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  1. LetsGoFast started following Montreal embassy EB-2 interview wait time-Part 2
  2.    Ds553513 reacted to a post in a topic: The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (PART 2)
  3.    LetsGoFast reacted to a post in a topic: The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (PART 2)
  4. LetsGoFast
    However, I just checked the CEAC website a few seconds ago. It seems they now work again.
  5.    Raptor23 reacted to a post in a topic: The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (PART 2)
  6.    Ds553513 reacted to a post in a topic: The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (PART 2)
  7. LetsGoFast
    You are welcome! If I were you, I would also call again tomorrow and there might be someone else who can double check for you. I think they can confirm for a specific tracking number.
  8. LetsGoFast
    I have the same issue since this afternoon..
  9.    Raptor23 reacted to a post in a topic: The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (PART 2)
  10. LetsGoFast
    Thank you! We found their number on Google Map. Since we mailed our documents to "955 1re Avenue, Sainte-Catherine, QC J5C 1C5", so we found a place called "Clipper Ship Supply Inc" with this address and their number is +15149379561. My husband provided our tracking number and they confirmed that they received our passports and they were picked by the consulate already. Hope this helps you, and good luck!
  11. LetsGoFast
    Does anyone has any experience about picking up passports from "BLS Vancouver – 850 West Hastings Street Unit B 50, Vancouver, BC V6C 1E1, CA"? Our cases were issued on Jan 18th, 2023 and have not receive any tracking emails. I read posts about this site and people saying if this site is selected for picking up, we will not receive tracking number and will receive pickup email directly later on. But the people who report this are mostly applying for non-immigration visas (mostly interviewed in Vancouver). Does anyone know what will happen to us on this site?
  12.    Icecreamcastles reacted to a post in a topic: The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (PART 2)
  13.    APRIL2023 reacted to a post in a topic: The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (PART 2)
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  15. LetsGoFast
    Friends, we finally got our status changed to issued this morning! Since the timeline above, 12/28/2023: New medical reports requested by consulate 1/5/2023: New medical reports were submitted through eMedical system 1/18/2023: CEAC status changed to issued TAT - finally after such a long journey And for the friends here, do you know - 1. Now will we receive sealed package with passport or is the package already electronic now? 2. When should I expect to receive the email with tracking number? 3. I plan to drive from Vancouver to Seattle to pass the border, does that sound a valid way? Anything that we should prepare in advance? Thank you all and wish you all the best! And good luck everyone sincerely
  16.    Inveigh reacted to a post in a topic: The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (PART 2)
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  18. LetsGoFast
    I think APRIL2023 made a good point about medical report. The old medical report will expire after 6 months. To me it's a little strange that the consulate did not request both passport and new medical at the same time. Since your AP takes 10 months, if you mailed your passport from the US, and then they also asked for a new medical check, which can only be taken within the Canada, then your situation would be awkward. It might be safe to send the consulate an email to check this before sending back your passport, but I am not sure if they can give you a concrete answer.. sorry. Good luck!
  19. LetsGoFast
    Thanks! Yes, more previous timelines about my case was posted in https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/786919-the-dreaded-ds-5535-thread-for-montreal-post-here-and-support-each-other-part-2/page/177/#comment-10934342. All answers for your questions were there.
  20. LetsGoFast
    Since Dec 29, 2023, some more updates: Jan 2, 2024 - We went to do the second medical exam Jan 2, 2024 - Saw Case Last Updated changed to Jan 2, 2024 for myself only. In the past, this happens when we received some email replies.. This time, no any response for my email sent on Dec 13, 2023 about getting back our passports.. I am not sure if in the last stage, the consulate will ignore this request because they thought the process is close to the end ...... Jan 5, 2024 - The doctor's office told us that the reports were submitted for both of us. I saw Case Last Updated time changed to Jan 5, 2024 for both me and my husband. Jan 8, 2024 - The Case Last Updated time changed to Jan 8th, 2024 for both of us.. I guess this was triggered by receiving our new medical reports.. And since then, no any other information from the consulate. From some previous posts, people said they usually will return the passport back in 4-6 weeks after they received all documents. Actually, my passport has been hold for 2.5 months. I knew some delays were caused by the holiday season, which unfortunately triggers the expiration for medical reports. I told myself everyday that we are close to the end, just insist one more day. We have been in our friends place for a long time, work remotely for a really long time, and scheduling prenatal exams in Canada makes everything even harder for me. We are grateful for all understandings from our friends and colleagues. I hope everyone has the best luck in the new year and the same good luck for my new baby, who will come this June (I really hope that at that time, we are already back in our home in the US).
  21.    AP_since_May2023 reacted to a post in a topic: The dreaded DS-5535 thread for Montreal. Post here and support each other (PART 2)
  22. LetsGoFast
    A little bit updates: I saw the last update date change to Dec 28, 2023 for both of us and on Dec 29, 2023 morning, we received an email for asking for new medical exams. For the inquiry that we sent to get back the passports, there is no reply yet. We decided to do the new medical exams no matter whether they agree to mail back our passports or not.
  23. LetsGoFast
    "Did you mail your passport to the Montreal Consulate while you are in the US? How would you enter Canada without your passport?" No, I went to Vancouver and mail them the passports from here. So I am still in Vancouver now.
  24. LetsGoFast
    Hi, my L1 visa also had AP (the interview was processed in Vancouver). Here is the timeline: 12/08/2022 L1 interview 01/19/2023 Received email saying AP complete and ask me to mail back the passport 02/02/2023 Issued and sent back my passports
  25. LetsGoFast
    I have a very similar situation as @Bestbest7. Here is my timeline until now. I am still struggling about what's the next steps... My DQ date was 12/01/2021. And I received the interview invitation letter on 05/19/2023 for a interview on 07/26/2023. My case was under EB2-NIW category. I went to the interview together with my husband on 07/26/2023 and received 221g. I received it before for my L1 visa in Dec 2022, so I was not very surprised about that. We was asked to fill out a form online through a link provided on the 221g form and we filled the form out on the same day as the interview. The question were all about the addresses, travel histories in the past years (I don't remember what the form is called exactly). The officer did not collect our passports and told us that we can get back to the US with our valid L1 and L2 visas. So we went back to the US. Then I received the email for mailing back our passports on 10/24/2023. The email is very brief and did not mention what was the time range that we should mail our documents back. We went back to Canada on 11/01/2023 and mail the passports back to Montreal Consulate upon their instructions through Canada Post. Then the timeline became strange.. 11/02/2023 - We mailed passports through Canada Post. 11/07/2023 (Tue) - The tracking showed that the documents were delivered. - Actually the consulate collect the mails from a third-party facility every Monday. So we missed the mail collection for that Monday. And the next Monday is Canada holiday, so our documents stayed in the facility until 11/20/2023. (We confirmed this by calling the third-party facility, my husband found their phone number through Google Map by using their address). Since 11/02/2023, we sent emails to Montreal-IV-DV@state.gov (usually takes 2 weeks to get a response) a few times to check if they received our passports. 11/21/2023 (inquiry sent on 11/08/2023) - The consulate responded and saying they did not receive the documents yet. They said it takes time to transit from the facility to the visa unit of the consulate. 12/07/2023 (inquiry sent on 11/21/2023) - The consulate responded and saying they acknowledged the receipt of our documents and the documents were pending review by an officer. 12/18/2023 (inquiry sent on 11/06/2023) - The consulate responded and saying they acknowledged the receipt of our documents and the documents were pending review by an officer. In between we really worried that our passports were lost and luckily they were delivered to the visa unit. However, I did not expect that the process for getting the visa stamp takes that long according to the records in http://docs/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1jV7rzX2eCRVoEDRhOtN9a6hDoHRLNEf1P3ZGZbQ0_Dc/htmlview. I was pregnant and will have a baby due in June 2024. So I have to go back to the US for some necessary prenatal tests in a certain range of time. Thus, we made a very hard decision to request our passports back. 12/13/2023 - we sent an email to the consulate to request our passports back and has not heard anything back since then. 1. Does anyone know that if this can work and how long does it take to get our passports back??? 2. Is that possible to fly to Montreal to take our passports back directly from the consulate to make it faster??? 3. Did we make a correct decision? I found out this forum stream this morning and realize that "mailing back the passports" is almost the last step... 4. Our medical check was done in early June this year so according to the half year validity, it has expired. After asking for the passports, will the consulate request us to do a second medical check? Thank you all and have a wonderful holiday for everyone!
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