Asking for a friend. Visa type: H1B Appointment type : Dropbox Location: Chennai Dropboxed on 16 May Status changed to Approved on 21 May Status changed to Refused around 28 May and it's been like that since then. No communication of 221g from the consulate till date. Has anyone been through these steps before? #workvisa #h1b TC : 175k
‘Refused’ is normal, they say that because they don’t have another status message when there is additional screening happening. This happened to me in Mumbai in January. I got my visa in March.
ok. Do you need to submit any docs for additional screening? Or attend in person interview? Did they communicated you with 221g? Also, did you receive your visa after 2 months? 😳
They will contact you by email if you need to submit anything. If it’s a 221G they will hand you a colored slip stating what is required to process. Stay calm. Talk to your boss and immigration lead and just keep them in the loop.
Happened to my wife. She was asked to come in person for fingerprints. She was previously on OPT and transitioned to H1B, it was her 1st getting stamping done as a H1B
Happened to me in Feb. First it went to Approved and then Refused status. I am suspecting this happens when you make some mistake while filling ds160. They asked me to drop my passport back in May and it got stamped the second time. Whole process took me around 4months.
My friend received a 221g letter and a passport is being sent to his pickup location. It seems they want him to appear for an in person interview. The letter does not mention any documents to carry though 🤔 Has it happened to anyone before? What do they usually verify or ask questions in an in-person interview?
They might ask any documents to show that he is still working for that company/client with which he submitted for stamping. Also, if he is changing from F1 to H1 it’s normal and will have some basic Qs abt that
OP, can you update what happened to your friend? What docs were asked during his interview? Did he get it approved?
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