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CASE STUCK IN AP/ CR1/ MANDAMUS FILED

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Hello, my Wife’s CR1 case has been stuck in AP for over 8 months at the US embassy Islamabad. Our case was expedited because of my medical problems. Everything in her interview went well but, for no reason she was put into AP and told to complete form DS5535. It asked for her travel and employment history (she has none!!!!) and her brothers and I’s date of births and names. 
 

We emailed them nonstop, contacted our senators but nothing worked. This delay has been so hard for us. 
 

Last week we finally filed a writ of mandamus lawsuit. Enough is enough. 
 

My question is, has there been any success with mandamus lawsuits that any if you have heard of filed yourself? Need some optimism, thank you! 

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Ontarkie
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The DS-5535 is computer issued the CO doesn't have control over it. AP cannot be expedited either so I am very sorry this happened to you. You will want to jump over to the regional forum to see if th

SalishSea
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I think OP is confused and doesn’t realize that VJ is separate from US immigration.   also, to the OP:  prolonged AP for Pakistan is extremely common, due to poor record-keeping, which is so

Ontarkie
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You will want to check your regional forum. As of last July, WOM have been just a waste of money. They are being tossed out ever since that judge ruled against it. Lawyers are still taking your money

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What is her nationality?

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I might want to give it a year, tricky when you apply through another Consulate.

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Who did you sue in your mandamus? I filed one and it was successfully but it was filed after one year of waiting. If I were you, I would also put in a request of FOIA to department of states asking the consular notes and other information that could give you an idea of what might be going on. I have done all these on my current case too.

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1 hour ago, Elon said:

Who did you sue in your mandamus? I filed one and it was successfully but it was filed after one year of waiting. If I were you, I would also put in a request of FOIA to department of states asking the consular notes and other information that could give you an idea of what might be going on. I have done all these on my current case too.

I sued the embassy in Islamabad. I’ve been waiting 8 months since the interview. What is a FOIA? 
 

also i just signed up for Visa Journey and I got a notification that two devices from Chicago logged into my account, did this happen to you? Im a little worried they have my information now.

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1 minute ago, Faraz Hanif said:

I sued the embassy in Islamabad. I’ve been waiting 8 months since the interview. What is a FOIA? 
 

also i just signed up for Visa Journey and I got a notification that two devices from Chicago logged into my account, did this happen to you? Im a little worried they have my information now.

Okay that is really good. I hope you did service of process. Regarding two devices logged into your account, it didn't happened too. Who do you think have your information?

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10 minutes ago, Elon said:

What do you mean by They?If you are talking about consular accessing your VJ account no. 

I think OP is confused and doesn’t realize that VJ is separate from US immigration.

 

also, to the OP:  prolonged AP for Pakistan is extremely common, due to poor record-keeping, which is so bad that a police report isn’t even required for Pakistan.   The U.S. embassy does its own background checks, rather than rely on your country to provide legitimate ones.

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1 hour ago, SalishSea said:

I think OP is confused and doesn’t realize that VJ is separate from US immigration.

 

also, to the OP:  prolonged AP for Pakistan is extremely common, due to poor record-keeping, which is so bad that a police report isn’t even required for Pakistan.   The U.S. embassy does its own background checks, rather than rely on your country to provide legitimate ones.

 not that common for female visa applicants...and no travel history in this case which is why this is even more baffling. Most likely a name check issue with someone of a similar name on some sort of a database. OP if your wife's name is too common then that could be one of the reason why its taking so long. If she or her family members are active in politics or connected to the power structure in Pakistan, that could be another reason at the top of my head.

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The DS-5535 is computer issued the CO doesn't have control over it. AP cannot be expedited either so I am very sorry this happened to you. You will want to jump over to the regional forum to see if they are tracking the DS-5535. 

 

Also I'm going to split off your comments about your account being hacked so I can post it is the Site discussion forum. Captain Ewok needs to be aware of this as it is not normal. 

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What do you mean by groups, it can be part of the Immigration process and is often discussed on VJ.

5 minutes ago, Faraz Hanif said:

Hi! Is there any groups for mandamus lawsuits? Im having trouble finding it. 

 

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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