Lima 221(g) Tracker
Live administrative-processing picture at Lima, from 9 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Lima interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Lima cases only.
What Lima has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Lima 221(g) so far, most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- update/make public all social networks
1 of 9 tracked Lima cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: yellow, pink, white.
Lima and the immigrant visa pause
Only named plaintiffs have been called back at this post so far. Last reported movement 2026-09-23.
Named plaintiffs in the diversity visa suit called for re-interviews from 17 September. On 23 September the post told an applicant whose September interview was cancelled that it is scheduling interviews again and to wait for a date; an applicant's father visiting the post was told all appointments are being reprogrammed. A diversity visa interview cancelled on 1 September and placed on administrative hold had no date by 24 September, six days before the statutory deadline.
Every post, side by side: immigrant visa pause status by embassy.
Related
Posts with a similar wait
- Halifax 221(g) tracker — median 30d, 3 cases
- Dhaka 221(g) tracker — median 24d, 28 cases
- Riyadh 221(g) tracker — median 21d, 6 cases
- Doha 221(g) tracker — median 21d, 3 cases
Recent Lima case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-05 | IR1/CR1 | pending | 2026-09-18 | — | — | — |
| 2026-08-10 | other | pending | 2026-08-10 | — | — | yellow |
| 2026-08-05 | B1/B2 | pending | 2026-07-31 | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-09 | F1 | issued | 2026-05-22 | 2026-07-17 | 56 | — |
| 2026-06-06 | F1 | pending | 2026-05 | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-06 | F1 | pending | 2026-05-22 | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-19 | F1 | issued | 2026-04 | — | 1 | white |
| 2026-03-30 | B1/B2 | pending | 2026-05-15 | — | — | pink |
| 2026-02-21 | F1 | issued | 2026-05-22 | — | 28 | — |
Lima 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Lima in 2026?
Among 3 resolved community-reported cases at Lima, the median is 28 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 56 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 Lima ask for?
Recorded requests at Lima: update/make public all social networks. 1 of 9 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my Lima 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Lima cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Lima 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Lima timeline, and grab the submission email template.