Sydney 221(g) Tracker: Wait Times

What Sydney has asked for

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

• Bank statements / financial evidence — 5 requests

6 of 44 tracked Sydney cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: yellow, green.

Email addresses Sydney has used

Addresses applicants report being contacted from, or told to write to, in Sydney 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. Every post’s addresses in one place: 221(g) email addresses by consulate.

• sydvisas@state.gov

Sydney and the immigrant visa pause

At least one applicant who is not a plaintiff has received a case-specific instruction here. Last reported movement 2026-11-03.

Pause-country second interviews continue (relayed: a few more in the week of 5 October, one a military-spouse CR1), and the 6 October case reads Issued. Everyone else waits: a direct-consular-filing IR1 cancelled for 2 September, a 26 August interview and a 15 September first interview have no dates as of 8 October. Another applicant from a pause country whose August interview was cancelled is still waiting for a date on 15 October and is collecting Sydney timelines. 19 October: an IR1 interviewed 19 August went into 221(g) because the panel doctor had never sent the medical report; it was submitted the next day, CEAC showed case opened on 22 September and 8 October, no contact, medical expires 16 December. 19 October: a pause-country diversity visa selectee reports a second interview and a visa issued the same day (first-hand, few details). Reported 21 October: four spouse cases given 221(g)s for financial documents are stuck with passports held: interviewed 15 July and mid-July (documents sent the next day), 5 August (second interview 6 October, more financials sent about 13 October) and 18 August (tax transcript sent the same day, CEAC touch 18 September, still Refused); two have opened consular inquiries. Second interviews for diversity visa applicants were being held in the week of 19 October. 22 October: nothing reported this week; a DV-2026 appointment cancelled on 30 August for 15 September was never rebooked despite the court's extension. 24 October: the mid-July 221(g) case whose medical expired in September did a new exam on 23 September with a different panel physician, who needs the post to authorise a new electronic medical file; neither clinic nor applicant can get a reply. 26 October: a July marriage-case interview held for an updated sponsor tax return has had no update since the return was uploaded; a June case with a joint sponsor added reports the same. 27 October: a K-1 whose medical was sent 16 October has had no instructions to submit documents. 5 November: an IR1 interviewed in August with only a missing medical outstanding was called back in late October with a list of financial documents (bank, mortgage, property and superannuation statements, health insurance, a job offer); another spouse case got an email asking for more documents on 3 November.

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Full picture for this post, with its pause cases, cancellations and every digest mention: Sydney immigrant visa pause status. Every post side by side: status by embassy.

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