saladin2012 Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 Hi, I went for my first H1B stamping on May 1st at Toronto. 8 AM appointment, everything completed by 9:30AM. I work direct full-time for a local/county government hospital. Education is related to the job duties. (public health field) All documents carried and nothing missing. *I have a Muslim name but not a "common" Muslim name. White lady visa officer. Interview lasted 3-4 minutes, just asked me a couple of questions like: 1) Where do you work? 2) What duties do you perform? 3) Studied where and what? (I did my masters in US). Most of the interview time was spent in her typing stuff into her computer & probably waiting for stuff to load on her computer. Did not ask to see any documents or employer letter or anything. After the questions and typing stuff into her computer. She mumbled, "I am approving your visa but we need some additional administrative processing, this can take 2 weeks to 2 months and you will be informed by email." Gave yellow 221G. Returned the passport and i797, kept a copy of i797 nothing else. I left Toronto already as I had other travel plans. --- Staying in Toronto --- I stayed at the economical shared accommodation provided by one of the forum users here. The place is nice, in between the airport and the consulate. They provide airport pickup, food, internet, consulate drop off and airport dropoff too. Very helpful folks. If you are going to Toronto for stamping, ask if they have accommodation available for you, his username is dba.qadir *********** on this forum and the same email address for inquiries. Search for the user on this forum and find their other posts and testimonials if needed, I recommend them. Case status is in admin processing when I checked the CEAC website today morning, status last updated since May 1. I am expecting 4-8 weeks for this process, but I know a lot of cases are pending approval since several months. Thanks Link to comment
blibli667 Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 Sorry to hear about it. Hope this resolves quickly. I gotta feeling, many people who get 221G in Canada are not sharing their experience so thanks for sharing yours. Link to comment
azhar001 Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Hmm... Hoping for best, and prying. Link to comment
deepu_221g Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Hi saladin2012, Can we travel to India on 221g yellow slip and come back to Canada once the H1B visa is approved. Other question I had is Do we have any time constraint to come back to Canada and get visa stamped once the H1B is approved. Thanks. Link to comment
rahul412 Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Hi saladin2012, Can we travel to India on 221g yellow slip and come back to Canada once the H1B visa is approved. Other question I had is Do we have any time constraint to come back to Canada and get visa stamped once the H1B is approved. Thanks. You can travel to India from Canada. Link to comment
dba.qadir@gmail.com Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Hi Deepu, If anybody gets 221g, they can easily travel in and out of Canada as long as they have 1. Passport (return by US Embassy alongwith 221g) 2. Multiple entry visa to Canada... Link to comment
deepu_221g Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Hi Dba.qadir, I was asked to submit my passport along with 221g Tuesday and status says "Issued" and I am waiting for the passport. No loomis email yet. Any suggestions. Link to comment
ashishahuja1 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 saladin2012 Are you still waiting for your visa. ????? Is it ok to leave canada when you get 221 G..... Pls advice on same situation dont know what to do... Link to comment
dba.qadir@gmail.com Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 I was asked to submit my passport along with 221g Tuesday and status says "Issued" and I am waiting for the passport. No loomis email yet. Any suggestions. Not to worry, sometimes it takes longer than expected. In worst situations, they might put case into administrative processing again. (It happened recently)... Link to comment
saladin2012 Posted May 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 In reply to the above friends: Yes, you can leave Canada and come back when you are asked to submit passport. Ofcourse it all depends on your specific circumstances, I did not have option to work-from-home during the time waiting for the 221g to resolve, secondly since I have Muslim name it might take months, thirdly I had plans to go to India so I just left instead of staying in Canada doing nothing. You will ofcourse need Canada visa to come back, better if your have a multiple entry visa valid until the expected time you might be coming back for stamping. Leaving Canada does not affect the US processing in any way, they might not even know you left Canada or not. To stay longer in Canada, please contact DBA QADIR , one of the post above to arrange economical stay in Toronto even if your interview was away from Toronto. Yes, I interviewed on May 1 and my status still shows Administrative Processing and I did not receive request for any documents, I assume my case is name-check which has nothing to do with my employment documents or verification, thus might take months. Link to comment
saladin2012 Posted August 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Aug 4 2013: Still pending 221G. No new information or documents requested since the interview on May 1. Link to comment
kalyan_chakri31 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Aug 4 2013: Still pending 221G. No new information or documents requested since the interview on May 1. Any update? Link to comment
saladin2012 Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 First time "last update date" changed on the visa status checking page on Sep 4, same day got email from Toronto consulate to re-submit the passport to get the stamp within 90 days. I have not yet gone to submit, but will be doing soon. Assuming the 221g has cleared, will only know when see the passport stamped. Link to comment
saladin2012 Posted October 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Got 221G cleared and visa stamped, for details read above messages. Final Update and summary. May 1 2013 - Visa Interview, Toronto Direct full time employer, no client or vendor 221G Yellow issued, most likely name based No documents seen at interview or requested throughout the case Sep 4 2013 got email to re-submit passport for stamping I had left Canada after interview, had multiple entry visa, re-entered canada and submitted passport Oct 17 I submitted it Oct 28 status changed to Issued Oct 30 collected the passport with stamp Total time from interview to 221g-cleared email, 4 months. May 1 - Sep 4 221g reason, most likely Muslim name based, employers heard nothing from DHS or consulate and no documents requested. Link to comment
mohdsohail.uddin Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Hello Saladin2012, When you submit your PP on Oct17, did you had admin processing again? Did you had any communication with consulate? Can you pls share? Link to comment
mohdsohail.uddin Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I was asked to submit my passport along with 221g Tuesday and status says "Issued" and I am waiting for the passport. No loomis email yet. Any suggestions. Not to worry, sometimes it takes longer than expected. In worst situations, they might put case into administrative processing again. (It happened recently)... Hello, Can you pls share how much time it took to clear admin processing again for second consecutive time? Link to comment
saladin2012 Posted November 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 @MSU@ Please don't confuse my case with other people's cases mixed in this thread. Note: Until the visa is issued, the status will say Administrative Processing, it does not mean its 221G unless they gave you a paper with 221G notice. All steps done until visa is issued is Admin Processing and it shows up for everyone, atleast for one day even without 221g. I did NOT get a second 221g, my timeline is expained above as well, please read my msgs for exact dates of what took how long. No, I did not have any communication with consulate. Moreover all they communicate is a pre-formatted reply which has no information about the case specifically. Accommodation advice: I found the user dba.qadir on this thread, just contact him for cheaper longer term accommodation if you are stuck in Canada (any city), he can arrange acc in Toronto with all facilities for much much cheaper cost. Link to comment
H4renewal Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 as you wrote left Canada after 221g? where? back to USA for work during 221g? Link to comment
H4renewal Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 But Based on what VO issue Admin process 221g? any idea or detailed reason? Link to comment
saladin2012 Posted March 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 @H4renewal : I left Canada to go India during the admin processing period. Admin processing reasons are not explained to the candidate even if you ask. My case was most likely due to my Muslim name, I still work for the same employer, direct full time with no paperwork problems or gaps. I renewed my H1B without a problem in US but did not get it stamped yet. Link to comment
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