221(g) - Confused! :(

[kkodi721 1]

Hi All, 

 

I am a US Citizen and married an Indian national in Feb 2019. We got our I-130 filing via DCF for CR-1 Visa approved in July (applied in May) and went for the consulate interview in September 2019. The interview part went well but we got the Section 221(g) slip for missing the original birth certificate (I know, silly mistake). It was my dad who was named as the joint sponsor, so brought in his tax forms and his I-864 but found out at the interview that I should also give in my 1-864 and tax papers though I never worked in the US before as I have been working in India only.

 

So the Section 221(g) slip was issued to us mentioning that these documents had to supplied along with my husband's passport at any of the dropboxes around the country. But the thing here is that, my husband works in Europe and travels back and forth - and if he gives in his passport without information of how long this processing takes - we would be in a chaotic mess

 

Don't understand how to proceed as my husband left to Europe right after the interview and we would be stuck if we send in the passport to the US Consulate as they don't have a timeline set as well.

 

Anyone in our shoes? What to do?

[geowrian 22,335]

They need the passport to issue the visa. It is affixed to the passport.

 

As for how long it takes, it could be a few days or several weeks, depending on load. It can be even longer if there is more to check after initial approval (i.e. extended background checks).

[arken 4,197]

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misread the petitioner and beneficiary part.

Agreed with above.

Edited October 30, 2019 by arken

[Just Paul 4,591]

You need to pay attention to the instructions and details.   Yes you need to have your original birth certificate.  Yes you need to have brought in the the I-864 for yourself along with copies of the last 3 years of your US tax returns or proof as to why you did not need to file.  You are the primary sponsor for your spouse. The petitioner always is.   Your father is the joint sponsor.

 

Your husband is going to have to take a few weeks off of working in Europe once he has sent in his passport.  There is no way around that.

 

Dy doing DCF you skip the stateside processing and checking of documents at the NVC.  More responsibility falls on the petitioner to make sure everything is ready for the consulate.  Now you have to wait longer for the submission and review.  You could have saved the extra wait by understanding the process.