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Karachi 221(g) Tracker

Live administrative-processing picture at Karachi, from 10 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.

1dmedian to approval
4resolved
5pending
1stuck 60+ days

Interview volume & pending backlog

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

Days-to-approval distribution

Resolved Karachi cases only.

What Karachi has asked for

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

  • abandonment of permanent resident status form
  • advisor CV
  • CV
  • education history
  • home address
  • national ID number
  • proof of funding
  • research statement
  • social media profiles (resubmit)
  • social media URLs (uploaded on a website)
  • travel history
  • work address

3 of 10 tracked Karachi cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: pink, white, green.

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Recent Karachi case reports

Newest first, fully anonymized.

ReportedVisaStatusInterviewApprovedDaysSlip
2026-08-12B1/B2pending————
2026-07-07H1Bissued2026-07-062026-07-060pink
2026-05-22B1/B2approved————
2026-02-11H1Bapproved2026-02-112026-02-121pink
2025-07-30F1refused 214(b)———white
2025-01-20H4pending————
2024-09-07—pending2024-05———
2024-09-07—pending————
2024-07-09—pending———green
2023-06-02F1issued2023-04—77—

Karachi 221(g) — quick answers

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

Among 4 resolved community-reported cases at Karachi, the median is 1 day from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 77 days. 1 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 Karachi ask for?

Recorded requests at Karachi: abandonment of permanent resident status form; advisor CV; CV; education history; home address; national ID number. 3 of 10 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.

Is my Karachi 221(g) wait normal?

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

Waiting on a Karachi 221(g)?

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

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