Phil_K_IR1
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Another quick update.. We had a last modified date change on our case last Monday (April 8th). About an hour or so ago, we got another. Other than the 8th, last week was silent. Seems to be a trend for Mondays for us? Not looking into it much, but hoping for the best.. -
Interestingly they always mention the cases in AP due to a DS-5535. What about those in AP without being asked one? Do they fall under the same total "backlog" number posted (61k now instead of 66k)? Are they handled separately? Not clear on if the backlog in question is specific to DS-5535 or not.
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My bad - hadn't looked hard enough 😭 Appreciate you keeping it all updated! Hopefully everything is finished and visa in hand soon! Have fun in the US
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Congratulations! The nightmare is over! I can't believe it took a 2022 DQ/interview this long... Can you share specifics of all your timeline? DQ, interview, 221g/5535, etc
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We plan to! But we're also having to wait til at least June/early July to even begin applying for the H1B (needs a state license, needs an ITIN for one, etc). Hoping IR1 is done before any of that, but the way we're seeing it is that we're at least "doing something" in the event it takes even longer. Also re: medical exams - I thought the IV ones are only valid for 6 months? The ones USCIS extended are for AOS I thought.
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Spouse can work in a cap exempt role (healthcare but within some kind of higher learning facility). Honestly it's more of a grasp at straws for any movement in any way. No harm shooting a shot... 😕
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Never, no. Standard replies, some variation in templates over the last 5 months, but never anything personalized from them. EDIT: To clarify, the auto reply comes in immediately, and usually within 2 weeks we get a standard "template" reply from the consulate.
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Thank you all 😭 Hoping for the best, but not expecting anything as we also had a batch of updates back in February with nothing from it. I'll be sure to update if we hear anything positive, as it would be another indicator that things are moving at the consulate.
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Just another quick update... Our case had unsolicited updates on March 20 and 21, and then silence. Today (still early in the morning) we got another unsolicited updated case date. Status is still "refused". We were not asked a DS-5535, just a CV, but officially at 5 months since interview today.
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@MAN2023 or @APRIL2023 if you don't mind sharing which medical field you're in specifically? Did you worry about the annual max of 65-85k H-1B visas? And if the state you're moving to needs a state license to practice your field, did you apply before having that license or after getting it? As I understand it, some states need an SSN/ITIN to get the licenses. Nonetheless, I think we'd opt for completing the IR1 whenever it's done, but this is wild. Happy that you two got to move forward in another way to at least resume life instead of staying in limbo.
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Can we not start a petition like others in other countries have done? After reading what others posted, my spouse and I are looking into the H1-B visa option, as the field would work for it... Bonkers. We're almost at 6 months since interview (would be early May), and it's insane. Not even asked a 5535, just CV...
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WOOOOO!!! Congrats!!! About dang time! I'm hoping others get their good news soon 🙏🏼 For us, not having been asked a 5535, we're beyond annoyed that it's trending to taking as long as those who were asked a 5535, since my understanding was that it "should be faster". AP is AP. Just thankful that people are getting approvals again!
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Yes we were given a 221g refusal and got an email the same day asking for my wife's CV. (No DS5535) This was back in November 202
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We had a case update yesterday, and now today (both unsolicited/not email replies).... Don't want to get my hopes up, but this never happened before.. Interestingly, CEAC status is obviously still "refused", but all this legal jargon going on I wonder if they'd eventually change the wording to "denied" to match the new email language?
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Denied is the new refused lol
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All this made me go check our case, saw an unsolicited update for today. Been a month since the last unsolicited update, or maybe even longer than a month 🤷🏽♂️ I've learned to not get my hopes up, but I assume this means one of the agencies doing security screening finally gave results back and they just added it in, waiting on however many others..
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Wow I've never seen this kind of email personally. 221(g) is the standard refusal, but not a final refusal. They're saying you're in AP for security screening (SAO) like most likely everyone here at minimum. The wording is... weird, but I'm pretty sure they're just saying once the security screening results come in you'd be eligible for the visa (as in the visa officer would "reconsider" your case and adjudicate it again, likely an approval). Anyone else can chime in though, this is the first time I've seen this wording.
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No clue. I'm just entering MTL case numbers and logging them on a somewhat regular basis for any movement, no visibility into why they were in AP.
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Interesting never saw that bit about trying to improve their process in the email reply we got back where they said the same general "sensitive to times" and so on. curious indeed
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Spouse had to rescind the Chinese citizenship to become Canadian, currently has no ties to the country... our suspicion is since it's biomedical, it's the TAL list.
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My spouse was born in china but has been a Canadian citizen for over 20 years and has a science background. We weren't given a 5535, only asked for CV/resume. This was a little over 4 months ago..
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We got an email reply on March 14, albeit the usual template. I have a list to myself of cases I'm following closely, and some have gotten approvals in recent weeks. They're doing things, just slow as always. Don't lose hope! (Plus for us, as agonizing as it is, we weren't even asked a 5535 just a CV but now over 4 months since interview when we were told here by other VJ members it'd be fast lol)
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Just curious: to those who weren't asked for a DS-5535, does the consulate owe an adjudication by a given timeframe or not? My understanding is any refusal into AP means "no estimate" and also the consulate wouldn't owe a response by a given timeframe. People were saying the 5535 removed the timeline requirement for them, but I mean isn't that just AP in general? Once you're given a 221(g) that's it. To the black hole!
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Just wanted to follow up that we just received a reply (super generic). Around 9 business days from sending the email. We send one per month, at this rate.
