Calgary 221(g) Tracker: Wait Times
Live administrative-processing picture at Calgary, from 16 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Calgary interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Calgary cases only.
What Calgary has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Calgary 221(g) so far, grouped by type and most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- CV / resume — 4 requests
- Transcripts / degree — 3 requests
8 other requests reported once
- DS-160 confirmation
- H1B approval copies
- I-797 approval notice
- Marriage / relationship evidence
- Passport
- Photographs
- prior research papers
- proof of status in Canada
5 of 16 tracked Calgary cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: yellow.
Related
Calgary by visa type
- H-1B 221(g) at Calgary — 8 cases, 6 resolved
Other posts in the same country
- Vancouver 221(g) tracker — median 2d, 17 cases
- Ottawa 221(g) tracker — median same day, 8 cases
- Halifax 221(g) tracker — median 30d, 3 cases
Posts with a similar wait
- Bridgetown 221(g) tracker — median 12d, 4 cases
- Paris 221(g) tracker — median 13d, 41 cases
- Naples 221(g) tracker — median 13d, 17 cases
- Johannesburg 221(g) tracker — median 11d, 7 cases
Recent Calgary case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-07 | B1/B2 | approved | 2026-11-06 | 2026-11-06 | 0 | yellow |
| 2026-10-25 | H1B | pending | 2023-06 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-18 | O1 | issued | 2026-10-10 | 2026-10-10 | 0 | — |
| 2026-04-01 | H1B | pending | 2026-03-23 | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | other | issued | 2026-03-19 | 2026-03-31 | 12 | — |
| 2026-02-19 | H1B | issued | 2026-02-19 | — | — | — |
| 2026-02-07 | H1B | issued | 2026-02-03 | — | — | — |
| 2026-02-07 | H1B | approved | 2026-02-03 | 2026-02-03 | 0 | — |
| 2025-12-17 | other | approved | 2025-11-24 | 2025-12-15 | 21 | — |
| 2025-12-09 | — | pending | 2025-11-24 | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-25 | H1B | issued | 2025-08-13 | 2025-09-19 | 37 | yellow |
| 2024-12-20 | L1 | issued | 2024-12-16 | 2024-12-16 | 0 | — |
Calgary 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Calgary in 2026?
Among 11 resolved community-reported cases at Calgary, the median is 0 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 21 days. 5 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 Calgary ask for?
Recorded requests at Calgary: CV / resume (4 cases); Transcripts / degree (3 cases); DS-160 confirmation; H1B approval copies; I-797 approval notice; Marriage / relationship evidence. 5 of 16 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my Calgary 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Calgary cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Calgary 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Calgary timeline, and grab the submission email template.