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New Delhi 221(g) Tracker

Live administrative-processing picture at New Delhi, from 253 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.

1dmedian to approval
119resolved
99pending
70stuck 60+ days

Interview volume & pending backlog

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

Days-to-approval distribution

Resolved New Delhi cases only.

What New Delhi has asked for

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

  • passport — asked 13 times
  • I-20 — asked 7 times
  • social media accounts set to public — asked 5 times
  • attestation letter — asked 2 times
  • DS-2019 — asked 2 times
  • old visa copy — asked 2 times
  • passport copies — asked 2 times
  • police report — asked 2 times
  • social media kept public — asked 2 times
  • unlocked Facebook profile — asked 2 times
  • all social media accounts public (Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, LinkedIn)
  • all social media handles public
  • all social media URLs by email
  • corrected social media username
  • court documents
  • DS-5535
  • extended I-20 (twice)
  • Facebook URL (emailed)
  • full social media profile links
  • I-20 (resubmit at VAC)
  • in-person interview with a consular officer
  • Instagram and LinkedIn QR codes (handed at window)
  • keep social media public (handwritten tick on slip)
  • links and screenshots of all social media accounts
  • list of social media accounts
  • make social media handles public
  • make social media public
  • make social media public and unarchive hidden content
  • make specific account public
  • match tickets (voluntarily shown)
  • new passport
  • old passport (travel history)
  • passport (resubmission to VAC)
  • passport only, resubmitted after intervening foreign travel
  • passport resubmission at the VAC with the 221(g) slip and a printout of the email
  • printed document listing all social media URLs
  • second interview
  • sheet with social media links/QR codes
  • social media accounts
  • social media accounts by email
  • social media accounts made public
  • social media accounts set to public and posts unarchived
  • social media document (DS-160 had only 2 accounts)
  • social media handles set to public
  • social media links by email
  • social media profile links
  • social media profile URLs in writing
  • social media URLs
  • social media URLs (full links, not usernames)
  • social media URLs (printed sheet, submitted at VAC with passport)
  • social media URLs (printed word doc)
  • supporting documents
  • unlock Facebook profile and send screenshot
  • updated I-20
  • updated I-20 with modified start date
  • usernames and links by email
  • visa copy of US host
  • written list of social media usernames and profile URLs

14 of 253 tracked New Delhi cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: white, blue, yellow.

Email addresses New Delhi has used

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

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Interview questions reported at New Delhi

Recent New Delhi case reports

Newest first, fully anonymized.

ReportedVisaStatusInterviewApprovedDaysSlip
2026-09-27B1/B2pending2026-07——white
2026-09-24F1issued2026-08-232026-09-1523—
2026-09-24F1pending2026-09———
2026-09-21F1refused 214(b)2026-09-16———
2026-09-10F1pending2026-09-03——white
2026-09-10F1pending2026-09-09———
2026-08-25B1/B2pending2026-08-112026-08-2413—
2026-08-25B1/B2passport_returned————
2026-08-24B1/B2approved—2026-08-13——
2026-08-21F1issued2026-08-13———
2026-08-21B1/B2passport_returned—2026-08-17——
2026-08-20F1issued————

New Delhi 221(g) — quick answers

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

Among 119 resolved community-reported cases at New Delhi, the median is 1 day from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 14 days. 70 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 New Delhi ask for?

Recorded requests at New Delhi: passport (13 cases); I-20 (7 cases); social media accounts set to public (5 cases); attestation letter (2 cases); DS-2019 (2 cases); old visa copy (2 cases). 14 of 253 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.

Is my New Delhi 221(g) wait normal?

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

Waiting on a New Delhi 221(g)?

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

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