Rio de Janeiro 221(g) Tracker
Live administrative-processing picture at Rio de Janeiro, from 23 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Rio de Janeiro interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Rio de Janeiro cases only.
What Rio de Janeiro has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Rio de Janeiro 221(g) so far, grouped by type and most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- New medical exam — 2 requests
9 other requests reported once
- all originals previously requested
- Bank statements / financial evidence
- CV / resume
- DS-5535 questionnaire
- Employment letter / job details
- evidence of assets
- I-864 affidavit of support
- updated financial information
- written questions
1 of 23 tracked Rio de Janeiro cases were asked to submit by email.
Rio de Janeiro and the immigrant visa pause
At least one applicant who is not a plaintiff has received a case-specific instruction here. Last reported movement 2026-10-13.
Relayed 13 October from a screenshot: a January first interview has a re-interview on 10 November. Another applicant hears the post is working both ends of the backlog, not strictly in date order, so that recent interviewees do not also lose their medicals. A family case went to Issued on CEAC with an email asking for the passports around 11 October (second interview not stated). Chronological re-interviews are reaching January and February first interviews, so later cohorts expect expired medicals. One jump in the queue: a non-plaintiff IR1 first interviewed 9 April, whose second child is due 24 November, got a 28 October second interview on 8 October, a day after the post told a senator's office that rescheduling is chronological. A June case is waiting. Earlier: the 29 September second interview issued in two days; about thirty January employment-based families emailed for after 20 October.
Full picture for this post, with its pause cases, cancellations and every digest mention: Rio de Janeiro immigrant visa pause status. Every post side by side: status by embassy.
Related
Other posts in the same country
- Sao Paulo 221(g) tracker — median 90d, 7 cases
Posts with a similar wait
- Guangzhou 221(g) tracker — median 39d, 10 cases
- Montreal 221(g) tracker — median 40d, 46 cases
- Halifax 221(g) tracker — median 30d, 3 cases
- Lima 221(g) tracker — median 28d, 11 cases
Recent Rio de Janeiro case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | IV (immigrant) | mention | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-14 | IV (immigrant) | called | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-12 | IV (immigrant) | approved | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-09 | IR1/CR1 | pending | 2026-06-15 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-09 | IR1 | pending | 2026-04-09 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-08 | IR1/CR1 | unknown | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-02 | IR1/CR1 | issued | 2026-08-07 | 2026-10-01 | 55 | — |
| 2026-10-01 | other | pending | 2026-03-03 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-01 | CR1 | pending | 2026-02-05 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-29 | — | pending | 2026-01-08 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-29 | IR1/CR1 | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-28 | — | pending | 2026-02 | — | — | — |
Rio de Janeiro 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Rio de Janeiro in 2026?
Among 8 resolved community-reported cases at Rio de Janeiro, the median is 37 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 55 days. 10 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 Rio de Janeiro ask for?
Recorded requests at Rio de Janeiro: New medical exam (2 cases); all originals previously requested; Bank statements / financial evidence; CV / resume; DS-5535 questionnaire; Employment letter / job details. 1 of 23 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my Rio de Janeiro 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Rio de Janeiro cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
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