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Received the email today! Interview on 4th April, so 192 days after the interview I got the email. 3 emails received and said I have to send documents within 30 days. I'm travelling abroad next week so I can't send right away.

I'm a bit confused though. The email says:
"A U.S. Department of State Consulate officer located in London has indicated that additional documents are required for <name>Please log into your user account at https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-gb/niv/account and follow the system instructions to generate instructions on how to send Visa application documents to the U.S. consulate.

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Please submit passport for visa issuance
Please note that you have 30 days from today in which to resubmit your passport. If your passport is not received within this time your application will experience even further delays
You are NOT required to submit any other additional supporting documents"

So do I only need to send the passport?

When I read up on the printed instructions, it says:
"Applicants who have received a 221g letter, please refer to the list of documents requested by the consulate."

Where is this list of documents?

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GREAT NEWS! Congrats you only have to send your passport, you’ll have to log into ais.visa and get the instructions as you’ll have to pop one of the sheet into the envelope with you passport.

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Thanks! Just want to make sure I don't mess up lol.

Do DX provide the envelope or do you take it to DX all enveloped up?

Have you got your passport back btw? If so, would be interested to know how long it took and how long a visa you got.

Rubbish thing for me is that I actually don't need the L1A anymore (decided against moving to the US) so I'll need to apply for a B1 before I can travel. But it's good to get the waiver sorted so hopefully will get it again for the B1. If I could somehow get to the US for next summer holidays I'd be over the moon.

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Brilliant news, great to see the April interviews starting to come through!

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Yes, they provide a bag, but I popped mine into a envelope and then into the bag

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Hopefully you'll get yours soon as you were just after me!

For the life of me don't understand how it works though. NYC1 was a day or two after me, and had his response two weeks before me! Maybe visa type, maybe other details...

For those interested and for my own records in the future. On the day you get the email:
- Visa status on the official US visa status website remains refused
- Visa status on the us visa-info changes from "Appointment" to "Send Documents"

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Finger's crossed - and thanks! This is my second waiver, so I hoped it might be a bit quicker than someone's first, but obviously not 😀

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Oh quick question. Do you not need to send a picture with the passport? If not, why not because they ask you to bring one to the interview at the consulate?

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If you don't need the L1 visa then why are you sending your passport in? I wouldn't bother personally, I'd just withdraw the app in case it complicates matters for other applications further down the line.

Would recommend you apply for your B visa asap if you want that, it's still a 3-4 month wait for an appointment and it'll usually take the same length of time for a new waiver so best get cracking.

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yep going to start on the B visa right away.

one of the reasons I waited for the waiver to come through for the L1 before starting the B visa is someone on here said if they give you one year on your first waiver, chances are you get more on your second waiver.

is there really a chance of complication if I keep both visas? I have read you can have more than one visa in place. I could technically still move on the L1, the delay has just put me off and I have other opportunities work wise now in the UK.

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Passport is back!

Here is a rundown of my journey:

Interview at embassy: 5 April 23
Email to submit passport: 27 September 23
Embassy received passport :29 September 23
passport delivered: 16 October 23

5 year visa issued for a 1st waiver.

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Great news! Thanks for keeping us updated with the timelines!

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congrats! Enjoy your trip to the US!

I've just started the whole process again for the B1/B2. DS160 completed, interview scheduled. Couldn't get one until mid-Feb (!) in London, but managed to snag one of mid-Nov in Belfast.

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Wanted to share I received my email last week, October 12th, interview was on April 24th, total wait time 171 days.

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Thanks for letting us know, and congratulations! I'm still waiting, interview April 13th, so not necessarily done by date unfortunately.

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Have you explored the potential of adjusting status of your approved L1 to a B1/B2 visa? I'm on an E3 visa and my employment comes to its end December 31st, my attorney will then adjust my status to a B-status visa which they've advised will take ~45 days, to prevent having to go through the entire waiver circus once more. Not sure how this works with the L-status visas but wanted to share this thought if it'd be possible for you as well.

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that is an excellent suggestion if it works. How do I do that? What form is it?

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You'd need to be in the US already on your L1 status I believe, so it only works if you do move and take the job up - https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/...uides/C2en.pdf

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I assume you mean apply to adjust… as with a visa application or presenting to CBP to request entry nothing is ever certain until you USC or a resident Green card holder…

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Interview 27th sept hoping to travel 15th April! Reading through the thread it’s looking unlikely :(

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Unlikely with current wait times, but not impossible. Just don't set your heart on it, and if it comes it's a bonus.
My interview was 13th April, still waiting for the magic email.

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So frustrating when I started the process in January the website said 4-6 months wait by the time I attended my interview it had changed to 8 months all the money paid out on the process with travel to london etc I wouldn’t have bothered if I had known.

really sad as it’s not just affecting me the waiting my daughter is compeating at the world championships in Orlando and I’m probably not going to make it now.

feeling a bit gutted to be honest

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Yeah that's frustrating, but you may get one for 5 years so there may be other opportunitues.
This is my second waiver, first one took around 5 months. We were planning New York for my wife's birthday early November, but that isn't going to happen now.
lesson learned for me - make sure appointment is a year before previous waiver expires

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Hi All, Is anyone else still waiting for the email following an interview in April? I'm well over 6 months now. Thanks

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Journey so far. Still awaiting visa to be issued and passport passport but here is the history of the status changes in case it's useful for anyone:

Interview at embassy: 3 April 23 (recommended for waiver (first one))
CEAC status changed to Refused (AIS status remains as "Appointment"): 4 Apr 23
Email to submit passport (and AIS status changed to "Send Documents"): 13 October 23 (193 days)
Dropped off passport at DX: Weds 25 October 23
Embassy received passport: Fri 27 October 23
CEAC status changed to Approved: Mon 30 October 23

Good luck for those still waiting. Mine took over 6 months to get the email and I think it only got busier after April so hang in there!

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Thanks, I'm hanging on! 209 days so far, second waiver. Keep worrying I've missed the email, but the Visa Status page hasn't updated, so I think not.
Hopefully it wont be long!

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Email received today! 210 days from interview, so over 6 months. I've just missed the dates I was planning to travel, but we can go next year.

Thanks everyone

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Congrats!! And thanks for keeping us posted. That helps everyone in terms of what kind of turnaround time to expect (although as we’ve seen it’s not a ‘first in first out’ system). Enjoy your travels to the US.

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Thanks!

Yes it looks like the times are growing, so new applicants may be looking at 9 months I think.
I know that you dont have to wait for your old waiver to expire before applying for a new one, so i will book an appointment a year before it runs out!

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Passport received today. Final timelines:

Interview at embassy: 3 April 23 (recommended for waiver (first one))
CEAC status changed to "Refused" (AIS status remains as "Appointment"): 4 Apr 23
Email to submit passport (and AIS status changed to "Send Documents"): 13 October 23 (193 days)
Dropped off passport at DX: Weds 25 Oct 23
Embassy received passport: Fri 27 Oc 23
CEAC status changed to "Approved": Mon 30 Oct 23
CEAC status changed to "Application Received": Weds 1st Nov 23
CEAC status changed to "Approved": Tue 14 Nov 23
CEAC status changed to "Issued": Wed 15 Nov 23
Passport received: Thu16 Nov 23 (12 business days after embassy received the passport)

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Congrats! Out of interest, on the day of your interview when they gave you the piece of paper saying that they were applying for a VISA waiver, how long did it say on there that it should take?? I had my interview on the 2nd August and the piece of paper said 'The current waiting period for these two agencies to consider your case is approximately 6 months'. Judging by that I'm hoping to get my VISA (2nd one as it's just a renewal) around Feb / March time. Not sure how realistic that is and trying to get a feel as to whether I'll be able to travel to an already booked trip to the US on March 21st.

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my interview was 13th April, letter said 6 months.

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Great, thanks. There is some hope that I'll make the March trip then as we both had the same 6 month approximate timeline and yours wasnt far off that.

Thanks

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Hopefully, good luck!

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actually don’t remember what it said on the paper! I knew that it didn’t matter what it said and this forum would be more accurate in terms of giving an indication of current timelines.

Hopefully you’ll make it for 21st March. The getting passport stamped took a while too for me (2.5 weeks which felt like 2 months!). Might be touch and go but have hope!

im starting the whole process again next week for my next visa and will of course keep everyone posted.

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Here we go again!

Applied for B1/B2 Visa, in Belfast this time as could get the appointment much quicker than in London. I also like the setup in Belfast, much smaller and I was in and out in 30 minutes. No long queues or anything. I'm thinking if I went there for my first waiver, I may have even got away with needing a waiver in the first place as it's much more of a conversation vs. what it was in London.

Interview at embassy: 22 Nov 23. Recommended for waiver (2nd waiver).

Will keep everyone posted and good luck for all those waiting.

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it will be interesting to see if the processing times are different!

I got my passport returned today 👍

So from a timeline perspective that is 7 months, 1 week and 3 days after the interview, for a second waiver.

Good luck to everyone still waiting!​​

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Thats me back from New York, was a little worried as I approached the border, was taken to secondary and as soon as my Backside hit the seat, my name was called..... How long are you here for and why? Once answered, passport was stamped with a stay for 6 months and was told to have an enjoyable time. Great being back in the USA!

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good to hear it was smooth! Will need to come up with a story with my family/colleagues on why I keep going to secondaries once my B1/2 comes through!

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Hi all,

Email to submit documents received this morning!

Timetable:
3 May 2023: Interview. Received a 221g letter saying administrative processing needed.
10 May 2023: Received email confirming ineligibility and that waiver had been recommended.
4 December 2023: Received email requesting passport be submitted for visa issuance.

215 days from interview/208 days from confirmation that have been recommended for waiver to receipt of email. This is my first waiver.

This forum has been invaluable in terms of being able to manage my own expectations in terms of timing so wanted to give an update for anyone else still waiting.