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Nick Name:
Limbo221
Interview Date:
12/23/2022
Embassy/Consulate:
Germany : Munich
Visa Center:
--
Document Submission Date:
01/12/2023
Passport Collected:
No
Notes:
Probably in 221g due to prior travels to Iran and Iraq.
Was asked to submit CV and List of Publications, Letter of Invitation, Letters of Recommendation and List of References via e-mail. Classes start on February 20th, so it's starting to get close...
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Nick Name:
ojones
Interview Date:
01/12/2023
Embassy/Consulate:
Australia : Melbourne
Visa Center:
--
Document Submission Date:
01/25/2023
Passport Collected:
Yes
Notes:
Interview date 01/12/2023
given Green 221(g) slip pending submission of Australian Federal Police Report
Obtained and sent police report: 01/25/2023
Received email requesting passport: 01/27/2023
Consulate received passport: 01/30/2023
Visa status on CEAC updated to Approved: 01/30/2023
Visa status on CEAC updated to Issued: 01/31/2023
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Nick Name:
dm70
Interview Date:
09/09/2022
Embassy/Consulate:
Germany : Frankfurt
Visa Center:
--
Document Submission Date:
09/28/2022
Passport Collected:
No
Notes:
Dual German-Iranian citizenship, research field potentially in the TAL, history of approved US Visa and prior stays in the US, also a history of US Visa refusals
9/9/22 -> interview in Frankfurt
Was asked to wait for further administrative processing until notified - no additional documents were requested.
Update: on 9/27/22 received an email to submit the research plan for the postdoc job and the CV/resume of the advisors. Submitted via email on 9/28/22. Followed up via email and the receipt was acknowledged on 10/12/22. Still waiting...
Update: On 12/2/2022 filed a writ of Mandamus lawsuit at a federal court
Update (1/21/2023): on 1/19/23 case updated, on 1/20/23 email received from the US consulate asking for passports
Until 1/24/2023 -> refused
1/25/2023 -> approved
1/26/2023 -> issued
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Last Updated:
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Nick Name:
Dreamer
Interview Date:
01/03/2023
Embassy/Consulate:
India : New Delhi
Visa Center:
India : Chennai
Document Submission Date:
01/06/2023
Passport Collected:
Yes
Notes:
After my dropbox submission (Dec 16th 2022), i have attended interview at New Delhi consulate (Jan 3rd 2023) based on embassy request and got 221g to send additional documents for administrative processing. I have submitted the requested documents on Jan 6th through email. In the following week, I got an email (Jan 10th) to submit my passport and submitted on Jan 12th. Yesterday (Jan 18th), I got an email to pick up.
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After collecting passport, I noticed another 221g yellow slip in the passport. Given slip doesn’t specify any document. I am wondering whether I need to submit any missing documents ? Anyone with similar experience, could you please guide me?
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Nick Name:
a45mathu
Interview Date:
05/26/2022
Embassy/Consulate:
Canada : Calgary
Visa Center:
--
Document Submission Date:
05/27/2022
Passport Collected:
Yes
Notes:
1. Visa interview for B1/B2 at Calgary, Canada on 26th May, Visa officer told have sufficient information to grant a visa, collected passport and told passport shall be dispatched within a week
2. Within 45 min of the interview, received a mail that my visa is refused for ongoing administrative processing, asked for my resume/CV (I am doing PhD-Chemistry)
3. Received another email the next day (27th May) seeking the advisor's CV. Submitted within an hour
4. Received another email within the next hour of submission of advisor CV that my visa document (passport) is being dispatched.
5. Received passport in the mail (31st May) without any stamp rather, a yellow slip of administrating processing placed inside it (with all the checkboxes seeking additional document being cut out with a single pen mark).
6. No update on the CEAC website and it still shows 'Refused' with the last status update date of 26th May.
7. Case update on 20th June
8. Visa issued on 28 June.
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Last Updated:
{{'2023-01-17 12:42:18.0' | formatDate}} EDT
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Nick Name:
toronto_221g_green
Interview Date:
09/20/2022
Embassy/Consulate:
Canada : Toronto
Visa Center:
--
Document Submission Date:
--
Passport Collected:
No
Notes:
First time H1b stamping : standard questions. VO said visa approved but cannot find case in PIMS. Said passport will be delivered in 2 weeks. However, received DS5535 on same day and passport returned 3 days later.
Interview Date : 20 Sep 2022
DS5535 submission : 26 Sep 2022
Status change : 7 Dec 2022 : Refused -> Admin Processing
Request for passport : 8 Dec 2022
Sent passport : 19 Dec 2022
Received passport with visa : 16 Jan 2022
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Last Updated:
{{'2023-01-16 18:09:46.0' | formatDate}} EDT
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Nick Name:
Frustrated in Bogota
Interview Date:
11/01/2022
Embassy/Consulate:
Colombia : Bogota
Visa Center:
--
Document Submission Date:
11/15/2022
Passport Collected:
Yes
Notes:
Fiance is from Ecuador and we filed for i129f in May of 2021. Interview in Bogota (have been living in Colombia) embassy on Nov 1st. A verbal approval was given by the officer during the interview but he said "you may hear from me in the coming days about the format of your birth certificate". No slip was given.
About 10 days later we received an email to provide physical and scanned copies of a different format of birth certificate from Ecuador. They kept her passport so she had to have a family member obtain the new BC in Ecuador. We scanned and sent the new BC on Nov 14th and DHL'd the physical copy on Nov 15th. On Nov 28th the embassy confirmed they received the documents.
Still haven't heard anything as of Dec 14th. We have a 9 month old baby together (baby has US passport due to us filing a consular report of birth abroad) and feel the whole situation is ridiculous.
Update: ceac website started showing "approved" on 12-30-22.
Update: ceac website started showing "issued" 1-3-23
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Last Updated:
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Nick Name:
vt23
Interview Date:
03/21/2022
Embassy/Consulate:
India : Chennai
Visa Center:
India : Chennai
Document Submission Date:
--
Passport Collected:
Yes
Notes:
March 21st 2022 Appeared for L1A interview, passport and documents kept , issued white slip.
March 25th 2022 22g case changed to "Issued" but DS160 application status shows administrative processing.
March 18th 2022 Passport still with US embassy.
May 16th 2022 Dependent VISA issued & stamped passport delivered.Primary Applicant still under administrative processing.
October 19th , 2022 - Asked consulate to return passport as case was pending for more then 8 months, passport without stamping returned next day.
November 23rd, 2022 - Attorney submitted a letter to understand case status with an employer support letter
November 28th, 2022 - Attorney received generic response that case is still in AP.
December 22,2022 - received email from consulate to submit passport
December 23,2022 - submitted passport to VAC
December 28th,2022 - case status changed to Issued
December 30th, 2022 - stamped passport delivered
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Nick Name:
Jaini Shah
Interview Date:
12/02/2022
Embassy/Consulate:
India : Mumbai
Visa Center:
India : Mumbai
Document Submission Date:
12/07/2022
Passport Collected:
No
Notes:
I am going for a Master in Computer Science at Loyola Marymount University, CA.
I had an interview on 2 Dec 2022.
VO gave me a 221g blue slip and asked me to submit the docs on the mail id given on the slip
Documents submitted: Invitation letter, Resume, Position, Publication, Research, Funding, Travel history, and Contact Info.
Submitted documents on 7th Dec 2022, since then the status on the CEAC website is showing Refused.
Got mail from the consulate to submit my passport along with documents for 221 on 29 Dec.
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Nick Name:
bs0706
Interview Date:
11/09/2022
Embassy/Consulate:
India : New Delhi
Visa Center:
India : Delhi
Document Submission Date:
11/18/2022
Passport Collected:
No
Notes:
Nov 9th: H1B Dropbox at US Embassy - Delhi
Nov 14th: Status Update: "Refused"
Nov 18th: Received passport + Blue slip asking for documents.
Nov 18th : Emailed documents
Dec 23rd: Consulate emailed for additional documents.
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| Posted by | Comments | Status | Status Date | Citizenship Country | Visa Type | Interview Date | Embassy/Consulate | Visa Center | Slip Color | Document Submission Date | Passport Collected | Date Added | Last Updated | Notes | Tracker Actions |
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| 221gLimbo | 0 Comments | Pending | 02/01/2023 | Germany | M1 | 12/23/2022 | Germany : Munich | -- | Pink | 01/12/2023 | No | {{'2023-02-01 08:14:23.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | {{'2023-02-01 08:14:23.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | Probably in 221g due to prior travels to Iran and Iraq....more | |
| oscarkjones | 0 Comments | Approved | 01/31/2023 | Australia | E | 01/12/2023 | Australia : Melbourne | -- | Green | 01/25/2023 | Yes | {{'2023-01-30 21:16:59.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | {{'2023-01-30 21:16:59.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | Interview date 01/12/2023 given Green 221(g) slip pendi...more | |
| dr70ma12 | 2 Comments | Approved | 01/26/2023 | Germany | H1 | 09/09/2022 | Germany : Frankfurt | -- | White | 09/28/2022 | No | {{'2022-09-26 03:22:45.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | {{'2023-01-26 14:58:51.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | Dual German-Iranian citizenship, research field potenti...more | |
| vijayanand | 1 Comments | Pending | -- | India | H1 | 01/03/2023 | India : New Delhi | India : Chennai | Yellow | 01/06/2023 | Yes | {{'2023-01-22 22:50:45.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | {{'2023-01-22 22:50:45.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | After my dropbox submission (Dec 16th 2022), i have att...more | |
| a45mathu | 1 Comments | Approved | 06/28/2022 | India | B2 | 05/26/2022 | Canada : Calgary | -- | Yellow | 05/27/2022 | Yes | {{'2022-06-04 12:37:10.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | {{'2023-01-17 12:42:18.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | 1. Visa interview for B1/B2 at Calgary, Canada on 26th ...more | |
| max85 | 5 Comments | Approved | 01/16/2023 | India | H1 | 09/20/2022 | Canada : Toronto | -- | Green | -- | No | {{'2022-09-26 00:36:41.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | {{'2023-01-16 18:09:46.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | First time H1b stamping : standard questions. VO said v...more | |
| bribon2022 | 0 Comments | Approved | 11/01/2022 | Ecuador | K | 11/01/2022 | Colombia : Bogota | -- | No Slip Given | 11/15/2022 | Yes | {{'2022-12-14 08:17:23.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | {{'2023-01-04 09:00:34.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | Fiance is from Ecuador and we filed for i129f in May of...more | |
| vt23 | 8 Comments | Approved | 12/28/2022 | India | L1 | 03/21/2022 | India : Chennai | India : Chennai | White | -- | Yes | {{'2022-04-22 05:50:31.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | {{'2022-12-30 01:09:33.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | March 21st 2022 Appeared for L1A interview, passport an...more | |
| jainishah16 | 0 Comments | Pending | -- | India | F1 | 12/02/2022 | India : Mumbai | India : Mumbai | Blue | 12/07/2022 | No | {{'2022-12-29 02:22:51.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | {{'2022-12-29 02:22:51.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | I am going for a Master in Computer Science at Loyola M...more | |
| bs0706 | 4 Comments | Pending | 12/27/2022 | India | H1 | 11/09/2022 | India : New Delhi | India : Delhi | Blue | 11/18/2022 | No | {{'2022-12-27 15:07:05.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | {{'2022-12-27 15:07:05.0' | formatDateWithZone}} | Nov 9th: H1B Dropbox at US Embassy - Delhi Nov 14th: St...more |
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