Toronto 221(g) Tracker: Wait Times
Live administrative-processing picture at Toronto, from 55 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Toronto interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Toronto cases only.
What Toronto has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Toronto 221(g) so far, grouped by type and most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- CV / resume — 7 requests
- Passport — 4 requests
- Transcripts / degree — 4 requests
- Additional documents (unspecified) — 2 requests
- Advisor's CV — 2 requests
- DS-5535 questionnaire — 2 requests
- Photographs — 2 requests
- Research plan / thesis abstract — 2 requests
- Social media links / handles — 2 requests
11 other requests reported once
- Bank statements / financial evidence
- complete work history
- DS-160 confirmation
- DS-2019
- I-20
- I-797 approval notice
- list of post-secondary institutions/degrees
- List of publications
- spouse's I-94
- Travel history / itinerary
- updated travel purpose
14 of 55 tracked Toronto cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: yellow.
Related
Toronto by visa type
- H-1B 221(g) at Toronto — 15 cases, 6 resolved
- B-1/B-2 221(g) at Toronto — 13 cases, 5 resolved
Posts with a similar wait
- Chennai 221(g) tracker — median same day, 364 cases
- Hyderabad 221(g) tracker — median same day, 347 cases
- Kolkata 221(g) tracker — median same day, 26 cases
- Warsaw 221(g) tracker — median same day, 19 cases
Recent Toronto case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | — | pending | 2026-10-22 | — | — | — |
| 2026-11-07 | B1/B2 | pending | 2026-10-23 | — | — | — |
| 2026-11-02 | H1B | pending | 2026-10-26 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-27 | B1/B2 | issued | — | 2026-10-23 | — | — |
| 2026-10-27 | H1B | passport_returned | 2026-10-26 | — | — | yellow |
| 2026-10-26 | J1 | pending | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-24 | E2 | refused 214(b) | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-20 | TD | pending | 2026-08-31 | — | — | yellow |
| 2026-10-15 | TN | pending | 2026-08-31 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-02 | J2 | pending | 2026-09-18 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-01 | H1B | pending | 2026-08-17 | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-29 | other | passport_returned | 2026-08-31 | — | — | yellow |
Toronto 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Toronto in 2026?
Among 15 resolved community-reported cases at Toronto, the median is 0 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 3 days. 13 tracked cases have been pending 60+ days — outcomes are fast for most and slow for a stuck minority.
How long does an H-1B 221(g) take at Toronto?
Across 5 H-1B cases at Toronto with both an interview and an approval date, the median is the interview day itself and 75% cleared within 1 day; 100% cleared within 30 days. 8 H-1B cases are still pending in the tracker. Community-reported figures, updated as reports arrive.
What do most 221(g) slips at Toronto ask for?
Recorded requests at Toronto: CV / resume (7 cases); Passport (4 cases); Transcripts / degree (4 cases); Additional documents (unspecified) (2 cases); Advisor's CV (2 cases); DS-5535 questionnaire (2 cases). 14 of 55 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my Toronto 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Toronto cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Toronto 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Toronto timeline, and grab the submission email template.