Addis Ababa 221(g) Tracker: Wait Times
Live administrative-processing picture at Addis Ababa, from 6 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Addis Ababa interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
No Addis Ababa median yet
None of the 6 tracked Addis Ababa cases have reported an outcome date yet, so there is no honest median to publish for this post.
Across all 609 resolved cases we track, at every post, the median is 3 days from interview to approval. Treat that as background, not as a prediction for Addis Ababa — per-post medians vary widely, which is the whole reason these pages exist.
Addis Ababa and the immigrant visa pause
Movement has been reported here, but who is being called is disputed or unknown. Last reported movement 2026-11-12.
First re-interview invitation reported around 13 October: an IR1 with a January medical was given 1 December, with no mention of the expired medical; plaintiff status not stated. Batch CEAC touches on 23 September: a spouse and child refused after a 16 March interview both had case-last-updated changed after nearly seven months, status still Refused, no email. Applicants say the touches are not chronological, with some January interviews untouched. No re-interviews reported. 24 October: a son's case interviewed in March and held under the pause has had no contact; three congressional replies said to wait. A commenter says the post has begun emailing some applicants. Reported 11-12 November: an EB-2 NIW first interviewed in January was emailed in late October for a re-interview in the first week of November, after CEAC updated three times in October. The re-interview centred on the public-charge questionnaire (age, insurance, the job offer, bank statements, assets, medications, past benefits, relocation, relatives in the US). The post now gives medical instructions only after the re-interview, and clinics are said to be refusing to do medicals before it. An IR1 held since a January interview relays that February first interviews are now being re-interviewed and some are receiving visas.
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Full picture for this post, with its pause cases, cancellations and every digest mention: Addis Ababa immigrant visa pause status. Every post side by side: status by embassy.
Recent Addis Ababa case reports
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| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-12 | EB2-NIW | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-11-11 | IR1 | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-11-03 | IR2 | pending | 2026-03-01 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-24 | IV (immigrant) | pending | 2026-03 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-14 | IR1 | called | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-24 | IR1 | pending | 2026-03-16 | — | — | — |
Addis Ababa 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Addis Ababa in 2026?
Not enough resolved cases at Addis Ababa yet for a reliable median. 5 tracked cases are currently pending.
What do most 221(g) slips at Addis Ababa ask for?
No document requests have been recorded at Addis Ababa yet. Across all posts the most common 2026 request is social-media information submitted by email with profiles set public, but that is the general pattern rather than anything specific to Addis Ababa.
Is my Addis Ababa 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Addis Ababa cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
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