CR-1 VISA APPROVED BUT HAVE A 221G

[brooklynbrit 0]

Dear Forumers,

Here is the situation. I (british citizen) had my final interview at the US Embassy in London on Thursday, June 9. At that interview, I was told I had been APPROVED for the visa; they took my passport and told me they would courier the passport and visa back to me within 10 business days. I waited 10 business days. I on the tenth business day (Thursday 23 June) I called the consulate. I was informed the application has been put into Additional Administrative Processing (221g). Apparently it was suspended on June 10 (the day after they told us it was approved) and no one had notified me at all. I was not given a 221g sheet or batch number at the interview as I was approved, you as you can imagine, this was something of a shock to find I was issued a 221g. The Embassy still has my passport.

Background about me, white british male, work for a US bank, have had one J1 visa and two H1-B visas. Have lived in the US for a total of 5.5 yrs. Currently living in London.

Has anyone else been in this situation? If so, how long was it before you received your visa?

Many thanks for any help or advice in advance.

Best wishes.

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

They don't know you're going to be in AP. People are told they are approved, then something comes up causing the AP. Treehugger was a white british female who used to post in the 2010 United Kingdom Interview thread. That AP lasted 8 or 9 months I think. Most of the non-UK born APs I've known were 4-8 weeks.

There's a whole thread on tracking AP that's been going since 2008. It ought to give you lot's of answers to how long it took various people. But it won't answer why you're there, and how long yours will take.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/145739-ap-tracker/

Also go up to Advance Search on the right below the search box. Leave the "Find words" blank and put treehugger in the "Find author". Then scroll down and tick the place for Display results as "posts." That should give you treehuggers posts.

[brooklynbrit 0]

They don't know you're going to be in AP. People are told they are approved, then something comes up causing the AP. Treehugger was a white british female who used to post in the 2010 United Kingdom Interview thread. That AP lasted 8 or 9 months I think. Most of the non-UK born APs I've known were 4-8 weeks.

There's a whole thread on tracking AP that's been going since 2008. It ought to give you lot's of answers to how long it took various people. But it won't answer why you're there, and how long yours will take.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/145739-ap-tracker/

Also go up to Advance Search on the right below the search box. Leave the "Find words" blank and put treehugger in the "Find author". Then scroll down and tick the place for Display results as "posts." That should give you treehuggers posts.

Thanks Nich-Nick. Wow, Treehugger's story is heartbreaking.

[Lidia & JB 4]

Dear Forumers,

Here is the situation. I (british citizen) had my final interview at the US Embassy in London on Thursday, June 9. At that interview, I was told I had been APPROVED for the visa; they took my passport and told me they would courier the passport and visa back to me within 10 business days. I waited 10 business days. I on the tenth business day (Thursday 23 June) I c

alled the consulate. I was informed the application has been put into Additional Administrative Processing (221g). Apparently it was suspended on June 10 (the day after they told us it was approved) and no one had notified me at all. I was not given a 221g sheet or batch number at the interview as I was approved, you as you can imagine, this was something of a shock to find I was issued a 221g. The Embassy still has my passport.

Background about me, white british male, work for a US bank, have had one J1 visa and two H1-B visas. Have lived in the US for a total of 5.5 yrs. Currently living in London.

Has anyone else been in this situation? If so, how long was it before you received your visa?

Many thanks for any help or advice in advance.

Best wishes.

Hi there,

I think this link may help you : http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/221g

Good luck and keep the faith

[brooklynbrit 0]

Today, I FINALLY RECEIVED MY VISA!!!!!

On Thursday, I got an email from the Embassy telling me that my application had been approved and that my visa would be issued last Friday. And this morning, at 7.57am, I got the package from DX and the visa in my passport. It was literally a sight for sore eyes.

Thanks so much for all of you who sent kind thoughts and support throughout this process, it is much appreciated. It has been 3.5 months since my visa interview but now I have it, I appreciate that it could have been so much longer.

Some advice for those who have their interviews in October or in the future:

1. DON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL YOU HAVE THE VISA IN YOUR HAND.

2. If the CO says that you have been "approved", don't book tickets or make any drastic plans until you have the visa in your hand.

3. If you happen to be put in additional administrative processing, in my experience, there is no evidence that calling the Department of state, getting congressional members to enquire or writing to the Embassy speeds things up. There will be no reason given and no recourse to expedite the process. The cold hard truth is that you just have to WAIT, and WAIT, and WAIT.

4. DON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL YOU HAVE YOUR VISA IN YOUR HAND.

5. DON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL YOU HAVE YOUR VISA IN YOUR HAND!!!

It is of course worth the wait.

[shaka 11]

Congratulations! can`t imagine what they are working on...or pretend...first at uscis,then nvc,then at the consulate before interview and ,like in ur case,at the consulate,but after the interview...com`n,was it hard to get it done right way to begin with?anyways,you are almost done,good luck at POE!once again ,congrats!!!

[carolynhotstuff 252]

Congratulations my husband is still in AP after 10 months so you are very blessed.

[OBX 51]

Congratulations.