Frankfurt 221(g) Tracker
Live administrative-processing picture at Frankfurt, from 43 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Frankfurt interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Frankfurt cases only.
What Frankfurt has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Frankfurt 221(g) so far, grouped by type and most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- Additional documents (unspecified) — 2 requests
- Bank statements / financial evidence — 2 requests
9 other requests reported once
- 1040s of the petitioner's parents (household)
- CV / resume
- health insurance estimate (marketplace quote)
- I-797 approval notice
- New medical exam
- Passport
- petitioner's US driver's license
- statement on cash assistance and debts (by email)
- US health insurance estimate
5 of 43 tracked Frankfurt cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: white.
Frankfurt and the immigrant visa pause
At least one applicant who is not a plaintiff has received a case-specific instruction here. Last reported movement 2026-10-08.
Pause-country cases are being issued: a CR1 first interviewed 2 July and refused on nationality had a second interview on 6 October (insurance plan named and the petitioner's card shown, education, bank accounts with a statement ready, the car loan's size and term, no property) and the visa was issued on 8 October, package arriving 12 October. Second-interview emails went out 8-9 October to an August 221(g) CR1 (insurance estimate, household returns, cash-assistance and debts question) and to a 17 February Thai spouse living elsewhere in Europe; reschedule requests refused. Earlier: a 6 October first interview for a service member's spouse with manager review; K-1s turned away 1 October. Separately, two K-1s interviewed 13 and 18 August have passports kept and CEAC stuck (one Ready, one Refused) through repeated touches with no decision as of 11 October.
Full picture for this post, with its pause cases, cancellations and every digest mention: Frankfurt immigrant visa pause status. Every post side by side: status by embassy.
Related
Other posts in the same country
- Berlin 221(g) tracker — 11 cases
- Munich 221(g) tracker — median 1d, 9 cases
Posts with a similar wait
- Mexico City 221(g) tracker — median 102d, 12 cases
- Sao Paulo 221(g) tracker — median 90d, 7 cases
- Belgrade 221(g) tracker — median 79d, 3 cases
- Hong Kong 221(g) tracker — median 72d, 11 cases
Recent Frankfurt case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | other | pending | 2026-08-18 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-12 | B1/B2 | pending | 2026-09-25 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-12 | K1 | pending | 2026-08-13 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-11 | K1 | pending | 2026-08-18 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-10 | CR1 | issued | 2026-07-02 | 2026-10-08 | 98 | — |
| 2026-10-09 | IR1 | pending | 2026-02-17 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-09 | CR1 | pending | 2026-08-15 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-08 | H1B | pending | 2026-09-29 | — | — | white |
| 2026-10-06 | IR1/CR1 | pending | 2026-10-06 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-06 | EB3 | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-05 | other | pending | 2026-07-10 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-30 | DV | pending | 2026-05 | — | — | — |
Frankfurt 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Frankfurt in 2026?
Among 9 resolved community-reported cases at Frankfurt, the median is 33 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 98 days. 22 tracked cases have been pending 60+ days — outcomes are fast for most and slow for a stuck minority.
What do most 221(g) slips at Frankfurt ask for?
Recorded requests at Frankfurt: Additional documents (unspecified) (2 cases); Bank statements / financial evidence (2 cases); 1040s of the petitioner's parents (household); CV / resume; health insurance estimate (marketplace quote); I-797 approval notice. 5 of 43 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my Frankfurt 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Frankfurt cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Frankfurt 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Frankfurt timeline, and grab the submission email template.