Sadi Shah

Hi everyone, 
 
I posted a topic a few months ago on my husband receiving a 221g form for "domicile evidence," you can read about it here:
 
 
I feel compelled to write this post now because it seems there are people on this forum who give advice based on how they've "never come across anything like your case after seeing hundreds of discussions over more than 10 years" and assume the worst case scenario and basically make you feel horrible. I want my situation to be a reminder to anyone reading this in a similar situation that:
 
1. the majority of people in the world going through immigration are not sharing their unique stories on here;
2. if your case is taking longer than any other case ever discussed on here, it does NOT mean something has gone horribly wrong;
3. we live in unprecedented times with the covid pandemic impacting immigration operations across the world so if anything, expect the unexpected. 
 
With that said, this is what happened with my husband's case:
 
March 2021: Interview at London embassy, got 221g form 
March 2021: Sent requested documents via courier 
May 2021: Followed up with embassy, asked to upload documents to CEAC (I'm assuming they ignored or lost the copies we sent via courier) 
May 2021: Uploaded same documents to CEAC along with some affidavits as suggested by lawyer
July 2021: Got in touch with my home state Senator, who sent out an inquiry on my behalf. 
July 2021: Visa approved the very next day! Issued and mailed to us in no time. Entered the US together, thank God. 
 
So, the process basically took 4 months, and the visa got approved literally 1 month before my husband's medical was going to expire! I have searched the internet far and wide and have yet to come across a situation like ours. One tip I would definitely give after this is to be proactive about your case (consult lawyers, contact your senator, keep emailing the embassy every few weeks - pro tip: check for contact information they only give out on forms at the interview).
 
I hope this was helpful.