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

[ohmygod 60]

14 minutes ago, Sorrel said:

We are also EB1 waiting for our interview.  If the DS5535 did relate to your medical, and your medical was valid at the time of the interview, it would seem unreasonable that they would fault you for their delay in processing.  Were you just missing an original document?  There is also a separate forum for EB's and a spread sheet with our timelines.

Our medical was completed and received by the consulate before the interview. All our original documents were in order. CO also said he is approving our case and we received the DS5535 later in the day. Would you be able to share the link for the EB forum? Thanks for your help

 

[nyctor 9]

Hi! I'm new to this thread, but read all the posts from page 1. Well I had my interview on December 16th and received the email on the same day. I sent the replies later that day. No changes since December 21st. I had TN visa before applying IR1. Did anyone have TN before applying? Wish I knew about VJ before. I only found out recently. 

[From_CAN_2_US 1,100]

40 minutes ago, Sorrel said:

We are also EB1 waiting for our interview.  If the DS5535 did relate to your medical, and your medical was valid at the time of the interview, it would seem unreasonable that they would fault you for their delay in processing.  Were you just missing an original document?  There is also a separate forum for EB's and a spread sheet with our timelines.

DS-5535 is unrelated to medicals. It is issued to applicants suspected of being a threat to national security. It is issued seemingly at random to certain individuals, but we believe from all the reading we have done that there is an algorithm that targets individuals based on various criteria.

 

When you are missing a medical you are issued a 221G and refused until the medicals come in and they review them and process your application.

[From_CAN_2_US 1,100]

22 minutes ago, nyctor said:

Hi! I'm new to this thread, but read all the posts from page 1. Well I had my interview on December 16th and received the email on the same day. I sent the replies later that day. No changes since December 21st. I had TN visa before applying IR1. Did anyone have TN before applying? Wish I knew about VJ before. I only found out recently. 

Sorry to hear you were issued the DS-5535, but glad you found this thread. Hope we can offer support and some information while you wait.

 

I don’t think anyone else here who was issued a DS-5535 had a TN visa. But we have had IR1/CR1 cases of people with TN visas either before application of IR1/CR1 and simultaneous as their IR1/CR1.

 

If you are wondering whether the TN triggered the DS-5535, from what I know, almost certainly no. However a lot of people with TN visas are in stem sciences and having an education/ work history in stem fields along with match (name/ DOB/ photo etc) to the database of people deemed to be national security risk, could trigger DS-5535.

 

 

[Sorrel 83]

57 minutes ago, ohmygod said:

Our medical was completed and received by the consulate before the interview. All our original documents were in order. CO also said he is approving our case and we received the DS5535 later in the day. Would you be able to share the link for the EB forum? Thanks for your help

 

Are you in any of the categories that fall within the TAL (Technology Alert List)?  If you go to forums on the top left corner and put in EB Canada it should bring you to the forum.    

[From_CAN_2_US 1,100]

1 hour ago, ohmygod said:

Would you be able to share the link for the EB forum? Thanks for your help

 

 

[nyctor 9]

47 minutes ago, From_CAN_2_US said:

Sorry to hear you were issued the DS-5535, but glad you found this thread. Hope we can offer support and some information while you wait.

 

I don’t think anyone else here who was issued a DS-5535 had a TN visa. But we have had IR1/CR1 cases of people with TN visas either before application of IR1/CR1 and simultaneous as their IR1/CR1.

 

If you are wondering whether the TN triggered the DS-5535, from what I know, almost certainly no. However a lot of people with TN visas are in stem sciences and having an education/ work history in stem fields along with match (name/ DOB/ photo etc) to the database of people deemed to be national security risk, could trigger DS-5535.

 

 

Ah I see- thank you. I have math edu background so I guess that's why...

[From_CAN_2_US 1,100]

10 minutes ago, nyctor said:

Ah I see- thank you. I have math edu background so I guess that's why...

Yeah unfortunately no one can identify why they were targeted exactly.

 

Mathematics is not squarely in the Technology Alert List (TAL), so not sure if that was the trigger for you. 

 

https://www.bu.edu/isso/files/pdf/tal.pdf

[Hawk Riders 814]

@nyctor welcome & please complete your timeline https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=411570

[ohmygod 60]

2 hours ago, ohmygod said:

Our medical was completed and received by the consulate before the interview. All our original documents were in order. CO also said he is approving our case and we received the DS5535 later in the day. Would you be able to share the link for the EB forum? Thanks for your help

 

thank you, if the medical expires, do they send the passport back? Or should we ask for the passport back? We don't want to cause any delay by asking for the passport. At the same time if it is going to be a year of waiting then no point in leaving the passport there. 

 

[BatmanFlow 481]

Happy Friday all! Praying for some issued today! 

[hkn1 32]

2 hours ago, nyctor said:

Hi! I'm new to this thread, but read all the posts from page 1. Well I had my interview on December 16th and received the email on the same day. I sent the replies later that day. No changes since December 21st. I had TN visa before applying IR1. Did anyone have TN before applying? Wish I knew about VJ before. I only found out recently. 

Welcome!! I'm sorry you have to join us, but definitely stick around for support because it's hard to be patient and not frustrated through administrative processing. You are not alone! :)

[ohmygod 60]

5 hours ago, Sorrel said:

Are you in any of the categories that fall within the TAL (Technology Alert List)?  If you go to forums on the top left corner and put in EB Canada it should bring you to the forum.    

Engineering graduate, so possible in TAL list. Frustrating. Hopefully this doesn't take long for all of us. Wishing you all good luck to be with your family soon

[ohmygod 60]

5 hours ago, From_CAN_2_US said:

 

Thank you

[cdndesro 44]

6 hours ago, nyctor said:

Hi! I'm new to this thread, but read all the posts from page 1. Well I had my interview on December 16th and received the email on the same day. I sent the replies later that day. No changes since December 21st. I had TN visa before applying IR1. Did anyone have TN before applying? Wish I knew about VJ before. I only found out recently. 

I had a TN visa as well, was denied a second TN and had my remaining time on my then current TN revoked.  In my case they felt they shouldn't have issued me my original TN due to discrepancies in the job category (Management Consultant)...my point is I was approved at my interview last month regardless of this.  The CO only said "I see you had another visa before" - I said yes and it was revoked and that was it.  So having a previous TN visa alone shouldn't be any reason to think it would affect your IV unless they suspect misrepresentation in obtaining the TN originally.