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London 221(g) Tracker

Live administrative-processing picture at London, from 182 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.

3dmedian to approval
53resolved
121pending
76stuck 60+ days

Interview volume & pending backlog

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

Days-to-approval distribution

Resolved London cases only.

What London has asked for

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

  • CV — asked 7 times
  • passport — asked 4 times
  • birth certificate — asked 3 times
  • detailed CV — asked 3 times
  • transcripts — asked 3 times
  • assets and liabilities — asked 2 times
  • dissertation summaries — asked 2 times
  • employment letter — asked 2 times
  • enrolment letter — asked 2 times
  • health insurance — asked 2 times
  • itinerary — asked 2 times
  • medical exam — asked 2 times
  • new medical examination — asked 2 times
  • 15-year travel history
  • 5-year employment history
  • 5-year social media IDs
  • academic transcripts
  • ACRO police certificate
  • ACRO police report
  • ACRO subject access request (police record)
  • additional tax transcript
  • address history
  • affidavit of support review
  • all passport numbers
  • children's original birth certificates
  • conference invitation letter
  • copies of previous passports
  • degree transcripts
  • description of dissertation
  • detailed itinerary
  • documents on study trip to Iran
  • DS-5535
  • employment confirmation
  • employment history
  • employment plan
  • employment plans
  • enrollment letter
  • evidence of intent to domicile
  • evidence of intent to establish US domicile
  • evidence of the petitioner’s intent to re-establish domicile in the US
  • family history
  • H-2A agricultural work contract
  • housing
  • housing plan
  • intent-to-domicile evidence: US lease, UK job/tenancy terminations, one-way flights, moving bookings, job applications, explanatory letter
  • invitation letter
  • keep social media public
  • keep social media public until issuance
  • list of all people to be met
  • master's degree transcript
  • medical examination
  • new medical exam
  • new public charge statement
  • original divorce certificate
  • panel physician exam
  • passport (requested twice)
  • petitioner military service documents
  • police report from country of birth
  • previous passport copies
  • proof of funding
  • proof of sole British citizenship / renunciation status of birth-country citizenship
  • research description
  • social media screening (make accounts public)
  • statement of purpose of travel and research
  • Subject Access Report
  • supervisor's CV
  • supplemental form listing previous convictions
  • third-party police paperwork
  • travel history
  • UK Home Office Subject Access Request (SAR)
  • undergraduate transcript
  • university letter
  • updated SEVIS record / new I-20

24 of 182 tracked London cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: white, green.

Email addresses London has used

Addresses applicants report being contacted from, or told to write to, in London 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.

London and the immigrant visa pause

At least one applicant who is not a plaintiff has received a case-specific instruction here. Last reported movement 2026-09-24.

Re-interviews with public-charge topics now reach non-plaintiffs and non-pause cases alike: an IR1 not from a pause country, interviewed 5 August and in administrative processing since, was emailed on 24 September a second interview for 8 October with only the new public-charge statement requested; an EB-2 from a pause country interviewed in July, and an EB-2 NIW interviewed in January, were emailed October re-interviews with an attachment listing housing plan, employment plan, health insurance and assets and liabilities. Cancelled 1 and 2 September appointments (two IR1, two K-1) were all rebooked on 23 September for 6 October, with the public-charge notice now mandatory. A pause-country IR1 cancelled for 26 August still has no date.

Every post, side by side: immigrant visa pause status by embassy.

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Recent London case reports

Newest first, fully anonymized.

ReportedVisaStatusInterviewApprovedDaysSlip
2026-09-28otherpending2026-04-15——green
2026-09-26IV (immigrant)pending2026-07———
2026-09-26B1/B2refused 214(b)2026-07——white
2026-09-26CR1pending2026-07-08———
2026-09-25IV (immigrant)pending2026-01———
2026-09-24IR1pending————
2026-09-24—pending2026-03———
2026-09-24EB2-NIWpending2026-01———
2026-09-24IR1pending2026-08-05———
2026-09-23EB2pending2026-07———
2026-09-22IR1pending2026-07-05———
2026-09-21IR1pending2026-01-29———

London 221(g) — quick answers

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

Among 53 resolved community-reported cases at London, the median is 3 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 21 days. 76 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 London ask for?

Recorded requests at London: CV (7 cases); passport (4 cases); birth certificate (3 cases); detailed CV (3 cases); transcripts (3 cases); assets and liabilities (2 cases). 24 of 182 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.

Is my London 221(g) wait normal?

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

Waiting on a London 221(g)?

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

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