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Madrid 221(g) Tracker

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

0dmedian to approval
0resolved
12pending
11stuck 60+ days

Interview volume & pending backlog

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

Days-to-approval distribution

Resolved Madrid cases only.

What Madrid has asked for

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

  • DS-5535 — asked 2 times
  • co-sponsor's 2024 W-2 or tax return transcript
  • original birth certificate
  • updated photo

3 of 13 tracked Madrid cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: yellow, white.

Recent Madrid case reports

Newest first, fully anonymized.

ReportedVisaStatusInterviewApprovedDaysSlip
2026-08-31IR1/CR1pending2026-09-29———
2026-08-23otherpending2026-02-03———
2026-08-11B1/B2refused 214(b)2026-08-11———
2026-07-31F1pending2026-07-02——yellow
2026-07-27—pending2026-07-02——yellow
2026-04-16B1/B2pending2026-04-10———
2026-04-16B1/B2pending2026-04———
2026-04-14B1/B2pending2026-04-10———
2026-01-14otherpending2026-01-13——white
2026-01-02H1Bpending2025-12-152025-12-150—
2026-01-02H1Bpending2025-12-152025-12-150—
2025-05-29otherpending2025-05-20——white

Madrid 221(g) — quick answers

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

Among 0 resolved community-reported cases at Madrid, the median is 0 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 0 days. 11 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 Madrid ask for?

Recorded requests at Madrid: DS-5535 (2 cases); co-sponsor's 2024 W-2 or tax return transcript; original birth certificate; updated photo. 3 of 13 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.

Is my Madrid 221(g) wait normal?

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

Waiting on a Madrid 221(g)?

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

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