Vienna 221(g) Tracker: Wait Times
Live administrative-processing picture at Vienna, from 4 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Vienna interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
No Vienna median yet
Only 1 tracked Vienna 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 Vienna — per-post medians vary widely, which is the whole reason these pages exist.
What Vienna has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Vienna 221(g) so far, grouped by type and most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- Advisor's CV
- CV / resume
- List of publications
1 of 4 tracked Vienna cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: white.
Recent Vienna case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-27 | H1B | pending | — | — | — | white |
| 2025-09-26 | other | pending | 2025-09 | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | other | pending | 2025-08 | — | — | — |
| 2021-07-22 | F1 | issued | — | — | — | — |
Vienna 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Vienna in 2026?
Not enough resolved cases at Vienna yet for a reliable median. 3 tracked cases are currently pending.
What do most 221(g) slips at Vienna ask for?
Recorded requests at Vienna: Advisor's CV; CV / resume; List of publications. 1 of 4 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my Vienna 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Vienna cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Vienna 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Vienna timeline, and grab the submission email template.