The Department of State has returned your petition to USCIS for further review

Hi @Kalpesh_Dalwadi ,

I have attended the visa interview and the consular officer said required admin processing. later they asked few docs from my company and they shared the same, it’s more than 40 days, so I sent an email to embassy and they responded back today and saying the below.

‘The Department of State has returned your petition to USCIS for further review. Your visa application has been refused under 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. You or your petitioner will need to contact USCIS with any inquiries regarding the petition.’

It means my visa got denied ? :frowning: :frowning:

@Kalpesh_Dalwadi ,

Could you please advise here.

Seems like the consulate do not think you are eligible for visa and so they are letting USCIS know about their decision.

Administrative Processing Information.

Thank you @Kalpesh_Dalwadi

oh ok :frowning: , Looks I don’t have option here, can I do employee change with the approval I797 and try visa again.

it is my first time H1B,Could you please let me know the options here.

You can try changing the employer and may appear for another interview. Make sure the employer and job are legit.