Since you're a "former immigration officer" let me ask you a question: How many lives have you personally ruined by denying their visa applications?

I want to thank ARGO so much because with their videos they helped me to get my F1 visa today!! ARGO officers are the best!!

You're just good Ben,following all your videos

Valuable content here.thanks for sharing

Thanks for the information chief

My fiancée has her interview next week in Manila, and I called the US Embassy there and they told me they still haven’t received her police clearance. I contacted the HKPD and they sent it on 12/8/22. Hong Kong and Manila are just an hour away flight. Hopefully we don’t a 221g 😢

Thank You for the info

Officer what is the meaning of final stage of administration processing before visa can be printed.

They asked me to submit my documents electronically, but there is no email address whatsoever I can send my documents to. Can anyone please help?

HI sir I’m wondering about something. I’m living in China In 2016 I applied for B1B2 visa and I got it. But my visa was only one year cuz I’m from yemen . That year I just visit New York and came back . Well in 2018 I applied again for B1B2 visa and the counselor officer asked me some normal questions like have u been in U.S then he took my passport and gave me 221g paper. Suddenly I got calling from him, he said sorry we can’t print your visa cuz of situation . So I think it was cuz of travel Muslim ban that year from Trump .

Hello,how do we interpret my status being at " NVC" after having done the interview but was given a yellow form so I could submit more documents....kindly respond to this sir,I'm so devastated 😫

Very informative..thank you

Hi I have a problem 221g I am student doing my masters in Norway. There I applied for an exchange semester in USA. I faced the interview in Sri lanka on 31st of May 2023 for J-1 exchange student visa. Consular officer said he approved my visa and ask to pay the SEVIS fee. I paid the fee and submit it to the embassy at the same day in Sri Lanka. But still my status shows as *Refused*. The problem is I need to go back to Europe on 15th July. How can get my passport before that… please help me 😢

Thank you for your information. My J1 visa application in the 3rd country was on 221g merely for a better photo, which I sent it immediately. But my status is still refused after 3 weeks. I applied for withdrawal of my application at all (return of my passport and Ds 2019) since my visa here in a 3rd country is expiring, and my program has already commenced. I pray for every applicant not get into such a devilish trap. Denial is far more better especially for students or workers.

I really appreciate your videos and they are very helpful, however when we talk about 221g, what are your comments about the Visa Mantis program? Because, in that case, the decision depends on some infinite amount of agencies which then write back to the consular officer? Do you have any suggestions about this Technical Alert List and The Visa Mantis program?

Hi almost 3 years My son submit papers for spouse visa after getting 221g but still now active reviews

Hi - Hope you are good! Nowadays 221g is taking the time if a passport is renewed in between. what is the process afterward?

Gf got 221g 10/31 , docs sent next day, only wanted proof of tps from 2000. She had all other tps cards from 2002-2022 at the interview. Has son in US & her job she’s had for 15 years is lost if not back next week. I’ve called the El Salvador embassy a couple of times. & they say they will reach back but crickets. Any advice ?

I got 221g yesterday for my 3year old child and officer had tick (✅) only on photo size description line.. what does it mean? Pls help me.. this so confusing..

Hello guys, yesterday I had interviewed for B1/B2 category for business trip. VO asked me couple of questions which I answered correctly, I everything went well. then at end of interview she gave me a Green Slip asking me to submit one form via email, which will send to me. And she kept my passport. It says 221g and now I’m waiting to get email back from her side. Any suggestions plz! I’m very confused what’s going on. Thanks!

My immigration visa is presently undergoing administrative processing at the London embassy. As my UK visa was nearing expiration in May, I secured a job in Saudi Arabia and relocated here. I am curious whether, during the administrative processing under 221(g), it is possible to request a transfer of my case to another country. I would greatly appreciate your response.

Thank you ARGO

My Wife’s who is a military spouse Visa was refused from November 29th to January 15, I didn’t know why on January 15th I sent email directly to NVC to expedite the process. Guess what on January 16th the case status moved from Refused to AP and the 18th her IR1 Visa was issued to her. She was only at AP for 2 days

Thank you Argo your vedio helped a lot of students out there

After the US Immigration interview, now being stuck in questionnaire (221g AP) If I move to Budapest on Study permit(Long term study with the resident permit) can I Transfer my US Immigration case Dhaka, Bangladesh to Budapest US Embassy, Hungary? Please please reply my comment.

I plan to attend and present my research at a conference (from example 10-13 July 2024). Now for last 1.5 months my case was refused under 221(g). VO asked me to upload documents, which I submitted next day. But at CEAC now, case status is not updated and it is refused. I feel like I will miss my conference now. What to do now?

Hello good day I applied as a TCN and I do need my passport to head back to my country ( which is part of the consular district for my region). During my interview I got APPROVED for my f1 visa, however I got the 221g and the instructions were that I need to send my passport for via courier.

immigration Visa f3 interview got approved at the time of interview. but ceas showing administratve processing for applicants and for one applicant refuse . No 221g was asked

My fiance received a 221(G) after his interview. But it was blink. We have no idea what documents to submit. The officer just took the photos and said, "Wait for a call or email." We are so confused.

Hello My fiancé had his interview 3-26-24 and was given a 221g form that states administrative process. I checked the status today and it was sent back to NVC? We do not know why and we r worried. The interview went well except the officer kept asking him if he was married before which he hasn’t been and they can search that. We don’t know if his case was sent to the NVC for investigation or what. Can u please give me an idea of why this is happening?

Hi I got 221 g F1 visa on august 18 they asked for updated 120 , but the next same course starts in next year august , any issues there pls tell us

Hi Ben l have a question l went for interview on the 17 th july they say will contact you before the arrival dates but the date Arrival date was 13 August depature 18Aug so by now l did not recieve any email l had to check its refused 221g i need help

What if I asked them and they confirmed that they don't need any additional document or information from me the petitioner or the applicant? Safe to say that this is government at its worst?

Hello Argo visa, I applied for F1 visa yesterday in Ethiopia and was handed a 221 g. I think it was because one of my sponsor was my current employer and the VO wanted to know more but he did not give me the chance. How can I can I contact the VO and submit supporting documents about the sponsor.

the medical exam for a fiance visa, what are they looking for?will an HIV POSITIVE test prohibit the fiance from entering the USA?

what if I have already sent the response to embassy and received the receipt email. Does it make sense if i add some documents like my research plan now in a new email?

4:42 All documents has been submitted affidavit of support and all civil documents has been submitted after get the mail from nvc for scheduling interview in between the partitioner is passed away and we informed to nvc after that we are getting the mail massage from nvc they said, your case has been returned to uscis for administrative action why does meening please reply

Hello Sir. thank you so much for this explanation. I am sailor more than 20 years.I live in Montenegro whole my life. I had aproved (in the the past) more than 6 visas for seamans.But few days ago i was rejected with 221g administrative processing without any explanation.All required documents and garant letter from company i had but reason for rejection i didn't get. Also i find some statment from official website of the US State Department that said during the last year, 34,03 percent of requests from Montenegro were rejected. Can you please tell me what are my chances to get that visa. i never had any issues with law all my life .thank you

Hello ,How you doing ? Pls I want to confirm what is most recent profit margin report for your petitioner company.That’s all what is required on my 221g .Thank you .

What does different colour for 221g mean exactly? For example, one person recieved a yellow and the other green for AP...

Please I got stuck in 221g yesterday. And it was because my sevis fee payment didn't reflect at the moment. Pls how long will it take for me to get a response. Please when I checked the 221g form I saw only the sevis fee been ticked

Hello, i have question My visa is in hold under 221(g) as officer requested for further documentation . Wikk theh returend my passprot or not? As i need my passport for travel purposes.

Hello sir It's been more than a year now since I appeared in US embassy Islamabad for a b1/B2 visa April 4 , 2023 I was asked to upload the documents which I did on the same day. Until now I have heard nothing back and my case is still refused. What should I do ? Please guide me Your opinion will be highly appreciated 👍

What is 221g with passport retained by visa officer and told it tooks longer to get passport. What does it means? No additional documents requested

Hi sir, In my case, i got 221g letter twice.. Actually reason is for my wife's passport. She have two passport the old and new one but she used old passport in ds 260 form and in interview which was misplaced or lost in 2019 and got back . So in second 221g letter it was written that my case us under administrative processing n they will contact me once the administrative processing is complete.. In this case, is there any chances to get visa if i submit her new passport?

I was refused under 221g on 11 June and my passport was taken together with my sponsorship letter. For three weeks I check and it remained refused with last updated date as 11 June. I just checked and last updated date is 8 July and it’s still refused. Is that it? I mean I haven’t received any email or call from the embassy. What does this mean please?

Hi, I had L1B visa interview this week, interviewer gave me a white slip saying rejected visa under 221g She didn’t mark any documents to submit in that slip, mentioned ‘not closely approvable” on I-129s Do you think I still have a chance make it ?

I submitted all the necessary documents during my green card interview. However, they told me via e-mail that the process would continue without giving any reason. I don't know what to do since I don't have any missing documents. I had the extra documents that the officer requested, I gave them to them during the interview. My current status is 221g. Instead of waiting I want to do something. I would like to get your opinions on this matter.

Does anyone have experience with at the interview they asked for my wife's and step children's passports and asked for my original divorce certificate. She didn't give my wife an answer but taking their passports is a good thing right? Also they received the documents and the next day the status changed to admin processing. Any time frame ideas of how long it will take since they kept the passports?

Hi gud ev...I'm from Philippines...I got my 221g after for non immigrant visa they want me to submit marriage certificate direct form from psa...my interview date on April 17,2023 the I send the request document which is my marriage certificate April 26,2023 through LBC...should I inform the us embassy manila that I already sent t them my documents through LBC?what should I do?then I check my visa status yesterday the last date updated May 02,2023..when the administrative processing?hope you can help..thank you Ang God bless

Hello Ben from Argo; i recently had c1d visa. My passport was taken alongside with contracts paper but given me 221(g) & its been 1 week i didn't receive any mails for additional processing. What should i do in this C1D visa type?

Sir Ben, I got approved last march 3 and until now March 10 still the status is Approved but my colleague got his passport after 6 days and we had the same day of approval... is that normal?.. please do enlighten me

Hey my wifey applied for my little brother he is 16 to come in United states form i 130 ..he did the interview but they said they have to send the case to USCIS ....i contacted USCIS they said case its transfered to NVS, I CONTACTED NVS they said its going through administrative processing, , should i be afraid of a denial

How to avoid TAL related 221g? How can I prepare for interview to avoid TAL related 221g? I am on H1B.

كيف استطيع التواصل معك قضيتي تحت 221g من ذو زمن بعيد تاريخ المقابله كان 28/8/2019

What does “At NVC” visa status mean please? when civil documents have already been submitted

I have my b1/b2 interview in September and because my case was really complicated, so the consular says she need AP to decide, she kept some of my proof document. But it has been almost 6 weeks. Do I need to send emails to provide more information or just wait? My last visa was revoked, because my extension application was refused and my children were still stuck in America, really sad about the situation.

If you are in a case where the consular officer tells you after the interview that you will be contacted later and gives you back the passport and the confirmation page and you were not issued the 212(g) paper, What next?

I got green slip and approved but under administration processing. How long does it take time ? Nearly one month till now not refused. What will happen sir. Please inform me.

How many months does it take after submitting requested document for review.

Salut svp combien de fois peut ton avoir la mise à jour??

I had a interview 19 th april 2023.I got a yellow paper of condtional visa approval.from this day I am waiting for passport delivery up to 14 jun 2023.finally today I got my passport with visa and give a paper mention . Your case is refused under NIA Section 21 (g)(2) for failing ot comply with the provisions of INA or the implementing regulations. Your refused case may be reconsidered by following the instructions given by the interviewing officer and/or by providing the information/items marked below. And mention You application is subject to administrative processing .

Hello sir I am in section 221(g) and they ask me to update my ds260... can u pls tell me how? Is there another fee for that? Thank u

Hi sir Ben, hope you’ll notice my question. Do US consul’s have access to stolen passport, I mean, will us consul’s able to see our travel history from pur lost passport even if we already have a new passport?

Hi, Last year in March 07. My US: visa approved and when I went to get back my passport from post office I got yellow document that is about 221g add. proc. and I am waiting until this day and when I ask Turkish consul, they have an answer every time same, "we can not know anything about processing. How can I learn if there is an update on my vis status ? Is this time normal to waiting ? Normally How many days enough to 221g add. proc. Please could you give me your experience ?

Where to submit the documents for the 221g case

What if they never asked for anything and kept my passport with them?

Hi Sir my visa status is stuck on approved from 15 days and no movement I need your help in that scenario on email they alwasy reply still in processing

Sir i m stuck on approved from 1 month and 22 working days in b1b2 visa what should i do now when i mail them they asked me its in processing what is this i m really worried plz replh me i m ur big big fan love ur videos thank u for so much info videos

6 sep 2022 I had interview Dubai and I received 221g .. still It was pending I don't know what to do... Can u help me??

Can I get my passport back during administrative processing? Is that effect on my visa approval?

My Visa Got Issued And then My Status Has been Changed to Cancelled Can U Please Explain Why??

Hello Mr Ben, I have submitted my passport to USA Embassy through Dropbox From B1/b2 to F-1. Nd I got my visa status * Approved* 26 Dec, 2022..since then, I am not receiving any update of issuance.. As a result, I missed my targeted semester... How it might take to issue my passport.. Now I am worried about that? What that it means to approve the visa status?

Hello, I have been in adminastrative processing about 8-9 Month and I cant get any news from embassy. There isnt any news. Do you think I should apply for a visa again? Or Should I wait it? I'm starting to think my file is suspended. what do you think I should do? Thank you

I got on AP yesterday for having a copy of my fiancé’s divorce certificate from 2012 and after the interview we were able to get the original one and I submitted it right away, meaning I submitted the specific required doc the same day after the interview, does any one know if this will help to get an update faster or in an honest note it will still take months?

Can I mail them before receiving an email from them? They hand me the yellow paper with an email address. I plan to write them a personal statment with something that i believe it will endorse my application. Any idwa guys?!

After documents submitted how many time for wait can tell anyone please….

I got 221g because my husband's 2021 tax transcript says he can't afford to support me and our baby. The consul ask us to have a joint sponsor but my husband refused to look for a joint sponsor since his 2022 tax is above poverty level. Can we just send the 2022 tax transcript instead of submitting a joint sponsor ? Thank you so much.

Stuck for 3 months in AP limbo! This is the first time it takes this long to process. Last 2 times it was barely a week or 10 days!

HI officer Ben , My own is a Dv lottery my husband is principal applicant and we won the lottery as marriage. Our interview was on the 10 of may 2023 and was refused a visa starting that my husband play as single mean while we play as married but was refused a visa and give us a pink 22lg paper ,and our passport back to us . And when we check ceac it's say refuse with short notes and only one was refuse and the other two are still showing Ready Don't know if its really possible for us to stil get the visa

Hi argo i have visa interview, kindly guide me how to prepars

Hello sir, my interview is today and I get refused under 221g the problem is that the sevis ID is not showing in their system so the officer told me that you have to come again and I got email for another visa appointment within 5 business days... Kindly guide me

Hi I got a 221g when I had my interview last week 6 April 2023 but I never got any instruction from the counselor to send any documents how do I deal with that?

I applied for a US tourist visa for the first time.i have never traveled to any other country in my life. When I arrived at the US embassy in the way i faced some traffic issues.i was so confused.when my interview started at that time.i was not prepared for my interview.just because my words did not help me at time.consular officer asked me why should you going US.i told him for tourism.then he asked me.where you go in US.in that Q i totally fuc....ked up my self i just count some states names and sad Florida so because of on that time in US Florida hit by hurricane.visa officer shocked he sad oh Bro😃👊then he asked have you any relatives in US i sad yes my Cousin is living in philadelphia.he sad what he do in there.i sad he is self employed.then he sad what kind of employed he is.i just quite and then sad i have no idea.he sad if you arrived US.then you meet him.i sad yes he sad so Bro.i understand i fucked up my self.because of my cousin is in asylum.he was still waiting for citizenship from last ten year's.but i am truly love USA🇺🇸 from my childhood.if i ever have chance to visit any country in this world i will chosen USA🇺🇸.

I had a spousal visa interview I put on my DS~260 my cousin’s son as my child because his father passed away and me and my wife had him since his birth now they want me to do a DNA test me and my wife because we didn’t have a chance to explain to them the full situation. How can we explain to them the situation and still get a positive result?

Hello! Is it normal to be told in the interview that you got approved, so the officer keeps the passport and other documents, tells you to wait from few days up to 2 weeks. Then, in two days you receive your passport with two letters, one white paper about 221g, and, another about administrative processing and mentioning about sending information via email, but, no check box in the paper is marked to know what information they want?

My father got administrative processing, a yellow slip, but nothing is mentioned there!! The Yellow slip says-- Send the documents mentioned by the consular below..but there is no mentioning of any document/info. And his passport was kept by the visa officer. Any suggestions for this case??? It's already more than 60 days. What should I do..how can I retrieve the passport? Thank you in advance

Thank you I appreciate your hard working so i had my interview 21 of October last year the Visa for sir, told me I was approved. They took my passport however, the following day they sent me the DS5535 to fill it out which I immediately did. I waited for three months. I have received an email from the Embassy They told me your case should be finalized third of February, and then nothing happened. Me and my fiancé filed a mandamus after 7 months waiting and then we hear back. The visa was denied under section 212 A3B which related to tourist. I was working with the US Army as interpreter in Iraq. I have many recommendations and I also worked with American companies. I have served with the Iraqi army for the last 1year I was wrongfully charged and I’m trying to find a way to prove with evidence that I have never involved or related to organizations will you guys be able to help me with this? Thank you so much and I appreciate your time.

I attended my visa interview on june6,2023 and i was refused under 221g letter to send additional documents. There is instruction as to how to send documents on 221g letter. But my visa application account status is not changed though i waited for 8 days to carry out the given instructions. Subsequently i am unable to get cuorier in authorization certificate to send documents. What shall I do?

My sons case is administrative process because the ask about the ds-5535 my son is 10 years old Lebanon embassy what can I do ?

If anyone get 5535(8 questions) after interview and get refuse for temporary until security clearance decision come, can an applicant travel other countries?

Hello sir, my wife interview went well and she was approved. No refusal or administrative process was said to her. She was told, “your visa is approved.” It has been two weeks now no passport back. I emailed the embassy and I was told the visa application is on administrative process. I’m confused. She was told approved and was never asked for any extra documents. The only thing I’m thinking and please let me know if I’m wrong. My 2022 tax transcript was not uploaded on the day of the interview due to technical difficulties. She gave them the 2022 tax transcript and they make a copy. After the interview I tried uploading it again and it was successfully submitted. Could that be the reason? Thanks

Please provide info on 221g , DS5355. It has become very common nowadays and it takes forever

My mother who is a US citizen applied for my father to come to the US. His case has been under administrative processing since 2019. What can my mother do regarding that?

I had my F1 visa interview on 26th January 2023 for summer semester [May intakes] and was placed on 221[g] due to the consular collected my international passport, gave me 221g paper and requested for my father's financial statement which he instructed i should mail to them [he gave me a card containing there email though] which i provided and mailed to them and even sent them reminder after a week but i have not heard from them since My passport has not returned Still with them Please how do I check the status of my case Any idea? And any hope for me for approval?

Hi Sir, I went for my H1b visa renewal with drop box option. I am working in US from 5 years and came to india for personal vacation and when I went for my visa renewal I have got 221g asking for LCA. In my case nothing has changed from my previous visa to now, the employer is same and the client is same and my working location is also same. Can you tell by your experiences how much time will it take to get the process done as I have submitted the required documents.

last week was my F1visa interview after my interview the vo kept my passport and my bank statement and said my case needs investigation could it be that he is suspicious about my bank statement please help me

Hello Ben i went for my interview two weeks ago and consular gave me yellow paper. She told me she need to review my documents. Mine was a medical case and my appointment date is in tow days and i habent gotten any reply. Please help me

Hi ben they gave me 221 g slip and did not give me back my passport and they kept it with them and asked me to send new i20 to the mail ID mentioned in the 221 g slip . I have mailed the university regarding this so they said to wait for some time to get new i20 . so till how much time can we send the new i20 I mean within how many days can I send new i20 to the consulate is their any specific time limit to send can u pls reply on this and even i have my extensionetter also actually my university start date was august 26 2023 and my interview was on aug 29 2023 and the visa officer asked me about start date and i said that i was having a extension letter and then he gave me 221 g slip and mentioned to send extension and new i20 so should i send extension letter or wait and sned the new i 20

We are stuck in 221g one yr now, ds-5535 was required. No end in sight for us. We been waiting since April 2020 for this visa. Visa is a K1 & since it's been so long we probably will be refused. Such a waste of our time.😤