Ulaanbaatar 221(g) Tracker: Wait Times
Live administrative-processing picture at Ulaanbaatar, from 4 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Ulaanbaatar interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
No Ulaanbaatar median yet
None of the 4 tracked Ulaanbaatar cases have reported an outcome date yet, so there is no honest median to publish 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 Ulaanbaatar — per-post medians vary widely, which is the whole reason these pages exist.
What Ulaanbaatar has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Ulaanbaatar 221(g) so far, grouped by type and most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- Photographs
- Social media links / handles
1 of 4 tracked Ulaanbaatar cases were asked to submit by email.
Ulaanbaatar and the immigrant visa pause
At least one applicant who is not a plaintiff has received a case-specific instruction here. Last reported movement 2026-11-09.
Fast movement reported: a pause case first interviewed 9 February was phoned by the embassy on 1 October and re-interviewed on 5 October; outcome not yet stated. First report from this post. Relayed 15 October: the post is calling re-interviews in chronological order, all of them non-plaintiffs. Reported 9 November: an IR2 first interviewed 11 May has a re-interview on 23 November, with a separate document submission appointment on 18 November; documents go through the existing CEAC account.
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: Ulaanbaatar immigrant visa pause status. Every post side by side: status by embassy.
Recent Ulaanbaatar case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-09 | IR2 | called | 2026-05-11 | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-15 | IV (immigrant) | mention | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-10-06 | IR1/CR1 | pending | 2026-02-09 | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-11 | H1B | pending | 2026-03-27 | — | — | — |
Ulaanbaatar 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Ulaanbaatar in 2026?
Not enough resolved cases at Ulaanbaatar yet for a reliable median. 2 tracked cases are currently pending.
What do most 221(g) slips at Ulaanbaatar ask for?
Recorded requests at Ulaanbaatar: Photographs; Social media links / handles. 1 of 4 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my Ulaanbaatar 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Ulaanbaatar cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Ulaanbaatar 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Ulaanbaatar timeline, and grab the submission email template.