Sydney 221(g) Tracker
Live administrative-processing picture at Sydney, from 29 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Sydney interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Sydney cases only.
What Sydney has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Sydney 221(g) so far, grouped by type and most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- 15+ year travel, address and education history questionnaire
- address history
- Bank statements / financial evidence
- education history
- employment history
- Passport
- reciprocity fee payment receipt (pay.gov)
- Travel history / itinerary
6 of 29 tracked Sydney cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: yellow, green.
Email addresses Sydney has used
Addresses applicants report being contacted from, or told to write to, in Sydney 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.
sydvisas@state.gov
Sydney 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 second interviews continue (relayed: a few more in the week of 5 October, one a military-spouse CR1), and the 6 October case reads Issued. Everyone else waits: a direct-consular-filing IR1 cancelled for 2 September, a 26 August interview and a 15 September first interview have no dates as of 8 October.
Full picture for this post, with its pause cases, cancellations and every digest mention: Sydney immigrant visa pause status. Every post side by side: status by embassy.
Related
Other posts in the same country
- Melbourne 221(g) tracker — median 7d, 3 cases
Posts with a similar wait
- Buenos Aires 221(g) tracker — median 5d, 5 cases
- London 221(g) tracker — median 3d, 218 cases
- Kathmandu 221(g) tracker — median 7d, 33 cases
- Dubai 221(g) tracker — median 7d, 32 cases
Recent Sydney case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | B1/B2 | approved | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-01 | 0 | — |
| 2026-10-09 | CR1 | unknown | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-08 | IV (immigrant) | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-08 | IR1 | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-08 | IV (immigrant) | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-07 | IR1/CR1 | approved | 2026-07-15 | 2026-10-07 | 84 | — |
| 2026-10-06 | IR1/CR1 | pending | 2026-07-15 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-06 | IR1/CR1 | pending | 2026-07-15 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-01 | other | pending | 2026-08-17 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-01 | EB3 | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-01 | IR1/CR1 | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-01 | IR1/CR1 | pending | 2026-07-07 | — | — | — |
Sydney 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Sydney in 2026?
Among 9 resolved community-reported cases at Sydney, the median is 5 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 84 days. 8 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 Sydney ask for?
Recorded requests at Sydney: 15+ year travel, address and education history questionnaire; address history; Bank statements / financial evidence; education history; employment history; Passport. 6 of 29 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my Sydney 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Sydney cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Sydney 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Sydney timeline, and grab the submission email template.