221g Pink Slip at New Delhi US embassy H1B renewal

[visit2011]

Hi

i called the customer support today n asked them about the status, if they email my query to the us embassy. Then they r telling me tht even before i ask for the status i shud wait 60 days frm the date of last submission; ridiculous.

any updates??

[sabavi]

No updates yet....anyone else any updates...now nov month is gonna be full of holidays, i dont know wen we will have updates...

[221g_july12]

Stuck with 221g since July 2012

Hello Ssolve,

I am in same boat. Here is my case :
I have been given pink slip (221 g administrative processing) on H1b stamping in delhi embassy. The consular (Indian Lady) said i will get the visa in 3-4 weeks. I have not been asked for any document till date. My passport is kept with the embassy. It has been 8 weeks , I did not hear anything from embassy. I am still waiting for the visa.

Can anybody comment or suggest from his past experience when can I get the visa ?

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Hello,

I have been given pink slip (221 g administrative processing) on H1b stamping in delhi embassy on 17th july. The consular (Indian Lady) said i will get the visa in 3-4 weeks. I have not been asked for any document till date. My passport is kept with the embassy. It has been 8 weeks , I did not hear anything from embassy. I am still waiting for the visa. Can anybody comment or suggest from his past experience when can I get the visa ?

Thanks in advance

I too received 221g and have been waiting for a reply for the past 4 months. I went for the interview on july 19th 2012 and was told it would take 2-4 weeks for it to be resolved.

[visit2011]

Hi

I too received 221g and have been waiting for a reply for the past 4 months. I went for the interview on july 19th 2012 and was told it would take 2-4 weeks for it to be resolved.

Hi, What color slip did you get? Also have you tried to call up DOS to find out your case status?

[221g_july12]

Hi, What color slip did you get? Also have you tried to call up DOS to find out your case status?

I got Pink slip with No documents asked.

[visit2011]

I got Pink slip with No documents asked.

I guess it takes time. But I would assume you would hear something soon from the embassy. Did you check with DOS?

[221g_july12]

I guess it takes time. But I would assume you would hear something soon from the embassy. Did you check with DOS?

I really hope so, checked the website for my petition number, there is no update, is there any DOS no i can call on

[sabavi]

Any news or updates for anyone...i completed 5 months(:...i dont know how long to wait now...oh i forgot to mention, i had got a call from the embassy on oct 17th to submit some info over email, which i did. This same info i had submitted to them via vfs sometime last week of sept, but they said they never got, so told to forward it again...
Wat a waste of time it is...they r not understanding how important it is for everyone who gets stuck here for months....and in my case i thot everything would be easy, as i am a FT employee with a consulting company with a masters degree from US. I didnt know tht they would harrass such people too, n tht too for such long...

[221g_july12]

Any news or updates for anyone...i completed 5 months(:...i dont know how long to wait now...oh i forgot to mention, i had got a call from the embassy on oct 17th to submit some info over email, which i did. This same info i had submitted to them via vfs sometime last week of sept, but they said they never got, so told to forward it again...
Wat a waste of time it is...they r not understanding how important it is for everyone who gets stuck here for months....and in my case i thot everything would be easy, as i am a FT employee with a consulting company with a masters degree from US. I didnt know tht they would harrass such people too, n tht too for such long...

Seems like Delhi Embassy have forgotten about the pending 221g. Has anyone's 221g from Delhi been cleared recently? I wish they had denied my visa then, rather than put it on hold for such a long time. They need to put some time cap on the processing window this is ridiculous.

[sabavi]

@221g_july12-

After your interview, haven't you heard anything frm the embassy? so 4 months u have just been waiting without they asking for any doc frm u?
In my case, i did not get any slip during the interview and after 1 month they asked me for the doc to be submitted....thts really true its been a ridiculous system....
wat is ur case? r u a FT employee or working to a client thru a company?

[221g_july12]

@221g_july12-

After your interview, haven't you heard anything frm the embassy? so 4 months u have just been waiting without they asking for any doc frm u?
In my case, i did not get any slip during the interview and after 1 month they asked me for the doc to be submitted....thts really true its been a ridiculous system....
wat is ur case? r u a FT employee or working to a client thru a company?

I had applied for my H1b stamping(approved Petition) and my wife's fresh H4, my visa was approved but my wife's visa was sent for Admin processing, since we had applied together mine was also stuck, they didnt ask for any documents tol;d me to wait for 2-4 weeks. Yes I am FT employee with Indian MNC

[lddgnz]

221g Pink Slip - Sep 19, 2012

Seems like Delhi Embassy have forgotten about the pending 221g. Has anyone's 221g from Delhi been cleared recently? I wish they had denied my visa then, rather than put it on hold for such a long time. They need to put some time cap on the processing window this is ridiculous.

Agree.....the system needs some serious improvements.
I am in a similar situation as you all. Applied from New Delhi embassy on 19 Sep, 2012 (for B1/B2 though). VO referred me to Counter 30 for Administrative processing after writing GD on my DS 160 confirmation print-out.
And it's under admin processing ever since. The calls to VFS earlier and now Stanley or even US embassy are useless.
Calling up DOS regularly but they have nothing new to disclose except that the case is still under administrative processing and the wait times of 6-8 weeks are usual.
But reading the comments of you guys, it seems like the wait is going to be much longer. Lets hope for the best. God bless.

[visit2011]

Agree.....the system needs some serious improvements.
I am in a similar situation as you all. Applied from New Delhi embassy on 19 Sep, 2012 (for B1/B2 though). VO referred me to Counter 30 for Administrative processing after writing GD on my DS 160 confirmation print-out.
And it's under admin processing ever since. The calls to VFS earlier and now Stanley or even US embassy are useless.
Calling up DOS regularly but they have nothing new to disclose except that the case is still under administrative processing and the wait times of 6-8 weeks are usual.
But reading the comments of you guys, it seems like the wait is going to be much longer. Lets hope for the best. God bless.

The wait is indeed very long and frustrating. Its been 2 and 1/2 months for me with no updates. FTE, First time H1-B. Did Masters from US. I was not given any 221G, but when I call DOS they say that its under administrative processing. Don't know what wrong have we done to go through this. But patience is fruitful...So I am being hopeful!!

[sabavi]

@221g_july12-
ur h1 is stamped n ur wife's visa is stuck, thts ridiculous....i cant imagine tht they r issuing 221g to h4 also. all the comments just indicates tht they r basically harassing people and want them to withdraw their H1b's...n above, all our cases are FTE and still wait time is so long...dont know wat kind of verification they r doing...

[visit2011]

@221g_july12-
ur h1 is stamped n ur wife's visa is stuck, thts ridiculous....i cant imagine tht they r issuing 221g to h4 also. all the comments just indicates tht they r basically harassing people and want them to withdraw their H1b's...n above, all our cases are FTE and still wait time is so long...dont know wat kind of verification they r doing...

I Will complete 3 months soon..!!