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2 hours ago, adarkenigma said:

okay here is what she got. 

 

why does it say they will contact you once administrative processing is complete and in next line it says this decision constitute a denial of a visa? 

It is a visa refusal under INA 221(g).

Once they complete their processing, the refusal can be overcome. A refusal under 221(g) is the most common refusal for this type of visa...often called a "soft refusal" as it means they either need more documents or to complete internal processing.

Timelines:

ROC:

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7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

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AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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My honest opinion is no but best of luck to you. It took the embassy 3 days to approve our 221g docs. Then 2 days for them to ask for the passport. Then it took a few days to go to non immigrant and t

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Golden rule of visas: never put money down or make firm plans until the visa is in hand.

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I’ll try to lift some spirits. My fiancé just got K1 issued on Monday. 

 

- Aug 9th Interview soft approval from CO but given 221g for not having English translated birth certificate. CO also said not to worry as it will only take 4-5 business days once she submits... yeah right. 

 

- Aug 30th birth certificate dropped off. Took 3 weeks in home town to get birth certificate... long story. 

 

- Sep 2nd - Case Updated moved to non immigrant. 

 

- Sep 3rd -Application Received. No movement for a month. 

 

- Sep 30th, Administrative Processing in morning then Issued later on in the same day. 

 

Currently waiting for update that passport has began shipping. I think it will ship tomorrow b/c passport tracker says it has left the consular office and is being prepared to be shipped. 

 

Good Luck friends!!

 

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On 11/13/2019 at 7:18 AM, Tenzi said:

My husband visa was refused oct /2019 and he was handed 221G to summit joint sponsor . Our visa category is IR1. We summited required document after two weeks. Does anybody know how long does it take to process?? Has anyone been through same situation like me?? Please share . Thank you

Its been 11 months in administrative processing n i m still waiting no response 

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On 10/1/2019 at 10:36 PM, SandMan92 said:

I’ll try to lift some spirits. My fiancé just got K1 issued on Monday. 

 

- Aug 9th Interview soft approval from CO but given 221g for not having English translated birth certificate. CO also said not to worry as it will only take 4-5 business days once she submits... yeah right. 

 

- Aug 30th birth certificate dropped off. Took 3 weeks in home town to get birth certificate... long story. 

 

- Sep 2nd - Case Updated moved to non immigrant. 

 

- Sep 3rd -Application Received. No movement for a month. 

 

- Sep 30th, Administrative Processing in morning then Issued later on in the same day. 

 

Currently waiting for update that passport has began shipping. I think it will ship tomorrow b/c passport tracker says it has left the consular office and is being prepared to be shipped. 

 

Good Luck friends!!

 

Congratulations !!

 

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15 minutes ago, Prithvi singh said:

Its been 11 months in administrative processing n i m still waiting no response 

There is no set time frame or time limit for Administrative Processing (AP). 

 

While you are waiting, here are a couple of suggestions for you; :time: Your timeline is vacant. A filled-in timeline helps everyone that uses or is helped by the forum. Your profile indicates that you are seeking a spousal, next time consider posting in the spousal visa forum. This forum is intended for K1 Fiancee(e) Visa progress posting.

 

Good luck on your immigration journey.

Completed: K1/K2 (271 days) - AOS/EAD/AP (134 days) - ROC (279 days)

"Si vis amari, ama" - Seneca

 

 

 

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On 12/4/2019 at 11:03 PM, Prithvi singh said:

Its been 11 months in administrative processing n i m still waiting no response 

Congratulations !!

 

 :time: and be sure to write your review in the proper area, https://www.visajourney.com/reviews/ . All of those actions help other people that use VJ for help and statistical relevance.

 

NOA 1:           September 18, 2018

NOA 2:           August  20, 2019 

Sent NVC:      September 11, 2019

Rec NVC:       September 18, 2019

Case #           October 16, 2019

Docs Sub:      October 21, 2019

Doc Qual.       October  22, 2019 

IL:                    January 23, 2020

INT. Date:       February 11, 2020

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POE  Date      March 11, 2020

GC Received  July 3, 2020

 

 

 

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On 9/6/2019 at 7:21 PM, geowrian said:

It is a visa refusal under INA 221(g).

Once they complete their processing, the refusal can be overcome. A refusal under 221(g) is the most common refusal for this type of visa...often called a "soft refusal" as it means they either need more documents or to complete internal processing.

After 11 months in administrative processing showing today refused anyone can tell me what is this n why?

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28 minutes ago, Prithvi said:

After 11 months in administrative processing showing today refused anyone can tell me what is this n why?

It's impossible to know unless you get word from the consulate or a refusal letter. Contact them ASAP.

It's not unheard of to see the case status change a couple times as they review the case. So I wouldn't be 100% certain it was actually refused yet...but get in contact and try to get more info.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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3 minutes ago, geowrian said:

It's impossible to know unless you get word from the consulate or a refusal letter. Contact them ASAP.

It's not unheard of to see the case status change a couple times as they review the case. So I wouldn't be 100% certain it was actually refused yet...but get in contact and try to get more info.

I will contact on Monday but it's means Daniel ?

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:crying:  my fiancé checked status today, it says it returned to NVC. Since sep 6 2019 it said refused but on 221(g) it said under admin process, we don't know reason it was refused and when connected consulate few times they said we are working on it you will get email or SMS neither of those happened. I think I am out luck here.

Not sure what to do next get married and file for CR1 or try to contact my local congressman? I am in Indiana. :help: 

 

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Hello,

 

my fiancé was requested to send back his passport to US Montreal.

But the passport was kept at the interview.

this was asked on January 21, 2020.

please any help is appreciated.

 

what should we do at this point.

 

thank you

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On 1/13/2020 at 8:43 PM, adarkenigma said:

:crying:  my fiancé checked status today, it says it returned to NVC. Since sep 6 2019 it said refused but on 221(g) it said under admin process, we don't know reason it was refused and when connected consulate few times they said we are working on it you will get email or SMS neither of those happened. I think I am out luck here.

Not sure what to do next get married and file for CR1 or try to contact my local congressman? I am in Indiana. :help: 

 

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Really sorry that this happened.. I’m not any expert but I think marrying & filing CR1 would be your best choice. 

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On 1/27/2020 at 4:38 PM, ujones said:

Really sorry that this happened.. I’m not any expert but I think marrying & filing CR1 would be your best choice. 

They also my case returned to nvc idk whats going on 

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