before anyone is willing to take legal action. Has anyone ever dropped their K1, got married, and started over filing for a CR1/I130? I am even contemplating dropping the whole visa and moving to Canada instead.. I am a medical professional so I could use that to my advantage, but that was one of the main reasons we wanted to settle in the US (did not want to take another licensure exam, language barrier would prevent me from using my degree in Quebec and we both live along the Canadian border in QC/NY).
 
With all of that said, I would like to give everyone here a virtual hug. What a process to be able to live with our loved ones.

Has anyone filed a WOM before the 60 day mark? I've read through about 30 pages of this and checked a couple of the google docs but it gets depressing to keep reading... Hopefully when next week rolls around I can consult with some of the popular lawyers mentioned here, and see what options we have moving forward. I appreciate the information, but I am a licensed doctor of physical therapy in the United States. I only read into it years ago (pre-pandemic) but transferring my license would be costly and they made it seem like I would have to take courses again to practice there (might have been Quebec specifically though). But at this point I've accepted that I'll probably have to dump thousands of dollars into a lawsuit to get our case over with anyway... such a flawed system.