221g temporary refusal under administrative review?

Question

I am a h1b visa holder. My wife and my daughter had their interview last june 13th for an h4 or derivative dependent of an h1b visa holder.. They were placed under 221g or under administrative review.. The consular officer said they will call them. They were placed under (221g) because the consular officer said I was refused for a visa 7 years ago. Now that I already have my visa and ready to petition my family, they were given a hold. Is there any way that I could follow up the application?? so that i could be with my family.? besides, that's one of the benefit of a h1b visa holder to be with his family. please help..................................

Answer 1

Section 221(g)

Refusal under Section 221(g) means that essential information is missing from an application or that an application has been placed on administrative hold.

In order for an application to be reconsidered it may be necessary to:

Submit additional documentation as requested, and/or

Wait for administrative processing results.

Applicants, during their interview, will be informed whether further information is required and be instructed on how to submit that information.

As part of this process, the applicant is given a "yellow letter" and will have 12 months from the date of application to submit the requested documents without having to pay a new application fee.

After one year, an application refused under Section 221(g) is terminated per Section 203 (e).

Answer 2

Due to the high volume of fraud, especially with H1B visas, extra reviews are often warranted.  You may certainly contact the Non-Immigrant Visa Section as a followup on the applications, but they will not make a decision until they have completed their review.  There are family benefits to the H1B program, but remember, receiving any visa is a privilege, not a right.