Buenos Aires 221(g) Tracker
Live administrative-processing picture at Buenos Aires, from 4 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Buenos Aires interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Buenos Aires cases only.
What Buenos Aires has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Buenos Aires 221(g) so far, most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- evidence of financial support
- family background info
- family details
- proof of activities during prior US stay
- proof of activities during prior US stays
- proof of financial support
2 of 4 tracked Buenos Aires cases were asked to submit by email.
Buenos Aires and the immigrant visa pause
Movement has been reported here, but who is being called is disputed or unknown. Last reported movement 2026-09-21.
Call centre said on 21 September that rescheduling emails have begun going out, in original-date order. The applicant who was told this had not received one.
Every post, side by side: immigrant visa pause status by embassy.
Related
Posts with a similar wait
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- Dubai 221(g) tracker — median 7d, 32 cases
Recent Buenos Aires case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-02 | J1 | approved | 2025-02-19 | — | 5 | — |
| 2025-03-01 | J1 | issued | 2025-02-19 | — | — | — |
| 2025-02-04 | other | issued | 2025-01-22 | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-14 | B1/B2 | pending | 2018-05 | — | — | — |
Buenos Aires 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Buenos Aires in 2026?
Among 3 resolved community-reported cases at Buenos Aires, the median is 5 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 5 days. 1 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 Buenos Aires ask for?
Recorded requests at Buenos Aires: evidence of financial support; family background info; family details; proof of activities during prior US stay; proof of activities during prior US stays; proof of financial support. 2 of 4 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my Buenos Aires 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Buenos Aires cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Buenos Aires 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Buenos Aires timeline, and grab the submission email template.