The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal Only. Post here and support each other (PART 3)

[CarmenD 147]

13 hours ago, APRIL2023 said:

Doesn’t hurt to try. I’ve tried everyone, including congressman, senator, even the White House. No help at the end of the day. 

Yes.  No positive outcome. The senators for my state are both Republicans, so I doubt they would do anything but ignore me.  The Congressperson for my district (a Democrat) has inquired twice.  Same useless reply to those requests.  I’ve emailed the WH (President, VP and help with a Federal Agency.) Not receiving receipt acknowledgements anymore.

[CL23 6]

On 5/19/2024 at 2:24 PM, JanMontrealDS5535 said:

No. They only received information of the visa issued. My file has not reached their desk yet.

 

I’m curious if you have had any updates on your file since your children’s were activated? 

[Audra Rose 4]

Hey guys. New to the club that none of us want to be in We got DS-5535d on May 3, I thought it was going to be a quick turnaround and recently learned it won't be. Very sad and hope they get their ####### together soon 😭😭

[JanMontrealDS5535 19]

On 5/26/2024 at 5:58 PM, CL23 said:

I’m curious if you have had any updates on your file since your children’s were activated? 

There were no updates on my file when children got visa activated. 

[mam521 1,987]

On 5/26/2024 at 7:58 PM, CL23 said:

I’m curious if you have had any updates on your file since your children’s were activated? 

Independent cases.  Unlikely to trigger anything, especially because the kids' cases are essentially "case closed". 

 

[Halioak 16]

21 hours ago, Audra Rose said:

Hey guys. New to the club that none of us want to be in We got DS-5535d on May 3, I thought it was going to be a quick turnaround and recently learned it won't be. Very sad and hope they get their ####### together soon 😭😭

I was given 201g on May 8th. I am not sure if most people would be waiting for>6months or if this forum is collection of people who waited for longer time since people waited for a few weeks without any urgency of getting the visas probably wont bother with coming here to learn more about it.  The sample size on that spreadsheet is very small compared with >300 visas issued monthly from MTL.

[CL23 6]

25 minutes ago, Halioak said:

I was given 201g on May 8th. I am not sure if most people would be waiting for>6months or if this forum is collection of people who waited for longer time since people waited for a few weeks without any urgency of getting the visas probably wont bother with coming here to learn more about it.  The sample size on that spreadsheet is very small compared with >300 visas issued monthly from MTL.

It’s so hard to know.. it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to be honest! I am curious if others get processed faster though, or if everyone who gets this form is waiting 6+ months. 

[Halioak 16]

2 minutes ago, CL23 said:

It’s so hard to know.. it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to be honest! I am curious if others get processed faster though, or if everyone who gets this form is waiting 6+ months. 

My guess is once someone needs to wait for >3months, there is a good chance that they would need to get new medical exam or police certificate, which further delays things.

[Cholte cholte 12]

Hi..my spouse interview on mar 15, 2024 and got a DS5535.  I was thinking of writing to the Montreal consulate, to enquire about her case. What is the email address of the Montreal consulate?

 

Thanks.

[Cholte cholte 12]

Has anybody tried the Immigrant Visa Navigator? Also, is this information correct?

 

If your case is undergoing Administrative Processing, please do not send any documentation until you receive an email from the Immigrant Visa Section at the U.S. Consulate General Montreal, unless otherwise specified.  If your administrative processing has been pending more than six months, please contact us.

[Leo The Great 137]

11 minutes ago, Cholte cholte said:

Has anybody tried the Immigrant Visa Navigator? Also, is this information correct?

 

If your case is undergoing Administrative Processing, please do not send any documentation until you receive an email from the Immigrant Visa Section at the U.S. Consulate General Montreal, unless otherwise specified.  If your administrative processing has been pending more than six months, please contact us.

We emailed consulate after 5 moths of interview with a specific question.  That was answered after 10 days and then sent another status inquiry email after 6 months of interview and got generic reply after 24 days.

Edited May 28 by Leo The Great

[Leo The Great 137]

2 hours ago, Halioak said:

The sample size on that spreadsheet is very small compared with >300 visas issued monthly from MTL.

True. Most of applicants get their visas without AP and few gets 221g each month and may not be actively participating in discussion and choose not to put their information in the spreadsheet.

Edited May 28 by Leo The Great

[CarmenD 147]

6 hours ago, Cholte cholte said:

The email address of the Montreal consulate

Email to:Montreal-IV-DV@state.gov

[CarmenD 147]

4 hours ago, Leo The Great said:

Has anybody tried the Immigrant Visa Navigator?

Tried for what purpose, specifically?

[CarmenD 147]

4 hours ago, Leo The Great said:

If your administrative processing has been pending more than six months, please contact us.

I’d bet everyone active in this forum has contacted the Montréal Consulate once case hits 6 months in AP.  The reply will be the Automatic cookie cutter one when enquiring about case status