221 g sydney australia

[mohammad osoly 0]

Hi

i am an australian citizen and had an interview in american consulate on 22nd of may for a immigrant/spouse visa and they gave me a 221g further administrative process notice and said bcoz i have a common name (mohammad) so they had to check it and than they sent me a form which i filled same day and emailed it to them,its been 1 month and i havnt heard back from them i thought i might get it with in 2 weeks bcoz they also have kept my passport. can someone please help me and tell me how long i might have to wait for it.

thank you

Edited June 22, 2012 by mohammad osoly

[canadian_wife 1,831]

I assume you were not born in Australia, where were you born?

Ap is common for beneficiaries from some countries, it can last a while or be over in a day, no telling

Good luck

[jaycali 415]

Unfortunately, even though you're an Australian citizen, AP is common for people either born in, or even with parents born in India/Middle East/North African countries. There are plenty of cases here on VJ of British citizens with Pakistani or Indian heritage going through AP.

In theory, they could take two days, or they could take two years. However, I suspect the Sydney consulate will handle this a lot quicker than most of the MENA consulates.

Edited June 22, 2012 by jaejayC

[mohammad osoly 0]

Thank you for reply guys, yeah actually i was born in Afghanistan and than we migrated to Pakistan due to civil war and i am living in Australia from past 7 years. i have provided them with everything i could and the interviewing officer actually said everything is good except that he has to check my name and he also kept my passport so that makes me wonder whether that's a good sign bcoz they have my passport they might give me priority.

[hktw 7]

Thank you for reply guys, yeah actually i was born in Afghanistan and than we migrated to Pakistan due to civil war and i am living in Australia from past 7 years. i have provided them with everything i could and the interviewing officer actually said everything is good except that he has to check my name and he also kept my passport so that makes me wonder whether that's a good sign bcoz they have my passport they might give me priority.

I read a lot from this forum about AP. Yes,it's a good sign- they have your passport.

They will send your passport with your visa soon. after AP background check comepleted.

Good luck!

[mohammad osoly 0]

Thank you for the reply guys, now its been more than 1 month i have been waiting for my visa and passport to be sent back by them and it is getting really frustrating because i thought i will get it within 1 month so i quit my job too,is anyone who has any idea if i can talk to Sydney consulate directly instead of email or if they have any idea that when they going to send me my visa and passport,i would really appreciate your help, thank you.