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I would suggest you to get help from your local congressman instead senator. My area senator was worthless and at the end they told me they were not able to do anything. Write a letter to the head of Dept homeland security. I even wrote letter to secretary Rice and Mr president Bush. I always ask them to change the criteria why they can't solve these issues within 6 months.

Finally my dad arrived here and his AP was for 16 months. Please don't dishearten and keep follow up with your US embassy, local congressman, and dept of state.

Write a letter to homeland security and cc: secretary Rice and President Bush, and make a note or log wheat date you have sent the letter to them.

Hope this will help someone.

Thanks,

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Actually he tried to get visitor visa in 2004 and then they asked him to return his greencard which he did then later they denied. So I filed for proper immigration visa under IR5 because he loast his everything during Tsunami.

Anyways, he was interviewed in 6/2006 and got 221g and sent back for background check and clearance. It took 17 months to clear out and finaly he got visa last week.

I can't wait to see him here soon.

I suggest people who are going thru this 221g, please be patient and keep calling us state dept and ask your local congressman assistance. The senator won't do anything, they flattely denies. Write letter to the head of homeland securit and keeep sending leeter every month.

Ask your local congressman to pass the bill for time limit for 221g. If someone need assistance I have a letter format which I have sent to president bush, secretary Condelezza Rice and homeland security head.

Good luck to all.

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Just want to let you all know that I got call from US state dept this morning for my father's pending background clearance/name check, it has been cleared from here and it took 16 months for my 83 years elderly father. The next step is my father has to go thru all the new paper work one more time because the paper work was good for only 6 months, and he has to do medical again too. Its not a big deal the biggest obstacle AP is finally cleared. I have written letters to Mr. Bush, Condelezza Rice, Homeland security head Michael Chetkroff and Richard Boucher. I don't know if it helped me or it was just a matter of time. And last not least offcourse my congressman was following up with US embassy new delhi and state dept once a month.

These 16 months were long like years. I kept following up with us state dept once a week and us embassy new delhi once a month. I hope all of you who are going thru the same pain I was going thru might get help from my post. Please email me anytime you want if there is anyway I can assist at dial1010usa@yahoo.com

Email is the best contact because I don't come on this site everyday but I do check my email regularly.

Thanks

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I would suggest you to keep her busy and send her to school. I'm an Asian and understand the culture and how important parents for us. Asian people believes to live in joint family, and there are always +/_. Do the best you feel like it? Ask her why she wants to move to Seattle? If the only reason is to live close to her sister, will you able to leave your parents? Can her sister move near you?

There are lots of things you need to consider before you move. You guys need to sit and talk and sort out what is best for both of you and your parents.

Someone mentioned that you need to make her happy. Isn't chidrens responisibility to make their parents happy as well?

Here are my 2 cents.

I know it is very depressing whoever is going thru what I'm going thru. I can feel the pain. Anyways, my father went for his interview last year in June 2006. He received 221g I don't know what color blue or yellow. They send the inquiry back to state department. Its been 11 months and we haven't heard anything yet. My father is 83 yrs old and it is hard for my mother to go back and forth. Actually my father got green card long time ago but because he never came back he returned his GC to US embassy New Delhi. Due to Tsunami, he wanted to come back and I have filed the petition.

Does anyone else have a same problem under category IR5? Did anyone get visa if they get 221g and how long did it take?

I tried to go thru my congressman and senator, NO Help at all. I'm emailing emabssy once or twice a month and calling state dept every week. They keep saying its pending and the reason is common last name.

My father is not doing well because he is an elderly person. I don't know what to do. Finally I have written few letters to higher authority, lets see.

I even wrote a letter to my congressman to pass a bill for time frame for AP, should be less than 6 months or 1 year.

I would suggest if you guys have a same problem for 221g, please write a letter to your congressman for a new bill.

Anyone from Sacramento, CA for same issue?

I know it is very depressing whoever is going thru what I'm going thru. I can feel the pain. Anyways, my father went for his interview last year in June 2006. He received 221g I don't know what color blue or yellow. They send the inquiry back to state department. Its been 10 months and we haven't heard anything yet. My father is an elderly and its tough for my mother to go back and forth. Actually my father got greecard long time ago but because he never came back he returned his GC to US embassy New Delhi. After 10 yrs he wanted to come back and I have filed the petition.

Does anyone else have a same problem under category IR5? Did anyone get visa if they get 221g and how long did it take?

I tried to go thru congressman and senator, NO Help at all. I'm emailing emabssy once or twice a month and calling state dept every week. They keep saying its pending and the reason is common name "singh"

Please email me or comment here if someone else having a same problem. Thanks, dial1010usa@yahoo.com