Addis Ababa: immigrant visa pause status
Whether the US embassy or consulate in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is calling back applicants refused under the 75-country immigrant visa pause, who has been called, and what applicants there report. Crowdsourced and anonymised. As of 14 Oct 2026.
Key facts, as of 14 Oct 2026
- Who is being called back at Addis Ababa: movement, unclear who. Movement has been reported at Addis Ababa, but who is being called is disputed or unknown. The last movement reported was on 13 Oct 2026.
- Last reported movement: 13 Oct 2026.
- Pause-refused cases in the tracker: 0. Cancelled appointments logged: 0.
- Contacting the post: One re-interview email; otherwise no replies reported.
- Source: applicant reports, read daily; the same evidence as the daily digest. Nothing here comes from the post itself.
What has happened at Addis Ababa
First re-interview invitation reported around 13 October: an IR1 with a January medical was given 1 December, with no mention of the expired medical; plaintiff status not stated. Batch CEAC touches on 23 September: a spouse and child refused after a 16 March interview both had case-last-updated changed after nearly seven months, status still Refused, no email. Applicants say the touches are not chronological, with some January interviews untouched. No re-interviews reported.
This is the row shown for Addis Ababa on the status-by-embassy table, written from the latest reports and updated whenever something changes.
What the daily digest has said about Addis Ababa
Every day this post appeared in the digest, newest first. The one-line summary is the digest’s own; follow the link for the full account.
| Date | Outcome | What happened | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | Called back | First re-interview invite reported: IR1 given 1 Dec; email silent on the expired medical | Read |
Addis Ababa pause: quick answers
Is the US embassy in Addis Ababa calling back applicants refused under the immigrant visa pause?
Movement has been reported at Addis Ababa, but who is being called is disputed or unknown. The last movement reported was on 13 Oct 2026.
What has happened at Addis Ababa since the pause was vacated?
First re-interview invitation reported around 13 October: an IR1 with a January medical was given 1 December, with no mention of the expired medical; plaintiff status not stated. Batch CEAC touches on 23 September: a spouse and child refused after a 16 March interview both had case-last-updated changed after nearly seven months, status still Refused, no email. Applicants say the touches are not chronological, with some January interviews untouched. No re-interviews reported.
How do I contact Addis Ababa about a pause case?
What applicants at Addis Ababa report: One re-interview email; otherwise no replies reported. Across posts, emails usually return nothing or a copy of the cable, and a congressional inquiry has so far returned one line. A moving CEAC last-updated date after you write means someone opened the file; it is not a decision and has not preceded one in any case we hold.
If you are waiting on Addis Ababa
- Expect a new medical to be the first request if yours is older than six months; ask your panel clinic whether it already has instructions before you book.
- Every approval since the cable went through a second interview about money: taxes, savings, debts, insurance, employment plans and benefits history. The list is in the re-interview guide.
- A changed CEAC date after you email the post means the file was opened, not decided.
- If your report would change this page, add your case. Rows are built from reports; a post with none cannot be shown as moving.
Related
- Immigrant visa pause: status by embassy — all 64 posts side by side
- Public-charge re-interview: questions asked and what to bring
Other posts where the picture is the same: movement, unclear who
- Cotonou, Benin — last movement 14 Oct
- Belgrade, Serbia — last movement 13 Oct
- Islamabad, Pakistan — last movement 9 Oct
- Manila, Philippines — last movement 8 Oct
- Nairobi, Kenya — last movement 8 Oct
- Dhaka, Bangladesh — last movement 6 Oct
Posts where non-plaintiffs are being called
- Bogota, Colombia — last movement 13 Oct
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — last movement 13 Oct
- Bangkok, Thailand — last movement 13 Oct
- Amman, Jordan — last movement 12 Oct
VisaMoves is a free, anonymous community data project. Not legal advice, and not affiliated with the U.S. Department of State or the post in Addis Ababa. Court filings are described as reported by applicants who read them.