Almaty: immigrant visa pause status
Whether the US embassy or consulate in Almaty, Kazakhstan 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 Almaty: some non-plaintiffs. Yes, in part. At least one applicant at Almaty who is not a named plaintiff has reported a case-specific instruction: a new medical, a second interview or a document request. The last movement reported was on 9 Oct 2026.
- Last reported movement: 9 Oct 2026.
- Pause-refused cases in the tracker: 0. Cancelled appointments logged: 0.
- Contacting the post: Short-notice email with a document list; refusal paper at the window.
- Source: applicant reports, read daily; the same evidence as the daily digest. Nothing here comes from the post itself.
What has happened at Almaty
First non-plaintiff re-interview reported, and it ended in a refusal: a 64-year-old IR5 parent first interviewed 17 February was emailed at short notice in the week of 5 October for a follow-up interview with a new medical and a document list (credit report, certificate of any social assistance received, asset valuation with translation, bank and pension statements, a US health insurance plan, a job offer or work plan). The I-864 was above the guideline, but no insurance plan or work plan could be shown; she was handed a 212(a)(4) paper with no explanation and her visitor visa was cancelled. Earlier: plaintiffs scheduled first, per relayed reports; a non-plaintiff CR1 interviewed 30 March had no contact as of 6 October. RE-INTERVIEW DATE APPROXIMATE.
This is the row shown for Almaty on the status-by-embassy table, written from the latest reports and updated whenever something changes.
What the daily digest has said about Almaty
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.
Almaty pause: quick answers
Is the US embassy in Almaty calling back applicants refused under the immigrant visa pause?
Yes, in part. At least one applicant at Almaty who is not a named plaintiff has reported a case-specific instruction: a new medical, a second interview or a document request. The last movement reported was on 9 Oct 2026.
What has happened at Almaty since the pause was vacated?
First non-plaintiff re-interview reported, and it ended in a refusal: a 64-year-old IR5 parent first interviewed 17 February was emailed at short notice in the week of 5 October for a follow-up interview with a new medical and a document list (credit report, certificate of any social assistance received, asset valuation with translation, bank and pension statements, a US health insurance plan, a job offer or work plan). The I-864 was above the guideline, but no insurance plan or work plan could be shown; she was handed a 212(a)(4) paper with no explanation and her visitor visa was cancelled. Earlier: plaintiffs scheduled first, per relayed reports; a non-plaintiff CR1 interviewed 30 March had no contact as of 6 October. RE-INTERVIEW DATE APPROXIMATE.
How do I contact Almaty about a pause case?
What applicants at Almaty report: Short-notice email with a document list; refusal paper at the window. 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 Almaty
- 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
- Almaty 221(g) tracker — 4 tracked cases of every kind, wait times and what the post asks for
- 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: some non-plaintiffs
- Bangkok, Thailand — last movement 13 Oct
- Bogota, Colombia — last movement 13 Oct
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — last movement 13 Oct
- Amman, Jordan — last movement 12 Oct
- Warsaw, Poland — last movement 12 Oct
- Guangzhou, China — last movement 11 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 Almaty. Court filings are described as reported by applicants who read them.