Navayu

Hi Ebip,

Is there any update on your case?

Hey guys,

Anyone one got any update for 221G cases for H1? My friends' case got updated again from Refused(April 3rd) to Refused(June 3rd) and no email or anything. Anyone having similar updates? 

Thanks!

Hi Ebip,

Actually i am looking updates for my friend's 221G case in chennai. Same like everyone his case started as  Refused to AP to Refused on April 3rd and no update after that. Hopefully they start working on his case too. he went for interview on March 12th.. still no update..

It looks like they started working on 221G cases in India.. Many  H1B 221Gs got updated around May 8th.

Just now, Boiler said:

Well I assume that it is still in the wait list. What nobody can tell you is how long it will take, does that lack of interviews mean that those people are processing existing cases or has the whole situation reached a point where everything has slowed down. I assume he will not need to revisit the Embassy but could not travel even if they send it.

Yeah you are right!! Many of friends went home to visit their families and most of them can't come back to work. 

10 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Well they are no doubt still processing paper, do they still have his passport?

Yes sir! They have his passport and he didn't receive any email from embassy.

9 minutes ago, Boiler said:

He has 2 issues, Consulates are closed and he would not be able to travel anyway. Could be a wait.

Yes, I agree with you but after changing to AP on March 19th and changing it back to Refused, made us worried. We were hoping that they will finish his process as they started it on 19th before closing the embassies. 

9 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Don't read too much into it. They updated the wording recently to Refused for most AP processes. It's a text change.

Contact the consulate for specifics. If it really is refused, they should provide a reason (INA section) for the refusal. Most likely it's still pending completion of AP.

Thanks @geowrian .. Just trying to stay positive!! 

Hi everyone,

I am positing behalf of my friend. 

My friend got 221G for his H1B visa interview and asked to submit the documents. He went for interview on 12th March and VO seems to be happy and asked to submit the documents and he submitted them. After the interview his case was updated to "REFUSED" and on March 19th it changed to "Administrative Processing" and on April 2nd it changed to "REFUSED". Now my friend is stuck in India as his passport is with embassy. Is anyone facing the same issue changing from AP to Refused after US closing the embassies in India or other countries?

March 12th - Interview

March 12th- Refused

March 19th - AP

April 2nd - Refused

Hi everyone,

I am positing behalf of my friend. 

My friend got 221G for his H1B visa interview and asked to submit the documents. He went for interview on 12th March and VO seems to be happy and asked to submit the documents and he submitted them. After the interview his case was updated to "REFUSED" and on March 19th it changed to "Administrative Processing". Anyone with same issues and any idea how long will it take to his case approved? With the Corona virus effect many of the international flights are banned in India. 

Thanks!!

Hi guys,

I just want to give a quick update. Finally my case has been approved after 24 months. I was called for an interview on Jan 13th 2020 and interview went for 45 mins and asked various questions about my marriage (I was divorced and things got complicated with my Ex) and end of the interview she told me i should except my card in 7 days.

I really want to thank this community for answering my questions and being super helpful. I hope everyone's journeys ends on a good note!

Timeline of application

Timeline:

ROC packet sent: last week of December 2017

NOA received : 3rd Jan 2018

18 month extension: 08/15/18

RFE: 04/13/19

RFE response sent: 06/24/19

RFE receipt acknowledgment: 06/27/19

Biometrics completed: 07/25/19

Case Transferred to a New local office : 08/14/19

Interview Scheduled : 1/13/2020 at 1:00 PM

New card production text: 1/13/20(around 7:00 PM)

Card Mailed to me : 1/16/2020

4 hours ago, memoday said:

Have you heard anything? My case just was transferred to NBC after RFE. I filed on March18.

I got letter from USCIS few days back that they scheduled an interview for next month. They took almost 3.5 months to do it.

my status changed in August and heard nothing after that.. Do you know workload in Indianapolis office? how fast they work on cases?

Hey guys,

Out of curiosity want to know if anyone waiting for i-751 interview from Indianapolis field office. My case has been moved to Indianapolis 3 months back for an interview and never heard back from them. Please let me know if someone is waiting for an interview date.

Thank you!

Hey guys,

I started my I-751 journey in Jan 2018 and my case was filed in CA center and I got a RFE and addressed it. After that case was transferred to NBC for interview. NBC sent my file to Indianapolis local office in Aug 2019. Its been 98 days i haven't heard anything back about interview date and I placed an inquiry and USCIS field office from Indianapolis sent a letter saying " case is under review". I am really frustrated and not sure for long i have to wait for interview. Does anyone got their interview dates beyond 3 months of waiting?  Thank you!!

I am surprised to see Indianapolis in fastest office, my case moved to Indianapolis 72 days ago and still interview is not scheduled. :/ 

3 hours ago, morgan.croft said:

Has my combo interview this AM. Was approved!

Congrats!!  

Yesterday my attorney told me that current I-751 Condition Removals are taking between 21 to 41.5 months to process.. I am in my 21st month and waiting for an interview. My passport will expire next year in May and I don't know if it really going to be long!!!     .. 

1 hour ago, Ring of the lord said:

Anybody else got ‘ case ready to be scheduled for an interview’ status ?

My case was moved from California to Nebraska and USCIS said that  NBC will send it to the local office for the interview. Its been 40 days and no update after that. 

On 9/14/2019 at 4:47 PM, morgan.croft said:

Have an info pass appointment for Monday to get my passport stamped... My 18 month extension letter expires in a couple weeks.

 

I also submitted a second case inquiry for outside processing times... I submitted the first one last month, and I received a letter stating the Jacksonville office is still awaiting my ROC file... Even though it was sent on 7.3... We'll see what response I get this time. I am going to keep submitting an inquiry every month until it is approved LOL.

 

 

Hi Morgan! How to submit an inquiry to USCIS? 

Just now, vvp said:

I’ve been transferred to NBC to schedule an interview 156 days ago. Still no interview.

Aren't you out of 18 months extension? Did you reach out to local congressmen for help? 

Hi guys!! Its been 23 days my case has been moved to NBC from California and after that no update when they will schedule an interview. Do you guys know more how long will it take them to schedule an interview?   

Its something new, USCIS didn't asked me to submit the expired card. I had recently finished bimetrics and stamping on my passport!!

On 8/10/2019 at 2:07 PM, bigjailerman said:

I would call and request an InfoPass appointment. Is your extension letter ready to record as well? You would need a 551 stamp on your passport (or another stamp if your stamp is going to expire. 

 

BTW your timeline isn't updated.... 

@bigjailerman  Thanks for recommending me to get 551 stamp.. I went to my local field office and got the stamp on my passport, in less than two weeks receipts will get expired and waiting for interview date from past two week... 

Hi guys,

I got a notice that my case have been moved from California center to NBC center Missouri and said interview will be scheduled soon! Any idea how soon they will schedule and interview?