How long is 221(g) taking right now?
Live picture from 3390 community-tracked cases — updated as reports arrive.
Every case, one picture
Where 3390 221(g) cases actually go — hover any flow for exact counts. The story: most clear fast, but the “stuck” branch is real.
The one number that matters
Share of resolved cases cleared within 7 days of interview.
Live movement
Latest approvals and new pending reports in the current view.
Consulate race
75th-percentile days to approval (bar) with the median (dot) — hover for full stats.
Consulate leaderboard
Busiest posts in the current view — full table →
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked interviews per month vs how many of them are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved cases only — the red tail past 14 days is the “stuck” population.
Is it getting faster or slower?
Median and p75 days to approval per interview-month cohort.
How long pending cases have been waiting
Days since interview for 1190 pending cases with a known interview date.
When approvals actually land
Approvals per day, last 12 weeks — hover any cell. They arrive in waves, not a steady drip.
By visa type
Same 221(g) process, different petitions.
| Visa | Cases | Pending | Median days |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1B | 810 | 407 | 1 |
| F1 | 798 | 385 | 7 |
| other | 621 | 415 | 8 |
| B1/B2 | 457 | 196 | 0 |
| unknown | 310 | 194 | 5 |
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The submission email format from approved cases — passport and DS-160 number in the subject line, sent the same day.
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