Riyadh 221(g) Tracker
Live administrative-processing picture at Riyadh, from 6 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Riyadh interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Riyadh cases only.
Riyadh and the immigrant visa pause
No callbacks of any kind have been reported at this post since the cable.
No re-interview emails or calls reported as of 27 September; applicants believe the post is not processing visas and are asking for an alternative post.
Every post, side by side: immigrant visa pause status by embassy.
Related
Other posts in the same country
- Jeddah 221(g) tracker — median 1d, 8 cases
Posts with a similar wait
- Doha 221(g) tracker — median 21d, 3 cases
- Tashkent 221(g) tracker — median 20d, 11 cases
- Oslo 221(g) tracker — median 20d, 4 cases
- Santo Domingo 221(g) tracker — median 19d, 13 cases
Recent Riyadh case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | other | pending | 2023-10 | — | — | — |
| 2025-08-20 | other | pending | 2025-07-27 | — | — | — |
| 2025-08-20 | other | pending | 2025-07-27 | — | — | — |
| 2025-07-29 | F1 | approved | 2025-07-07 | 2025-07-21 | 14 | — |
| 2025-07-13 | F1 | approved | 2025-07-08 | — | 21 | — |
| 2021-10-20 | H1B | pending | — | — | — | — |
Riyadh 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Riyadh in 2026?
Among 2 resolved community-reported cases at Riyadh, the median is 21 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 21 days. 3 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 Riyadh ask for?
No document requests have been recorded at Riyadh yet. Across all posts the most common 2026 request is social-media information submitted by email with profiles set public, but that is the general pattern rather than anything specific to Riyadh.
Is my Riyadh 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Riyadh cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Riyadh 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Riyadh timeline, and grab the submission email template.