221(g) Submission Slip Question--Need Help (Merged threads)

[Jason and May 79]

My wife's embassy is Manila. I tried to log in to CGI tonight, but I keep getting redirected to the login page. I thought CGI was down, since it often is, but I'm seeing people saying if your embassy is USEM, you must use the new VAC system for appointment scheduling and updating the delivery address for the visa. Should I be using VAC or CGI? Someone shared a link for the VAC, but that link eventually just circles me back to the CGI site. 

[pushbrk 12,994]

3 hours ago, Jason and May said:

My wife's embassy is Manila. I tried to log in to CGI tonight, but I keep getting redirected to the login page. I thought CGI was down, since it often is, but I'm seeing people saying if your embassy is USEM, you must use the new VAC system for appointment scheduling and updating the delivery address for the visa. Should I be using VAC or CGI? Someone shared a link for the VAC, but that link eventually just circles me back to the CGI site. 

Do you already have an interview date?

[Jason and May 79]

She had an interview on 09/23 and received a 221(g) to provide an unexpired PCC from Qatar. We have the PCC now, but evidently we have to fill out the 221(g) Document Submission form to send her document/passport in. I need to put her UID number on the form, but her UID number so far as I can tell is only listed in her CGI account. 

So, I can't log in to the CGI account, and I'm reading/being told now the Philippines has transitioned to this new usavisa scheduling site (I got that confused with the VAC in Manila). It's very confusing as to whether we are supposed to create a new account on the new usavisa scheduling site or if CGI is just down at the moment. I did create an account for her at the new site and it walked me through registering her visa delivery address, but it's not finding her USCIS case number.  It appears there might be a UID number at the usavisa scheduling site next to her name (it's a 9-digit number), but I've really no idea. 

Very frustrating. 

[pushbrk 12,994]

23 minutes ago, Jason and May said:

She had an interview on 09/23 and received a 221(g) to provide an unexpired PCC from Qatar. We have the PCC now, but evidently we have to fill out the 221(g) Document Submission form to send her document/passport in. I need to put her UID number on the form, but her UID number so far as I can tell is only listed in her CGI account. 

So, I can't log in to the CGI account, and I'm reading/being told now the Philippines has transitioned to this new usavisa scheduling site (I got that confused with the VAC in Manila). It's very confusing as to whether we are supposed to create a new account on the new usavisa scheduling site or if CGI is just down at the moment. I did create an account for her at the new site and it walked me through registering her visa delivery address, but it's not finding her USCIS case number.  It appears there might be a UID number at the usavisa scheduling site next to her name (it's a 9-digit number), but I've really no idea. 

Very frustrating. 

Surely you received submission instructions with the 221(g) notice.  What do those instructions tell you to do?

[Jason and May 79]

16 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Surely you received submission instructions with the 221(g) notice.  What do those instructions tell you to do?

Not particularly. Just the standard 221(g) form. Upload Qatar PCC to CEAC. Send the PCC and her passport to the embassy via LBC. 

When I tried logging into CGI just to double check that her visa delivery address was good to go, because of the problems logging in, I stumbled onto the "221(g) Submission of Documents" page, with some fairly detailed instructions on what to do when you get a 221(g) from USEM. That I think no one at the embassy told my wife. They just said, evidently, "LBC your documents and passport to the embassy."

Part of that page instructs that you must fill out a 221(g) Submission Slip and send that with your 221(g) and required documents via LBC. To fill out the submission slip, you have to put your NVC case number and UID number on it. The UID number, so far as I'm aware, is only available on CGI. 

As I was googling what the heck is a UID number and finding out it is listed on CGI, I also came across some threads discussing the new usvisascheduling platform that rolled out, and that evidently CGI might not be used through the Philippines anymore. Or maybe it is. That part is what is confusing. Because I don't know if CGI is just down, or if we should now be using usvisascheduling to register the delivery address, etc. And most people seem to be kind of in the same boat as me. So I was looking to see if anyone here actually knew anything about it. Because the last thing I want to do is assume we can just send the submission slip with no UID number on it and then 3 months later USEM sends her passport and PCC back saying the submission slip lacked her UID number. It's very frustrating. 

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[Jason and May 79]

I feel sheepish posting so many questions the last couple of days. And I'm very thankful for the members kind enough to answer and put up with continued questions.... 

Hopefully one last question, at least on this topic: 

My wife got a 221(g) for an expired Qatar Police Certificate. She now has the PCC and we need to send it to the embassy with her passport.

On the 221(g) Submission Slip, there is a section to fill out the UID number of the applicant. The old GGI portal is no longer active, and I am unable to create an account at the new usvisascheduling site. (I get "error" and "profile not found" when I enter my wife's NVC case number.) We didn't get a confirmation letter for her interview, only the email. (Some people who received letters with barcodes report their UID on that letter.) I don't see her UID number anywhere, so I believe it is only accessible via CGI. 

The question:

I'm thinking of just having her re-register the delivery address for her visa with LBC when she drops off her documents required by the embassy via the 221(g), and sending the submission slip with "N/A" in the UID line. Has anyone submitted the 221(g) submission slip without filling in the UID? If so, has it been accepted, or have they rejected the documents sent in because the 221(g) submission slip was not filled out completely (missing the UID number)?

TIA

[powerpuff 6,744]

*** Related threads merged and thread moved to Philippines regional forum as the questions are specific to Manila consulate 221g process ***

[Edward and Jaycel 276]

15 hours ago, Jason and May said:

Not particularly. Just the standard 221(g) form. Upload Qatar PCC to CEAC. Send the PCC and her passport to the embassy via LBC. 

When I tried logging into CGI just to double check that her visa delivery address was good to go, because of the problems logging in, I stumbled onto the "221(g) Submission of Documents" page, with some fairly detailed instructions on what to do when you get a 221(g) from USEM. That I think no one at the embassy told my wife. They just said, evidently, "LBC your documents and passport to the embassy."

Part of that page instructs that you must fill out a 221(g) Submission Slip and send that with your 221(g) and required documents via LBC. To fill out the submission slip, you have to put your NVC case number and UID number on it. The UID number, so far as I'm aware, is only available on CGI. 

As I was googling what the heck is a UID number and finding out it is listed on CGI, I also came across some threads discussing the new usvisascheduling platform that rolled out, and that evidently CGI might not be used through the Philippines anymore. Or maybe it is. That part is what is confusing. Because I don't know if CGI is just down, or if we should now be using usvisascheduling to register the delivery address, etc. And most people seem to be kind of in the same boat as me. So I was looking to see if anyone here actually knew anything about it. Because the last thing I want to do is assume we can just send the submission slip with no UID number on it and then 3 months later USEM sends her passport and PCC back saying the submission slip lacked her UID number. It's very frustrating. 

 

The UID should also be on her original interview appointment confirmation sheet 

 

 

[Jason and May 79]

1 hour ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

The UID should also be on her original interview appointment confirmation sheet 

 

 

Someone else had shown me that, too. As far as I'm aware, she didn't get an interview appointment confirmation. We were emailed by NVC that the appointment had been scheduled, but there was no barcode on that email, and the only attached document was a document describing how to upload and submit documents in CEAC. She also did not have an MRV fee payment (I believe because it was an immigrant visa interview.) 

[Edward and Jaycel 276]

2 hours ago, Jason and May said:

Someone else had shown me that, too. As far as I'm aware, she didn't get an interview appointment confirmation. We were emailed by NVC that the appointment had been scheduled, but there was no barcode on that email, and the only attached document was a document describing how to upload and submit documents in CEAC. She also did not have an MRV fee payment (I believe because it was an immigrant visa interview.) 

 

Yeah... ours (K-1) was treated as an immigrant visa by the US TravelDocs website but it slipped my mind that the NVC schedules the IR-1/CR-1 appointments. Sorry it wasn't helpful. Have you tried reaching out to the Consular Communications Group at the Embassy? The link is below... Maybe they can give you the UID?

https://ph.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visa-inquiry-form/

[Mercado Lanie 1]

Sir can you send me a copy of the document submission form. I'm having trouble logging in to the CGI portal and I can't seem to find any document submission form online. Thank you,

[Jason and May 79]

11 hours ago, Mercado Lanie said:

Sir can you send me a copy of the document submission form. I'm having trouble logging in to the CGI portal and I can't seem to find any document submission form online. Thank you,

Yes. Here is a link to the 221(g) submission slip: https://assets.ctfassets.net/pitqj5emwdvc/2031YbiaXtQjEn5X43s3rU/3caf10b46681790d78195c08c2962ae1/PH_IV_Document_Submission_Letter.pdf

[Jay and Lea 0]

Hey Jason,

 

We received a 221g for not having an annotation on her marriage certificate.  Once we received one from the PSA, we went over the LBC to ship the documents. Since it was the day after her interview, we were pressed for time and were not expecting the 221g.  We sent the submission slip along with the required documents to the Embassy.  Like many others, I did not  know what the UID number was or where to look for it.  So we left it blank.  I wouldn't be surprised if we receive another 221g for not placing the UID number on the slip.  It's extremely frustrating for something so minuscule. 

[RO_AH 1,659]

On 11/17/2024 at 3:43 PM, Jay and Lea said:

not expecting the 221g

Learn to expect the unexpected.

 

Other than that you need to pay attention to details. Don't be frustrated at the process, it is what it is and there is nothing that can be done about it. Just do your best to learn the process and navigate it without making errors. Double and triple check everything. If the medical ids not about to expire, don't worry about it. You are almost there.