Beirut 221(g) Tracker
Live administrative-processing picture at Beirut, from 7 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Beirut interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
No Beirut median yet
Only 1 tracked Beirut case has both an interview and an approval date — too few to publish a median for this post.
Across all 588 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 Beirut — per-post medians vary widely, which is the whole reason these pages exist.
What Beirut has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Beirut 221(g) so far, grouped by type and most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- New medical exam — 2 requests
4 other requests reported once
- Additional documents (unspecified)
- DS-5535 questionnaire
- Passport
- updated public charge documents
1 of 7 tracked Beirut cases were asked to submit by email.
Beirut and the immigrant visa pause
At least one applicant who is not a plaintiff has received a case-specific instruction here. Last reported movement 2026-10-02.
One callback only: a Lebanese spouse refused at a 28 January interview was emailed on 2 October, after the petitioner wrote, for a second interview on 20 October with a new medical. Other applicants asking on 8 October have seen nobody else from Beirut emailed, and every inquiry draws the same reply that the case is in administrative processing.
Full picture for this post, with its pause cases, cancellations and every digest mention: Beirut immigrant visa pause status. Every post side by side: status by embassy.
Recent Beirut case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | IR1/CR1 | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-02 | CR1 | pending | 2026-01-28 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-27 | CR1 | pending | 2025-09 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-26 | B1/B2 | pending | 2026-09-19 | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-27 | IR1 | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-03-13 | other | issued | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-10 | other | pending | 2024-02-07 | — | — | — |
Beirut 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Beirut in 2026?
Not enough resolved cases at Beirut yet for a reliable median. 6 tracked cases are currently pending.
What do most 221(g) slips at Beirut ask for?
Recorded requests at Beirut: New medical exam (2 cases); Additional documents (unspecified); DS-5535 questionnaire; Passport; updated public charge documents. 1 of 7 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my Beirut 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Beirut cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Beirut 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Beirut timeline, and grab the submission email template.