Manama 221(g) Tracker: Wait Times
Live administrative-processing picture at Manama, from 6 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Manama interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Manama cases only.
What Manama has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Manama 221(g) so far, grouped by type and most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- Passport
No tracked Manama case has reported an email submission request. Slip colours seen here: green, yellow.
Manama and the immigrant visa pause
No callbacks of any kind have been reported at this post since the cable.
Not a pause country; serves third-country nationals who are. Added 28 October: a Ghanaian spouse working in Bahrain was interviewed 12 January 2026, verbally approved and the passport kept, then caught by the pause. The applicant says the post has since returned held passports without a 221(g) sheet and is not answering email; CEAC still shows Refused.
Documentarily qualified and waiting for an interview? Add your DQ date, anonymously.
Full picture for this post, with its pause cases, cancellations and every digest mention: Manama immigrant visa pause status. Every post side by side: status by embassy.
Related
Posts with a similar wait
- Kathmandu 221(g) tracker — median 7d, 40 cases
- Dubai 221(g) tracker — median 7d, 36 cases
- Istanbul 221(g) tracker — median 7d, 16 cases
- Accra 221(g) tracker — median 7d, 15 cases
Recent Manama case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | IV (immigrant) | pending | 2026-01-12 | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | other | pending | 2025-10-04 | — | — | green |
| 2025-10-03 | B1/B2 | approved | 2025-09-21 | 2025-09-28 | 7 | yellow |
| 2025-07-26 | other | pending | 2025-04-14 | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | other | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-27 | F1 | pending | 2022-07-21 | — | — | — |
Manama 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Manama in 2026?
Among 1 resolved community-reported cases at Manama, the median is 7 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 7 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 Manama ask for?
Recorded requests at Manama: Passport.
Is my Manama 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Manama cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Manama 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Manama timeline, and grab the submission email template.