Hyderabad 221(g) Tracker
Live administrative-processing picture at Hyderabad, from 307 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Hyderabad interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Hyderabad cases only.
What Hyderabad has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Hyderabad 221(g) so far, most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- LCA — asked 14 times
- passport — asked 9 times
- I-797 — asked 7 times
- social media profile links — asked 6 times
- social media URLs — asked 6 times
- social media links (emailed) — asked 5 times
- client letter — asked 4 times
- social media accounts — asked 3 times
- social media handles (emailed) — asked 3 times
- social media links — asked 3 times
- all social media accounts — asked 2 times
- clickable social media links — asked 2 times
- CV — asked 2 times
- DS-160 confirmation — asked 2 times
- make social media profiles public — asked 2 times
- marriage certificate — asked 2 times
- W-2 — asked 2 times
- 2x2 photo
- additional documentation (listed in 221(g) letter)
- all documents issued by USCIS
- all social media accounts, open to public, no deletions
- all USCIS-issued documents
- appointment confirmation
- bank statements
- case/court documents
- clarification on low social posting activity
- clickable social media links and usernames (emailed)
- client supporting documents
- confirmation email to the address on the 221(g) slip
- court documents
- court documents (traffic citation - expired tag)
- court documents (traffic citation)
- court documents for a traffic citation
- court/final disposition documents for dismissed misdemeanor
- DS-160
- email confirmation to the address on the 221(g) slip
- email with all social media handles (hyperlinks + screenshots of public profiles), including deleted/deactivated accounts
- employer address verification (LCA vs W-2 mismatch)
- employer support letter
- end-client letter
- full I-129 petition
- general questionnaire (degrees, prior visas, travel history)
- H1B approval receipt
- H1B copy
- H1B revocation letter
- I-129
- I-129 petition
- I-20
- I-797 copy
- Instagram account made public
- invitation letter
- ITR (applicant and parents)
- keep social media accounts public
- LCA (Labor Condition Application)
- LCA copy
- links to all social media profiles
- list of publications
- make Instagram account public
- make social media public
- marriage photographs
- medical evaluation (panel physician)
- old and new passports
- one-page social media username/QR sheet
- panel medical exam
- panel-physician medical exam records
- passport (submit after AP)
- passport + 221(g) submission at Hyderabad VAC
- passport resubmission at the VAC
- passport submitted at the visa application centre
- pay slips
- paystubs
- photographs
- police clearance certificate
- police documents (2023 car tag expiration)
- police report copy for lost prior passport
- previous petition LCA
- principal applicant passport and visa copy
- printed itinerary with budget
- prior experience
- professional references
- profiles to be kept public
- profiles to be set public
- requested documents/social media
- resume
- role and responsibility details (from employer)
- scanned 221g
- set social media public
- social media
- social media account details (emailed)
- social media account links
- social media accounts (emailed)
- social media details
- social media handles (made public)
- social media information
- social media links (set public)
- social media links by email
- social media links/usernames by email
- social media profile links (emailed)
- social media profile names and links
- social media profile URLs by email
- social media profiles (Instagram, set public)
- social media profiles made public
- social media screening
- social media URLs (emailed)
- social media usernames
- social media usernames and clickable links
- spouse H1B visa copy
- spouse passport booklet
- spouse's H-1B visa copy
- spouse's H1B visa copy
- spouse's H1B visa stamp copy
- spouse's recent I-797
- spouse's stamped visa
- vendor letter
- visa fee receipt
- work order (requested directly from employer)
90 of 307 tracked Hyderabad cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: white, yellow, pink.
Email addresses Hyderabad has used
Addresses applicants report being contacted from, or told to write to, in Hyderabad 221(g) cases. Official post and scheduling-vendor domains only. Use the address on your own slip or email first; these are what other applicants at this post have seen.
[email protected]— seen in 12 reports[email protected]— seen in 3 reports[email protected]
Related
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Interview questions reported at Hyderabad
- H-1B interview questions at Hyderabad — 71 reports
Recent Hyderabad case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | H1B | issued | 2026-09-04 | 2026-09-09 | 5 | white |
| 2026-09-15 | H1B | pending | 2026-07-15 | — | — | white |
| 2026-09-14 | H4 | pending | 2026-08-18 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-11 | H1B | pending | 2025-03-05 | — | — | white |
| 2026-09-11 | H1B | pending | 2025-12-09 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-11 | H4 | pending | 2026-06-09 | — | — | yellow |
| 2026-09-11 | H4 | pending | 2026-06-09 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-11 | H1B | pending | 2026-06-26 | 2026-09-11 | 77 | white |
| 2026-09-08 | H4 | passport_returned | 2026-07-16 | — | — | white |
| 2026-09-08 | H1B | approved | 2026-09-04 | 2026-09-08 | 4 | white |
| 2026-09-08 | H1B | approved | 2026-09-04 | 2026-09-08 | 4 | white |
| 2026-09-08 | H4 | pending | 2026-07-16 | — | — | — |
Hyderabad 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Hyderabad in 2026?
Among 147 resolved community-reported cases at Hyderabad, the median is 0 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 6 days. 113 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 Hyderabad ask for?
Recorded requests at Hyderabad: LCA (14 cases); passport (9 cases); I-797 (7 cases); social media profile links (6 cases); social media URLs (6 cases); social media links (emailed) (5 cases). 90 of 307 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my Hyderabad 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Hyderabad cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Hyderabad 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Hyderabad timeline, and grab the submission email template.