Islamabad 221(g) Tracker
Live administrative-processing picture at Islamabad, from 115 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Islamabad interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Islamabad cases only.
What Islamabad has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Islamabad 221(g) so far, grouped by type and most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- Passport — 4 requests
- Bank statements / financial evidence — 3 requests
- CV / resume — 3 requests
- Tax returns / transcripts — 3 requests
- complete USCIS petition — 2 requests
- I-129 petition — 2 requests
- Marriage / relationship evidence — 2 requests
25 other requests reported once
- academic-position documents
- Additional documents (unspecified)
- Birth certificate
- documents for administrative processing
- documents from employer side
- documents uploaded to portal/email per 221(g) slip
- DS-5535 questionnaire
- employer tax documents
- employer's tax documents
- full USCIS petition
- I-134 from US sponsor
- I-20
- I-864 affidavit of support
- internship documents
- letter of support
- New medical exam
- Payslips
- Photographs
- principal O-1 applicant's in-person interview
- proof of domicile
- proof of income
- proof of US domicile
- SEVIS fee receipt
- Social media links / handles
- W-2
13 of 115 tracked Islamabad cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: white, green, blue, pink.
Email addresses Islamabad has used
Addresses applicants report being contacted from, or told to write to, in Islamabad 221(g) cases. Official post and scheduling-vendor domains only. Use the address on your own slip or email first; these are what other applicants at this post have seen. Every post’s addresses in one place: 221(g) email addresses by consulate.
islamabadivinquiry@state.gov— seen in 2 reportssupport-pakistan@usvisascheduling.com
Islamabad and the immigrant visa pause
Movement has been reported here, but who is being called is disputed or unknown. Last reported movement 2026-10-09.
The early-February cohort is waiting behind late January: four applicants first interviewed on 2 and 24 February report Refused on 12-13 October, with CEAC last-updated touches on 6 and 9 October for some and none for others, and emails to the post unanswered; commenters expect the post to work chronologically after the relayed re-interview emails of 7-8 October to applicants interviewed 21-26 January (dates 15-19 October, five or six people in one telling; no first-hand copy yet). A 3 February case and a July case have nothing. The email navigator still bounces inquiries.
Full picture for this post, with its pause cases, cancellations and every digest mention: Islamabad immigrant visa pause status. Every post side by side: status by embassy.
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Recent Islamabad case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | IV (immigrant) | pending | 2026-02-02 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-12 | IV (immigrant) | pending | 2026-02-02 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-12 | IV (immigrant) | pending | 2026-02-24 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-12 | IV (immigrant) | pending | 2026-02-02 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-12 | H1B | pending | 2026-06-22 | — | — | white |
| 2026-10-11 | O3 | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-09 | IV (immigrant) | pending | 2026-02-03 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-09 | IV (immigrant) | unknown | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-09 | IV (immigrant) | pending | 2025-12-15 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-08 | IV (immigrant) | unknown | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-07 | IV (immigrant) | pending | 2026-02-06 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-05 | IR2 | pending | 2026-02-06 | — | — | — |
Islamabad 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Islamabad in 2026?
Among 9 resolved community-reported cases at Islamabad, the median is 4 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 8 days. 74 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 Islamabad ask for?
Recorded requests at Islamabad: Passport (4 cases); Bank statements / financial evidence (3 cases); CV / resume (3 cases); Tax returns / transcripts (3 cases); complete USCIS petition (2 cases); I-129 petition (2 cases). 13 of 115 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my Islamabad 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Islamabad cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Islamabad 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Islamabad timeline, and grab the submission email template.