US Immigration from Dominican Republic

Hi everyone,

I had my IR-1 interview yesterday at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid. Overall, the interview went well, but I was issued a white 221(g) requesting updated financial documents from the co-sponsor. The officer explained that the document previously accepted by NVC was a photo taken with a phone, and they needed a more official/professional version.

The officer was very kind and clarified that I needed to submit either the co-sponsor s 2024 W-2 or her 2024 tax return transcript. She marked on the paper that the document should be sent by email only (the option to send it by regular mail was not checked). She also kept my passport and original civil documents.

I emailed the co-sponsor s 2024 tax return transcript later that same afternoon, on the day of the interview. The officer mentioned that once the document was received, the process could take around 3 4 weeks to be completed.

I m wondering if anyone has had a similar experience at the Madrid embassy, especially a 221(g) for financial documents only.

How long did it take for your case to move forward after submitting the missing document?

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone,

I d appreciate input from those with experience in 221(g) administrative processing, especially cases with multiple CEAC updates.

Case basics:

• Immigrant Visa (EB-based), Consular Processing

• Embassy: Santo Domingo

• CEAC status: Refused (221g Administrative Processing)

• Passports: submitted and currently with the embassy

• No additional documents requested

• Principal and derivative cases now updating together

• My nationality: Colombian (born in Venezuela)

• Spouse s nationality: Venezuelan

Short timeline:

• Dec 14, 2025: Interview placed under 221(g)

• Feb 18, 2025: Requested 221(g) documents submitted

• Throughout 2025: Several Case Last Updated changes, no status change

• Dec 2 3, 2025: Passports submitted and processed

• Dec 16, 23, 30, 2025: CEAC updated multiple times

• Late Dec: CEAC stopped accepting NA/NA and now requires real passport data

• Jan 7, 2026: Another CEAC update, still shows Refused

Questions:

1. Is this pattern (frequent updates + passports retained + still Refused ) typical before Issued in 221(g) cases?

2. For those who ve been through this, how long did it stay as Refused before changing to Issued ?

3. Based on real experience (not speculation), could recent Trump immigration policies affect a consular EB case already at this stage, considering our nationalities?

4. At this point, is it better to keep waiting or to email the consulate after a certain amount of time?

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share real-world experience.

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Thanks for any input.

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