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

[Superluminal 146]

5 minutes ago, niloo said:

We sent an email 2 weeks ago didn't get any response, so sent another one 5 days ago. I'm on my 7th week, after sending back my passport with joint sponsor documents. Do not know what to do.

I changed my location to my friend's house. Don't know if they want to see the same address on my ID as well. 🤔🤔

Good news for you is it doesn't look like you have a DS-5535 so you will likely move a lot quicker than us who had to send in a bunch more information.

 

Hang tight.

[niloo 2]

1 hour ago, Superluminal said:

Good news for you is it doesn't look like you have a DS-5535 so you will likely move a lot quicker than us who had to send in a bunch more information.

 

Hang tight.

I know it's a really hard situation, I hope this waiting ends soon for all of us. 

[ak47 33]

Got a template reply after two months to my second email that i had send at 7 month completion. The 'Last Updated' date has not changed since mid June.

 

Looks like they are not touching DS5535 files as they may be given other priorities which is related to all the events happening in the world.

Fingers crossed, hoping things get better soon.

 

 

[Leo The Great 141]

We also got template reply after one week to inquiry about receiving DS-5535 and resume. They included the interview date in the template reply. There is nothing in the reply about receiving documents or not. Will send next email in mid January 2024 to see if they have any updates. Looks like consulate look at the case as date was updated.

Edited November 1, 2023 by Leo The Great

[Niccie 12]

On 10/9/2023 at 8:30 PM, Superluminal said:

This forum is only for Canada consular applications. All of us have to go through Montreal.

Just wanted to share that my lawsuit got dismissed too. They first asked for an extension, then they dismissed. 

[Nbc16 3]

26 minutes ago, Niccie said:

Just wanted to share that my lawsuit got dismissed too. They first asked for an extension, then they dismissed. 

So sorry to hear that, we are waiting for their response on our WOM as well, bracing for a dismissal as well… Are you going to fight them or wait ? 

[throwitaway 190]

2 hours ago, Niccie said:

Just wanted to share that my lawsuit got dismissed too. They first asked for an extension, then they dismissed. 

You mean the defendants motioned or that the judge ruled?

[Niccie 12]

7 minutes ago, throwitaway said:

You mean the defendants motioned or that the judge ruled?

The defendants motioned, but the judge will rule. They have sent my lawyer a letter, he will let me know tomorrow.

[Niccie 12]

1 hour ago, Nbc16 said:

So sorry to hear that, we are waiting for their response on our WOM as well, bracing for a dismissal as well… Are you going to fight them or wait ? 

Honestly, I don’t know anymore. I don’t even know if there’s a point in doing so. I am emotionally exhausted to be honest. I am being punished for being born in Iran, and there is nothing I can do about that.

[throwitaway 190]

38 minutes ago, Niccie said:

Honestly, I don’t know anymore. I don’t even know if there’s a point in doing so. I am emotionally exhausted to be honest. I am being punished for being born in Iran, and there is nothing I can do about that.

Iranian 221g takes at least 6 months in the best cases, often a year or more. Embassies with jurisdiction over Iranian applicants are explicit about this.

Edited November 2, 2023 by throwitaway

[Fayisa 21]

40 minutes ago, Niccie said:

Honestly, I don’t know anymore. I don’t even know if there’s a point in doing so. I am emotionally exhausted to be honest. I am being punished for being born in Iran, and there is nothing I can do about that.

Yes, it is sad when they punish you for something out of your hand. I born in middle East too, I guess this was a big factor for me being placed on Ds5535.

[Niccie 12]

41 minutes ago, throwitaway said:

Iranian 221g takes at least 6 months in the best cases, often a year or more. Embassies with jurisdiction over Iranian applicants are explicit about this.

I thought because I’m a female who has been living in the Netherlands since I was 3 years old, they would give me a break. But apparently, that does not matter at all

[Superluminal 146]

1 hour ago, Niccie said:

I thought because I’m a female who has been living in the Netherlands since I was 3 years old, they would give me a break. But apparently, that does not matter at all

If it makes you feel any better, I'm a boring Canadian with Scottish and Irish heritage and have never lived in another country. My last name is connected with a tiny island off the coast of Scotland, so not exactly common.

[Leo The Great 141]

2 hours ago, Niccie said:

I thought because I’m a female who has been living in the Netherlands since I was 3 years old, they would give me a break. But apparently, that does not matter at all

There is another VJ member who immigrated to Canada from Pakistan when she was child and was given DS-5535.

Edited November 2, 2023 by Leo The Great

[LYV 63]

I just wanted to say it's not anyone's fault they were put on D-5535. Let's try and cut ourselves some slack and accept that this is an unfair thing that happened to us, but there will be an end to it someday. Maybe some people are flagged for nationality but I think it's very random. We were told at our meeting that it was random. We are English/French/German. Our families are several generations immigrated Canadian. We have super clean records. Our lawyer told us that he had a Canadian teacher with a perfectly clean record wait a year to go through AP after he married an American Citizen. It's helped me to try and focus on other things. (I've gone back to school for a 6 month course) It helped to do something to put the power back into our hands. We can't move until I'm done the course now. Realistically, based on our spreadsheet it will be between 200-300 days from your meeting until you get an answer. Hang in there