Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time-Part 2

[AnnaSalu 31]

18 minutes ago, mgsctravels said:

 

Where was the link to this form listed? What does the link take you to?

It is at the very end of the email I received this morning. In addition to what you have received, I have one extra line:

 

- Submit the following supplemental questionnaire online

 

The link then takes me to a Microsoft Office Form. The beginning of the form looks like this:

 

 

 

[AnnaSalu 31]

38 minutes ago, mgsctravels said:

 

Where was the link to this form listed? What does the link take you to?

 

Would you happen to have an email address that was used to communicate with MTL successfully?

[AlAlp 5]

42 minutes ago, AnnaSalu said:

 

Would you happen to have an email address that was used to communicate with MTL successfully?

I've seen these email addresses in the forum before. Not sure how responsive they are.

montreal-ACS@state.gov

Montreal-IV-DV@state.gov

[AnnaSalu 31]

2 hours ago, AnnaSalu said:

Hi all, 

 

This morning I received an email from "MontrealVisaDoNotReply@state.gov" which with title "PREPARING FOR YOUR IMMIGRANT VISA INTERVIEW". Has anyone received such email? I am waiting for my interview on Jan 10th. The email provides some generic steps such as asking for documents to bring like passport, interview letter, photos, etc. 

 

Few confusing things in this email - can anyone share ideas?

 

1- The date of my interview is January 10, 2025 but in this recent email they indicated October 01, 2025. It looks like whoever was sending the email is reading the date wrong by switching the month and day (10-01-2025 vs 01-10-2025). 

 

2- The instructions also point to an online form which seems to be the notorious DS-5535 form (Administrative Processing). Is this normal? Should I start filling it out? Has anyone ever received a link to DS-5535 before they go for the interview? Should I just ignore that link?

 

Thoughts?

 

Update: I emailed them about the date confusion and within 15 minutes, they sent me the exact same email I got in the morning, but now with the correct date (Jan 10, 2025). The link to the DS-5535 form is still in there, so I guess I will go ahead and fill it out.

[mgsctravels 24]

3 minutes ago, AnnaSalu said:

 

Update: I emailed them about the date confusion and within 15 minutes, they sent me the exact same email I got in the morning, but now with the correct date (Jan 10, 2025). The link to the DS-5535 form is still in there, so I guess I will go ahead and fill it out.

 

I wonder why you got it and I didn't. I wonder if I should ask if I need to fill it out. Does it explicitly say it's the DS-5535?

[AndrewsN 46]

1 minute ago, mgsctravels said:

 

I wonder why you got it and I didn't. I wonder if I should ask if I need to fill it out. Does it explicitly say it's the DS-5535?

I wouldn’t ask for it haha. 
 

Just jumping in on this. The whole admin processing thing, it can come down to some things you say in the interview. But most of the time it has more to do with your field of work or country of origin. Things you can’t really control. 
 

I think it’s wise to go into the interview not with fear, trying to avoid DS 5535. Just be honest. 
 

A side note, I was issued a 221g 4 days after my interview. A 221g is a “refusal” and a request for more info or them wanting to double check something. Everyone was saying it’s the same as DS 5535, which ranges from a 5 month to 16 month delay. They held back my case for 2 months but I’m cleared now. 
 

They have their requirements for what triggers additional background operations. 

[AnnaSalu 31]

19 minutes ago, AndrewsN said:

I wouldn’t ask for it haha. 
 

Just jumping in on this. The whole admin processing thing, it can come down to some things you say in the interview. But most of the time it has more to do with your field of work or country of origin. Things you can’t really control. 
 

I think it’s wise to go into the interview not with fear, trying to avoid DS 5535. Just be honest. 
 

A side note, I was issued a 221g 4 days after my interview. A 221g is a “refusal” and a request for more info or them wanting to double check something. Everyone was saying it’s the same as DS 5535, which ranges from a 5 month to 16 month delay. They held back my case for 2 months but I’m cleared now. 
 

They have their requirements for what triggers additional background operations. 

 

Yeah, I would not ask for it. This seems to me clearly to be DS-5535 since it is mentioned at the bottom of the form. It might have to do with my country of chargeability ... 

[canadian85 29]

4 hours ago, AlAlp said:

Can someone who already attended the interview comment on this please?

Completed interview .. this is how you need to do it. One account and add multiple people on the application in the same account

[monk_yatso 26]

45 minutes ago, AnnaSalu said:

 

Yeah, I would not ask for it. This seems to me clearly to be DS-5535 since it is mentioned at the bottom of the form. It might have to do with my country of chargeability ... 

were you born in Canada? Sorry if its personal

[AnnaSalu 31]

1 hour ago, monk_yatso said:

were you born in Canada? Sorry if its personal

nope

[AlAlp 5]

4 hours ago, AnnaSalu said:

 

Update: I emailed them about the date confusion and within 15 minutes, they sent me the exact same email I got in the morning, but now with the correct date (Jan 10, 2025). The link to the DS-5535 form is still in there, so I guess I will go ahead and fill it out.

Did you submit the DS-5535? Is it required only for the main applicant or the dependents have to fill it out separately as well?

[Aaron_ 25]

Hello everyone,

Regarding the interview document list, are we supposed to bring only the documents listed here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MTL-Montreal.html/#pre_interview_checklist, or if we're applying under EB2 NIW, do we need to bring every single document?

I'm particularly concerned about bringing my original degrees because they are oversized, and I’m worried about the possibility of folding them.

[AnnaSalu 31]

19 hours ago, AlAlp said:

Did you submit the DS-5535? Is it required only for the main applicant or the dependents have to fill it out separately as well?

 

I have not, yet. Will look at it over the weekend. 

[AnnaSalu 31]

54 minutes ago, Aaron_ said:

Hello everyone,

Regarding the interview document list, are we supposed to bring only the documents listed here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MTL-Montreal.html/#pre_interview_checklist, or if we're applying under EB2 NIW, do we need to bring every single document?

I'm particularly concerned about bringing my original degrees because they are oversized, and I’m worried about the possibility of folding them.

 

I would take with me anything I possibly can (and of course organized). You never know what the officer may ask for. 

 

[Canadian24 5]

I don't know if it was always there and I didn't see it, but just saw all the tabs in the Google Sheet. Notably the Consular Update with the Application backlog progress. If it's new: To whoever did this: Thank you so much! It's so great to see all that data and interview info and such!