221g....not for AR

[maryandatif 0]

My Hubby had interview today.....and received a 221g stating that all info was being sent back stateside......is this just a CASABLANCA MOROCCO thing????or does anybody else have these on a fairly regular basis?

[cmartyn 0]

a 221g means you will not get a Visa unless you take steps to corect the problems. It is not a regular ocurance. What was the 221g for?

[maryandatif 0]

a 221g means you will not get a Visa unless you take steps to corect the problems. It is not a regular ocurance. What was the 221g for?

They didn't typw it on the letter my husband sent me...he scanned it....and i haven't had a chance to talk ot him as of yet......waiting to talk to him in the morning....maybe i'll know more then

[Aymerlu 3]

I think it is a VERY common thing for anyone going through the Middle Eastern/Asian countries. Look through the AP threads and you will see that 99% of us get this 221(g). My fiance was interviewed on February 14th and the lady at the window basically told him his visa was approved AFTER the 6 weeks of AP. Normally, the petition is sent back to Washington for the name check, however it depends on what was checked on the form. Too bad we are the only ones that have to experience this.

Edited February 28, 2006 by Aymerlu

[Overin2911 0]

it's super common .. at least in Pakistan it is

don't worry.....Morocco seems to go faster

[~kiyah~ 14]

The 221g Mary is talking about has a statement underneath the checked 221g section which says:

"We have returned your application and petition to the Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Service. Any further inquiries to your application and petition can be directed to their attention at the CIS office where the petition was originally filed."

This is not Administrative Processing...when Morocco gives a 221g for Administrative Processing, it says so underneath the checked 221g section. This 221g statement of the petition being returned to the United States is a soft denial. This happened to my K1 visa petition in January. It has happened to MANY of the K1/K3/CR1 visa petitions going through Morocco...the consulate does not tell us why either, they do not follow guidelines they are provided when returning petitions. Also...this seems to be the same consular officer in many of these cases. Comparing my 221g and Mary's 221g...it is the same officer signing the statement.

More and more this is how Casablanca is handling visa petitions...we are all shocked at what is going on at this consulate. They seem to be using this 221g to send back petitions more often than issuing a visa. And moreover this particular consular officer has done nothing but issue 221g for sending the petition back to the US if not refusing the visa altogether...it does not matter the mountain of proof of relationship is provided, I know of several other cases this woman has processed with the same result.

My case is a K1...it will be reviewed here in the US by BCIS and a final decision made and probably will be treated little different than Mary's case. I can only provide her with the documented guidelines and information to give her attorney to try and stop the petition from being sent back at the consulate level...which I have already done.

What Mary really needs to know is if there are other K3s going through this same issue of their petition being returned to the United States by other consulates (not just Morocco) from users on this web site...what happened to you, what you did to overcome this, what recourse was made available to you, etc. Any insight you can give her would be extremely helpful.

I'm praying for you Mary...insh'allah we will all get through this and be reunited with our loved ones.

~Kiya~

Edited February 28, 2006 by Kiya

[maryandatif 0]

The 221g Mary is talking about has a statement underneath the checked 221g section which says:

"We have returned your application and petition to the Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Service. Any further inquiries to your application and petition can be directed to their attention at the CIS office where the petition was originally filed."

This is not Administrative Processing...when Morocco gives a 221g for Administrative Processing, it says so underneath the checked 221g section. This 221g statement of the petition being returned to the United States is a soft denial. This happened to my K1 visa petition in January. It has happened to MANY of the K1/K3/CR1 visa petitions going through Morocco...the consulate does not tell us why either, they do not follow guidelines they are provided when returning petitions. Also...this seems to be the same consular officer in many of these cases. Comparing my 221g and Mary's 221g...it is the same officer signing the statement.

More and more this is how Casablanca is handling visa petitions...we are all shocked at what is going on at this consulate. They seem to be using this 221g to send back petitions more often than issuing a visa. And moreover this particular consular officer has done nothing but issue 221g for sending the petition back to the US if not refusing the visa altogether...it does not matter the mountain of proof of relationship is provided, I know of several other cases this woman has processed with the same result.

My case is a K1...it will be reviewed here in the US by BCIS and a final decision made and probably will be treated little different than Mary's case. I can only provide her with the documented guidelines and information to give her attorney to try and stop the petition from being sent back at the consulate level...which I have already done.

What Mary really needs to know is if there are other K3s going through this same issue of their petition being returned to the United States by other consulates (not just Morocco) from users on this web site...what happened to you, what you did to overcome this, what recourse was made available to you, etc. Any insight you can give her would be extremely helpful.

I'm praying for you Mary...insh'allah we will all get through this and be reunited with our loved ones.

~Kiya~

Thanks Kiya!

I just got off of the phone with McCeever in Casa and he says it's for the validity of the relationship......I'n not sure what's going on He also told me that there's nothing I can do at this level....that once it's been decided to be sent back that it's up to DHS/USCIS to contact me.