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Mumbai 221(g) Tracker

Live administrative-processing picture at Mumbai, from 176 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.

0dmedian to approval
86resolved
76pending
44stuck 60+ days

Interview volume & pending backlog

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

Days-to-approval distribution

Resolved Mumbai cases only.

What Mumbai has asked for

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

  • passport — asked 6 times
  • police clearance certificate — asked 3 times
  • additional relationship evidence — asked 2 times
  • birth certificate — asked 2 times
  • DS-260 confirmation page — asked 2 times
  • I-20 — asked 2 times
  • marriage certificate — asked 2 times
  • vaccination worksheet — asked 2 times
  • 221(g) response documents (unspecified)
  • additional documentation per 221g
  • additional documents (unspecified)
  • additional joint sponsor documents
  • contact information
  • court documents for prior arrest (traffic violation)
  • DS-260 confirmation
  • DS-260 confirmation page (requested in error; K-1 uses DS-160)
  • DS-5535
  • fingerprint re-verification
  • funding details
  • I-129
  • I-864 affidavit of support
  • interview appointment letter
  • interview appointment letter printout
  • invitation letter from university
  • IRS tax return transcripts (2024, 2025)
  • IRS transcripts and W-2s
  • IRS wage and income transcripts (2024, 2025)
  • job offer verification letter
  • joint sponsor tax transcripts
  • keep social media public
  • LCA
  • make social media accounts public
  • medical/vaccination worksheet
  • new medical exam
  • new photograph
  • new police clearance certificate
  • official birth certificate or non-availability certificate
  • original birth certificate with translation
  • original IRS tax transcript
  • passport original plus two copies
  • past research project details
  • paystubs
  • petitioner documents
  • photograph
  • photographs
  • police clearance certificate (spouse)
  • police report for lost passport
  • prior B1/B2 records
  • proof of US domicile
  • publications list
  • relationship evidence past and present
  • research proposal
  • resume
  • social media accounts kept public
  • social media accounts set to public
  • social media accounts to be made public
  • social media links
  • sponsor and co-sponsor tax documents
  • translations of civil documents
  • travel history
  • two photographs
  • unspecified documents listed on the 221(g)
  • W-2
  • wedding and relationship photographs
  • wedding guest list
  • WhatsApp/Instagram/Facebook chat exports covering three years

6 of 176 tracked Mumbai cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: white, blue.

Mumbai and the immigrant visa pause

No callbacks of any kind have been reported at this post since the cable. Last reported movement 2026-09-15.

Not a pause post; affected by the worldwide suspension. Applicants turned away at the door on 31 August, 3 September and 15 September with no email. A non-pause spouse case interviewed 21 August was issued on 9 September after three days of Ready/Refused flapping.

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

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Recent Mumbai case reports

Newest first, fully anonymized.

ReportedVisaStatusInterviewApprovedDaysSlip
2026-09-29otherpending2026-08-07———
2026-09-24otherpending2026-08-20——white
2026-09-23IV (immigrant)pending2026-08———
2026-09-23L1pending2026-09-17——white
2026-09-21otherpending2026-09-14———
2026-09-20otherpending2026-08-31———
2026-09-16IR1pending2026-09-15———
2026-09-15IR1issued2026-08-212026-08-210—
2026-09-14otherrefused 214(b)2026-07-14——white
2026-09-08IR5pending2026-09-03———
2026-09-07IR1/CR1pending2026-09-10———
2026-09-07otherpending2026-09-01———

Mumbai 221(g) — quick answers

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

Among 86 resolved community-reported cases at Mumbai, the median is 0 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 4 days. 44 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 Mumbai ask for?

Recorded requests at Mumbai: passport (6 cases); police clearance certificate (3 cases); additional relationship evidence (2 cases); birth certificate (2 cases); DS-260 confirmation page (2 cases); I-20 (2 cases). 6 of 176 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.

Is my Mumbai 221(g) wait normal?

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