221g administrative processing wait time

[cbell2 7]

Hi all,

 

My husband had his London interview on the morning of 2nd December.  All went well until the officer asked for our joint sponsor's W2 form.  We didn't have it, as we didn't see it listed as one of the documents to bring.  The officer filed a 221g but told my husband he just needs to upload a couple pieces of supplemental documentation to the portal and his visa will be issued.  He kept my husband's passport.

 

The next day we submitted everything through CEAC, then emailed the embassy to say it was now available.  A few days later (Friday 5th) I also sent paper copies of the requested forms to the embassy via DX.  The paper copies arrived on Tuesday 10th.

 

It has now been ten days since the interview.  The CEAC status page still has our case listed as "Refused" pending administrative processing.  What worries me is that the case was last updated today, the 12th.

 

I know it's hard to determine how long this sort of processing will take.  On the one hand, keeping my husband's passport seems like a positive sign that it will be sorted soon.  However seeing that the case has been updated today yet is still "refused," I'm so worried something else has gone awry.

 

For the record, my husband has lived in the UK his whole life and has no criminal history or other complicated factors.

 

Any anecdotes / information / tips on staying sane through this daunting process welcome!

[Mrjamesjr 0]

I’m with you, had an interview there on 6th and got 221g for proof of relationship and needed to explain an arrest on the subject access, although my ACRO is no trace. 
 

Both explained and evidenced on the 8th and my case has updated every day this week, but still says just “refused”. 
 

Did your form get marked with AP? 

[appleblossom 2,694]

4 hours ago, cbell2 said:

Hi all,

 

My husband had his London interview on the morning of 2nd December.  All went well until the officer asked for our joint sponsor's W2 form.  We didn't have it, as we didn't see it listed as one of the documents to bring.  The officer filed a 221g but told my husband he just needs to upload a couple pieces of supplemental documentation to the portal and his visa will be issued.  He kept my husband's passport.

 

The next day we submitted everything through CEAC, then emailed the embassy to say it was now available.  A few days later (Friday 5th) I also sent paper copies of the requested forms to the embassy via DX.  The paper copies arrived on Tuesday 10th.

 

It has now been ten days since the interview.  The CEAC status page still has our case listed as "Refused" pending administrative processing.  What worries me is that the case was last updated today, the 12th.

 

I know it's hard to determine how long this sort of processing will take.  On the one hand, keeping my husband's passport seems like a positive sign that it will be sorted soon.  However seeing that the case has been updated today yet is still "refused," I'm so worried something else has gone awry.

 

For the record, my husband has lived in the UK his whole life and has no criminal history or other complicated factors.

 

Any anecdotes / information / tips on staying sane through this daunting process welcome!

 

Perfectly normal if they've only had the docs for a week or two. It can take a while as there will be others ahead of his waiting to be looked at, but it sounds like it should change to AP/issued shortly. 

 

Good luck. 

[cbell2 7]

2 hours ago, Mrjamesjr said:

I’m with you, had an interview there on 6th and got 221g for proof of relationship and needed to explain an arrest on the subject access, although my ACRO is no trace. 
 

Both explained and evidenced on the 8th and my case has updated every day this week, but still says just “refused”. 
 

Did your form get marked with AP? 

 

I'm not great with the lingo on this forum, but I think so yes.  This is what's written underneath the "refused" status on CEAC:

 

A U.S. consular officer has adjudicated and refused your visa application. Please follow any instructions provided by the consular officer. If you were informed by the consular officer that your case was refused for administrative processing, your case will remain refused while undergoing such processing. You will receive another adjudication once such processing is complete. Please be advised that the processing time varies and that you will be contacted if additional information is needed. For more information, please visit TRAVEL.STATE.GOV or the website for the Embassy or Consulate at which you made your visa application.

For more information, please visit TRAVEL.STATE.GOV.

[Mrjamesjr 0]

On 12/12/2024 at 10:07 PM, cbell2 said:

 

I'm not great with the lingo on this forum, but I think so yes.  This is what's written underneath the "refused" status on CEAC:

 

A U.S. consular officer has adjudicated and refused your visa application. Please follow any instructions provided by the consular officer. If you were informed by the consular officer that your case was refused for administrative processing, your case will remain refused while undergoing such processing. You will receive another adjudication once such processing is complete. Please be advised that the processing time varies and that you will be contacted if additional information is needed. For more information, please visit TRAVEL.STATE.GOV or the website for the Embassy or Consulate at which you made your visa application.

For more information, please visit TRAVEL.STATE.GOV.

Mine changed from Refused to AP on Friday. Not sure really what that means. They would have received the email with documents on Monday and it updated every day but changed on Friday.