Tokyo 221(g) Tracker
Live administrative-processing picture at Tokyo, from 17 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Tokyo interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Tokyo cases only.
What Tokyo has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Tokyo 221(g) so far, grouped by type and most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- Additional documents (unspecified) — 2 requests
- Bank statements / financial evidence — 2 requests
- Passport — 2 requests
2 other requests reported once
- CV / resume
- New medical exam
No tracked Tokyo case has reported an email submission request.
Tokyo and the immigrant visa pause
At least one applicant who is not a plaintiff has received a case-specific instruction here. Last reported movement 2026-10-10.
A K-1 applicant says no Tokyo interviews had been rescheduled as of 13 October. Mid-October immigrant interviews are being cancelled: an applicant due in the week of 12 October found the mass 'rescheduled, do not appear' notice in the scheduling site's message centre on 10 October, with no new date. A spouse interviewed 21 July, refused under the pause and asked for more of the petitioner's financials, has had the passport held since July with no contact. The 5 October form letter about training remains the only reply; August cancellations wait. A non-pause New Zealand-passport case went Issued on 1 October without a second interview.
Full picture for this post, with its pause cases, cancellations and every digest mention: Tokyo immigrant visa pause status. Every post side by side: status by embassy.
Related
Posts with a similar wait
- Montreal 221(g) tracker — median 40d, 46 cases
- Cairo 221(g) tracker — median 60d, 28 cases
- Guangzhou 221(g) tracker — median 39d, 10 cases
- Rio de Janeiro 221(g) tracker — median 37d, 23 cases
Recent Tokyo case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | K1 | mention | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-11 | IR1/CR1 | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-09 | IR1/CR1 | pending | 2026-07-21 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-04 | IR1 | pending | 2026-07-15 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-02 | IR1 | issued | 2026-08-12 | 2026-10-01 | 50 | — |
| 2026-09-19 | IR1 | pending | 2026-07-21 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-03 | IR1/CR1 | pending | 2026-08-27 | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-04 | K1 | issued | 2026-05-21 | — | 19 | — |
| 2026-05-09 | B1/B2 | pending | 2026-02 | — | — | — |
| 2026-02-04 | B1/B2 | pending | 2025-06-24 | — | — | — |
| 2026-01-08 | other | pending | 2025-10-08 | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | other | pending | 2025-09 | — | — | — |
Tokyo 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Tokyo in 2026?
Among 4 resolved community-reported cases at Tokyo, the median is 50 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 50 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 Tokyo ask for?
Recorded requests at Tokyo: Additional documents (unspecified) (2 cases); Bank statements / financial evidence (2 cases); Passport (2 cases); CV / resume; New medical exam.
Is my Tokyo 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Tokyo cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Tokyo 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Tokyo timeline, and grab the submission email template.