Guatemala City 221(g) Tracker: Wait Times

What Guatemala City has asked for

Every document request recorded on a Guatemala City 221(g) so far, grouped by type and most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.

• health insurance

No tracked Guatemala City case has reported an email submission request.

Guatemala City and the immigrant visa pause

At least one applicant who is not a plaintiff has received a case-specific instruction here. Last reported movement 2026-10-29.

First non-plaintiff approval reported first-hand: an IR1 first interviewed 15 April, whose family had filed an individual lawsuit in April, was phoned on 30 September, hours after government lawyers asked for a 30-day extension, and offered a second interview on 2 October. A 35-minute interview with one officer and two observers covered assets, health history, prior public benefits, length of marriage, the petitioner's monthly income, car loans, retirement and health insurance plans; approved at the window, passport pickup 5 October, told to travel before the medical expires on 8 October. A spouse refused 26 March has still heard nothing. On 14 October applicants say nothing appears to be moving at the post, with one issuance reported since. Relayed 14 October: callers were told on 13 October that the post would begin reaching out to pause-affected applicants; nobody had heard anything by 15 October. 22 October: the post is contacting applicants by phone. A spouse first interviewed 27 July was called with a second interview date and told she needs health insurance; another family got a call with a date but no email yet; a relayed account has a mother and child re-interviewed on 21 October and approved, with two more re-interviews set for 27 October. Callers were told on 21 October that instructions are going out. 28 October: applicants first interviewed 21 January, 20 February, 23 March and 21 May, and a spouse case in administrative processing since mid-2025 whose passport came back in February with a pause 221(g), all report no contact; a senator inquiry sent 1 October is unanswered. Relayed 29 October: one applicant has a re-interview on 12 November, the only recent appointment heard of in the thread (second-hand). 6 November: the monthly scheduling tool for new immigrant visa interviews moved back from September to August 2025.

Full picture for this post, with its pause cases, cancellations and every digest mention: Guatemala City immigrant visa pause status. Every post side by side: status by embassy.

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