The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (split)

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3 minutes ago, GraceFace33 said:

I agree. The public inquiry seemed more effective for me. Replied in 3-4 days.

Well just for the helluvit I did public inquiry the other day, we’ll see if it does anything

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3 minutes ago, GraceFace33 said:

I agree. The public inquiry seemed more effective for me. Replied in 3-4 days.

i can reply to all the inquiry in 30 seconds tops, copy paste is all they do!!! >_>

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11 hours ago, BatmanFlow said:

i can reply to all the inquiry in 30 seconds tops, copy paste is all they do!!! >_>

That's actually the bizarre part of it... the effort expended to give a copy-paste response to the email would seem comically small, even if there are quite a few daily correspondents. Our mockery of the bureaucratic indignities is pretty much all I have now.

[Hello100 50]

15 minutes ago, ice-qube said:

This is actually a serious point. It is unthinkable that the process should actually disadvantage people who seek to do things by the book in comparison to people who go there and circumvent the law. I have done everything by the book, and I am being treated as if I was shady somehow!  It is perverse.

If I were you, I would consider Mandamus, at least after your medical expires in about 3 weeks. I know it is expensive, but that money can determine your life in the U.S. Look on the bright side though, you already live in Toronto for your medical with Mascarenhas. I have to drive up 4 hours there and 4 hours back again when it's my turn. I still have just less than 3 months left, though. That's just my opinion. Some lawyers say that if you filed your I-130 over 12 months ago, you should consider suing, while others claim that you should wait 18 months since the Petition was approved and NVC got your case. In any case, after more than 2 years with your case, I think it's time to consider. It is an absurd time to wait, even for COVID times.

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14 minutes ago, Tony Nikolovski said:

If I were you, I would consider Mandamus, at least after your medical expires in about 3 weeks. I know it is expensive, but that money can determine your life in the U.S. Look on the bright side though, you already live in Toronto for your medical with Mascarenhas. I have to drive up 4 hours there and 4 hours back again when it's my turn. I still have just less than 3 months left, though. That's just my opinion. Some lawyers say that if you filed your I-130 over 12 months ago, you should consider suing, while others claim that you should wait 18 months since the Petition was approved and NVC got your case. In any case, after more than 2 years with your case, I think it's time to consider. It is an absurd time to wait, even for COVID times.

Ha—never mind 2 years. I am well on the way to 3 years by now!

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1 minute ago, ice-qube said:

Ha—never mind 2 years. I am well on the way to 3 years by now!

Yeah, I'm sure you qualify for Mandamus now. That's messed up.

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Just now, Tony Nikolovski said:

Yeah, I'm sure you qualify for Mandamus now. That's messed up.

We’ll see what happens. I don’t have that sort of money to burn, quite frankly. 

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5 minutes ago, ice-qube said:

We’ll see what happens. I don’t have that sort of money to burn, quite frankly. 

I'll tell you one thing: you shouldn't have to sue or beg the government to approve an approval individual. If you're clean, welcome, simple as that.

[DamAk 33]

Got a different response (I don't think this is copy/paste) from the consulate on Monday to my inquiry from 2 weeks ago. This was from OP11 instead of our usual friend OP03.

 

"Hello,

 

Thank you for your inquiry. We are currently looking into your case and will respond as soon as possible."

 

2 days since this email and still no update on CEAC. Last update was Feb 4.

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1 minute ago, DamAk said:

Got a different response (I don't think this is copy/paste) from the consulate on Monday to my inquiry from 2 weeks ago. This was from OP11 instead of our usual friend OP03.

 

"Hello,

 

Thank you for your inquiry. We are currently looking into your case and will respond as soon as possible."

 

2 days since this email and still no update on CEAC. Last update was Feb 4.

That’s hopeful!

[DamAk 33]

2 minutes ago, BatmanFlow said:

That’s hopeful!

I'm definitely hoping for some sort of positive update by the end of this week, although it seems unlikely given the pace they're working at.

[BatmanFlow 481]

my moms case was updated today, refused.

wonder if its the rep request going through, so updated because of that

[BatmanFlow 481]

1 hour ago, Tony Nikolovski said:

While I also thought that immigrating to another country was only a privilege and not a right, I actually read that it is a right to reunite and live with your spouse. In the case of immigrating to the U.S., if your spouse is from the U.S., you have a right to live with them there. Also, my father came from Former Yugoslavia as a skilled worker (engineer). I'm cool with immigrants, my parents and much of my family are. He knew English though, but much of my family speak less of it. All are welcome to immigrate. We are just expressing our confusion as to why Canadian-born citizens go through an extensive background check that are typically associated with foreigners from high-risk countries. Even my mom is born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It's comical at this point.

genuinely wondering if its cause of your dad's background

 

i agree that they arent applying DS5535 to only high risk countries, which is truly frustrating

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1 minute ago, BatmanFlow said:

genuinely wondering if its cause of your dad's background

 

i agree that they arent applying DS5535 to only high risk countries, which is truly frustrating

I think it is too. I majorly messed up at the interview when the Consular Officer asked me where I traveled to in the last 5 years. I mentioned Serbia as one of the countries, and I stupidly replied, "I traveled to my 'home country' of Serbia" (even though I'm born and raised in Canada). She then asked me, "YOUR home country or your parents'?" where I then replied "Oh yeah, my parents'" (even thought that was also not technically accurate as my mom is born Canadian and my dad was born in Macedonia not Serbia). I didn't even clarify that I was born in Canada, but I didn't think I needed to if I already provided my long-form birth certificate which clearly states this. I should've clarified, "BORN AND RAISED IN WINDSOR, ONTARIO––BORDER CITY WITH DETROIT, MICHIGAN." I might've had a better chance if I said that...maybe.

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20 minutes ago, Tony Nikolovski said:

I think it is too. I majorly messed up at the interview when the Consular Officer asked me where I traveled to in the last 5 years. I mentioned Serbia as one of the countries, and I stupidly replied, "I traveled to my 'home country' of Serbia" (even though I'm born and raised in Canada). She then asked me, "YOUR home country or your parents'?" where I then replied "Oh yeah, my parents'" (even thought that was also not technically accurate as my mom is born Canadian and my dad was born in Macedonia not Serbia). I didn't even clarify that I was born in Canada, but I didn't think I needed to if I already provided my long-form birth certificate which clearly states this. I should've clarified, "BORN AND RAISED IN WINDSOR, ONTARIO––BORDER CITY WITH DETROIT, MICHIGAN." I might've had a better chance if I said that...maybe.

to be honest, i think saying born and raised in windsor might have caused more issues....jk jk. i bet statement you made might have triggered it, which is a bummer.