221g Blue Second time for Passport Submission BUT the Admin Processing Continues

[VisaBlues 0]

@aryank2000 yes thats a positive sign of getting visa.Your wife will get it cleared soon.Keep us posted.Can you also post your interview details .Is your wife EVC or EC model? Is the client contacted?

[nitrohaze 0]

@PermAudit I submitted mine on Thursday and it was recieved to them on Friday, And today is Wednesday its Exactly been 4 days Nothin yet , I ve been Tracking on VFS site and calling DOS as well , Not sure if there is more Admin processing that goes with it !!!

[nitrohaze 0]

@ PermAuditThe guy at VFS asked me not to submit the originals but then 1-5 was checked so didnt wanted to take a chance and also i had to travel again if they requested for more documents and i have waited enough with this ****... cannot wait anymore , And also i think you and i have a very similar situation.Lets keep our fingers crossed and wait.

[nitrohaze 0]

@permAudit What do you mean by all Original Docs???

Wat docs did u submit BTW ?

[VisaBlues 0]

@nitrohaze petetion documents will be needed by the consulate during visa issuance that is why I guess they ask for all petetion documents again.

[VisaBlues 0]

@nitrohaze petetion documents will be needed by the consulate during visa issuance that is why I guess they ask for all petetion documents again.

[permaudit 0]

@permAudit What do you mean by all Original Docs??? Wat docs did u submit BTW ?

@nitro - I guess both of us have the same situation. The docs I submitted are I797(Original), I129, LCA, DS160 along with my passport. I know its a frustrating experiance, but the only thing we can do is wait. Hope everything will go fine..

BTW which number are you calling to fnd out the satus? Is it he VFS Help Desk. Its always busy when I try. I have been checking the status at the VFS Passport tracker and all it says is "Your passport is under process with the US Cinsulate/Embassy"

Let us know if you have any updates.. All the best!!

[nitrohaze 0]

@Blues Thanks for the information.

@permaudit no i did not contact anyone thru phone , been checking through the site .

[maverick33 0]

Hi permaudit,

My case is also similar to yours.

Interview Date : Jan-11-2012 at chennai consulate

Issued 221(g) green with the option "petition being returned to USCIS for further review....." checked. VO kept all the documents and returned my passport.

Yesterday i.e March-27-2012 I got back all my documents and a blue 221(g) which said "Please submit your passport so we can issue your visa". I went to the VFS office and they asked to submit only passport, DS-160 and 1 photo. I did not submit any of my H1b petition documents. I hope it wouldn;t cause any issue. It was clearly stated in the blue 221(g) handwritten with the hand drawn arrow from the list of documents, to submit only passport. Also I got a email from the VFS which said, "As per the US Consulate, your application is pending the submission of your passport, please submit it to the nearest VFS centre"

I think we need only submit our passport. Please let me know what you think. Others views in this section also appreciated.

[nitrohaze 0]

Ok Guys This is what i received in mail

Your passport with ref no. xxxxxx is ready for delivery by courier except H.A.L.You may also collect it Today from the VFS Chennai centre between 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Please note this is an auto generated e-mail. Please do NOT reply to this email.

and this is what in tracking number.

Your passport can be collected in person at US visa application centre in Chennaibetween 1600-1700 hours.

Kindly produce your HDFC fee receipt and interview appointment letter at the time of collecting your passport.

If your passport is not collected by 1700 hrs, it will be automatically dispatched to you by courier.

Does this mean it has stamped !!!

[permaudit 0]

Hi permaudit,

My case is also similar to yours.

Interview Date : Jan-11-2012 at chennai consulate

Issued 221(g) green with the option "petition being returned to USCIS for further review....." checked. VO kept all the documents and returned my passport.

Yesterday i.e March-27-2012 I got back all my documents and a blue 221(g) which said "Please submit your passport so we can issue your visa". I went to the VFS office and they asked to submit only passport, DS-160 and 1 photo. I did not submit any of my H1b petition documents. I hope it wouldn;t cause any issue. It was clearly stated in the blue 221(g) handwritten with the hand drawn arrow from the list of documents, to submit only passport. Also I got a email from the VFS which said, "As per the US Consulate, your application is pending the submission of your passport, please submit it to the nearest VFS centre"

I think we need only submit our passport. Please let me know what you think. Others views in this section also appreciated.

@mavrick33 - Which VFS center did you submit your documents? At the VFS Hyd center, that guy was very particular about all the documents that I mentioned, he didnt take the passport of another guy who had a similar case as mine. Anyways, lets hope its not a problem to either of us..All the best!! Do keep us updated on your status.

[maverick33 0]

I went to to the VFS chennai center and the officials there were friendly. I showed the official the blue 221(g) form. He went thru it and then asked for passport, 1 photo, and DS-160. He said he will get a call from VFS once the passport is ready for pick-up. I hope they got the form correct in terms of the documents to be submitted. Will keep you posted. Good luck.

@Nitrohaze, I believe it must be good news for you. Please update us on your passport status. thanks. good luck.

[VisaBlues 0]

@nitrohaze call to DOS you may get an update ,hope for the best.

[ottawa_rocks 0]

Tijuana = another hotspot for 221g's regardless of your experience or education. EVC is dead !

[ottawa_rocks 0]

and also if EVC is dead, EVVC is double dead !

[VisaBlues 0]

@ottawa_rocks I understand your frustration, Fyi.. there are people who got visas with EVVC model in India recently.So please hang in tight

[permaudit 0]

I went to to the VFS chennai center and the officials there were friendly. I showed the official the blue 221(g) form. He went thru it and then asked for passport, 1 photo, and DS-160. He said he will get a call from VFS once the passport is ready for pick-up. I hope they got the form correct in terms of the documents to be submitted. Will keep you posted. Good luck.

@Nitrohaze, I believe it must be good news for you. Please update us on your passport status. thanks. good luck.

@maverick33 - Thats good to hear, VFS Hyd didnt have that friendly an atmosphere. The guy as rushing everyone to fill up forms and was not friendly in answering...

[nitrohaze 0]

@OttawaRocks does not Matter if its EVC or EVVC , Good documentaion always works!!!

Mine was EVVC took 3 months But cleared will be flying soon.

[permaudit 0]

@OttawaRocks does not Matter if its EVC or EVVC , Good documentaion always works!!!

Mine was EVVC took 3 months But cleared will be flying soon.

@nitrohaze, Congratulations!!!

[VisaBlues 0]

@nitrohaze congrats,did you get the passport back with visa?

[VisaBlues 0]

@permaudit you mentioned there was some research done on your company by consulate while processing,can you please give us details what the research was about according to the copy on your documents?

[permaudit 0]

@permaudit you mentioned there was some research done on your company by consulate while processing,can you please give us details what the research was about according to the copy on your documents?

@VisaBlues - Its stated the companies previous petitions, current number of emplyees. petitions applied, petitions denied, petitions accepted and stuff like that. I guess thats the information thats stored in the PIMS database.

[ottawa_rocks 0]

@ottawa_rocks I understand your frustration, Fyi.. there are people who got visas with EVVC model in India recently.So please hang in tight

Well, i would not be surprised then if people here starts telling me that people in E V V V V V C are also getting approved

[aryank2000 0]

hi guys. sorry for the delay...my wife submitted passport on 3/26, still no response. the website doesnt have any updates. did anybody else receive passport with visa stamped? @nitrohaze...did you receive it?

[permaudit 0]

@aryank2000 - Did your wife get the passport back with the visa?

@mavrick - what is your status?