Paris 221(g) Tracker
Live administrative-processing picture at Paris, from 28 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Paris interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Paris cases only.
What Paris has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Paris 221(g) so far, grouped by type and most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- DS-5535 questionnaire — 2 requests
- New medical exam — 2 requests
- Passport — 2 requests
5 other requests reported once
- CV / resume
- List of publications
- personal and parents' financial assets documentation
- Photographs
- visa bond of 10,000 US dollars
1 of 28 tracked Paris cases were asked to submit by email.
Paris and the immigrant visa pause
At least one applicant who is not a plaintiff has received a case-specific instruction here. Last reported movement 2026-10-07.
Re-interviews have begun and one was refused: a pause-country national living in France, F11 family case first interviewed in June and told everything looked fine, was phoned for a re-interview the week of 5 October, questioned mainly on his own salary, savings (under 5,000 euros) and assets rather than on sponsors earning five times the requirement, and emailed a refusal worksheet with only public charge ticked and no explanation. K-1s cancelled for 1 and 2 September had CEAC touches on 30 September and no dates as of 5 October; applicants elsewhere say Paris has started rescheduling, but two K-1s cancelled for 29-30 September still had no date on 11 October. On 14 October the 30 September K-1 still has no date, and a group of K-1s with interviews around 1 September report none either.
Full picture for this post, with its pause cases, cancellations and every digest mention: Paris immigrant visa pause status. Every post side by side: status by embassy.
Related
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- Bridgetown 221(g) tracker — median 12d, 3 cases
Recent Paris case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | K1 | cancelled | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-11 | K1 | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-11 | K1 | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-09 | F1 (family preference) | refused | 2026-06-15 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-05 | K1 | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-05 | DV | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-28 | F1 | pending | 2026-09-23 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-28 | other | pending | 2026-09-21 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-25 | other | pending | 2026-09-23 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-21 | B1/B2 | pending | 2026-09-11 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-16 | B1/B2 | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-15 | IR1/CR1 | refused | — | — | — | — |
Paris 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Paris in 2026?
Among 9 resolved community-reported cases at Paris, the median is 0 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 13 days. 3 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 Paris ask for?
Recorded requests at Paris: DS-5535 questionnaire (2 cases); New medical exam (2 cases); Passport (2 cases); CV / resume; List of publications; personal and parents' financial assets documentation. 1 of 28 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my Paris 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Paris cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Paris 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Paris timeline, and grab the submission email template.