The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (PART 2)

[Leo The Great 137]

1 hour ago, Nadzz said:

Hello everyone. I had my interview yesterday and unfortunately was refused due to the birth certificate translation document. The officer handed me a refusal letter and on it she highlighted a form (ds-5535) and told me to fill it out. The link does not work. Can someone please help. It also says to send the document along with the passport. Is this normal?

Sorry to hear about that. Can you tell what is issue with birth certificate translation and what is the requirements for translation?

[throwitaway 190]

2 hours ago, Nadzz said:

Hello everyone. I had my interview yesterday and unfortunately was refused due to the birth certificate translation document. The officer handed me a refusal letter and on it she highlighted a form (ds-5535) and told me to fill it out. The link does not work. Can someone please help. It also says to send the document along with the passport. Is this normal?

You should let them know the link doesn’t work. This is a new thing and most people here sent 5535 by email. 

[Nbc16 3]

Does anybody know the average time of clearing AP in Montreal? is it 6 months or more ?

[throwitaway 190]

22 hours ago, Nbc16 said:

Does anybody know the average time of clearing AP in Montreal? is it 6 months or more ?

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[Fayisa 21]

Hello everyone, i need help pls, my wife did ab interview back in Feb and they placed her on AP. They requested her passport and some police clearance in March. She was out of the country the whole time. She wasn't able to send her passport. Now that we are back she would like to send her passport and the police clearance they requested but the issue is the medical has expired this month. They didn't requested a new medical exam yet. Should we contact them or she can go to the Dr office and do the medical without their request. Please help us. 

 

 

Thank in advance 

[AP_since_May2023 37]

I'm trying to figure out what caused us to go into AP. Is it the Military service and answering Yes to "Do you have any specialized skills or training, including firearms, explosives, nuclear, biological, or chemical experience?"

22 hours ago, throwitaway said:

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From what I have heard, most AP clear in 3 months so I am staying hopeful. 

On 7/21/2023 at 5:41 PM, Jvisa said:

HI, guys please help me, my lawyer told me the priority date announced for August and is back to October 2017 for my category it means I must wait 2 years for my priority case be current and we must voluntary dismiss our case in court? It means I have to wait 2 years my case be currents just because I was in AP 

Wow, I am so sorry to hear that. This is so frustrating. 

[AP_since_May2023 37]

On 7/21/2023 at 3:35 PM, cala2023 said:

Hi everyone, been following this thread for a bit. My husband interviewed in Montreal on April 27 and was asked to fill out a DS-5535 which we submitted a few days later. The last update to his case was May 8 until one on July 11. We haven't heard anything from the embassy in regards to that update and it was unsolicited. Curious if anyone else that interviewed around that time has seen any updates or movement or if random updates with no communication is typical. We're over two years in at this point and super frustrated like the rest of you. 

I have a similar timeline. I was interviewed on May 10th and placed into AP then. 

[AP_since_May2023 37]

On 7/21/2023 at 10:28 AM, Canucklehead said:

To make matters worse, my friend just got engaged to a girl from South East Asia. She barely speaks English and has no formal training of any kind and they got accepted in under a year. This system is absolutely broken when an uneducated ESL speaker can get in before a university educated native English speaker. Feeling super (removed) off today.

 

I share your pain. My spouse and I are in our late 20s and early 30s, highly educated, pay taxes in the highest bracket in the US, had our work featured on news outlets like CNBC and NYTimes, and still treated like ####### by the US immigration system. Some days we wonder if we are better off just abandoning this whole immigration process and moving to a different country instead. 

[AP_since_May2023 37]

Idk if anyone is interested, but I learnt a bit of information from this wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Advisory_Opinion

[justanamericangrl 23]

On 7/16/2023 at 7:02 PM, SGtoMurica said:

When your husband got an email from DOS asking for his passport, did his online CEAC status change from "Refused" to another status?

Sorry for the late reply! But no his status did not change then. Stayed as refused until about a week after they received his passport then it changed to issued.

[justanamericangrl 23]

Hey guys. I just wanted to post our timeline here in case anyone is interested. 
 

* Application to USCIS - April 19 2021

* USCIS approved, case transferred to NVC - April 29 2022

* NVC DQed - Oct 7 2022

* Interview date - Feb 3 2023

* Put in AP same day

* DS 5535 received 3 days later and form sent in Feb 9

* Writ filed May 2 2023

* Last defendant served May 11 - July 10 answer due 

* June 6 request to send passport

- arrived June 12

* Issued - June 21

* Documents received - June 23

 

Couple of notes:

 

Hacking law - who said criteria for filing more focused on date USCIS approved rather than when placed in admin processing. As long as 12 months from USCIS approval they seemed to think it was fine to file a writ. Part of the reason we went with them so we could file sooner.

 

Didn’t realize we couldn’t import our cars because they don’t have a tire pressure monitoring system. Something to look forward to.

 

Husband has received his social but still waiting on green card. Having some issues with drivers license because even though he’s a permanent resident now apparently when the lady looked him up it says his i94 expires in November so she issued his DL with expiry in Nov too. 
 

Other than that I’m glad it’s all over. Such an unfair process for everyone going through this. Good luck to anyone still dealing with AP!! Hope you guys get some good news soon!

[Gurpreet01 0]

My husband had an interview on july 6th and was given the Ds 5535. We filled the form the later day. Since then our last update is changing almost every day and the status is still refused. We are CR1 category. Is that a good thing that these updates are happening almost everyday, just wondering if someone else has experienced this. 

[AP_since_May2023 37]

9 hours ago, justanamericangrl said:

Hey guys. I just wanted to post our timeline here in case anyone is interested. 
 

* Application to USCIS - April 19 2021

* USCIS approved, case transferred to NVC - April 29 2022

* NVC DQed - Oct 7 2022

* Interview date - Feb 3 2023

* Put in AP same day

* DS 5535 received 3 days later and form sent in Feb 9

* Writ filed May 2 2023

* Last defendant served May 11 - July 10 answer due 

* June 6 request to send passport

- arrived June 12

* Issued - June 21

* Documents received - June 23

 

Couple of notes:

 

Hacking law - who said criteria for filing more focused on date USCIS approved rather than when placed in admin processing. As long as 12 months from USCIS approval they seemed to think it was fine to file a writ. Part of the reason we went with them so we could file sooner.

 

Didn’t realize we couldn’t import our cars because they don’t have a tire pressure monitoring system. Something to look forward to.

 

Husband has received his social but still waiting on green card. Having some issues with drivers license because even though he’s a permanent resident now apparently when the lady looked him up it says his i94 expires in November so she issued his DL with expiry in Nov too. 
 

Other than that I’m glad it’s all over. Such an unfair process for everyone going through this. Good luck to anyone still dealing with AP!! Hope you guys get some good news soon!

Congrats! And thank you for posting your timeline. It will be very helpful for the rest of us behind you. Do you think WoM was what pushed your case forward, or it was already bound to happen regardless? Seems like right around the 96 day mark things started to happen.

9 hours ago, Gurpreet01 said:

My husband had an interview on july 6th and was given the Ds 5535. We filled the form the later day. Since then our last update is changing almost every day and the status is still refused. We are CR1 category. Is that a good thing that these updates are happening almost everyday, just wondering if someone else has experienced this. 

More updates is always better than none. 

[shara9c 0]

Hi Guy's, Need Advise: I went to interview with my Wife and a toddler for EB Visa. Office told us that he is approving visa and you could get passport in 2 to 3 weeks. However after 3 hours my wife got an email from consulate to fill in 5535 and notified that they can issue visa to your spouse and baby.

 

We Submitted 5535 same day but when I check CEAC status it showed refused both for myself and wife's as well. Don't know if they will issue visa to me and hold for my wife or we all get hold on until Wife 5535 is cleared..?

 

I am really worried as I am working in the US and currently have to take time off due to passport held by consulate. really worried Please suggest if anyone like me gone through this hardship

 

Edited July 26, 2023 by shara9c

[Ontarkie 14,190]

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