Kathmandu 221(g) Tracker: Wait Times

What Kathmandu has asked for

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

• Social media links / handles — 13 requests
• Bank statements / financial evidence — 4 requests
• Employment letter / job details — 3 requests
• New medical exam — 2 requests
• Passport — 2 requests

12 of 40 tracked Kathmandu cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: pink, green.

Kathmandu and the immigrant visa pause

At least one applicant who is not a plaintiff has received a case-specific instruction here. Last reported movement 2026-11-03.

First first-hand non-plaintiff callback: a parent case (IR5) first interviewed 27 January, which had supplied extra documents in July, was phoned on 9 October and then emailed a re-interview with a long list: resume, education certificates, bank balance and assets, a health insurance plan and a job offer. A bulk CEAC touch moved many cases to a 6 October last-updated date; relayed EB-3 phone calls on 7 October. A 28 January spouse case still reads 5 February. Emails to the post otherwise go unanswered. A spouse case first interviewed 15 February and refused under the pause reports nothing since, as of 14 October. A plaintiff spouse case first interviewed 26 February was phoned on 22 September for a re-interview and a new medical, had the medical on the 23rd and the re-interview on the 24th (general questions on finances and health insurance only; passport and originals kept; the officer said the medical was the only remaining item), read Issued on 29 September and had the passport back on 15 October. No self-sufficiency plan was ever requested. A spouse case that showed the post's self-sufficiency report, a credit report and three years of returns is stuck on a 2025 return still processing because it included an ITIN application for the spouse. 24 October: parents' IR5 cases in 221(g) since February have had no re-interview or document email. 5 November: a non-plaintiff IR5 parent over 60, first interviewed 29 January, was emailed on 2 November to submit documents, re-interviewed on 3 November after a new medical and read Issued on CEAC by 5 November. The hour-long interview focused on the sponsor, health insurance and how it will be paid, where she will live, whether she will work (a relative gave a cashier job offer letter), money brought and her health.

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

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