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CR1 221g No Additional Information Required (Merged threads)

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Abena Dee   18

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I had my interview at the LND embassy today. The CO said everything looks good and I qualify per the documentation but additional

 time is required before visa can be issued. I was refused under 221g and no additional documents is required. 
Anyone is in or had been in this state and how long did it take them ? 

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This is Administrative Processing. It happens often. They may not need any new documents. It takes about two months in average to process. 

03/04/2016 AOS (EB2-NIW concurrent with I-485) mailed to Lewisville TX Lockbox
03/07/2016 AOS delivered to USCIS and signed
03/12/2016 Case received by Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
03/14/2016 Text notification received for I-140/I-485/I-765/I-131.
04/08/2016 Biometrics notice received for 04/21
04/13/2016 Biometrics early walk-in completed.
04/15/2016 EAD/AP combo card received in mail.

 

Long wait begins...

 

11/04/2016 I-140/485 cases transferred from Nebraska to TCS
12/01/2016 Prepared package for EAD/AP renewal (expires 04/09/2017)
12/23/2016 USCIS suddenly changes several forms, invalidating my EAD/AP renewal package (not yet sent)
12/27/2016 USCIS suddenly reforms the entire NIW criteria system, replacing a 20 years old one. Uncharted waters. 
01/07/2017 (Saturday!) EAD/AP renewal package with new forms received in Phoenix "reception desk"
01/17/2017 EAD/AP renewal case accepted; text/email with receipt numbers was received
01/30/2017 Law firm finally confirms that USCIS has suspended processing all EB2-NIW cases due to new criteria. 
02/23/2017 USCIS slowly starts adjudicating NIW cases again.
04/21/2017 Extended EAD/AP received in mail. Valid for 2 years. 
05/06/2017 Received a massive RFE on I-140 NIW case.
07/20/2017 RFE response received by USCIS (a very long response with 30 pages of docs)
09/14/2017 I-140 NIW approved!!! 
11/28/2017 RFE for new medical issued (plus another request re Supp J for employment which is clearly issued in error)
12/04/2017 RFE received in mail
12/07/2017 repeated medical exam for I-485
12/08/2017 Attorney receives documents for responding to I-485 RFE
12/21/2017 Response to RFE received by USCIS 
02/09/2018 I-485 approval (text, email) :)
02/08/2018 I-485 approval notice issued (the "welcome letter") - I'm LPR now
02/16/2018 Green card received
 
11/14/2022 Filed N-400 online; receipt and biometrics reuse form received online
03/07/2023 N-400 Interview scheduled 
04/xx/2023 N-400 approved, same-day Oath ceremony completed. I'm a US citizen.
05/xx/2023 US passport in hand

 

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I had my cr1 via Interview at London and was given 221g. The VO said nothing is needed from me and all documents checked out but I have to undergo further administrative processing and they’ll be in touch when everything is ready. As she needs additional time to process everything.
 She took my passport.
as a matter of fact, she had the paper 221g in front of her even before I got there with name and case number.

Any ideas to ease my anxiety?

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Everyone goes through Administrative Processing.

 

I would think that them keeping your passport is a good sign.  If they plan to reject your petition outright they wouldn't have held onto the passport.

 

You must be patient.  Administrative Processing can take days, weeks, months, or even years.

 

Regards,
Vicky's Mom

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Hi Abena, I’ve had my interview this morning and they have said the same thing to me. Everything seems in order but they need more time, all my docs are good. Did they ever email you with any instructions at all and how did you find out whether it was issued or refused etc, was it just that visa tracker page where you type in your case number or did they email? They have kept my passport and some documents.  

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They only kept my passport none of my docs. I don’t know why I thought they had kept docs. They didn’t take any of my photos either but I did upload them to my case prior to today. 

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