Islamabad 221(g) Tracker
Live administrative-processing picture at Islamabad, from 90 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Islamabad interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Islamabad cases only.
What Islamabad has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Islamabad 221(g) so far, most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- passport — asked 3 times
- 2 copies of blank/new I-129S petition
- 2025 tax transcripts
- academic-position documents
- additional documents (unspecified)
- additional marriage photos
- complete USCIS petition
- CV
- documents for administrative processing
- documents from employer side
- documents uploaded to portal/email per 221(g) slip
- DS-5535 (20 years of work history, addresses, sibling and children details)
- employer tax documents
- full H-1B petition (upload to usvisascheduling portal)
- full USCIS petition
- I-134 from US sponsor
- I-20 (digital copy)
- I-864A
- internship documents
- NADRA marriage certificate
- original birth certificate
- proof of domicile
- proof of income
- proof of US domicile
- recent tax transcripts
- repeat medical exam
- SEVIS fee receipt (digital copy)
- social media links (URLs, not just usernames)
- sponsor financial documents (same I-134 slip)
- sponsor tax transcripts
- sponsor W-2
- US sponsor's last 3 paystubs
- US sponsor's recent bank statement
- wedding photographs
11 of 90 tracked Islamabad cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: white, green, blue, pink.
Email addresses Islamabad has used
Addresses applicants report being contacted from, or told to write to, in Islamabad 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 2 reports[email protected]
Islamabad and the immigrant visa pause
Only named plaintiffs have been called back at this post so far. Last reported movement 2026-09-24.
CEAC case-last-updated touches on 22-24 September for refused spouse cases interviewed 6 February, 17 February, 27 February and 18 May; status still Refused. Asked on 27 September whether anyone had an email from the post, six applicants answered no. Re-interview invitations confirmed so far remain plaintiffs in the pending class suit. A Pakistani applicant refused at London in January was given a London re-interview for 21 October and is weighing a transfer here.
Every post, side by side: immigrant visa pause status by embassy.
Related
Posts with a similar wait
- London 221(g) tracker — median 3d, 182 cases
- Sydney 221(g) tracker — median 5d, 16 cases
- Bangkok 221(g) tracker — median 3d, 9 cases
- Buenos Aires 221(g) tracker — median 5d, 4 cases
Recent Islamabad case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | other | pending | 2026-05-20 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-24 | — | pending | 2026-02-06 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-24 | other | pending | 2026-07-08 | — | — | white |
| 2026-09-24 | — | pending | 2026-05-18 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-23 | IR1/CR1 | pending | 2026-02-27 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-23 | IR1 | pending | 2026-02-17 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-17 | other | pending | 2026-06-16 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-17 | IR1 | pending | 2026-07-24 | — | — | white |
| 2026-09-17 | IR1 | pending | 2025-12 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-16 | H1B | pending | 2026-06-11 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-16 | IR1 | pending | 2025-09-09 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-15 | other | pending | 2026-02-27 | — | — | white |
Islamabad 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Islamabad in 2026?
Among 7 resolved community-reported cases at Islamabad, the median is 4 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 4 days. 56 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 Islamabad ask for?
Recorded requests at Islamabad: passport (3 cases); 2 copies of blank/new I-129S petition; 2025 tax transcripts; academic-position documents; additional documents (unspecified); additional marriage photos. 11 of 90 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my Islamabad 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Islamabad cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Islamabad 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Islamabad timeline, and grab the submission email template.