221g Mexico

[Kineeca 0]

Hello-

I'm a first time user so hopefully this is the correct spot. My husband had his appointment in Juarez, Mexico on April 5th and was given a blue 221g paper with no additional documents requested. They also gave him back his passport. Is this a normal thing? I don't know much about this and haven't heard it happening very much from Mexico. The consular officer told him that it had to do with his name or something coming up in the system and that they need more time. Can someone please offer some advice as to what is going on or why? We do have a lawyer but she keeps telling me she can't do anything yet and that we just have to wait for now. Thank you!!

Edited April 28, 2019 by Kineeca

[NikLR 13,227]

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[SalishSea 17,836]

17 hours ago, Kineeca said:

Hello-

I'm a first time user so hopefully this is the correct spot. My husband had his appointment in Juarez, Mexico on April 5th and was given a blue 221g paper with no additional documents requested. They also gave him back his passport. Is this a normal thing? I don't know much about this and haven't heard it happening very much from Mexico. The consular officer told him that it had to do with his name or something coming up in the system and that they need more time. Can someone please offer some advice as to what is going on or why? We do have a lawyer but she keeps telling me she can't do anything yet and that we just have to wait for now. Thank you!!

Sounds like administrative processing for background checks.  Your lawyer is correct, there is nothing she or anyone can do to speed up that process.  It simply takes as long as it takes.  Best of luck.

[Kineeca 0]

Do you know if this is a common thing for Mexico? Do they usually get cleared?

[SalishSea 17,836]

1 minute ago, Kineeca said:

Do you know if this is a common thing for Mexico? Do they usually get cleared?

I don't have any direct knowledge for Mexico.  Have you searched within the Mexico forum?

[Kineeca 0]

Yes, I didn’t see anything. It seems like the 221g’s given there were mostly requesting more documents only. They have updated the case date about 5 times since the interview but I don’t know if that is a good sign or really doesn’t mean anything at all. I just wish I had more answers....

[Kineeca 0]

I would have felt better if they actually kept his passport also

[Ahmed&Freda 628]

19 hours ago, Kineeca said:

Hello-

I'm a first time user so hopefully this is the correct spot. My husband had his appointment in Juarez, Mexico on April 5th and was given a blue 221g paper with no additional documents requested. They also gave him back his passport. Is this a normal thing? I don't know much about this and haven't heard it happening very much from Mexico. The consular officer told him that it had to do with his name or something coming up in the system and that they need more time. Can someone please offer some advice as to what is going on or why? We do have a lawyer but she keeps telling me she can't do anything yet and that we just have to wait for now. Thank you!!

Some countries hold the passport until the Administrative Processing is complete.  It could be they feel this AP could be lengthy so they returned the passport but I'm not sure how Mexico handles their Administrative Processing.  Pakistan holds the passport as long as the case is in AP (even if its two years) other countries return the passport and will request it back when they are complete.

 

You just have to "try" to be patient until they finish whatever it is they need to do to complete the verification for his qualifications for the Visa.   I know it is frustrating but like others have said there is nothing you can do at the moment.

 

 

[alexmaira 2]

On 4/28/2019 at 1:44 PM, Kineeca said:

Do you know if this is a common thing for Mexico? Do they usually get cleared?

ii think it is honestly I saw more people with that dam little blue paper that people approved I honestly think they just do it to be (a word I dont want to say) lol but my husband got that dam little blue paper and I was so angry. but all u have to do is wait  and just keep checking the status and trying calling the consular de Juarez because I notices every time we called our case online will update the status and good luck I've been there just be positive.

[Kineeca 0]

24 minutes ago, alexmaira said:

ii think it is honestly I saw more people with that dam little blue paper that people approved I honestly think they just do it to be (a word I dont want to say) lol but my husband got that dam little blue paper and I was so angry. but all u have to do is wait  and just keep checking the status and trying calling the consular de Juarez because I notices every time we called our case online will update the status and good luck I've been there just be positive.

Yeah, I’m trying to stay positive....it’s just so frustrating!! I do call the consulate a lot but they are no help. Did your husband end up getting approved and if so how long did it take?

[alexmaira 2]

19 hours ago, Kineeca said:

Yeah, I’m trying to stay positive....it’s just so frustrating!! I do call the consulate a lot but they are no help. Did your husband end up getting approved and if so how long did it take?

I know that feeling but that just makes it get worse with the waiting. yea he ended up getting approved like 6 days later.

[vic76 0]

Ask in facebook group citados al consulado de juarez. There are people with aimilar cases in there.

[Kineeca 0]

14 minutes ago, vic76 said:

Ask in facebook group citados al consulado de juarez. There are people with aimilar cases in there.

Ok, thank you!!

[Vazquez520 8]

We are in a similar situation.  My husband had his interview on March 26 and he was given a white paper not requesting any documentation.  The consular officer did mention to him that he needed waivers and told us that we were doing the process backwards.  We should have the waivers when he went to the interview but my husband lives in mexico and the lawyer told us that he needs to get denied and they would tell us what waivers he needed to file.  But on the letter doesn't say anything.  I've been calling the number on the white paper and she said as of now they are not asking for any waivers.  Back ground on that he got deported in 2002 and hasn't came back to US since then. 

[Kineeca 0]

I just got an email requesting that my husband send his his passport. Does this mean he was approved? The website still says administrative processing. When I called the embassy to ask all they told me is that at this time it only shows shows send passport and open status. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!