Nairobi 221(g) Tracker: Wait Times
Live administrative-processing picture at Nairobi, from 14 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Nairobi interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Nairobi cases only.
What Nairobi has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Nairobi 221(g) so far, grouped by type and most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- Employment letter / job details
- I-864 affidavit of support
- joint sponsor
- Payslips
- Transcripts / degree
- updated affidavit of support
1 of 14 tracked Nairobi cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: yellow.
Nairobi and the immigrant visa pause
Movement has been reported here, but who is being called is disputed or unknown. Last reported movement 2026-10-14.
An IR-2 cancelled for 31 August has no update on 9 October, though another applicant says Nairobi has some reschedules. Relayed earlier: the post appears to be processing pause-country cases and nothing else so far. Relayed 18 October: three Ugandan IR1 cases originally under the 75-country pause were given second interviews in the week of 12 October and two visa approvals have been reported; secondhand, plaintiff status not stated. An IR5 interviewed 5 March is still stuck on 19 October after months of generic email replies, and a K-2 child about to age out cannot reach the post, whose immigrant visa address bounces to the visa navigator.
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Full picture for this post, with its pause cases, cancellations and every digest mention: Nairobi immigrant visa pause status. Every post side by side: status by embassy.
Related
Posts with a similar wait
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- Toronto 221(g) tracker — median same day, 55 cases
- Kolkata 221(g) tracker — median same day, 26 cases
Recent Nairobi case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 | other | pending | 2026-07-01 | — | — | yellow |
| 2026-10-30 | IR1/CR1 | mention | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-19 | K1 | mention | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-18 | IR5 | pending | 2026-03-05 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-18 | IR1 | mention | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-09 | IR2 | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-07 | IR1/CR1 | unknown | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-09 | other | pending | 2026-09-03 | — | — | — |
| 2026-08-17 | F1 | approved | 2026-08-05 | 2026-08-05 | 0 | — |
| 2026-02-20 | H1B | pending | 2026-02 | — | — | yellow |
| 2026-02-12 | H1B | pending | 2026-02 | — | — | yellow |
| 2024-11-17 | F1 | refused 214(b) | — | — | — | — |
Nairobi 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Nairobi in 2026?
Among 1 resolved community-reported cases at Nairobi, the median is 0 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 0 days. 6 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 Nairobi ask for?
Recorded requests at Nairobi: Employment letter / job details; I-864 affidavit of support; joint sponsor; Payslips; Transcripts / degree; updated affidavit of support. 1 of 14 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my Nairobi 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Nairobi cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Nairobi 221(g)?
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