221(g) yellow form during H1B Visa stamping

[damiendevlon]

i really dont understand what they are doing for over a month and a half with a h1b that was approved 15 months ago.. ....all taxes paid ... all documents already submitted to the uscis.

Finally got a reply from VFS and this is its not only different but upsetting.


Thank you for writing to us.

This is to inform you that if your application is pending under Section 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) for mandatory administrative processing. Please note that there is no definite time for administrative processing . When administrative processing is required, the timing will vary depending on circumstances of each case. Be assured that the U.S. Consulate will contact you if the administrative processing is complete or if they require additional information.

Regards,

[chirag221gyellow]

Dude .. I think there is no new information in the reply you got from consulate. We all know that there is no set timeline or transparency in this process.

If you drop an email to VFS after 2 months then I guess you will get below response (which I got and it indirectly conveys the same message)

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

We are in receipt of your below email, the same will be checked with the U.S. Consulate. You will receive a reply once we get the information from the U.S. Consulate.

Regards,

You said you have submitted documents .. did they give you a blue slip?

i really dont understand what they are doing for over a month and a half with a h1b that was approved 15 months ago.. ....all taxes paid ... all documents already submitted to the uscis.

[chirag221gyellow]

@india2012

None of the numbers were contacted, whose details I provided in my DS160 form.

My employer's overseas deputation department responded to me saying that I have to wait for my bar code on the website or an email from Consulate. As they have seen similar situation in previous 221g yellow cases.

I dont think I have any other option except just to wait it out

[missivory]

Waiting since 1st Dec 2011

Hi all,

I have been following this thread since quite a long, reading the experiences and status of each case.I feel as if i know most of you by now. Thought to share our case as well which is pending since 1st dec2011...............( My husband H1, son & I H4)
VI : 1st Dec (first time H1b stamping - Delhi consulate),got 221g green slip asking some documents
13th Dec - Documents submitted
20th Jan- Visa denial letter received ,case was sent back to uscis for review
24th Feb- Petition got reaffirmed ( that was much faster then we expected)
15th march - second interview, this time VO took our passports but handed over a yellow slip
28th march- got mail from vfs to submit some more docs
9th April - Document submitted
22 May - Employer was contacted by consulate.......
no news since then.................., Called DOS on Friday ( 1st June),got standard reply that the case is pending under admin process.
waiting.........................

[dilemma221g]

@Missivory

Hi all,

I have been following this thread since quite a long, reading the experiences and status of each case.I feel as if i know most of you by now. Thought to share our case as well which is pending since 1st dec2011...............( My husband H1, son & I H4)
VI : 1st Dec (first time H1b stamping - Delhi consulate),got 221g green slip asking some documents
13th Dec - Documents submitted
20th Jan- Visa denial letter received ,case was sent back to uscis for review
24th Feb- Petition got reaffirmed ( that was much faster then we expected)
15th march - second interview, this time VO took our passports but handed over a yellow slip
28th march- got mail from vfs to submit some more docs
9th April - Document submitted
22 May - Employer was contacted by consulate.......
no news since then.................., Called DOS on Friday ( 1st June),got standard reply that the case is pending under admin process.
waiting.........................

Hi there,
Just wanted share my case with you..!
My interview was also on 2nd December 2011, New Delhi, they issued me green slip..!
Documents submitted on 12th Dec'11
Employer verification done by 2 USCIS officers on 29 th Feb'12
No update from the embassy apart from their standard reply - Administrative Process so far......!
They are not even rejecting my case and send it back to USCIS, nor returning my passport (since 2nd Dec.'11)..!!!
I called up DOS twice they also say its PENDING..!!!
Good Luck to everyone..!!!
Regards
A.K.

[chirag221gyellow]

You can request your passports back.

If you google it , you will surely find out the exact procedure.

Hi there,
Just wanted share my case with you..!
My interview was also on 2nd December 2011, New Delhi, they issued me green slip..!
Documents submitted on 12th Dec'11
Employer verification done by 2 USCIS officers on 29 th Feb'12
No update from the embassy apart from their standard reply - Administrative Process so far......!
They are not even rejecting my case and send it back to USCIS, nor returning my passport (since 2nd Dec.'11)..!!!
I called up DOS twice they also say its PENDING..!!!
Good Luck to everyone..!!!
Regards
A.K.

[dilemma221g]

@chirag

You can request your passports back.

If you google it , you will surely find out the exact procedure.

Hey there,
Thanks for your reply. I know that i can ask them to return my passport anytime i want to....
But its just i do not need my passport at present, and its kind of positive (Not Necessary tho') that they still have my passport..!!! Usually they return the passport and even petition back to USCIS if they have solid reason to i believe..!!! so my case is still at the embassy level, idk what damn process they doing..!!!!
Thanks..!!!

[PiyushT]

When the case is sent back to USCIS for review, do we have to do something from our end or just wait until we hear back from USCIS?

Hi all,

I have been following this thread since quite a long, reading the experiences and status of each case.I feel as if i know most of you by now. Thought to share our case as well which is pending since 1st dec2011...............( My husband H1, son & I H4)
VI : 1st Dec (first time H1b stamping - Delhi consulate),got 221g green slip asking some documents
13th Dec - Documents submitted
20th Jan- Visa denial letter received ,case was sent back to uscis for review
24th Feb- Petition got reaffirmed ( that was much faster then we expected)
15th march - second interview, this time VO took our passports but handed over a yellow slip
28th march- got mail from vfs to submit some more docs
9th April - Document submitted
22 May - Employer was contacted by consulate.......
no news since then.................., Called DOS on Friday ( 1st June),got standard reply that the case is pending under admin process.
waiting.........................

[shervin143]

You have to wait to hear back from USCIS.

When the case is sent back to USCIS for review, do we have to do something from our end or just wait until we hear back from USCIS?

[missivory]

When the case is sent back to USCIS for review, do we have to do something from our end or just wait until we hear back from USCIS?

You can do nothing from your end in that case , just stay in touch with your employer for update from USCIS

[chirag221gyellow]

one number with AA0024 YYYY sequence in today's report , but not mine
can see some old case numbers too with AA001 sequence.

Anybody got lucky in todays report ?

[Mayur25]

one number with AA0024 YYYY sequence in today's report , but not mine
can see some old case numbers too with AA001 sequence.

Anybody got lucky in todays report ?

Not me Also.
I don;t know whether the Seq of CEC barcode matters for them....
It's really frustating.... they should really make this visible instead of keeping like black box for applicant. i never heard Pending work so many time before 3 months.....

[india2012]

@chirag221gyellow

Today is my 97th day......even same situation is at my end. Neither of employer or client contacted yet.

@india2012

None of the numbers were contacted, whose details I provided in my DS160 form.

My employer's overseas deputation department responded to me saying that I have to wait for my bar code on the website or an email from Consulate. As they have seen similar situation in previous 221g yellow cases.

I dont think I have any other option except just to wait it out

[damiendevlon]

@dilemma

the process is called " fishing " & " stalling "

Hey there,
Thanks for your reply. I know that i can ask them to return my passport anytime i want to....
But its just i do not need my passport at present, and its kind of positive (Not Necessary tho') that they still have my passport..!!! Usually they return the passport and even petition back to USCIS if they have solid reason to i believe..!!! so my case is still at the embassy level, idk what damn process they doing..!!!!
Thanks..!!!

[chirag221gyellow]

cant believe I have waited for this long .. 100 days

100 days .. cant say time really flies coz it feels I have been waiting for 100 years for bar code to appear in the darn pdf
every day I try to keep motivating myself in the hope that the day will come when I will be out of this mess and will be able to live life peacefully for some time at least. Because one or the other thing will again come to trouble me but I am sure nothing will be more excruciating than the wait for this 221g case clearance.

All I can say is be cheerful, spend the extra time you have got with your friends and family.
I also read a line somewhere few days back which all of us can relate to very well ...
"However good or bad a situation is, it will change."

Watch Rowdy Rathore for some mindless comedy