Friends,

I came to Nepal on vacation for few weeks. Had to stamp H1B so went for the visa interview. The interview went very well but at the end of the interview, visa officer handed me a letter saying they need to do some "administrative processing (220g)" on my case and will call me on my contact number and it might take few weeks. I came here for a month vacation and I am in deep tension at the moment. I havent not informed my employer yet. I have a very genuine job (not consultancy one) with good company profile. Has anybody gotten through this before? Can I expedite the process? Your suggestion will be a great help for me.

Thanks in Advance,
FutyaKarma

Hey you are the not the first one to go through this issue in recent days... I have heard about at least three such cases in Nepal this year and also have a colleague who had this issue in India. They are giving us hard time due to all those Indian Consultancies who issued H-1 visas without work. It is good that you have genuine work... You should not worry too much as this will be taken care of... first and foremost talk with Employer which I am sure you have already done and you need to get as much document, emails whatever from your employer stating that they need you... Another person who had same issue like you was in Nepal for more than two months, but after that he kept going to Embassy and kept calling them for answers and told them that he has to reach work at any cost or else company will have issues.. he was allowed to go after a week or so. So be proactive and keep knocking the embassy's door. You are legal so do not worry.

If you have h1 not from indian consultancy you are in good situation. They will just see the company profile make sure you have genuine work. They will finish the matter in a week. Don't worry.

 

Thanks Guys. Talked to some people about it and they said it depends on the color of the form they handed me.....mine was white, i went through some blogs and found that the white color is the most complex one. 221G : A WHITE form is a complex category 221G - They return the Case
to USCIS for further Verification. ( Reason of doubt not Known ) Most
of the cases we can zero onto Employers Issues.
I am not sure why I am having this problem....I dont even know the reason...

Freefalling, do you have contact info of the person who went through this? I appreciate it.

Thanks

Futyakarma,

Here are some other postings on this issue

Just sharing you this information if it helps;

One Chinese friend of mine got similar trouble. He needed copies of his latest pay-stub, employment offer letter, and a letter stating that his employment status has not changed at all. The US embassy in China asked him to get those documents faxed directly from our office. After getting those documents faxed, he was cleared off in a week.

I believe this scrutiny is not for you, but for your employer. So, you should be OK if your employer does not have issues.

Hello Futyakarma,

I went through the same administrative processing in Canada in June and my case was

cleared in total of 23 days. It may take 2-4 weeks in average, some times more than than that.

Pyaradeshbasiharu is absolutely correct. If you are not in consultancy then your

case may be either in TAL(Technological alert list) or VISA Mantis.

You can get a detail about this in the following link. There are lot of people in

this situation. Do not worry too much just enjoy your vacation and wait, I am sure it will go threough

only the thing is wait.

Good Luck and Happy Dashin and Tihar.

 

http://murthyforum.atinfopop.com/4/OpenTopic?a=frm&f=4724019812&s=1024039761

Hello FutyaKarma,

I feel for you - buddy. I was on the same boat in December of 2007. I was working for a legit company as a full-time emplyee for 4 years. As a matter of fact, I had also travelled to Canada and got my visa stamped in 2005.  But when I applied in U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu, I was also told that my case will require extended processing. This is what I learned from my own extensive research.

Basically, computer system at any U.S. embassy uses Homeland security's Data Base for applicants background checks. During this process, if the system red flags your name for any reason you need a clearance from Homeland security before embassy touches your case again. I would not want to get into details about reasons and algorithms for red flag, but I did learn something about it too while I was researching. However, if homeland security could not clear you in 12 months, you are off the hook and embassy has to issue you a visa.

This kind of case could take anywhere from 2 weeks to 1 year (maximum). Mine was cleared in 4 months. I informed about it to my employer and they let me work from Nepal while I was waiting. You should definitely inform your employer about the situation.

This is what I did to expedite my case ( I am not sure if it expidited or not but this is the only thing in your control): I told my employer to contact local senators office in my state and they did. State's senators office made contact with U.S. embassy in Nepal and HomeLand Security and requested them to expedite my case becuase I need to be at work to complete pending projects and other reasons.. I suppose.

Good luck and hold tight. I am sure sooner or later you will be cleared but at the mean time you should work on how to keep your job with your employer. That should be the wisest thing to do.

best regards, gavgit.

On of my friend was in similar situation like yours, even worst, but finally he made it. You can call him at 641-814-6370 .I would be more than happy to know if it helped you.

Raman Ji , sharing no like this in public, teyo pani sathi ko; I don't think u made a wise choice here.

Hey Futyakarma,

Pyaradesbasiharu,

No man I have not heard anything from the embassy yet. I am frustrated big time. I sent an email asking for the update but they replied saying they are working on it. I dont know what to do  :--(

Futyakarma

Is it 221g?

yes

Then don't worry!! U will get the Visa....It's a matter of time ....

Do u have client letter with you ???  One of my fren went India and he got stapped coz he had client letter,,,,,,....

Yeah Pyaradesbasiharu...I hope so too but this wait time is killing me big time...I am getting frustrated day by day.

dhaulaigri041,

what do u mean by client letter? I have a letter from my employer stating I have been employed for the company for more than a year and will return and work on the same.

So you are woking as fulltime job in good company than it should not be problem U  have everything right pay stub, W2 , Client letter ( abt ur  project...ur role respnsibility ,  )   ...

Futyakarma,