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Congrats! Our timelines are very similar and we used the same law firm lol.

Literally walk up and say "Hi, I am immigrating to the States today" and the process will take 2 minutes at the booth. That was my case in Calgary airport

Hey folks - I finally received my physical green card and the process is finally over. I paid the fee on July 5, crossed July 17th, and the green card was delivered on Sept 3rd. My SSN was never produced after 3 weeks so I went to the SSA office (twice) and got them to issue a new one, even though I had checked on the form for them to do that so watch out and plan for that to happen potentially.

Alright folks, final update as promised! Officially crossed over today, July 17th on an IR1 (airport crossing). No secondary required, was amazed that I only had to stay at the counter for all of maybe 5 mins until I got a "congratulations, welcome to the US" response from the border agent. - Jan 30, 2024 interview with 221g DS 5535 refusal. - Filed WOM June 5, 2024, defendants served June 21, 2024 - Passport requested back July 2 - flew to Montreal to hand deliver passport on the 5th. I had a back and forth email exchange with them the 3rd letting them know I was coming in person on the 5th. - Showed up first thing at 730am and came back to retrieve passport at noon same day. Do I think my WOM played a factor? Yes, and I don't regret spending the money one bit. I wish the best of luck to everyone!

Crossing over to the US tomorrow. Sold off all my stocks yesterday in my TFSA and about to liquidate. Wondering if it made more sense to liquidate tomorrow (same day I transfer over). Does anybody know? A bit confused if the same day liquidation causes issues with IRS?

Yes I delivered it in person, got call few hours later to come pick it up i had a very tight timeline of when my medical expires so I wasn't going to trust mailing it in. Got my butt on a plane as fast as I could.

Congrats to all this week! Love seeing the progress happening. I'm currently leaving Montreal with my stamped passport in hand. What a week... hasn't even fully hit me yet. Can't wait to be reunited with my spouse and start living life again without this unknown lingering in the background. Will provide a final update once I cross over in the next week or two. Have a great weekend all.

Do you mind sharing the details with me? Thank you in advance!!

Thank you! Yes

They did not provide me with a link or other details but I did register last year for the courier service.

Wow... just got the email to send my passport. It doesn't say the mailing address.. anybody know?

First week of June 2024 (Just under a month ago)

Seem to be getting some traction on my WOM filing... filed in early June, and received first unsolicited update on June 27th and the second one today (July 2nd). Hopefully they're working on it..

Sorry but 15 months to complete AP is unacceptable. Especially when they tell people at the interview that it will be a few weeks.

Do you mind letting us know which law firm you hired? I ask because I see a trend of motion to dismiss cases ONLY when law firms file under causes that are not Cause 08:1329 Immigration: Writ of Mandamus to Adjudicate Visa Petition (for example. filing instead under 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act). The majority of 08:1329 cases go into voluntary dismissal (visa is approved).

Damn. Sorry to hear. I filed my case in a different district so fingers crossed I don't get same result..

Eastern district of New York filed on Feb 14th? Why did your lawyers not fight the motion?

FYI - So in the last 12 months, there have been 13 WOMs filed against Montreal. https://www.pacermonitor.com/search, click "465 immigration" under Nature of Suit Filter and "Montreal" in the search bar. The majority of cases are represented by Hacking Law.

It's been 1 year since my i130 was approved now. Just to get to interview stage was painful enough. For me it's worth the money to file and try at least to speed things up (job offer in hand and company luckily is fine with waiting until my green card is finalized). Doesn't hurt to try.

Filing my WOM here shortly, lawyer paid and paperwork is being prepared. Will provide an update in the next couple months

Oh hey folks... just got DS-5535'd by our friends at the Montreal consulate on my wife's birthday (which happened to be same day as my interview). Nice ending to my trip here... with no explanation. 99% I am sure it's because I like to backpack and travel quite a bit. I can tell you that I even max'd out the word count on their online form when I had to put my last 15 years of travel history. I had a call with a immigration lawyer this morning, and suggestion was to start building your case (i.e. start sending emails to your congressman, department of state, and the Montreal consulate to request them to provide updates, reasoning, etc., and explain the undue hardship and stress this situation is causing .. well all of us. I am full out going the mandamus route, and I did ask the lawyer today about why cases are falling through the cracks. Build your case first yourself folks, and hire competent lawyers after you do some work yourself that understand the process and worth the bucks you pay them (don't hire the guys offering to do it for $1500 bucks, and not wanting to fill the large template they will eventually have to after).