Visa Deined under Section 221(g)

[Mo1689 0]

Hi Vjers,

So I'm really upset right now. My wife had her interview today at the US consulate in Dhaka Bangladesh. All our documents were submitted, all the additional docs were brought to the interview. Yet, after the interview process they sent my wife home with letter saying that was temporarily declined a visa under Section 221(g). Here's what I've learned about section 221(g): http://www.cilawgroup.com/news/2009/12/24/visa-refusals-under-section-221g/.

Has anyone else experienced this? What do I do now? I'm just really upset over this; all these months of waiting, only to end up with this piece of bad news.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

[Sarah Elle-Même 660]

Did she get the 221G form? Can you tell us what it says? Or better yet have her scan a copy, blur out the personal details, and post it here so people can advise you better.

[Pinkrlion 2,610]

Hi Vjers,

So I'm really upset right now. My wife had her interview today at the US consulate in Dhaka Bangladesh. All our documents were submitted, all the additional docs were brought to the interview. Yet, after the interview process they sent my wife home with letter saying that was temporarily declined a visa under Section 221(g). Here's what I've learned about section 221(g): http://www.cilawgroup.com/news/2009/12/24/visa-refusals-under-section-221g/.

Has anyone else experienced this? What do I do now? I'm just really upset over this; all these months of waiting, only to end up with this piece of bad news.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

It says temporary decline, so they are requesting additional information. Just get that from your wife, and turn it in. Be patient, it maybe something that is really easy to fix.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Contact the embassy and ask to speak with the CO or email them if at all possible. If additional information is needed it would

state that on the letter in writing or one of the boxes would be check marked.

You can contact your senator to get more information on what the reason for the 221g is.

It's a long shot but worth a try. It may be just mandatory security checks.

They could return the petition to USCIS with recommendation to revoke, so be pro active asap.

[Anvi 5]

Did she get the 221G form? Can you tell us what it says? Or better yet have her scan a copy, blur out the personal details, and post it here so people can advise you better.

True. Give us more information, if you don't mind.

[Anvi 5]

Hi Vjers,

So I'm really upset right now. My wife had her interview today at the US consulate in Dhaka Bangladesh. All our documents were submitted, all the additional docs were brought to the interview. Yet, after the interview process they sent my wife home with letter saying that was temporarily declined a visa under Section 221(g). Here's what I've learned about section 221(g): http://www.cilawgroup.com/news/2009/12/24/visa-refusals-under-section-221g/.

Has anyone else experienced this? What do I do now? I'm just really upset over this; all these months of waiting, only to end up with this piece of bad news.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

Are they asking more information?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

"Temporary decline" means AP, not a hard denial.

[Mo1689 0]

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for responding so quickly, this support really means a lot to me at this point.

I have a photo of the form she received but its too blurry to see anything, so I'll post a better photo as soon as she sends it.

No, they did not ask for any additional documents, as all our documents were accounted for. Also, they kept her passport. On the letter it roughly stated the following:

" You have been found inelegibal to receive a visa under the followign section of the Immigration & Nationality Act paragraph marked with x." And marked with "x" was section 221(g).

Hope this will help you all provide me with more information.

Thanks,

mo1689

[magdasal 19]

No, they did not ask for any additional documents, as all our documents were accounted for. Also, they kept her passport. On the letter it roughly stated the following:

" You have been found inelegibal to receive a visa under the followign section of the Immigration & Nationality Act paragraph marked with x." And marked with "x" was section 221(g).

The fact that they kept the passport is a good sign.

221(g) is a fairly routine interview result. They either want something from you or just waiting on something (maybe a background check) to complete. For instance, my wife got one (which we were expecting) because they were waiting on the Hong Kong police to send a police certificate and it hadn't arrived at the time of the interview.

Anyway, you'll know exactly what the situation is when you can clearly read the form.

[Mo1689 0]

The fact that they kept the passport is a good sign.

221(g) is a fairly routine interview result. They either want something from you or just waiting on something (maybe a background check) to complete. For instance, my wife got one (which we were expecting) because they were waiting on the Hong Kong police to send a police certificate and it hadn't arrived at the time of the interview.

Anyway, you'll know exactly what the situation is when you can clearly read the form.

Thank you for putting such a positive spin on this, I'm feeling less anxious about the whole thing.

[N Ahmed 13]

It means she is in AP (Administrative processing). The waiting time may be few weeks to few months. They will do further review. Don't worry. It's quite normal now a days they put some one under AP before issuing visa. 2 years back I was in AP too and they issued my visa after few weeks.

I know its hard to wait to be united with family. Be patient! Allah will help you soon.

tc

[Anvi 5]

they kept your passport, that is good. Just pray...

[Mo1689 0]

It means she is in AP (Administrative processing). The waiting time may be few weeks to few months. They will do further review. Don't worry. It's quite normal now a days they put some one under AP before issuing visa. 2 years back I was in AP too and they issued my visa after few weeks.

I know its hard to wait to be united with family. Be patient! Allah will help you soon.

tc

Thank you so much for your kind words. It is very difficult to wait, and I hope that it's a few weeks and not a few months, I've been working really hard to get through this process, and everything was going smooth until this little hiccup appeared.

So I wrote to the embassy, and this is what they wrote back to me:

"Dear Mr. Lotif,

Thank you for contacting the US Embassy, Dhaka.

This is in response to your inquiry of April 17, 2013 in which you asked

about the status of your spouse's immigrant visa case.

The required additional processing is pending. We will contact the

applicant as soon as the process is complete. We appreciate your

patience and understanding on this matter.

We recommend that applicants not make any final departure plans until

they have the visas in hand.

We hope the above information is helpful."

They're still not clear as to what the problem is. I hate how non-transparent this particular procedure is.

[kb9 6]

Thank you so much for your kind words. It is very difficult to wait, and I hope that it's a few weeks and not a few months, I've been working really hard to get through this process, and everything was going smooth until this little hiccup appeared.

So I wrote to the embassy, and this is what they wrote back to me:

"Dear Mr. Lotif,

Thank you for contacting the US Embassy, Dhaka.

This is in response to your inquiry of April 17, 2013 in which you asked

about the status of your spouse's immigrant visa case.

The required additional processing is pending. We will contact the

applicant as soon as the process is complete. We appreciate your

patience and understanding on this matter.

We recommend that applicants not make any final departure plans until

they have the visas in hand.

We hope the above information is helpful."

They're still not clear as to what the problem is. I hate how non-transparent this particular procedure is.

It's globally accepted to be one of the most non-transparent processes on earth. But this link attempts to provide some transparency.

[hellraiser 42]

Okay. So that's standard mumbo-jumbo for AP, aka advanced processing. This is quiet different than getting rejected or declined.

Since 2001 all males from certain ethinic and/or religious background that fells in certain category go through AP and that pretty standard. Sadly Bangladesh made it to that list. These days they are doing that for females as well. For females it is more like random and you will never know why one goes to AP an how long would they wait. This can mean a simple name check to god know what. So as others said prepare yourself from a month to 6 months of time. Even getting the senators or congressman involved will not get you out faster or they can expedite this on any way. The good thing is if your facts are straight you will come out of this hell hole.

So hold on and keep the positive spirit up. Look at it this way, after the interview you will probably bring her here right away and may no get the chance of doing many things. Get those things done and start preparing/planning for the PoE as well. Just to make sure your grounds are covered.

Stay positive and supportive to your wife. No one is as vulnerable as she is right now and is probably feeling guilty for this. Please support and comfor her as much as you can.

This will be over soon :-)