“Your passport has not been handed over to VFS. Kindly contact our regional call centres for further queries” If you get this message when you try checking your passport status in VFS website
You neednot have to worry about the Visa status. Visa process would havebeen completed but US consulate would not have forwarded your Passport to VFS for delivery.
This delay may be there for 1 or 2 days but you will get the changed status soon on VFS site.
In the mean time one can contact 04442316767/ 04428574242/04442316969.
One can also track the status by sending sms :
Get your visa status now on your mobile phone!!!! just type in visa (space) US (space) passport number and sms to 57333
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If one wish to collect their passport in person they can do so by following process:
Kindly produce your HDFC fee receipt and interview appointment letter at the time of collecting your passport.
If your passport is not collected by 1700 hrs, it will be automatically dispatched to you by courier.
Once VFS status shows as Your visa handed over to Bluedart one can track their passport delivery status and get email alert by using the following link.
In place of tracking no. choose ref. no. http://www.bluedart.com/
142 Comments
Good Information..
I waiting for my mothers passport from Hyderabad Consulate.
after successful completion of VISA interview.
Good luck to everyone
Hi , I had my visa interview on 18th June for F1 category, but still the status shows that "passport has not been handed over to VFS" i am really worried on this. I had my visa interview with successful approval. please help.
No worries you will get the Passport soon. This delay may be an account of huge rush of application but be assured of your approved status
Thanks for the reply. Yes the VO said, that it is approved and will reach me in 2-3 days. I remember asking her, that is it approved and she said yes.
She also handed over, the pre-departure information slip titled "congratulations", which is genrally handed over to sucessful candidates….
I have not taken any pre-departure information slip … what should i do….
That is not needed. Once it shows in VFS online till 5.00 PM it will be available to collect or else they will send it to bluedard for delivery
Hi
I applied for L1 blanket, and was interviewed on 28th June but i still havent received any update on VFS site for my passport as on 6 July..says "not been handed to VFS"..
have tried contacting and email the VFS office, they say they cannot do anything until passportis handed to them..
could anyone recommend what can be done ?
July 5th being holiday and due to huge rush there will be a delay . You can email them using the link given
https://www.vfs-usa.co.in/USIndia/contactus.html
Have already written them, they say they cannot do anything until hey receive the passport.. Tried calling them as well, no good answer.
any other suggestions or anything that i can do ?
Have already written them, they say they cannot do anything until hey receive the passport..
any other suggestions or anything that i can do ?
Have already written them, they say they cannot do anything until hey receive the passport..
any other suggestions or anything that i can do ?
Have already written them, they say they cannot do anything until hey receive the passport..
any other suggestions or anything that i can do ?
Have already written to them, they say they cannot do anything until hey receive the passport..
any other suggestions or anything that i can do ?
I had asked to provide 221 g requested documents for f2 immigrant visa , which is domicile for the u.s ,I gave sufficient documents but it has been 3 working days and havent heard from mumbai consulate . It says while tracking the passport that your passport has not been hander over to vfs . anyone has experienced this ? very stressful ?……….
This is nothing to do with your documents issue you will be assured of getting visa but the delay is an account of rush…
i had my visa interview on 1st sep J1 visa
But didnt get my passport till date is there any other procedure to procure my passport bcoz i have flight on monday ……. plz reply
You have to wait till it is handed over to collect even at the counter which will be available till 5.00 PM of the day it was haneded over to VFS.
I had my visa interview on 16th nov. But the
status shows – error in the application.Pls
contact the administrator. What is its meaning.
It is the problem with visa site… may be some updates going on… no worries… try the status after some time…
ihad my visa interview on nov 22nd and us embassay said that my visa is approved will i surely get my passport stamped??and within how many days
Hello,
I had my interview on nov 19 and the VO issued the visa and said I will be getting this in 2-3 days. I still have not got my passport and the vfs site says it has not been handed to them. I called vfs service center but they are of no help. I am getting a bit nervous and I am schduled to go back to US next weekend…anyone here had issues like this? If you can share your experience here it would be of great help..
It happens some time and I too underwent such kind of tension waiting for PP to be handed over to VFS but such things are common during rush. need to check upcoming US holiday an account of Thanks giving… but you have time….upto next weekend..
thanks ksk…
Hi All,
Same here had interview on 22 nov(del) and still pp not received(25 and 26 were holidays).Hoping for monday.
Is there a number to call US consulate @ mumbai? I had my interview on nov 19th and still not recieved the passport. I was not handed any slips and its frustrating that I dont even know what is causing this delay. My friend who had the interview on the same day has already recieved his passport.
Pls be patience. they dispatche passports in batches to VFS.Hopefully you will get today(i.e Monday). If not pls share.
My wife's interview was on the Nov 16th @ Chennai.
Today was the 6th business day after her interview (considering 3 holidays at the consulate 17th, 25th & 26th). Consulate has not dispatched her passport yet to VFS. Things are awfully delayed at the consulate. Others, pls plan your travel accordingly!
I had my interview on Nov.19th and still not received the passport, I want know that what is causing of this delay.
Update:
I am the one who posted earlier about getting the number for US consulate. Everything still remains the same but I did get a reply from the US consulate that the passport is being processesed and I should get it soon. They also mentioned that I will not require another appointment.
Other folks sailing in the same boat please update as well.
Hi, did anyone get their passports? My interview was on Nov 22nd and still no sign of my passport after 10 days
Hi
I had an interview on the 22nd of Nov as well, no news of my passport. VFS is being most unhelpful and are saying that the Embassy has no time limit, it can take as long as it wants to process the case. Any idea if there is an alternate way to get a reasonable reply? My travel plans are badly delayed now.
Hi, I had my interview on Nov 16th and I am still waiting for my passport. I directly called the Chennai consulate after 2 days and found out that my petition is not verified in PIMs and they cannot say how long the wait time would be..11 working days passed and still waiting for the passport. anybody waiting on PIMS check?
Hi I had my visa interview on Friday the 10th December .It is saying that the VFS office still hasnt receive the passport from the US consulate yet .If I do go by the VFS office today would I get it or will I have to wait for the changed notification?
@Anonymous
My wife's interview was on 7 dec and we have not received her passport as of yet. She was told her visa is approved. Please update your experiences!!
Please let me know if any one wud have received their Passport attaended post 10th Dec
how long the wait till one's pp is handed over to the vfs. my interview was on 6th dec and it's exactly 2 weeks. i was told i will get it within a week.
Has any one got their Passport who attended for PA at Chennai consulate in the last 2 weeks. Please update the forum…..
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Hi Everyone…everybody here is posting that he/she hasn't received the passport since long, but no one is posting when did they receive their passport after waiting for few days..It would help a lot to all those who are waiting for their passport if you post when didi you get the passport finally…
My interview: 21 dec (F1)
Passport received : 23 dec
I think there is no reason to worry about the visa if the visa officer says that you will receive the passport/visa in a week.
My interview date: 9th December 2010 (H1)
US Consulate: New Delhi
My passport was taken by the VO but gave me a 221g green form instead which says we are processing your case.
It has been 2 weeks now and I do not know what is the status of the visa/passport.
Can anyone help or share experience?
Thanks
i posted about not getting my passport back on 19th dec and my visa interview was on 6th dec and when i try to track my passport via internet it's saying error in connection contact the administrator. it's been two days since that thing is coming up. still clueless.
it's saying error in the application actually
I had my dependant (L2) visa @ Chennai consualte on 6th Dec, got 221 (g) green. Submitted all the docs on 13th Dec through VFS Dropbox fecility. Consuatle confirmed that they received all the docs from VFS on 20th Dec when I sent a mail to consualte requesting the progress of visa. Daily I am tracking the Status over VFS Website and shows that "Your passport has not been handed over to VFS", but all of sudden status got changed to "Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate" just now. Hopefully will get it soon… Don't understand why is it taking so much time… 🙁
Can anyone please tell me what "Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate"?
I am waiting for my H4 visa after submitting docs for 221(g)
hi i submitted the docs for 221(g) on dec 14th and just now the status in VFS has changed to "Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate" Please update here once you guys get any further updates. Wish you guys all the best 🙂
My pessimistic brain says ""Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate" is just a new message with the same meaning. I am getting it too. Hope I am wrong.
Is anybody still getting the old message?
my wife did immigrant visa interview on dec1st 2010 got 221(g) blue slip at chennai embassy
submitted missing documentsand passports on dec 6th 2010
now waiting since. the VFS website had the status "your visa has not been handed over to the VFS" , but this morning the website shows the mesaage "Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate"
Does that mean that she will get her visa in a few days now? anyone who has seen this update on their VFS track and eventually got visa – please comment on how long this will take.
thanks in advance to all.
@AnonymousDid u track ur passport status over VFS website (http://www.vfs-usa.co.in/ApplnForms/TrackYourPassport.aspx)??? If so, what is the status it is showing
@AnonymousPlease update the forum once you receive your passport. Thanks
If somebody is getting old message:
"Your passport has not been handed over to VFS. Kindly contact our regional call centres for further queries"
then the new message has some meaning. Otherwise it is just a message maintenance @VFS.
Hi , Has anyone with "Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate" message got their passport back. I want to know from people who have got this message in the last one week. Thanks.
Has anyone tried calling VFS to ask if this new status means anything?
I called up VFS but they have no clue what the new status means..All I can say is that the new status is same as the old one except the words have been modified
I thought that there might be some positive news hidden in this message'Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate' My husband has been getting the old message since yesterday and today it changed to new message. I was optimistic that we might get his visa soon, but seems its like the same old message, slight change in wording.
My husband had his visa interview in Delhi on 28th Oct, waitting for his visa since then
unfortunately there is no hidden message. What color form did your husband receive? Is he in consultancy?
Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate
what does it mean?
Even I am getting the same message "Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate".
It’s just the change of message and nothing else… that’s because my friend who has just submitted the documents to VFS hardly a week back is also getting the same new message. So the wait is till on ……
i too got this message 2 days back. does it mean u are close to hear something from embassy?
Our passport was under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate, so VFS just updated the message to show the correct stage. they old message "your passport has not been handed over….." was partialy correct. It wasn't handed over from consulate to VFS but we did handed over to VFS. The old message was just creating more confusion so VFS must be getting tons of calls, thats why they must have decided to update it to the new message that "your passport is under process at U.S Embassy / Consulate"
Its 2 months now for me waiting to get my H1b Restamping and passport. I also got 221(g) with Green Letter. Noticed the status message change today from – "Your passport has not been delivered to VFS" to "Your passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate". Being optimistic and hoping it will turn out good. Its unfair to keep people in wait for this long time and have them loose their jobs by the time they come back U.S. Poor policy.
@Anonymous
So that means we are still in dark as before. The only difference I see here is that now we will have little hope to get visa soon. If that won't happen then all of us will not be able to believe in this season of Believe.
@Anonymous
My husband received green form. He is working in Employer->Direct client setup. His interview was on 28th Oct 2010, in New Delhi. waiting since then
My visa interview was on Dec 06, and I was given a pink slip. Lady at the counter told me that it will take 3-4 weeks to process this type of cases here at New delhi and some time more then that. Till yesterday the passport status showed that "Your passport has not been delivered to VFS". today I checked the status again and status changed to "Your passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate". I called the VFS asked them about the difference between two, they said there is no difference. Your case is still under AP.
I am the once postedted a msg here on December 27, 2010 11:37:00 AM PST about L2 Visa at Chennai Consualte. Just now I checked the status over VFS Site, it says that "Your passport can be collected in person at US visa application cnentre in Chennai between 1600-1700 hours. If your passport is not collected by 1700 hours, it will be automatically dispatched to you by courier"… will get it in 2 to 3 days time I guess in my hands…. 🙂
WOW Congrats!!! Thanks for the update! Its like giving hope to all of us.
Thanks a lot.
Impious 😉
Got Green Letter for 221g on 28th Oct, 2010 from New Delhi Embassy. Still Waiting! Hopefully new year will bring hope and positive news !
Am in the same 'passport status message change' boat. I just hope the processing gets done quickly now with the new status change. Those of you who have received their passports soon after the change in status, please please give us an update on this comment board. It would be very helpful for others waiting in the dark.
I received 221g yellow letter on 7th December from mumbai consulate..
received email on 30th December and submitted passport on same day.
I am tracking my passport and it has always been saying same message tht "Your passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate".
Not sure if change in that message is required to receive passport soon, but I am desperately expecting my ppt in a day or 2.
My company has received my passport after exactly 1.5 months of submitting all the documents….. Currently, I am eagerly waiting to check if it’s stamped….
Did any receive there passport in past 2 days… and whether it’s stamped?
Is there anyone who is getting the old message "YOUR PASSPORT HAS NOT BEEN HANDED OVER TO VFS" we attended interview on 9th Sept, after 3 month I got my visa but my wife is still pending and it's almost 4 months now, many times we have contacted consulate and each time we receive standard reply, is there anyone waiting for more than 4 months.
NASH
Hi NASH
For which category and in which consulate you applied for visa.
I had my H1 Visa interview on Dec22 along with my spouse (H4). VO said me that the passport will be sent to me in a week after the review , no 221g slips were given to me. Now the status on VFS site is "your passport is under process at U.S Embassy / Consulate". I have to travel back to US by 15th Jan. Does anyone know how long the processing could take.
My Details:
Section 221g with Green Slip
Date:28th Oct, 2010
Documents Submitted on : 28th Oct, 2010
Consulate: New Delhi, Window #5
Passport Status : Still waiting,
Msg on Vfs: Your passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate
Hello Friend,
I would like share my experience.
I just came for a vacation by August 20th and had a visa interview by September 2. They asked me client letter which i don't have. Even i have messed up lot of things at the time of interview. Simply they gave a blue slip 221g and asked couple of document. I have submitted the document but finally they have refused my visa Sep 9th.
Since i have already stayed 4 years 9 month in US. So i have decided to change my employer. Then i found a employer to do my H1b processing and we have filled H1B by nov 30th and got the approved petition by Dec 8th and i have scheduled visa interview on December 21st.
My visa interview went fine they didn't ask much question and finally they told me "Your Visa is approved and it will take some admin processing time to deliver ur visa". And Dec 28 i got the changed message "your passport is under process at U.S Embassy / Consulate".
Finally the status got changed y'day that ur will be couriered.
At last today i got the stamped visa. thank God….So guys don't leave ur hopes… because i have faced both extremes…If u have any questions contact me @ ramsvisahelp@gmail.com
I had my Visa interview on Nov 2 2010 for H1B. I was given green slip (221 g form). I submitted the documents on Nov 23 2010. The message changed for me on Dec 10 2010 to "Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate". I called up VFS several times but they say they have no information as my passport as it is under process. I don't know what to do, I have been waiting for so long with no clue if the response will be positive or negative. It's very frustrating!
Had Visa Interview in mid Oct, 2010 and got 221g with Green Slip for h1b restamping..today I got update from U.S embassy that they have requested Visa revocation to USCIS. See their email :
"Dear applicant,
As per the U.S Embassy please note that based on the documents you submitted to us and the information elicited in your interview with an American Consular officer, we were not able to issue you an H1B work visa as the Post believes that the petitioner is unable or unwilling to provide qualifying employment and will not be able to maintain the employer-employee relationship. Therefore, your application will soon be returned to the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC). Once KCC receives a petition, it returns to the approving office of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) for review and possible revocation. Please direct all future inquiries regarding this case to the approving USCIS office."
Looks like they are finally cancelling H1b for consultants who are working in client through vendors. Bad News !
Its really frustrating. At least some news -bad or good… if they let us know soon or at least proper updates like what processing is going on… it will be great.. rather than leaving us to guess like forever.. 🙁
I tracking my passport and H4 visa status in VFS it says "Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate if your Visa has been approved" since yesterday, this message is different from earlier message "Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate", I want to know if there is anyone getting the old message "Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate", I am waiting for my H4 since 9th Sept 2010.
NASH
Due to Neufield Memo many h1b are getting 221g with Green Slip and finally revocation request to USCIS. Unfare to keep people hostage in their home country while they have settled house/car/clothes etc back in USA. Very unfare !!
My husband details:
Visa Interview – 28th Oct for H1B renewal at New Delhi
Docs submitted – 8 Nov
still waiting
H1 & H4 together:
Visa Interview @ Mumbai: 12th Jan.
Passport received for my Spouse (H4) on 13th Jan. I am still waiting for my passport.
I had my interview for a b1/b2 visitor's visa on January 6th in Toronto and was told by the male officer after being asked a few questions that my application was approved. Today's the 15th and I still have not received my passport. I lived in the states for 9 years, lost my status and voluntarily departed in 2008. I am now a permanent resident in Canada. Can anyone advise as to what the delay could possibly be?
anyone received passport after jan 19 interview
anyone received passport after jan 19 US H1B interview
My parents have attended for visitor visa on jan 21 2011.my father got his passport but my mom has not received it yet.the message says"Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate if your Visa has been approved".
case:
they together attended for the interview
Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate if your Visa has been approved. what does this mean? Anyone what does this mean.
@Anonymous
Hello did ur parent got US visa or not. Please reply i am in the same boat that why? Thank
@Anonymous
Yes my parents are american citizen
hi dis ia rahul i had my interview on dec 10 but my vfs update abt my visa is " ur pp i under processing at us embassy/consulate if your visa has been aproved" can any 1 tell wat dose dis message mean plz help me out
Hi,I have applied for Canada,
I had received passport and a letter. Letter was asking authenticated work experience and to be submitted within a month along with letter. I had received on 5th Jan 2011 and same without passport i had dispatched on 27th Jan 2011.DHL report shows dispatched on 28th Jan 2011 at 10:10. But now i am getting "No details found against this passport no." in visa application tracker. please advise.
My parents attended Visitor Visa interview on March 31st, My mother got her passport with VISA but my father hasn't received his passport. Visa tracking message says "Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate if your Visa has been approved".
Its been 3 weeks they attended the interview.
Does anyone has similar experience.
I had my interview for H4 visa on april 15 now i am getting a msg "YOUR PASSPORT HAS NOT BEEN HANDED OVER TO VFS" wht does this mean & when can i expect my passport as i want to fly next month
Hi, Anybody can explain SMS Mssage" Processed visa application ref no….has been released by the Canadian High Comission to delhi"
What does it mean acceptance or rejection?
I have been waiting for three days to receive my paasport.
I got a pink letter recently at Delhi consulate, submitted the required docs, any idea whats their current processing time?
Hi guys,
Earlier, I believed may passpor will arrive any day, but reading your posts I think it might take min 2/3 months and by the time I may loose the position offered.
Visa Type: L1-A blanket(self), L2 (Wife & 2 kids)
Location: US — going to parent company for 6 mo.
Date of Interview: 20-Jul-2011
VO's response: He stamped 19-Jul-2014 on immi. forms and informed that I would receive all passports in a week time.
Passport receipt: Received passport for kids and wife within a week. But, for mine it shows "Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate".
I don't understand the cause of delay as it should be the pretty simple case.
Good luck to all.
Hi Guys,
I had my visa interview on 7th Nov 2011. I work as a consultant for direct client at client site. The visa officer asked me simple questions for 5 mins and then said that I will get to hear from them in 3-4 business days. I was not given 221g..no slips of whatsoever color. After 4 days, I checked my status on vfs site…and my status is "Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate" !
I am clueless about the delay.
Friends : Mine case is extremely frustrating as me and my wife are far away since 3 yrs as my case is under AP, my wife is Indian origan but now hodling USA citizenship and I'm an Indian my case is CR1. I'm stuck on the Administrative process since 2009, last update was I had submitted my passport to VFS on 09/05/2011 for next step on , since there is no update from USA mumbai visa consulate. I have two question to ask.
1. If any one has info that I can I get my passport back as I need to travel USA for job purpose. and
2. I also want to know that will it hamper my AP 221G case if I withdraw my passport for other country visit :: these are important aspects so kindly advise if any one is on the same boat or knowledge.
Thanks in advance.
VISA applied – Type : CR1 Visa application
VFS – Website passport tracking status :
1. May 11 – 2011 status was " Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate if your Visa has been approved,
2. June 03 – 2011 till today status is : Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate
The VFS link for the status remains unchanged since June 3rd, 2011.
i had my interview 2 weeks ago on nov 18 but not recieved my passport as of yet and i have my flight for dubai next week.. its frustationg..can someone please tell me if it it normal because usually ppl get visitor visa for usa in 2-3 bussiness day.. my case is a little away..please help me?
I had my H1b terview on 5th dec along with my wife, and my visas(H1b & H4) got approved. I had received my wifes passport on 7th dec, but I have n't received mine. In VFS site it is showing the status as "Your passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate."
No idea what does it mean??
Hi , I went for H4 Visa yesterday ( Dec 12), VO said my visa is issues and today i see message in VFS as "Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate."
Can any one explain what is this
Prasad,
Did you get your Passport?
No I didn't get my passport yet.
Same story here, I appeared for the immigration visa intrvw in CR1 category on 8th dec, VO said my visa is approved and should get it in 5 business days once i pay the courier fee at the vfs counter which i did the same day.. still waiting for the passport 🙁
did any one get their pp after intervw post dec 8th??? Please share as this would keep alive our hopes.
Thanks
Askari
So I think no one got the visa after 8th dec 2011 or people are so insensitive to share there exp..
Thanks
Askari
Finally I have received my passport yesterday with H1b visa stamping!!
Congratulations Prasad..I too got my passport yesterday but unfortunately there was a misprint on my visa as they replaced the digit under the passport number i have submitted it today to get it corrected and will have to wait again 🙁
So please check ur stamp closely…
thanks,
Askari
@Anonymous
I done my interview at Hyd consulate(dec 16th 2011). VO said that visa was approved. but until now my passport not yet received VFS. The passport min n max how many days will take to appear at VFS .
Thanks.
Kr
@kr
Dont you worry u wd get ur visa soon as its taking 7 to 10 working days these days as per the rep at vfs..
I got mine after 10 days..
Cheer up and hope for the best 🙂
-Askari
Hi,
I have attended H1B Visa interview at HYD consulate on Dec 20,2011. Visa officer said that everything looks good, you will recieve your passport in a week.
I've been checking the passport status in the VFS Passport Tracking page which always says that "Your passport is under process at U.S.Embassy/Consulate".
I am really worried as my travel date is Jan 06, 2011 and the passport status is not changing in that since the interview. Is anyone on the same boat??
my wife attended for h1b visa on Dec 22,2011 but have not received her passport yet!
received my PP (Dec 22 interview date) today!
I've submitted my passport to VFS on Jan.12 2012 for Visa….but have not recived any information yet.
My parents attended Visitor Visa interview on Jan 17th, My Father got his passport with VISA but my Mother hasn't received her passport. Visa tracking message says "Your Passport is under process at U.S Embassy/Consulate if your Visa has been approved".
Its been 1 Week they attended the interview.
Does anyone has similar experience.
did you receive you passport ?
i have attended the interview on 23rd Jan 2012 and still waiting for passport.
Hi Kranthi,
My wife attended the visa interview for a J-1 visa on Jan 18th, and she was told that the visa is approved but has still not received her passport back. We have been calling the VFS as well as the US consulate almost every day, but they are not willing to let us know when we can expect the passport. Please do update on this forum when you receive your mother's passport, so we could know if such a delay is to be expected for all visa cases during this time or if it is something specific to our case. I shall also update on this forum when we receive my wife's passport.
Thanks,
Prasad
Hi,
I have attended the visa interview for H4 visa on 18th jan and did not receive my passport yet.I have been calling VFS daily and no update from them
Thanks for sharing this on this forum. My wife also attended her J1 visa interview on Jan 18th at the Chennai US Consulate and has still not received the passport back. Did you also attend your interview at the Chennai consulate?
No my interview was at Hyderabad consulate.Did you get a chance to contact the consulate?
Yes, we have been contacting both the VFS as well as the consulate almost on an every day basis. Today they told us that there was an internal system error because of which the visa stamping is being delayed, and told us to wait for an additional 2-3 working days.
How did you contact the consulate?. I could not find any number to contact the consulate.Can you please provide me with that number.Thanks
We contacted the Chennai US consulate using these numbers – 91-44-28574142/43 (it is posted under the link http://chennai.usconsulate.gov/contact.html)
Hi..Did your wife get the passport with visa stamped.
I submitted my new passport after 221G for damaged passport on Feb 3rd and I am still waiting for the stamped PP. Getting the same message as others, in process with US consulate… 🙁
did you get your visa
Did your wife get the visa
Yup… got it finally with the VISA stamped on 14th although it failed delivery on Saturday as the firm was closed.
Yes I did on 14th… could have got it earlier as it was dispatched on 10th but Saturday was a holiday.
My Husband's interview was on Feb16th @ Hyderabad.
Today was the 6th business day after her interview (considering 3 holidays at the consulate 18th, 19th & 20th). Consulate has not dispatched her passport yet to VFS. Things are awfully delayed at the consulate.
Could anybody tell me, how many days will it take to get the status updated in VFS site?
Did your wife get her passport
Is it possible to get Passport stamped on the same day if Visa approved?.
Yes you can collect at VFS office on the same of interview
NASH DID U GTO YOUR PP ??? HOW MUCH IT WILL BE TAKEN ? BCZ I AM ALSO SAME BOAT I AM WAITING SISNCE LAST 6 MONTHS
hi did u got u r pp ???i am also sam prob waiting sisnce 6 months
i submit my passport to vfs with additional documents after my interview .while my interview they need some documents from me which ui have to submit to vfs with my passport,i submit it 1 week ago on 28thfeb 2012, plz tell me how much time it take to come my passport back
It takes 8 months or more than year for U.S embassy to reply back on 221(g) if green slip (in worst scenario then will reject restamping and send your case back to USCIS), if pink slip then around 5-6months. I had to wait for 11 months for 221 g from the rejection I got in Oct 2010 until Aug 2011. I was in India for 1 year and then finally got one new sponser for H1B, went back to US consulate that this time I won't be working in CORP to CORP model and working for client directly (so no green slip please :-)). Got my H1B approved and came back USA. Lucky ! got my car and all stuff back in USA now.
Another good thing happened with me when I came back USA in Sep, 2011 – In NOv, 2011 USCIS sent Intention to revoke notice to my employer from which I got 221g visa rejection. My employer and client submitted supporting letter and the case went in my favour. My case got re-affirmed by USCIS and they sent notice back to US embassy that my visa should not be rejected and should be given visa again. But by this time, I was already in USA.
I attended my interview, consular mentioned my visa is approved.However my medical and pcc needs to be submitted.Is there any time frame to submit the documents? Please assist….Thxx
My intrview at mumbai on 6 th feb. I have submmited one form to vfs.so i submitted 3 times …last i submitted my document to vfs 2 nd march but i dont get my passport.all most 2 weeks are complited.i have CR1 file .i also mail to vfs nd also talking with helpers..bt i dont get satisfied answer.i track my passport but the satus is under us embassy..so wht i do?
hello frnds…. i had my interview on 3arp…they said u r interview is ok….bt one paper is mising…sumbit it den u will get ur visa..i already sumbit it on 19th apr to vfs….bt when i checked on vfs tarcking passport…..the ans came ur visa is under process us consulate/embassy….
any1 cal tell me wat does it mean???how many days it take?????
Hi friends
i appeared for b1/b2 visa interview in us embasssy delhi 3 weeks back ,my visa was approved but yet to get my passport back…..callback to embassy shows 'your documents with cousulate post'…DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO….i am worried ..pls guide..
Hi,
I have attended visa interview for B1 3 weeks back , the interviewer told me that my visa is approved. but till now i have not received my passport. I have raised complaints and chat with support people but they have been telling me that the Passport is with courier for last 2 weeks. Please suggest how to go ahead on this?
Hi,
I have attended the interview for H1 on 7th nov and was told that my visa is approved , but till now I have not received my passport. Can anybody please suggest how to track the passport online or through call center… I am kind of worried now …