Riyadh 221(g) Tracker
Live administrative-processing picture at Riyadh, from 7 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Riyadh interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Riyadh cases only.
Riyadh and the immigrant visa pause
No callbacks of any kind have been reported at this post since the cable.
The post's website says routine visa processing is not available in Saudi Arabia at this time, and the embassy itself is closed until further notice with inquiries routed to a visa navigator that leads nowhere; Amman sends the same note citing regional tension. No re-interviews reported. Applicants are asking for an alternative post. On 14 October an applicant repeats that nothing is being worked at the post.
Full picture for this post, with its pause cases, cancellations and every digest mention: Riyadh immigrant visa pause status. Every post side by side: status by embassy.
Related
Other posts in the same country
- Jeddah 221(g) tracker — median 1d, 8 cases
Posts with a similar wait
- Doha 221(g) tracker — median 21d, 3 cases
- Tashkent 221(g) tracker — median 20d, 12 cases
- Oslo 221(g) tracker — median 20d, 4 cases
- Santo Domingo 221(g) tracker — median 19d, 13 cases
Recent Riyadh case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | IV (immigrant) | mention | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-10 | other | pending | 2023-10 | — | — | — |
| 2025-08-20 | other | pending | 2025-07-27 | — | — | — |
| 2025-08-20 | other | pending | 2025-07-27 | — | — | — |
| 2025-07-29 | F1 | approved | 2025-07-07 | 2025-07-21 | 14 | — |
| 2025-07-13 | F1 | approved | 2025-07-08 | — | 21 | — |
| 2021-10-20 | H1B | pending | — | — | — | — |
Riyadh 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Riyadh in 2026?
Among 2 resolved community-reported cases at Riyadh, the median is 21 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 21 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 Riyadh ask for?
No document requests have been recorded at Riyadh yet. Across all posts the most common 2026 request is social-media information submitted by email with profiles set public, but that is the general pattern rather than anything specific to Riyadh.
Is my Riyadh 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Riyadh cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Riyadh 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Riyadh timeline, and grab the submission email template.