I finally got it after 9 months. This is what I have done in the past 2 months which showed results (I think)
Firstly send out faxes 3 times in a week atleast to the consulate. and call on the other 2 working days.
Sending out mails through your fathers or mothers e-mail ID would do good. (so i heard.)
Mainly keep regular tabs on developments at the DOS end. Do everything and anything to find the information on your file. I actually got information from them that the consulate was ready to call me again. I called consulate after that and it took them more a couple of weeks to actually call me in. and even after they did, when i went there the visa officer asked me why was I there without being called. It took a lot of explaining and proving to convince them that they had actually called me.
Also there is this other service which is sending out regular list of candidates stuck with this new procedure of visa processing to the DOS and finding the status of our files. Attached is a mail I get from them every month.
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Since you are still waiting for your visa, we reported your case to the Department of State again on May 20, 2005. We will contact you only if we receive any information about the status of your application. Your case will remain open in our database until you receive your visa.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR EMAILS TO:
visas@nas.edu
Send email only to this address:
visas@nas.edu. All emails should include the name of the visa applicant in the subject line.
VISA GRANTED (you have received your visa)
If your visa has been granted since you last contacted us, send an email to
visas@nas.edu. In the subject line only, include the full name of the visa applicant, date of birth, the words "Visa Granted" and the date that it was granted. Our database will be updated and your name will be removed from our list of pending cases.
Example: John Smith, DOB 05/05/1965, Visa Granted 01/23/2004
VISA PENDING (you are still waiting for your visa)
If you are still waiting for your visa, send an email to
visas@nas.edu. In the subject line only, include the full name of the visa applicant, date of birth, and the words "Visa Pending". If your case is still pending, we will report your case to the Department of State. Please do not include anything in the body of the message unless you have something significant to report. We have many cases still pending in our database. The more time spent reading email messages, the longer it will take to inquire about your case.
Example: John Smith, DOB 05/05/1965, Visa Pending
OTHER: Please explain in detail in your email message.
Thank you.
International Visitors Office
The National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 USA
Fax: 1-202-334-2231
Email:
visas@nas.edu
http://national-academies.org/visas
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Hi
This is my first posting regarding 221g and have read your details with interest
On 14th Aug 2003 L 1 was approved. The interview at consulate did not go well and given 221g.
The letter said " You do not appear to qualifiy for the visa for which you have applied. Your petition will be returned to the US Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) office where the petition was filed for revocation. You will receive further correspondence on your case from the INS"
So I am confused, is 221g a Refusal due to insufficient imformation??? As at the top of letter that is what is says.
Or , Is this a definate denial letter as embassy says they are returning petition for revocation??
As we have not got anywhere, we gave up trying to get answers but as the original L1 approval notice says vailid till Aug 2006 do you think we can request that this matter is still pending as no correspondence has been received on this case by either petitioner or L1 applicant??
Thanks Sue
