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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.
Read the story →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+5Oct 6DOS Says 706 Cases Reviewed, 318 Approved, 388 Refused; Sydney Holds Second Interviews; Mongolia Re-Interviews in Four DaysThe government's show-cause filing puts numbers on the remand: 706 of ~43,000 pause cases adjudicated by 30 September, 318 approved, 388 refused. Sydney second interviews, a Frankfurt first interview, Kingston's questionnaire reaches March.SydneyUlaanbaatarFrankfurtKingstonBogota+4Oct 5Tokyo Breaks a Seven-Week Silence With a Training Letter, Islamabad's Inquiry Form Bounces, One More Second-Interview ApprovalTokyo answers an August inquiry with a form letter about training that began 'in early August'. Islamabad's own navigator rejects every inquiry. An August spouse case is approved at a 5 October second interview.TokyoIslamabadParisAucklandAlgiers+2Oct 4Dhaka Re-Medical Emails Reach January Cases, Manila Cancels Into October, Mumbai Holds F3 PassportsA quiet Saturday: Dhaka emails a few January applicants for new medicals, Manila cancels 5 October with no reschedules, Mumbai F3 cases sit on Refused with passports held since August.DhakaManilaMumbaiBeirutLondon+1Oct 3Four Non-Plaintiff Approvals in One Day at Guatemala City, Rio, Budapest and LondonFour non-plaintiffs approved or issued on 2 October at Guatemala City, Rio de Janeiro, Budapest and London. Beirut and Bogota send second-interview dates; London K-1s pushed to no date.Guatemala CityRio de JaneiroBudapestLondonBeirut+4Oct 2Tbilisi Hands Back Passports Without Visas Despite "Issued", Rio Calls Thirty January FamiliesTbilisi tells DV applicants with Issued status to collect passports without visas. Rio emails thirty January families. Tokyo issues with no second interview.TbilisiRio de JaneiroTokyoDakarCairo+4Oct 1Casablanca, Manila and Frankfurt Cancel October, Sydney and Amman Call Non-Plaintiffs BackNew fiscal year, same freeze: Casablanca, Manila, Frankfurt, Seoul and Tokyo cancel October. Sydney, Amman, Tbilisi and Islamabad move pause cases.CasablancaManilaFrankfurtSydneyAmman+5Sep 30DV Deadline Day, an Emergency Stay Request, and October Interviews Cancelled on ArrivalOn the last day for diversity visas: Lima issues, London refuses, Bucharest turns one away. Government asks for an emergency stay. Juarez cancels on arrival.LimaLondonBucharestKingstonBogota+3Sep 29Cairo Refuses Its First Re-Interviewed Spouse Cases on Public Charge, Rio Cancels OctoberCairo's first spouse re-interviews end in public-charge refusals. A Brazil post asks for the passport only. Rio cancels October. Tokyo turns a couple away.CairoRio de JaneiroDhakaKathmanduTokyo+3Sep 27Kingston Sends a 20-Question Public Charge Form Instead of a Re-Interview, Dhaka Issues Its First VisaKingston emails a public charge questionnaire in place of a second interview. Dhaka issues a re-interviewed plaintiff. Bogota gives one business day's notice.KingstonDhakaBogotaWarsawLondon+3Sep 26Kathmandu Issues Eight, Bogota and London Send Re-Interview Emails to Non-PlaintiffsEight diversity visa plaintiffs issued at Kathmandu. Bogota emails refused non-plaintiffs to book their own follow-up interview; London reschedules for 6 October.KathmanduBogotaLondonTashkentWarsaw+3Sep 23A Non-Plaintiff Clears Her Re-Interview at Tbilisi, London Turns Two AwayA non-plaintiff's second interview at Tbilisi ended with no reason for refusal and one document to send. Islamabad starts scheduling. London turns two away.TbilisiLondonIslamabadDhakaSep 22All Posts Told to Adjudicate, Tashkent Answers, Tbilisi Calls a Non-PlaintiffThe government told a court every post must now adjudicate immigrant visas, trained or not. Within a day Tashkent replied and Tbilisi called a non-plaintiff.DhakaTashkentTbilisiYerevanIslamabad+1Sep 21Four Approvals in a Weekend — and the First Posts Say They Are ReschedulingThe latest status report counts 4 approvals and 67 refusals over the weekend. Buenos Aires says rescheduling has begun. London calls back a January case.DhakaBuenos AiresLondonFrankfurtKingston+1Sep 20In Writing — Training First, Plaintiffs Only, and 298 Refusals in Two DaysA status report says posts may not resume immigrant visas until public-charge training is done, plaintiffs excepted. In two days: 51 approved, 298 refused.DhakaWarsawTunisTbilisiParisSep 19Four Weeks of Cancellations — Who Got a Date Back, and Who Did NotA stocktake of the 75 cancelled immigrant visa interviews we hold: which posts, how people were told, who was given a new date, and the diversity visa clock.LondonMumbaiCiudad JuarezWarsawManila+1Sep 18The Public-Charge Rule Takes Effect — What It Has Already Looked Like at the WindowThe public-charge rule is in force from today. Sixteen cases since the ruling show how posts already applied it: questionnaires, re-interviews, two refusals.WarsawYerevanAucklandParisLondon+1Sep 17864 Re-Interviews in Two Days for One Queue — Silence for the OtherThe status report shows posts can schedule hundreds of re-interviews in 48 hours. Diversity visa and plaintiff cases are getting them. Family cases are not.IslamabadLimaAlmatyAccraJohannesburg+1Sep 16Eighty Minutes at the Window — the Re-Interview, ItemisedA pause-refused spouse visa approved after an eighty-minute re-interview. What was asked, who is being called back, and a 30 September deadline in court.AnkaraTashkentTokyoMumbaiCasablanca+1Sep 15The Stay Motion Arrives — and So Do the First Public-Charge RefusalsThe government asked the judge to freeze her own ruling. The first status report shows tiny numbers. And two pause cases ended in public-charge refusals.ParisDhakaIslamabadKingstonMumbaiSep 14The First Instruction Lands at Auckland, and Cairo Says OctoberMonday after the cable: one applicant told to get a new medical, Cairo says no new appointments until October, Islamabad touched again. What moved.AucklandCairoIslamabadKathmanduDhakaSep 14The Weekend After the Cable — What Monday Now Has to ShowFour days after posts were told to review pause refusals: two visas issued, most posts silent. Bangkok's backlog and Islamabad's uncancelled interviews.AmmanBangkokCairoIslamabadAccraSep 13Two Days After the Cable, the Queue Is Uneven — DV First at Amman, Silence in KathmanduAmman is reviewing diversity visa refusals first and says September is out. Kathmandu, Dhaka and Cairo report nothing. London has sent no letters since July.AmmanKathmanduDhakaCairoBaghdad+1Sep 12The First Pause-Refused Visas Are Issued — and the Price Is a Second InterviewThe cable text is out, the first pause-refused visas are issued, and the route ran through a second interview about money. What was asked, and who moved.KingstonYerevanIslamabadBogotaChennai+1Sep 11The Implementation Cable Went Out to Every Post — and So Did the Government's AppealOn the same day, posts were told the pause is over and the government appealed the ruling. An appeal is not a stay. What changes for a refused case now.LimaNairobiLondonSep 10A Filing Says No One Has Left Administrative Processing — While Case Dates Keep MovingA filing reportedly says none of the 43,000 affected applicants has left administrative processing. Meanwhile case dates keep changing. Both can be true.LondonNew DelhiSep 9September Reschedules Have Started at London — With About Three Days' NoticeThe first September cancellations have been given new dates. The gap is ten days, the notice is about three, and that is a serious problem for anyone who has not done their medical.LondonDhakaFrankfurtWarsawTokyo+1Sep 8Where Things Actually Stand Going Into Today's Court FilingThe sworn declaration is due today. This is the baseline it lands against: 45 cancellations across 20 posts, 23 September appointments affected, and not one of them with a replacement date.LondonCasablancaMumbaiSep 7Do Not Cancel Your Biometrics Because Your Interview Was CancelledApplicants at Mumbai completed biometrics on 1 September with their interviews already cancelled. Several people are cancelling theirs on the assumption everything is paused — which costs them again when the interview comes back.MumbaiManilaHo Chi Minh CityTokyoSep 6The London Calendar Reopened, and the First Bookable Date Is 7 OctoberFor the first time since the cancellations began, the scheduling system is showing bookable immigrant visa slots at London — the earliest on 7 October. Plus why many applicants still cannot reach the system at all.LondonPhnom PenhManilaWarsawSep 5A Lot of Cancelled Cases Suddenly Share the Same CEAC Update DateApplicants at different consulates, cancelled on different days, are all reporting a CEAC last-updated date of 3 September. One obvious objection is that CEAC just rolls forward. Our own data says it does not.LimaAnkaraSep 4There Are Two Different Waits Here, and Only One of Them Is MovingInterviews are restarting at posts in countries that were never on the 75-country list. For people refused under that policy, thirteen days after a judge struck it down, there is still no verified case moving toward issuance. Plus: a post says the quiet part out loud about September.WarsawFrankfurtTokyoGuatemala CityMumbai+1Sep 3Someone Got Their Interview Back and Was Approved — and We Now Know What the New Interview AsksThe first case we can follow all the way through: cancelled 24 August, reinterviewed 2 September, approved. Plus the first reported question set from a post-training interview, and a warning that your new date may already be sitting in the portal with no email sent.WarsawTokyoFrankfurtDhakaLondonSep 1Same Cancelled Date. Nine Days at One Post, Ten Weeks at Another.The first London replacement date landed and it is in November — roughly ten weeks out, from the same 24 August cancellation that another post rebooked in nine days. Plus: your scheduling portal is probably still showing an appointment that no longer exists.LondonNaplesAug 31The Pause Did Not End Today. It Moved Into September.Two independent sources said the worldwide rescheduling ran through 31 August. Instead, posts spent the weekend cancelling September appointments as far out as the 30th. We got this wrong on Saturday, and the correction matters most for DV-2026 selectees, whose visas expire by law on 30 September.LondonManilaMumbaiMadridAug 29The Rescheduling Has an End Date — and a Cost Nobody Is CountingTwo independent sources now point at 31 August as the end of the worldwide interview rescheduling, and the replacement dates coming through are days out, not a month. But the wait is quietly expiring people's medical exams, and they cannot book new ones on their own.DhakaTashkentHo Chi Minh CityPhnom PenhAug 28The Cancelled Interviews Are Coming Back — Nine Days to a Month LaterThe first replacement dates from last week's worldwide cancellations have landed: nine days, twenty-three days, thirty days. Every appointment we hold between 23 and 27 August was cancelled; most from 1 September on were not. And a quarter of the affected applicants were never told.WarsawDhakaLondonMumbaiJakartaAug 25Nineteen Status Emails Did Nothing. The Twentieth Wasn't a Status Email.An applicant eight months into administrative processing got template replies to every check-in — until they wrote to report a problem instead of asking a question. The answer came within hours. Plus: a fourth report that your passport may already be waiting, and there is a clock on it.New DelhiHyderabadAug 24The First Email Arrives. It's the Second One That Doesn't.A third applicant reports a visa issued, a confirmation email on the day, and then silence where the collection notice should be. Three cases in five days now point at the same broken link — and it is not the one people assume.Aug 23Dhaka Pushed Second Interviews a Month Out. Nobody Can Say Why Yet.Two days after a court vacated the 75-country immigrant visa pause, one embassy appears to have stretched the gap between its two interview stages from days to a month. Here is what is actually known, what is guesswork, and why it probably does not affect you.DhakaCairoAug 22A Court Just Vacated a Category of 221(g) Refusals — Here Is Exactly Who That CoversA federal judge set aside the 75-country immigrant visa pause and vacated visa refusals based solely on it. It is a genuinely large ruling, and it does not apply to most people reading this. We read the order so you can tell which group you are in.MumbaiAug 21The Consulate Email That Says Your Refusal Is Final (It Usually Isn't)An applicant asked their consulate for a status update and got a reply saying they failed to establish eligibility and that the refusal is final. Their case is an ordinary open 221(g). Here is what that wording actually means, plus a new pattern in how documents are being collected.HyderabadNew DelhiMumbaiAug 20A Blank Tracking Page Is Not Evidence of AnythingSomeone with an empty portal status and no notification email went to the collection counter anyway. Their passport was already sitting there. Today's reports argue that the tracking page is not a reliable picture of where your passport actually is.ChennaiLondonMumbaiAug 19Sending Your Documents Is Not the Same as the Consulate Receiving ThemNine new case timelines today, and two of them turned on the same overlooked step: the moment you email your 221(g) documents. One applicant sent theirs three times over a week before anyone confirmed receipt. Here is how to tell whether yours actually landed.HyderabadLondonChennaiAug 18Three Kinds of "Approved", and Only One Gets You on a PlaneAn officer saying yes, a status page saying Approved, and a visa actually printed are three different things. Today's reports landed one at each stage — and the gap between them is where most of the panic happens.AnkaraAug 17"Issued" Is Not In Hand — the Four Days Nobody CountsEveryone tracks interview to approval. Almost nobody tracks approval to passport-in-hand. Across 159 tracked cases the median is 4 days, and most of it happens before the courier ever touches your passport.MumbaiHyderabadChennaiNew DelhiAug 16The Weekend Freeze Is Normal — Put the Phone DownIt's Sunday, your CEAC hasn't moved, and that means nothing: 96% of status changes land Monday to Friday. Here's what this week's 34 new case reports actually showed, and what to do before Monday.HyderabadAug 157 approvals across 15 consulatesDaily 221(g) administrative processing digest for 2026-08-15: 36 new case reports, 7 approvals. Per-consulate movement for H1B stamping.LondonHyderabadNew DelhiChennaiSingapore+1