What are the details of Section 221g of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act?

Section 221g of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act (USCLI) states that a 221g situation occurs when the U.S. Consul** requires further review or investigation of the applicant's visa application. This is usually due to incomplete documents, errors, or the need for additional materials submitted by the applicant.

During the process of processing the visa application, if the applicant encounters a 221g situation, the Consul** will ask the applicant to provide additional materials or conduct further review. This may be due to an incorrect or incomplete application**, missing or non-compliant documents submitted by the applicant, or the applicant's personal information or background needs to be further verified, or the applicant's visa category needs more documentation.

Applicants in 221g status will need to wait weeks or months for the Consul** to conduct further investigation or review. During this period, applicants can check the official Consulate** or call the Consulate's customer service to keep abreast of the latest processing progress.

In the case of 221g, the applicant may provide additional documents or materials as requested by the consul**.

Section 221 (g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides:

g) No visa or other document is issued to an alien if (1) appears to be handed over to the Consul **, from the statement in the application, or in the submission of documents relating to it, that such alien is not eligible for a visa or other document under Article 212, or under any other law, (2) for non-compliance with the provisions of this Act, or the provisions issued thereunder, or (3) the Consul ** knows or has reason to believe that such alien is being gifted a visa or other document under Article 212, or any other law provided for: provided that, Visas or other documents may be issued to aliens who are within the competence of Article 212 (a)(4) if such aliens, who are otherwise entitled to receive visas or other documents from the Department of Justice for the provision of compensation from bonds or enterprises, upon receipt of notice by the Consul** as in the case of recognition of aliens under Article 213: provided further, this visa may be issued to aliens specified in Article 101 (a)(15)(b) or (female) if such aliens are otherwise entitled to receive them by the Consul** Upon receipt of the notice, the visa, by the Attorney General by granting sufficient sum, the conditions of the bond and the inclusion of the consul ** shall be prescribed to ensure that upon the expiration of the period for which such alien has been recognized by the Attorney General, as provided in Section 214(a), or in a state that is untenable, he recognizes, or maintains any status subsequently obtained under Section 248 of the Act, such as the alien will leave the United States.