Visa approved but support says under 221(g)

[himanshu.pnt 2]

Hi,

I would like to know if anyone else have had a similar experience after their K1 visa interview.

So, I had my visa interview on Sept 9th at New Delhi embassy and I was approved. The interviewer gave me

two papers, one of them was generic "congratulation, your visa is approved" paper and which also read that I should get the visa packet in

next 3~5 days.

The other paper was regarding USCIS fee which I must pay after receiving my visa packet.

Since Sep 9th, it has now been 9 days and there is no status update on ustraveldocs status checker website. It still says case creation

date and case update date as sept 9th and the case status is "Ready" (for interview).

I have been emailing ustraveldocs and finally got a response today, 18th Sep, which reads like this :

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Your application remains pending under Section 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for mandatory administrative

processing. U.S. immigration law requires that additional steps be completed in some cases before a file can be advanced

for adjudicative review. In general, most administrative processing is resolved within 60 days of the visa interview; however,

timing varies based on the individual circumstances of each case.

The Department of State is continuously working to expedite visas. Please be assured that we will contact you as soon as the

processing of your case is complete. You can also check the status of your visa online at:https://ceac.state.gov/CEAC/.

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Now this is ridiculous. I don't know what they are doing, they won't tell me the specific reason, why my application is pending under 221(g)

even after approval and what I should do next to get the process going.

Also, at the embassy, on the interview day, their employees who took my papers, returned form I-797 as well as past years (except 2014) tax papers.

God knows if they want these back, but it's clearly not my fault.

Has anyone had such experience? If yes,I would like to hear, how it got resolved and how much time it took in your case/s?

Thanks

Edited September 18, 2015 by himanshu.pnt

[Pitaya 2,577]

~Moved from K1 Process to K1 Progress Forum~

~Inquiry about case status~

[himanshu.pnt 2]

My case status on CEAC website is still the same "Ready", however Status updated date has changed to Sept 22 from Sept 9th.

Also the passport tracker website now says, No status update available on the passport number submitted.

When I email ustraveldocs support they have the generic response with no real updates > Your case is being processed..

Anyone else had a similar experience?

Thanks