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Istanbul 221(g) Tracker

Live administrative-processing picture at Istanbul, from 13 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.

7dmedian to approval
8resolved
5pending
4stuck 60+ days

Interview volume & pending backlog

Tracked Istanbul interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.

Days-to-approval distribution

Resolved Istanbul cases only.

What Istanbul has asked for

Every document request recorded on a Istanbul 221(g) so far, most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.

  • make one old Instagram account public

1 of 13 tracked Istanbul cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: blue.

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Posts with a similar wait

Recent Istanbul case reports

Newest first, fully anonymized.

ReportedVisaStatusInterviewApprovedDaysSlip
2026-09-28H1Bpending2026-09———
2026-08-17F1approved————
2026-08-17F1approved2026-07-242026-07-317—
2026-08-16F1pending2026-07-14——blue
2026-08-15F1pending2026-07-14——blue
2026-08-12F1approved2026-07-242026-07-317—
2026-08-11F1issued2026-08-06———
2026-08-08F1pending2026-07-14——blue
2026-06-23F1issued2026-06———
2026-04-23H1Bapproved2026-04-152026-04-2712—
2026-01-07otherissued2025-12-03———
2025-12-15otherpending2026-01-16———

Istanbul 221(g) — quick answers

How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Istanbul in 2026?

Among 8 resolved community-reported cases at Istanbul, the median is 7 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 12 days. 4 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 Istanbul ask for?

Recorded requests at Istanbul: make one old Instagram account public. 1 of 13 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.

Is my Istanbul 221(g) wait normal?

Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Istanbul cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.

Waiting on a Istanbul 221(g)?

See where your case sits against every tracked Istanbul timeline, and grab the submission email template.

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