NONIMMIGRANT VISAS

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING

Instructions for those who submitted a visa application at the U.S. Embassy, New Delhi

After your visa interview, if you were found temporarily ineligible for a visa you received a pink, green, or yellow Section 221(g) handout.

If you received a pink handout, you can check the status of your case online. The case status report is updated twice a week. Note: Due to circumstances beyond our control, the case status report may not get updated every Tuesday and Friday. Do not contact the Embassy as there is no cause for concern.

If you received a green or yellow handout, the information on this page and in the case status report is not relevant to you. Instead you will be contacted by the Embassy if and when further action is required. Do not contact the Embassy.

How to interpret the case status report

Find your BATCH ID in the case status report and note the case STATUS. There are only four case status remarks: PENDING PROCESS, CONTACT EMBASSY, SEND PPT, and PROCESSED. Each remark is explained below and instructions are given where applicable.

PENDING PROCESS

Your case is still pending administrative processing. The Embassy cannot issue you a visa before completion of the processing. The Embassy cannot waive the processing. Do not contact the Embassy.

CONTACT EMBASSY

Your case has been processed and the Embassy needs additional information from you to process the case to completion. Please e-mail the Embassy (nivadmin@state.gov) and request the list of documents you must submit. In the subject line of your e-mail state your BATCH ID and then write "Contact Embassy."

SEND PPT

You are required to submit the documents listed in the Embassy's response to your e-mail. There are two ways to do this:

1. Submit your passport and any other requested documents at the Embassy. Come to the Embassy on any business day between 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. and bring your original pink 221(g) handout and document pack. Come to Window 5 of the Consular Section and submit your documents.

Note: If you are asked to send a travel itinerary with your passport, attach proof that your travel plans are still valid and necessary.

2. Submit your document pack at a VFS U.S. Visa Application Center. You can do this in person, through a third party, or by mail. VFS will return your documents by courier.

When you create your document pack, please mark all documents "Attention: U.S. Embassy - Administrative Processing" and include in your pack a demand draft or HDFC Bank check to pay the VFS service charge. The demand draft or check should favor "HDFC Bank A/c VFS".

If you plan to submit your document pack to VFS personally or use a third party to do so, the original pink 221(g) handout must be shown to VFS staff. If you want to submit your document pack by mail, a copy of the original pink 221(g) handout must be included in your document pack.

For more information, contact VFS.

• Helpline: +91-(0)11-4222-0000
• E-mail: infousdelhi@vfshelpline.com

  Note: If you are asked to send a travel itinerary with your passport, attach proof that your travel plans are still valid and necessary.

PROCESSED

The visa has been issued, or the case is closed and no action can be taken at this time.

Further Instructions & Information

Students & Exchange Visitors:

• If you are student applying for a F-1 visa, submit a Form I-20 with a new reporting date or a letter from the school specifying the report date for the same program
• If you are an exchange visitor applying for a J-1 visa, submit a Form DS-2019 with a valid start date or a letter from the sponsoring organization specifying the report date for the program
• If additional information is requested you must send information about your curriculum and the professor who will supervise your work

Please click here to see the status of your case.