221g white paper

[srk76]

Good news

Hi All,


Looks like my admin process is done!
I rcvd 221g blue form by post to my home address yesterday stating I need to submit passport.

Recap of my case

First time H1B stamping
Interview date: 8th Jan 2013 - Chennai Consulate
got 221g white for project documents
docs submitted: 18th April 2013
status updated date on ceac: 11-Jun (status- admin processing)

Rcvd letter: July-1

Total wait time: 72 days


All the best for everyone who are waiting.
Hope you all hear soon by god's grace

[tahersub4t]

Good News

Hi All,


Looks like my admin process is done!
I rcvd 221g blue form by post to my home address yesterday stating I need to submit passport.

Recap of my case

First time H1B stamping
Interview date: 8th Jan 2013 - Chennai Consulate
got 221g white for project documents
docs submitted: 18th April 2013
status updated date on ceac: 11-Jun (status- admin processing)

Rcvd letter: July-1

Total wait time: 72 days


All the best for everyone who are waiting.
Hope you all hear soon by god's grace

Feels good to hear atleast someone's case is moving forward. I hope everyone of us get through this phase quickly.

Thanks for sharing good news.

[[email protected]]

Great!!Congrats. Thanks for sharing.
Hope we all should hear updates from Hyd consulate and get out of this nightmare soon. Thanks

Hi All,


Looks like my admin process is done!
I rcvd 221g blue form by post to my home address yesterday stating I need to submit passport.

Recap of my case

First time H1B stamping
Interview date: 8th Jan 2013 - Chennai Consulate
got 221g white for project documents
docs submitted: 18th April 2013
status updated date on ceac: 11-Jun (status- admin processing)

Rcvd letter: July-1

Total wait time: 72 days


All the best for everyone who are waiting.
Hope you all hear soon by god's grace

[[email protected]]

My lawyer sent an email to the legalnet,Visa office,DOS reagarding my case status and he got the below reply. Can some please let me know is this a standard reply or they actually talking about my case.

Thank you for your inquiry. At your request, we reviewed Mr. Shaik’s visa record and found that a consular officer refused his visa application under section 221(g) of the INA for administrative processing. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide you with any guidance as to how long this process may take. However, you may be assured that every effort will be made to reach a conclusion as soon as possible. Mr. Shaik will be notified once administrative processing is completed and further action on his case is possible.

Thanks in advance.

Great!!Congrats. Thanks for sharing.
Hope we all should hear updates from Hyd consulate and get out of this nightmare soon. Thanks

[Lowkey]

Sounds like a standard reply as they are only describing what one can expect during administrative processing.

My lawyer sent an email to the legalnet,Visa office,DOS reagarding my case status and he got the below reply. Can some please let me know is this a standard reply or they actually talking about my case.

Thank you for your inquiry. At your request, we reviewed Mr. Shaik’s visa record and found that a consular officer refused his visa application under section 221(g) of the INA for administrative processing. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide you with any guidance as to how long this process may take. However, you may be assured that every effort will be made to reach a conclusion as soon as possible. Mr. Shaik will be notified once administrative processing is completed and further action on his case is possible.

Thanks in advance.

[hawkeye13]

For how many days have you been waiting ?

[Singh13]

response from [email protected]

I have not got response from [email protected] since Monday, Are they now taking longer time to respond to status queries ?

[[email protected]]

72 Days. Thanks

For how many days have you been waiting ?

[parvezk]

Visa Issued !

My visa was issued today. A quick summary for all.

H1-B re-stamping at Kolkata consulate.

IV : 4th April 2013
Docs submitted: 5th April 2013
Status Update: 3rd July 2013
Visa Issued : 5th July 2013.

Good luck to all !

Adding my case:

IV:4th April 2013.

Passport retained.All docs returned. Issued 221 g white slip.Asked to submit complete CV,technical publications and a document explaining the practical implications of my work.The other thing to note here is that the option of admin check is not ticked. The VO just wrote "other" on the 221 g slip.Although my CEAC shows "administrative processing"

Docs Submitted : 5th April 2013.
Full Time Employee for the past 6 years,Fortune 500 company.
relatively common muslim name.
Major:Chemical engineering
Sector: Bio-Pharma.
2 previous H1-B stamping.(2008,2012).Received 221g in April 2012 in Ottawa.Regarding my 221g last year,I was not asked to submit any documentation and the white slip there just had admin processing ticked .This was Cleared in 42 days.

its been 80 days ...

Can someone comment whether this is a Mantis or a Donkey SAO?I see a couple of folks here like Mirza,Mask728 waiting over 4 months! Can you guys comment on your last stamping?Where?If issued 221g?

[h4221g]

Status update change

Hi friends, I had a question. I emailed the Chennai embassy on 2nd July regarding the 221g. I haven't received any replies yet from them, but my status update changed to 5th July for the first time ever, since the creation date. Is that because I contacted them and someone touched the case just to verify the email etc? I guess there is no point hoping that something will come of this status change, right?

[h4221g]

Hi friends, I had a question. I emailed the Chennai embassy on 2nd July regarding the 221g. I haven't received any replies yet from them, but my status update changed to 5th July for the first time ever, since the creation date. Is that because I contacted them and someone touched the case just to verify the email etc? I guess there is no point hoping that something will come of this status change, right?

Anyone?

[tahersub4t]

No Pattern No Guesses

Hi friends, I had a question. I emailed the Chennai embassy on 2nd July regarding the 221g. I haven't received any replies yet from them, but my status update changed to 5th July for the first time ever, since the creation date. Is that because I contacted them and someone touched the case just to verify the email etc? I guess there is no point hoping that something will come of this status change, right?

Response time depends on which email Id you had sent email to. Usually they will respond with in 5 days of time.

It's hard to say that your email had an effect on your date change but at the same time we cannot deny it, it could be. There is no specific pattern, fashion, or timelines embassy follow.

What I suggest you is, at-least once a week you call either DOS (Department of State) and speak to a live person and check status on your case or you can also speak to US Consulate (live Person) and ask status update on your case.

Please share details on your case, your interview date and if any documents, ears of stay in US, working Full time / EVR model, or any other information you think might help others.

[h4221g]

Response time depends on which email Id you had sent email to. Usually they will respond with in 5 days of time.

It's hard to say that your email had an effect on your date change but at the same time we cannot deny it, it could be. There is no specific pattern, fashion, or timelines embassy follow.

What I suggest you is, at-least once a week you call either DOS (Department of State) and speak to a live person and check status on your case or you can also speak to US Consulate (live Person) and ask status update on your case.

Please share details on your case, your interview date and if any documents, ears of stay in US, working Full time / EVR model, or any other information you think might help others.

Thanks Taher. So I guess i'll just have to wait and see. But isn't that all we seem to be doing? Waiting...and waiting...I had emailed the [email protected] email id.

Interview date:May 16th
Consulate:Chennai
Category:H4
Documents: Only resume, which I happened to have and handed it right there
Background: Previously worked on H1 for 3 yrs as a researcher in biotech field, probably triggering a TAL (just speculating). Before that, was a Ph.D student on F1 for 4 yrs. Total yrs in the US: 9.

[imirza]

stay positive

Waiting...and waiting.

h4221g: Yes we all are waiting.

Warning- Unasked advice coming up
To make it easy on yourself try to use this time to get something useful done. Learn something new, travel around India, visit old friends/relatives, get fitter, maybe even try to make a difference around you with what you have learnt in the US. This will help you stay positive while giving you a sense of accomplishment (which can't be bad at all).

Good luck.
-Mirza

[Shashi_us]

221g (10 weeks and still waiting)

Hi,
I have been following this thread for sometime now. I am also a victim of 221g. Applied for fresh H1B at chennai consulate on 2nd may 2013. I was issued a pink slip with no documents asked. There has been no updates since then. I had a question. I already have B1 stamped in my passport. I need to travel to US for couple of weeks for my current project. Is it possible that I withdraw my passport and travel to US while my H1 administrative processing is still on? Will it impact my current proccessing time?
Please suggest.
Thanks in advance and good luck to all including me