J1 visa refusal 221(g)

[prashant2525]

Hi everyone,
Recently, the consular officer refused my visa under 221(g) and told me to submit some more documents, e.g., Resume, Education, Research, Travel plans, etc. Can someone please suggest me whether I have to submit all these details in a single Microsoft word file or I can submit all...

[rctrntla]

Hi,
I wanted to share my experience from Sep, 2018 and eventually I got my visa revoked, Jun, 2019. I also had some questions, which I'll have at the end, but bare with me and thank for reading.
I travelled to India for my H1B stamping Sep 2018 after not seeing my family for a while, and...

[Malli_J1]

My second time applying for J1 VISA. I have been eligible for Dropbox and my sister dropped the docs in Hyderabad VISA center on May 14th.
VISA status updated to administrative processing and my passport was returned to me on May 20th asking to attend for interview. Attended the interview today...

[sagarsk15]

Hi,

I had given interview on Feb 21, 2019.

Interview went well but at the end VO handed over me 221G Yellowslip ( Passport is kept by officer ), where it was mentioned to submit extra documents through email.

I had submitted the documents after a week.
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[binilgeorge]

My spouse had her interview on 13th Dec 2018 and the Officer told visa is approved after interview but later the status has been moved to Administrative Process under 221(g).
She also got an e-mail stating to submit the following but I am confused as I am not sure why she has been asked to provide...

[sanju11]

Does anyone have any idea how long it takes to process DS-5535 form?
It was my dropbox stamping, issued 221g white, went for the interview and fingerprints, regular questioning, no documents asked, gave ds-5535 through email, replied next day(9/14/2018). They retained passports(H1/H4) and asked...

[h1b2va]

Hi Friends,

I am in a dire need for suggestion. I have been on h1B for past 5.5 years . When me and my wife travelled down to India and went for stamping together , mine got into 221(g) blue slip ( passport returned with no documents asked for as such) , while my wife who is also on...

[gufrankhan1988]

I had visa interview on 21st June and the officer said your visa is Approved and you will receive your passport in next 3-4 days. Today I received my passport without visa stamped with 221(g) slip saying

"Your application requires ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING this office...

[maverick1005]

Hi All,

My H1 petition got approved on Jan 30th this year when I was in US. I flew out of the US for some work to Sydney, Australia and I appeared for my visa stamping in Sydney on Feb 26th. The visa officer asked me some very basic H1 questions and then told me that the dates in the...

[raviskd82]

Need Your Help Guys
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I have got two H1B approved petition, I went to go visa stamping on 25-Jan-2018 (delhi) but received 221(g) which is still under admin process.

My second employer is chasing me (though he doesn't aware of my first case..) can I go...

[Sakib102]

Hello,

I applied for a nonimmigrant student visa (F1) in the US Consulate General Munich, Germany on 24 March, 2017. But after 4 months of administrative processing, they replied that, my visa has been refused under section 221(g) of USA Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). I then deferred...

[jfifadra]

Hi

At Mumbai I appear for Interview on July 19th, 2017. They told me that it will required Administrative Processing and keep my passport.
After 3 days I got my passport and 221g for additional document required.

Submitted documents along with passport on August...

[indcan]

I received my visa today from US Consulate in Calgary, Canada 6 weeks after my visa interview. Quite disappointed to see the B1/B2 visa is valid only for a year. Originally I applied under business visa sponsored by my company, but due to administrative processing 221(g) I missed the business meeting....

[kumarkb]

Hi,

This is rather a very long back story.My petitioner applied for H1B in the year 1998 and i got the approval notice by the year end of 1998 and when i went to the Chennai-consulate for H1B stamping the Visa officer denied the visa and game me a white letter striking 221(G) and by mentioning...

[soha]

Greeting Everyone,

Last time i applied for visa extension in 2013 and it got denied for some reason.

I went back to india and applied new h1 without cap from there and it got approved and went for stamping.

However i answered 'Yes' in DS 160 form where...