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

[throwitaway 190]

1 hour ago, kryptonite said:

There was another user who was refused entry at the border - not for anything serious or anything but refused nonetheless. The officer asked her if she was and she answered truthfully. The officer thought nothing of it and approved her on the spot. Later she checked her status and she was refused. The officer called her and told her it was because of the refusal at the border. They had to call the border and confirm her story. 4 weeks later she was finally approved and her passport was mailed.

 

I’m in a similar situation however, I was put into administrative processing on the spot rather than being approved for the exact same reason - The refusal. Currently waiting for my status to change and my passport to be mailed out. 

This is an extraordinary example of someone who was told why they were refused - unfortunately the majority of us will never know.

[AnimeLover89 2]

2 hours ago, throwitaway said:

If your CEAC is refused with a long text underneath that says “your case will remain refused while undergoing such processing blah blah” then yes, you’re in AP.

 

“Administrative Processing” is no longer used as a status for AP, in other words, the “we’re looking into you before we can issue your visa” step is now just called “Refused,” with some text mentioning AP underneath. 
 

The old “Administrative Processing” status is rarely used at all anymore. Sometimes it shows up immediately before a visa is issued, like when it’s queued up for printing.

 

When a CO “approved” your visa it still gets reviewed at the end of the day by the higher ups, this is where it can then be tossed into the AP pile.

 

It sucks. There’s nothing you can do to find out why this happened, but you’re lucky you didn’t get asked for DS 5535 (I know it’s little solace when you didn’t expect any of this, but trust me, it could be worse). You’ll probably clear in 90 days or less (they’re reviewing your application). Be sure to let us know! 

Thank you. So basically emailing them is pointless I guess coz it won't get me anywhere?

[throwitaway 190]

6 hours ago, AnimeLover89 said:

Thank you. So basically emailing them is pointless I guess coz it won't get me anywhere?

Email them to confirm, in case they suddenly need something from you. If there’s nothing outstanding on your end they’ll reply with a “Your application is currently undergoing administrative processing and we don’t know how long this will take.”

[BatmanFlow 481]

9 hours ago, AnimeLover89 said:

Thank you. So basically emailing them is pointless I guess coz it won't get me anywhere?

 

2 hours ago, throwitaway said:

Email them to confirm, in case they suddenly need something from you. If there’s nothing outstanding on your end they’ll reply with a “Your application is currently undergoing administrative processing and we don’t know how long this will take.”

I believe someone here was in refused for a month or longer and didn’t know why and didn’t get any email. But when they emailed the embassy they were told police cert was missing. So might be worth a shot to email 

[Tiabeanie 39]

9 hours ago, AnimeLover89 said:

Thank you. So basically emailing them is pointless I guess coz it won't get me anywhere?

Not at all. I emailed the embassy 2 weeks after my interview since I was placed in administrative processing and originally was told no additional documents were needed. There was no update to my file since the day of my interview. They responded to me a week later and told me they were waiting to receive my police certificate. If I didn't email them I wouldn't have known this.

[TheMaverick 50]

Hi Folks,

 

Got a question pertaining to AP. I am currently on a TN visa and a frequent traveler(US-Canada). Since I opted for consular processing, I have not had issues with border crossing. In CP the intent to immigrate triggers when we go for the visa interview. Suppose for whatever reason if the CO decides my case should go to AP and if my TN is still valid, can I cross the border for work or can I now be refused because I have shown intent by attending that interview.

[BatmanFlow 481]

so i called the third party drop site where our documents first go. they confirmed that embassy picked up the documents but cant tell which date.

so embassy does have my moms documents, its like as @throwitaway mentioned, no one has actively touched the documents, hence the embassy response is that they dont have the documents, which is ridiculous. they cause so much stress!

 

[Tiabeanie 39]

54 minutes ago, BatmanFlow said:

so i called the third party drop site where our documents first go. they confirmed that embassy picked up the documents but cant tell which date.

so embassy does have my moms documents, its like as @throwitaway mentioned, no one has actively touched the documents, hence the embassy response is that they dont have the documents, which is ridiculous. they cause so much stress!

 

Do you mind sharing the number of the 3rd party drop site please?

[BatmanFlow 481]

52 minutes ago, Tiabeanie said:

Do you mind sharing the number of the 3rd party drop site please?

Clipper ship supply Inc

1 514-937-9561

 

@PNWUnited was able to provide this info to me and the lady on the phone was able to confirm they picked up the documents. but be prepared that embassy will not care about this. they will continue to say they didnt get the documents

[Mmk2112 34]

20 hours ago, BatmanFlow said:

so my congressperson got a response back today that the embassy still havent received the requested information (passport, photos, etc).

Canada post shows delivered to their third party sorting facility on November 10. i realize there is a bit of a delay in embassy actually getting the document from their sorting facility, but its now 3.5 weeks!

 

anyone else who submitted document have any data on how long it took for embassy to get their documents from the sorting facility?

Which congressperson you contacted? is he your local? any benefit of contacting congressperson?

[AnimeLover89 2]

4 hours ago, Tiabeanie said:

Not at all. I emailed the embassy 2 weeks after my interview since I was placed in administrative processing and originally was told no additional documents were needed. There was no update to my file since the day of my interview. They responded to me a week later and told me they were waiting to receive my police certificate. If I didn't email them I wouldn't have known this.

I see. Which email can we use? Is it this one?

 canada_contactus+ca+info+en@visaops.net

[BatmanFlow 481]

1 hour ago, Mmk2112 said:

Which congressperson you contacted? is he your local? any benefit of contacting congressperson?

reposting my response from earlier

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They aren’t a lot of help in general cause they can’t do much anyways. You get assigned a case worker and that case worker reaches out to embassy. 
but what does help is that embassy definitely reviews your case and gives the congressperson an actual response rather than copy paste stuff we get when we email embassy directly. 
 

for me I asked to actually speak with congressperson and I got a one on one meeting with him. He promised to write a letter on my moms behalf and send it to embassy. this took like 2-3 months to actually happen. But before they even sent the letter, my moms DS 5535 cleared. 
but once they sent the letter the embassy looked at the case and finally sent the email asking for documents, like passport medical again. From Clearing 5535 to sending me email about documents it took embassy 28 days. And it only happened cause congresspersons letter went to them. So in that case it did help. 
 

 Now since they have the documents I’m emailing my congressperson to follow up with embassy since the AP is, almost, done and they need process the documents we sent. I believe in this stage congressperson contact is helping. 

in conclusion I think you should get your congressperson involved and push for a meeting with him or her.
my moms 5535 cleared after a year. 
 

I'm in California 

[Tiabeanie 39]

27 minutes ago, AnimeLover89 said:

I see. Which email can we use? Is it this one?

 canada_contactus+ca+info+en@visaops.net

montreal-iv-dv@state.gov. It took them 4-5 business days to respond back to my inquiries.

[AnimeLover89 2]

9 minutes ago, Tiabeanie said:

montreal-iv-dv@state.gov. It took them 4-5 business days to respond back to my inquiries.

I just emailed them. Let see what happens now.

[PZibran325 112]

@emergence the below website seems to reiterate what @ice-qube has been suggesting all along that the AP is being used as a legal mechanism to buy time for decision making while the additional background and security checks are performed. It suggests that while AP has historically been infrequent, it is now being used to kick the can down the road so to speak. I highly recommend checking out this URL

 

 Lippes Mathias Law Firm