

What does the Department of State (DOS) do after 221g is issued? Petitioner Information Management Service(PIMS) : This can happen when the petition has not been updated at the KSC (Kentucky Service Center) and the officer puts the processing on hold until the information gets updated there.Employment check: This can happen if a person is working for a consulting company and the officer wants to ensure that the submitted client/project information is correct or want to check if the employer maintains control over employee’s tasks and activities (employer-employee relationship).

Background check: This can happen if a person has a common muslim name, or is working in an industry like pharmaceutical, biotech, engineering etc that’s there on TAL (Technology Alert List) or has a name matching to an entry in alert list.When is 221g issued ? What are the common reason for 221g ?Ī person can be put under administrative processing,also called as 221g, because of several reasons. It is a basically a piece of paper and it can be in various colors, depending on the consulate and processing they would like to do or information they need to verify. When the US consulate officer determines that additional processing is required before they can make the decision on your US visa issuance, they issue 221(g) form. What is 221(g) in context of US visa Stamping ? Let’s look at the details regarding 221g and some of the process steps for 221g situations, what happens after that in this article. As part of the visa interview process, they often issue 221g form, when they want to do additional processing and cannot make the decision at the time interview is being conducted. Any person planning to travel to US has to go through a visa interview process at the US embassy/consulate, and as part of the interview process, the consulate officer reviews all the submitted documents and information and makes the decision, whether to approve or reject the visa for that individual.
