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Daily update · Oct 14, 2026 · 4 min read

Almaty Refuses a Non-Plaintiff Parent on Public Charge, Bogota Finds an EB-3 Approvable but Out of Visa Numbers, and Addis Ababa and Rio Set Re-Interviews

Almaty's first non-plaintiff re-interview ended in a 212(a)(4) refusal for a 64-year-old parent; Bogota told an EB-3 family the case is approvable but no visa numbers exist; Addis Ababa and Rio de Janeiro set re-interviews for December and November.

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Oct 13A Bangkok Second Interview Ends in a Domicile Refusal, London K-1s Refused on Public Charge, and Hyderabad White Slips Clearing OvernightA Bangkok IR1 re-interview ended with a 212(a)(4) letter asking for a US lease and a job offer; London K-1s refused on public charge; Hyderabad H-1B white slips Issued next day.BangkokLondonHyderabadAmmanWarsaw+5Oct 12San José Re-Interviews a Pause Case Off an "Emergency Priority List", a Passport-Only Second Interview First-Hand, Guangzhou Asks for a US Financial PlanA Sunday window with a first report from San José, Costa Rica: a pause-refused Nicaraguan spouse re-interviewed on 8 October from an embassy priority list, passport kept with one certificate owed. Plus a first-hand passport-only second interview, a Guangzhou EB-2 NIW asked for a US financial plan, a London approval despite the beneficiary's own UK benefits, and who is still waiting.San JoseGuangzhouRio de JaneiroLondonSan Salvador+2Oct 11Frankfurt Issues a Pause-Country Spouse Visa Two Days After the Second Interview, Tokyo Cancels Mid-October Interviews, Benefits-History Fear SpreadsA Saturday: Frankfurt's 6 October second interview for a pause-country CR1 ended in a visa issued on the 8th, with the full question list. Tokyo is cancelling mid-October interviews by portal notice. After Thursday's Johannesburg refusal, petitioners who once used benefits are asking whether to add joint sponsors.FrankfurtTokyoLondonMexico CityOct 10Kathmandu Calls a Non-Plaintiff Parent Case With a Document List, Passport-Only Requests Reported From Bogota and BrazilA quiet overnight window. Kathmandu phones and emails its first non-plaintiff re-interview, a January parent case, with a list of six things to bring. Second-hand reports of passports being requested without a second interview at Bogota and in Brazil. An H-1B stamping appointment pushed a full year for social media vetting.KathmanduBogotaAmmanHyderabadSydneyOct 10Public Charge Refusals at Second Interviews in Johannesburg and Paris, Casablanca and Islamabad Call Non-Plaintiffs, Hearing Stays on 14 OctoberThe first non-plaintiff spouses refused on public charge at second interviews: Johannesburg over the petitioner's 2017 food assistance, Paris over the applicant's own savings. Casablanca phones a January case with a 20 October date, Islamabad emails the late-January cohort, Stockholm rebooks K-1 first interviews, and the judge refuses to move the 14 October hearing.JohannesburgParisCasablancaIslamabadTbilisi+5Oct 8London Rebooks September Cancellations Into Late October, Casablanca Returns a Passport With No Visa, Mumbai Still Has No DatesLondon emails 27 October to an IR1 cancelled for 16 September and, relayed, 23 and 26 October to September K-1s. Casablanca hands back a passport with nothing in it and says immigrant visas are still paused. Mumbai's August and September cancellations have no dates. A California class-action hearing today.LondonCasablancaMumbaiYerevanIslamabad+3Oct 7Bogota Prints a Visa the Same Afternoon, London Reschedules a Non-Expedited Case, Enforcement Hearing Set for 14 OctoberTwo Bogota second interviews end in approvals, one with the visa collected seven hours after the applicant walked in. London emails a 21 October date to a cancelled CR1 and approves an employment case. The judge sets oral argument on enforcement for 14 October.BogotaSydneyLondonKigaliBangkok+5

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Guides and deep dives

The 221(g) White Slip: What It Means, What Posts Ask For, and How Long It Takes in 2026

Guide · Oct 12, 2026 · 4 min read

What a white 221(g) slip means, how long it takes to clear across 320 tracked cases, what Chennai, Hyderabad, New Delhi and London ask for with it, and the refusal risk.

Public-Charge Re-Interview: Every Question Applicants Were Asked, and What to Bring

Guide · Oct 12, 2026 · 31 min read

What a public-charge re-interview at a US embassy looks like in 2026: the questions asked, the emailed questionnaire, the documents, and how cases ended.

Why Immigrant Visa Interviews Were Cancelled Worldwide This Week — and What We Got Wrong

Deep dive · Aug 27, 2026 · 3 min read

Interviews were called off at posts on nearly every continent in the space of a few days, including in countries never covered by any pause. Three days ago we flagged the first sign of it and offered the wrong explanation. Here is the better one.

We Counted 999 Visa Interviews. Almost Everything You've Read About the Questions Is Wrong.

Deep dive · Aug 17, 2026 · 4 min read

Every prep guide tells you to rehearse 8-15 questions. In 999 reported US visa interviews, 81% involved five or fewer. Here is what officers actually asked in 2026 — and the one question that did not exist a year ago.

221(g) Slip Colours: Yellow vs Pink vs White (and Blue, Green) — What Each Means in 2026

Guide · Aug 13, 2026 · 1 min read

What a yellow, pink, white, blue or green 221(g) slip means, how often each appears in 2026 reports, and how long each one takes to clear.

The 221(g) Email Format That Gets Cases Approved (Passport Number in the Subject)

Guide · Aug 13, 2026 · 1 min read

Consulate auto-replies demand the passport number in the subject line. The exact 221(g) social-media submission email format used in approved Hyderabad and Chennai cases.

H1B 221(g) Administrative Processing in 2026: How Long It Really Takes, by Consulate

Deep dive · Aug 12, 2026 · 1 min read

Real 221(g) wait times from 470+ community-reported cases: Hyderabad median 0 days, Chennai 0–1 days, New Delhi up to 20 days at p75 — and why the two-week mark changes everything.