221g under IR5 (parent)

[dial1010usa 0]

I know it is very depressing whoever is going thru what I'm going thru. I can feel the pain. Anyways, my father went for his interview last year in June 2006. He received 221g I don't know what color blue or yellow. They send the inquiry back to state department. Its been 10 months and we haven't heard anything yet. My father is an elderly and its tough for my mother to go back and forth. Actually my father got greecard long time ago but because he never came back he returned his GC to US embassy New Delhi. After 10 yrs he wanted to come back and I have filed the petition.

Does anyone else have a same problem under category IR5? Did anyone get visa if they get 221g and how long did it take?

I tried to go thru congressman and senator, NO Help at all. I'm emailing emabssy once or twice a month and calling state dept every week. They keep saying its pending and the reason is common name "singh"

Please email me or comment here if someone else having a same problem. Thanks, dial1010usa@yahoo.com

[MaryandMian 1]

Sorry to hear that your father is still in name checks and their is nothing that can be done to expediate the matter. Just take and contact the consulate/embassy or NVC and ask for updates on Wednesday afternoons or Thursday mornings since I know Islamabad always seemed to have fresh information on cases during this time period. Name checks are running 6 - 9 months on uncommon names and a year or longer or common names. Hang in there and wishing your father's AP to end soon.

Mary

[funnyboy 0]

I know it is very depressing whoever is going thru what I'm going thru. I can feel the pain. Anyways, my father went for his interview last year in June 2006. He received 221g I don't know what color blue or yellow. They send the inquiry back to state department. Its been 10 months and we haven't heard anything yet. My father is an elderly and its tough for my mother to go back and forth. Actually my father got greecard long time ago but because he never came back he returned his GC to US embassy New Delhi. After 10 yrs he wanted to come back and I have filed the petition.

Does anyone else have a same problem under category IR5? Did anyone get visa if they get 221g and how long did it take?

I tried to go thru congressman and senator, NO Help at all. I'm emailing emabssy once or twice a month and calling state dept every week. They keep saying its pending and the reason is common name "singh"

Please email me or comment here if someone else having a same problem. Thanks, dial1010usa@yahoo.com

hi just curious did you heard anything back. my dad's visa is also pending because of administrative processing. but at interview they were told that there visa is approved and they will get it in a week. but later on we found it's under administrative processing. that's annoying it's already more than two months hoping for the best

[dial1010usa 0]

Just want to let you all know that I got call from US state dept this morning for my father's pending background clearance/name check, it has been cleared from here and it took 16 months for my 83 years elderly father. The next step is my father has to go thru all the new paper work one more time because the paper work was good for only 6 months, and he has to do medical again too. Its not a big deal the biggest obstacle AP is finally cleared. I have written letters to Mr. Bush, Condelezza Rice, Homeland security head Michael Chetkroff and Richard Boucher. I don't know if it helped me or it was just a matter of time. And last not least offcourse my congressman was following up with US embassy new delhi and state dept once a month.

These 16 months were long like years. I kept following up with us state dept once a week and us embassy new delhi once a month. I hope all of you who are going thru the same pain I was going thru might get help from my post. Please email me anytime you want if there is anyway I can assist at dial1010usa@yahoo.com

Email is the best contact because I don't come on this site everyday but I do check my email regularly.

Thanks

dial1010usa@yahoo.com

[Chris Parker 11]

Actually my father got greecard long time ago but because he never came back he returned his GC to US embassy New Delhi. After 10 yrs he wanted to come back and I have filed the petition.

I'm interested to know, how and when exactly did he return his Permanent Resident card to the embassy? Did he try to get a visitor's visa and get denied before you filed the new petition?

I think that had something important to do with why you had to go through administrative processing---he didn't have his card to surrender at the time of applying for a new immigrant visa.

[dial1010usa 0]

Actually he tried to get visitor visa in 2004 and then they asked him to return his greencard which he did then later they denied. So I filed for proper immigration visa under IR5 because he loast his everything during Tsunami.

Anyways, he was interviewed in 6/2006 and got 221g and sent back for background check and clearance. It took 17 months to clear out and finaly he got visa last week.

I can't wait to see him here soon.

I suggest people who are going thru this 221g, please be patient and keep calling us state dept and ask your local congressman assistance. The senator won't do anything, they flattely denies. Write letter to the head of homeland securit and keeep sending leeter every month.

Ask your local congressman to pass the bill for time limit for 221g. If someone need assistance I have a letter format which I have sent to president bush, secretary Condelezza Rice and homeland security head.

Good luck to all.

dial1010usa@yahoo.com

Edited December 3, 2007 by dial1010usa

[simple_male 1]

Just want to let you all know that I got call from US state dept this morning for my father's pending background clearance/name check, it has been cleared from here and it took 16 months for my 83 years elderly father. The next step is my father has to go thru all the new paper work one more time because the paper work was good for only 6 months, and he has to do medical again too. Its not a big deal the biggest obstacle AP is finally cleared. I have written letters to Mr. Bush, Condelezza Rice, Homeland security head Michael Chetkroff and Richard Boucher. I don't know if it helped me or it was just a matter of time. And last not least offcourse my congressman was following up with US embassy new delhi and state dept once a month.

These 16 months were long like years. I kept following up with us state dept once a week and us embassy new delhi once a month. I hope all of you who are going thru the same pain I was going thru might get help from my post. Please email me anytime you want if there is anyway I can assist at dial1010usa@yahoo.com

Email is the best contact because I don't come on this site everyday but I do check my email regularly.

Thanks

dial1010usa@yahoo.com

Congratulations on your Father's AP clearance.