221G experience (Administrative Processing)- Experience/Info Sharing

[TBoneTX 46,176]

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[L_D_R 4]

update:

oct 1 - interview, was given 221g

oct 9 - finally received the documents required by 221g from the US

            (was a little OC - printed a cover page with table of contents, arranged docs according to said cover page, labeled each document)

            mailed everything to embassy via 2GO

oct 11 - docs received by the embassy

oct 15 - checked CEAC - status: AP , last updated: oct 15

oct 16 - checked CEAC - status: AP , last updated: oct 16

oct 17 - checked CEAC - status: ISSUED

😲😆

now, all i have to do is wait for my passport to come in the mail 😂

 

[Hank_ 9,174]

53 minutes ago, L_D_R said:

update:

oct 1 - interview, was given 221g

oct 9 - finally received the documents required by 221g from the US

            (was a little OC - printed a cover page with table of contents, arranged docs according to said cover page, labeled each document)

            mailed everything to embassy via 2GO

oct 11 - docs received by the embassy

oct 15 - checked CEAC - status: AP , last updated: oct 15

oct 16 - checked CEAC - status: AP , last updated: oct 16

oct 17 - checked CEAC - status: ISSUED

😲😆

now, all i have to do is wait for my passport to come in the mail 😂

 

Congrats!!    

 

After receiving your passport w/visa .. then CFO for the sticker.

 

Safe Travels

[DGTravel 10]

20 hours ago, L_D_R said:

update:

oct 1 - interview, was given 221g

oct 9 - finally received the documents required by 221g from the US

            (was a little OC - printed a cover page with table of contents, arranged docs according to said cover page, labeled each document)

            mailed everything to embassy via 2GO

oct 11 - docs received by the embassy

oct 15 - checked CEAC - status: AP , last updated: oct 15

oct 16 - checked CEAC - status: AP , last updated: oct 16

oct 17 - checked CEAC - status: ISSUED

😲😆

now, all i have to do is wait for my passport to come in the mail 😂

 

congratsssss! did you just mail the documents or you made also an upload?

me and another vj member are still waiting for Visa Issue, we're also in AP since Oct 1 and Oct 5 where we were required to upload doc copies

[L_D_R 4]

3 hours ago, DGTravel said:

congratsssss! did you just mail the documents or you made also an upload?

me and another vj member are still waiting for Visa Issue, we're also in AP since Oct 1 and Oct 5 where we were required to upload doc copies

just mail. they didn't ask us to upload anything.

 

we really thought it would take much longer because we sent in at least 50 pages of documents (2 separate i-864's, 2 sets of tax and salary transcripts, bank certificates, etc). we expected them to need much more time to check them compared to other 221g's where the required documents are pretty much straightforward and don't really require much processing/reading through (ie. birth certificate, NBI clearance, etc)

 

i hope your visa comes soon! ☺️

23 hours ago, Hank_ said:

Congrats!!    

 

After receiving your passport w/visa .. then CFO for the sticker.

 

Safe Travels

thanks, hank! you guys definitely helped so much! 😆

Edited October 18, 2018 by L_D_R

[Ladygaga24 3]

My timeline for getting 221g 

We are DCF manila

oct 10 interview, missing w2s or proof of income we only brought us 1040 

oct 13 sent the missing document via 2go 

oct 15 embassy received it

oct 17 ceac updates it 

oct 18 ceac updates it

oct 22 ceac updates it

oct 23 VISA issued and received a text from 2go visa will be out for delivery today 

Took them less than 10 business days for my AP.

[nette31 0]

Hi were also under 221g AP due to lack of proof of domicile.. my husband is been living in the Philippines for the past 11 years and decided to go back home..during our interview the consul ask us if he has house in the US and we said NO we were planning to get one as soon as we arrive in the US.. apparently the consul advise my husband to go ahead first to get atleast a house rental.. my question is, the address we submit and use during our application is in his son’s address but since my husband want to move in Alabama and re-establish his domicile there that’s what he want us to live for good.. will it affect my visa? if we change address?..

 

I did not also receive any email from the embassy.. the consul handed me a 3 papers with her signature and the documents we need to submit. and my status is AP right after my interview. 

 

This is kinda frustrating for us and hard for my husband especially that he is disable and having a lot medical problems and can’t handle all the stress doing house rental.. getting driver’s license, medical care...ect all by himself 😩 my husband is flying to the US next week to start process everything

[Hank_ 9,174]

If you don't provide what the embassy asks for ... no visa.   

[emillanger 2]

Hi all

 

Do i need to submit the passport along with the all said documents for administrative processing??

 

can any one help with this?

[Hank_ 9,174]

1 hour ago, emillanger said:

Hi all

 

Do i need to submit the passport along with the all said documents for administrative processing??

 

can any one help with this?

Does it mention returning the passport with the requested documents?   Most times it states to return the passport at that time.   Would be difficult to process the visa without the passport on hand   

[emillanger 2]

19 hours ago, Hank_ said:

Does it mention returning the passport with the requested documents?   Most times it states to return the passport at that time.   Would be difficult to process the visa without the passport on hand   

hi Thanks for the reply

it doesn't mentions like that. 

[Hank_ 9,174]

4 minutes ago, emillanger said:

hi Thanks for the reply

it doesn't mentions like that. 

I would hold on to the passport being there are not instructions to return it.

 

The embassy will ask for it when they need it.

 

Of course you can always contact the embassy and ask.

 

 

[payxibka 10,047]

2 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

I would hold on to the passport being there are not instructions to return it.

 

The embassy will ask for it when they need it.

 

Of course you can always contact the embassy and ask.

 

 

And probably the best course of action.  When in doubt,  ask .....

[emillanger 2]

On 10/17/2018 at 12:58 PM, L_D_R said:

update:

oct 1 - interview, was given 221g

oct 9 - finally received the documents required by 221g from the US

            (was a little OC - printed a cover page with table of contents, arranged docs according to said cover page, labeled each document)

            mailed everything to embassy via 2GO

oct 11 - docs received by the embassy

oct 15 - checked CEAC - status: AP , last updated: oct 15

oct 16 - checked CEAC - status: AP , last updated: oct 16

oct 17 - checked CEAC - status: ISSUED

😲😆

now, all i have to do is wait for my passport to come in the mail 😂

 

Hi 

I have a question.... Did you submit your passport along with all the documents for 221g ?

Thanks and regards

[Hank_ 9,174]

51 minutes ago, emillanger said:

Hi 

I have a question.... Did you submit your passport along with all the documents for 221g ?

Thanks and regards

 

Do realize that the embassy changed their process just a few weeks ago, not too many have experienced this yet.  Before they kept the passport, now if they issue a 221g they return the passport.  

 

I do know of a few that received the 221g recently, their 221g included instructions to return the passport with the documents.