Immigrant Visa Pause Update, November 11, 2026: London Moves Rebooked Interviews to January When Medical Results Arrive Late, and Yerevan Issues a Spouse Visa

Day 82. London is rebooking the interviews it cancelled in September, but some of those new dates are now being cancelled a second time. The reason in at least one case is the medical: the results were sent, but they had not arrived at the embassy in time.

London: rebooked interviews moved again, to January

On 10 November several applicants whose September interviews had been rebooked for this month got a second cancellation email. A K-1 due on 12 November was moved to 4 January (the email printed the wrong year). A rebooked interview due on 13 November went to 5 January. An IR1 due on 17 November went to 7 January, and the email said why: the post had not received the medical results. That applicant had the exam on 3 November, and the clinic said it sent the results on 6 November. The applicant believes the results take about five working days to arrive, which would be too late. If your rebooked London date is coming up, book the panel medical well over two weeks ahead and ask the clinic when the results will reach the embassy, not just when they are sent. A London K-1 turned away at the window because the medical results had not arrived was reported on 9 November.

London also refused an IR1 under the public-charge ground 212(a)(4), reported on 10 November. The joint sponsor met the income guideline, but the officer looked at a family of five where the beneficiary was the only earner and the US citizen spouse had no recent US income. The public charge re-interview guide now covers what the family plans to change.

Yerevan and Rio: short second interviews, then visas

At Yerevan, a spouse (IR1) first interviewed in mid-March, and not part of any lawsuit, was re-interviewed at the end of October and got the passport back with the visa on 11 November. The applicant says the second interview took under ten minutes because every document had been uploaded to CEAC beforehand, and that most of the few other applicants there were over 70. At Rio de Janeiro, a CR1 spouse and three children first interviewed in January were approved at their second interview on 10 November. The post asked only for updated financial documents, a letter confirming the US spouse still has the same job, and a new medical. Applicants in Brazil say employment-based (EB-2 NIW) re-interviews are going much worse, though that is second-hand.

Still waiting

At Islamabad, a parent (IR5) re-interviewed in early November got a 221(g) with only health insurance ticked, and the officer wrote Marketplace on the slip. At Accra, parents re-interviewed on 27 October went to Ready, then back to Administrative Processing on 6 November. A Stockholm EB-3 refused on public charge sent US job offers and a support plan asking for reconsideration and got only the general training reply. At Ciudad Juarez, an IR1 first interviewed in mid-August is still in administrative processing; the petitioner, a lawyer and a congressional office all received the same pasted answer. Bogota applicants first interviewed on 24 and 27 February are still waiting for re-interview instructions; commenters say some April and June cases have already been seen, so the post is not going strictly in order.

Today, 11 November, is Veterans Day; most US embassies and consulates are closed. Status by embassy: immigrant visa pause status. Cancelled and rebooked interviews: cancellation tracker.