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

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30 minutes ago, Leo The Great said:

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

I guess she had an interview back in 2021, VJ username Danii. But she got lucky with the processing time. She got approved in 52 days. CO requested for her resume and given DS-5535. I guess it’s the same person you’re referring too.

[Niccie 12]

31 minutes ago, LYV said:

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

Thank you! This helps me not feeling so alone now. My lawyer does say it’s definitely because of my background, but that European embassies are not that familiar with these type of cases. That’s why they take long and are sloppy on my case. They even sent me the 221g form, 6 months after my interview, two days before the wom got dismissed. I was scared cause I thought that was a final refusal. 
 

But you’re right. Even though I feel like I wasted my money om the lawsuit, I can take this time to keep saving my money, travel, and get my life a little back together. It feels like I have been living my life on standby in a waiting room. But we have to move on, cause life is short. There is nothing more we can do.

[Leo The Great 141]

@ALC

I just saw spreadsheet. Congrats on clearing AP so quickly just in 85 days. Would you mind telling what is the clearance received date on your visa. You told earlier that 8/31 was the last update for you.

Edited November 3, 2023 by Leo The Great

[Ontarkie 14,310]

There are members here who's new baby recieved the DS3555 so please do not take it to heart. It truly is random, lawyers are wanting your money that is it that is all. They will give you any reason to keep charging you. 

 Why else would they not tell clients that cases all over are being dismissed pretty regularly since July after a Judge declare 180 some days is not long at all and they are charging 5K plus when ppl are only 3 months in. 

[ak47 33]

@ALC

Have you received your passport back ? Did you do second round of medicals ?

[TheMaverick 50]

I have been following this blog occasionally because I feel I will be official in this category. I am currently in another VJ blog which has folks from employment category waiting for Montreal to invite for an interview. There are folks waiting for 2 years just for an interview even after being current in the visa bulletin. Apparently Montreal has a rule to give employment category the lowest priority although that was a COVID era rule. I am personally waiting 18 months now just to get that damm interview call. My country of chargeability is from the Middle East. The last thing I fear is after waiting for 2 years for an invitation is being thrown in DS5535. I am not sure what is up with Montreal

[tas005 4]

Hi,
my interview was last week for IR1. everything went well, at the end they gave 221 g paper and the next day they send an email saying the case is in under AP and asked for my updated CV with all the start and end dates of my all education and work experiences. I sent my CV the same day through email. Good thing is that they kept my passport and didnt ask for form DS5535. How long they take to clear AP when they ask for only CV?? Any recent case similar to like mine???

[Leo The Great 141]

46 minutes ago, tas005 said:

Hi,
my interview was last week for IR1. everything went well, at the end they gave 221 g paper and the next day they send an email saying the case is in under AP and asked for my updated CV with all the start and end dates of my all education and work experiences. I sent my CV the same day through email. Good thing is that they kept my passport and didnt ask for form DS5535. How long they take to clear AP when they ask for only CV?? Any recent case similar to like mine???

If they ask for your CV it means either your education background/work experience is in TAL (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_Alert_List#:~:text=The Technology Alert List (TAL,nontransfer of U.S.-held technologies.)

If they did not ask for DS5535 then AP might be resolved at consulate level not sure. Generally they ask for both DS-5535 and resume together. AP Processing may take from 60 days to 6 month plus for Montreal. 

Edited November 5, 2023 by Leo The Great

[Leo The Great 141]

1 hour ago, tas005 said:

Hi,
my interview was last week for IR1. everything went well, at the end they gave 221 g paper and the next day they send an email saying the case is in under AP and asked for my updated CV with all the start and end dates of my all education and work experiences. I sent my CV the same day through email. Good thing is that they kept my passport and didnt ask for form DS5535. How long they take to clear AP when they ask for only CV?? Any recent case similar to like mine???

Either Montreal  consulate asked for DS-5535 only or both DS-5535 + CV in the following spreadsheet (mostly):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jV7rzX2eCRVoEDRhOtN9a6hDoHRLNEf1P3ZGZbQ0_Dc/edit#gid=0

Your case is the first case, to my knowledge, where Consulate asked for Resume only. 

My dad was requested for CV  only few years back when applied for B1/B2 visa and the case was cleared in 30 days but the clearance was received from DC

Edited November 5, 2023 by Leo The Great

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3 minutes ago, Leo The Great said:

You may look at this for an idea. Either they ask for DS-5535 only or both DS-5535 + Resume

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jV7rzX2eCRVoEDRhOtN9a6hDoHRLNEf1P3ZGZbQ0_Dc/edit#gid=0

Your case is the first case where Consulate asked for Resume only to my knowledge. 

They asked for my resume as well. My education falls in TAL. They further asked me to fill out DS-5535. During the interview the CO was focused on my education and research area. I had to explain her my entire research as she’s going to hire me for the job. Anyways it is what it is… It’s a wait game now.

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Hi 

i have one question I read somewhere if you are in Ap in 1 year .your visa status show expiry soon .I am more then one year but no case status change still show refused 

One more question my case number colour not red it show black

plz can someone tell me 

I really appreciate 

thank you 

[throwitaway 190]

35 minutes ago, Gha said:

Hi 

i have one question I read somewhere if you are in Ap in 1 year .your visa status show expiry soon .I am more then one year but no case status change still show refused 

One more question my case number colour not red it show black

plz can someone tell me 

I really appreciate 

thank you 

Your application expires after one year. You will be asked to resubmit your DS260 when you clear. 

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3 hours ago, throwitaway said:

Your application expires after one year. You will be asked to resubmit your DS260 when you clear. 

Does that mean your application starts over? Is there an additional cost and wait to resubmit DS260?

[tas005 4]

20 hours ago, Ahmad0606 said:

They asked for my resume as well. My education falls in TAL. They further asked me to fill out DS-5535. During the interview the CO was focused on my education and research area. I had to explain her my entire research as she’s going to hire me for the job. Anyways it is what it is… It’s a wait game now.

Do you mean to say, first they asked for Resume and you sent it, and later on after few days they communicate again and asked for DS-5535 form as well?

When was your interview and for how long you are waiting for?

[Fayisa 21]

On 10/18/2023 at 11:28 AM, Dana.L said:

I waited about the same time frame but chose to email because they never told us they recieved his passport so I wanted to confirm. If emailing would give you peace, Id send one. It cant hurt to email. 
Your "case last updated" date will update on the day they receive your email, and they day they reply (typically ten days later).

I think you are probaly just in the que to be reviewed, like me and Fayisa. From what ive found online it looks like the average review time for a 221G at montreal is 6-8 weeks. 

Hello Dana, any update on your hubby's case ?