{"id":170013,"date":"2019-06-17T13:07:44","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T19:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/am22tech.com\/?p=170013"},"modified":"2024-03-06T05:51:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T11:51:41","slug":"form-221g-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.am22tech.com\/form-221g-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Form 221g Blue, Yellow, White Reasons – Canada, Mexico, India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Update June 26, 2020<\/strong>: The US embassy will issue form 221g denials until Trump’s travel ban is active for any pending and new visa applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There can any number of reasons for issuing form 221g by the US embassy and some can be really un-heard of. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is form 221g Refusal?<\/strong>

From 221(g) refusal is a document that is issued by the US embassy if they need more information about your visa application. The form 221(g) is printed on various color papers including white, yellow, blue, and green.<\/p> <\/div>

How to avoid form 221g?<\/strong>

There are no tricks to avoid form 221g but you can make sure that you do not repeat the simple US visa mistakes that other people made by reading a list of form 221g reasons.<\/p> <\/div>

What is Form 221g processing time?<\/strong>

Form 221g processing time varies from 7 days to 17 months. Time depends on the specific documents requested from you and your employer.<\/p> <\/div>

Can 221g be issued after Dropbox?<\/strong>

Form 221g can be issued after Dropbox.<\/p> <\/div>

What is the difference between white, yellow, blue and green form 221g?<\/strong>

There is no official color coding meaning for form 221g issued by US embassy.

It seems each embassy uses its own choice of color pages to request more documents for your visa processing.<\/p> <\/div>

Can form 221g be issued for Not declaring food items at US airport?<\/strong>

Yes, a form 221g can be issued by the US embassy on your next visa stamp interview if you were fined at US airport for not declaring food items.

Example: This person was issued form 221g and asked to submit the details of the CBP encounter<\/a> at the US port of entry. He had paid the fine for not declaring the food items that he was carrying from India.

This means that US embassy can issue a form 221g if you had any kind of secondary inspection with CBP.

You should declare such instances on your form DS160 application.<\/p> <\/div>

Can H1B Status Violations from previous employers Cause Form 221g?<\/strong>

Some people have received blue form 221g and were asked to submit documents to prove that they filed the H1B transfer before their i94 expiry<\/a>.

This kind of status checks is done when you have filed multiple extension, amendment, or transfer applications without getting approvals on any one specific application. You will need to submit your H1B receipt i797 forms if they were still pending or approval i797C is they were approved.

US consulate tries to validate that you were not working in the US without a valid H1B approval.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n

We have collected a list of most common reasons for form 221(g) which you can use to avoid form 221g. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Identity Check – White Form 221g<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

US embassy system may flag your name for security checks if you have changed your residence address every year in the past. Usually, the person who is moving too often is considered to be involved in suspicious activities and hence need to go through security checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is what was shared to us by a reliable source who has gone through these Identity checks based on US address twice in his last two H1B visa stamping at New Delhi. Both times, he was issued white form 221g with no more documents to submit<\/a> but was asked about his addresses in the last 15 years while interviewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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US embassy form 221g white issued for Identity checks<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

EVC Model – White Form 221g<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The chances are very high to get a form 221(g) if you are working in a small IT consulting company with 5-100 employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may be asked to submit your employer’s federal tax return documents<\/a>, client contracts, and details of all employees currently working in your organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Form 221g in Ottawa Canada Timeline<\/strong> – Shared by Guest<\/p>\n\n\n\n