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Question - 221(g) blue slip given but passport retained due to passport damage
Hi all,
Long time lurker here, first time poster. I got a lot of useful information from this website and all of your posts! Currently in a situation now.
I had my consulate interview today at Chennai. The VO asked me about what I do, where I work, my annual salary and what my role entails, in that order. No documents were requested.
She said that she needed to do some further administrative processing. She also looked at my passport again and tbh, it is not in pristine condition. The lamination had come out of the bottom right corner due to wear and tear. She said that I should submit a new passport since this was damaged. She kept the passport and gave me the blue 221(g) form with 2 checkboxes ticked: one for further administrative processing and one for submitting a new passport.
These are my questions:
1. As the consulate has kept the passport, how would I apply for a new passport... Will they send it back in a few days after which I can apply for a re-issue of the damaged passport ?
2. Does it mean the visa has been approved ?
3. If the answer to 1 is yes, then if I submit the new passport with the 221(g), do I have to do anything else aside from further waiting? is there a way to track any of this?
Any replies will be much appreciated. Thanks!
Long time lurker here, first time poster. I got a lot of useful information from this website and all of your posts! Currently in a situation now.
I had my consulate interview today at Chennai. The VO asked me about what I do, where I work, my annual salary and what my role entails, in that order. No documents were requested.
She said that she needed to do some further administrative processing. She also looked at my passport again and tbh, it is not in pristine condition. The lamination had come out of the bottom right corner due to wear and tear. She said that I should submit a new passport since this was damaged. She kept the passport and gave me the blue 221(g) form with 2 checkboxes ticked: one for further administrative processing and one for submitting a new passport.
These are my questions:
1. As the consulate has kept the passport, how would I apply for a new passport... Will they send it back in a few days after which I can apply for a re-issue of the damaged passport ?
2. Does it mean the visa has been approved ?
3. If the answer to 1 is yes, then if I submit the new passport with the 221(g), do I have to do anything else aside from further waiting? is there a way to track any of this?
Any replies will be much appreciated. Thanks!
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