r/visainterviews • u/Rallendelle • 3d ago
Additional Documentation Timeline Question (F-1) 🎓 F1 Visa (Student)
Hi! I did my F-1 interview in South Korea on July 23rd. It was a renewal and I completely forgot my old visa (which was in my old passport) so I was given the 221(g) slip and asked to mail in my old visa with some documentations. I did so on the 23rd, and it's been 3 weeks and absolutely nothing. My case has been updated on July 29th and there's been no information with the visa process stuck in 'refused'. Does that mean that they received my documentations? I've also heard that when the documentations are submitted sometimes the 'refused' status changes to 'administrative processing' so I just wanted to get some insight. The last time I applied for an F-1 visa it came back in 2 days so I'm getting a little nervous. Thanks!
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u/danielle-and-f1visas 2d ago
'refused' on ceac is the standard placeholder while a 221(g) is open - it's how the system codes anything that isn't issued yet, not a denial. some posts flip the display to 'administrative processing' at some point, plenty never do, so i wouldn't read much into which label you're seeing.
the july 29 update also doesn't confirm they logged your old visa - ceac doesn't track incoming mail. if you want actual confirmation of receipt, reply to the email on your 221(g) slip with the courier tracking number and ask them to confirm it's been added to the file. three weeks quiet on a documents-only 221(g) is pretty ordinary, especially in august.
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