San Salvador 221(g) Tracker: Wait Times
Live administrative-processing picture at San Salvador, from 16 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked San Salvador interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
No San Salvador median yet
Only 1 tracked San Salvador case has both an interview and an approval date — too few to publish a median for this post.
Across all 609 resolved cases we track, at every post, the median is 3 days from interview to approval. Treat that as background, not as a prediction for San Salvador — per-post medians vary widely, which is the whole reason these pages exist.
What San Salvador has asked for
Every document request recorded on a San Salvador 221(g) so far, grouped by type and most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- Passport — 2 requests
1 of 16 tracked San Salvador cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: blue.
San Salvador and the immigrant visa pause
No callbacks of any kind have been reported at this post since the cable.
Not a pause post; affected by the worldwide suspension. An IR1 cancelled for August and at least one other immigrant case stuck since August report zero news or movement as of 11 October. A spouse case documentarily qualified February 2026 still has no interview appointment on 24 October. 29 October: callers are told the post has started rescheduling, but nobody in the local groups has posted a new date; a spouse booked for 18 September has heard nothing since the cancellation. 1 November: a family-preference applicant interviewed 9 July, told everything was in order and handed a blue administrative-processing letter, still shows Refused with no update since the interview day; a call to the embassy on 29 October ended with a promise to escalate. 5 November: an applicant waiting since early August had a congressional office ask for an expedite several times; the embassy only says it will send an appointment when one is available. Reported 13 November: callers still hear that rescheduling is under way; relayed, an applicant first interviewed in July has a second interview at the end of November.
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: San Salvador immigrant visa pause status. Every post side by side: status by embassy.
Recent San Salvador case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-13 | IV (immigrant) | cancelled | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-11-05 | IV (immigrant) | cancelled | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-11-05 | IV (immigrant) | cancelled | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-11-04 | IV (immigrant) | cancelled | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-11-02 | other | refused 214(b) | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-11-01 | IV (immigrant) | pending | 2026-07-09 | — | — | blue |
| 2026-10-30 | IV (immigrant) | cancelled | 2026-09-18 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-29 | IV (immigrant) | mention | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-27 | IV (immigrant) | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-23 | IV (immigrant) | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-12 | IV (immigrant) | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-11 | IR1 | pending | — | — | — | — |
San Salvador 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at San Salvador in 2026?
Not enough resolved cases at San Salvador yet for a reliable median. 8 tracked cases are currently pending.
What do most 221(g) slips at San Salvador ask for?
Recorded requests at San Salvador: Passport (2 cases). 1 of 16 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my San Salvador 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of San Salvador cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a San Salvador 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked San Salvador timeline, and grab the submission email template.