Realistic timeline after 221g

[Jeniafrench 8]

Hey there,

 

Had an interview in Singapore on March 14. Didn't go as smooth as I was hoping. They gave me a 221g letter requesting an updated police certificate with different dates. Just mailed the certificate together with my passport to the embassy.

Based on other people's experience I would love to get a rough estimate on how long it should take for the embassy to issue the visa..? They mentioned 2 weeks, but I'm not sure how accurate that really is.

 

Thanks everyone.

 

[Jeniafrench 8]

Hi,

 

I had an interview in Singapore on March 14. Was given a 221g at the end of the interview for missing document (needed a police certificate for a different period).

Sent the certificate together with the passport on March 23. Does anyone know how long it should take now?

 

CEAC has been showing "Ready" the whole time after the interview.

March 24 - ready, case updated

March 27 - AP, case updated

March 28 - AP, case updated

March 29 - AP, case updated

 

So they are looking at it every day, is that normal? How soon should I expect to get a visa? Thanks in advance.

 

[geowrian 22,336]

AP can take days, weeks, months, or years. However, if the only issue is a missing form then a 1-3 weeks sounds appropriate. Keep in mind there are processes after the papers are received, such as another background check, printing of the visa, etc. The fact that it's been touched so often is a good sign IMO.

[Jeniafrench 8]

1 minute ago, geowrian said:

AP can take days, weeks, months, or years. However, if the only issue is a missing form then a 1-3 weeks sounds appropriate. Keep in mind there are processes after the papers are received, such as another background check, printing of the visa, etc. The fact that it's been touched so often is a good sign IMO.

Thank you! Glad to hear something positive!

[H & H 12]

Hey @Jeniafrench

dont worry all will be great, my hubby was put on ap for two days cuz we had missing documents and a day later his visa was issued. Just pray and all the best.

[Jeniafrench 8]

1 hour ago, H & H said:

Hey @Jeniafrench

dont worry all will be great, my hubby was put on ap for two days cuz we had missing documents and a day later his visa was issued. Just pray and all the best.

Thank you very much!! So it was 2 days in AP after he submitted the docs, right?

[valkyriex 194]

On 3/23/2017 at 4:55 PM, Jeniafrench said:

Hey there,

 

Had an interview in Singapore on March 14. Didn't go as smooth as I was hoping. They gave me a 221g letter requesting an updated police certificate with different dates. Just mailed the certificate together with my passport to the embassy.

Based on other people's experience I would love to get a rough estimate on how long it should take for the embassy to issue the visa..? They mentioned 2 weeks, but I'm not sure how accurate that really is.

 

Thanks everyone.

 

hi @Jeniafrench

 

Sorry i know i can't help you with this. lol but i just wanna ask you, what do they mean with "requesting an updated police certificate with different dates"?

 

My interview is this coming 4th Apr. I just want to ask how did things go with your interview?

 

I hope everythings okay now with you!

 

Thank you!

Val

[Jeniafrench 8]

6 minutes ago, Valex said:

hi @Jeniafrench

 

Sorry i know i can't help you with this. lol but i just wanna ask you, what do they mean with "requesting an updated police certificate with different dates"?

 

My interview is this coming 4th Apr. I just want to ask how did things go with your interview?

 

I hope everythings okay now with you!

 

Thank you!

Val

Hi!

 

I wouldn't worry about it as my situation is unique. I run a company in Singapore, I came to Singapore to open it back in April 2014 (just came on a short-term pass). Only much later I got the EP and actually moved to Singapore. So when I requested a COC, I put the dates when I actually started living here. However, at the interview they told me they need the COC starting on April 2014 which was crazy and not something I could have expected. Not only I didn't live here but I didn't even physically have the document to reside in Sing... I submitted the COC now and am still waiting for the visa.

 

I wrote a consulate review, you can read it if you are interested.

 

Good luck to you on the upcoming interview!!!

[Ryan H 3,791]

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