Vancouver 221(g) Tracker: Wait Times
Live administrative-processing picture at Vancouver, from 17 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Vancouver interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Vancouver cases only.
What Vancouver has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Vancouver 221(g) so far, grouped by type and most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- CV / resume — 2 requests
- Social media links / handles — 2 requests
10 other requests reported once
- academic information
- Additional documents (unspecified)
- company information
- employer-provided document
- Employment letter / job details
- Passport
- PDF of clickable social-media links
- Research plan / thesis abstract
- research-work documents (PhD CS)
- Transcripts / degree
7 of 17 tracked Vancouver cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: white.
Related
Other posts in the same country
- Calgary 221(g) tracker — median 12d, 16 cases
- Ottawa 221(g) tracker — median same day, 8 cases
- Halifax 221(g) tracker — median 30d, 3 cases
Posts with a similar wait
- New Delhi 221(g) tracker — median 2d, 280 cases
- Ankara 221(g) tracker — median 2d, 36 cases
- London 221(g) tracker — median 3d, 283 cases
- Mumbai 221(g) tracker — median 1d, 248 cases
Recent Vancouver case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | H4 | pending | 2026-07 | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-09 | — | pending | 2026-02 | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-07 | — | pending | 2026-02 | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-01 | B1/B2 | issued | 2026-01-22 | 2026-01-22 | 0 | — |
| 2026-03-01 | B1/B2 | issued | 2026-02-09 | — | — | — |
| 2026-02-20 | B1/B2 | approved | 2026-02-19 | — | — | — |
| 2026-02-20 | B1/B2 | approved | 2026-02-19 | — | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | H1B | issued | 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-26 | 2 | — |
| 2026-02-09 | H1B | pending | 2025-11-25 | — | — | white |
| 2026-01-22 | B1/B2 | pending | 2026-01 | — | — | — |
| 2025-12-18 | H1B | issued | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-12-10 | B1/B2 | pending | 2025-12-01 | — | — | — |
Vancouver 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Vancouver in 2026?
Among 7 resolved community-reported cases at Vancouver, the median is 2 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 6 days. 10 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 Vancouver ask for?
Recorded requests at Vancouver: CV / resume (2 cases); Social media links / handles (2 cases); academic information; Additional documents (unspecified); company information; employer-provided document. 7 of 17 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my Vancouver 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Vancouver cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Vancouver 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Vancouver timeline, and grab the submission email template.