Budapest: immigrant visa pause status
Whether the US embassy or consulate in Budapest, Hungary is calling back applicants refused under the 75-country immigrant visa pause, who has been called, and what applicants there report. Crowdsourced and anonymised. As of 13 Oct 2026.
Key facts, as of 13 Oct 2026
- Who is being called back at Budapest: some non-plaintiffs. Yes, in part. At least one applicant at Budapest who is not a named plaintiff has reported a case-specific instruction: a new medical, a second interview or a document request. The last movement reported was on 2 Oct 2026.
- Last reported movement: 2 Oct 2026.
- Pause-refused cases in the tracker: 0. Cancelled appointments logged: 0.
- Contacting the post: Re-interview with new public-charge document requests; issuance after file completion.
- Source: applicant reports, read daily; the same evidence as the daily digest. Nothing here comes from the post itself.
What has happened at Budapest
First first-hand issuance at this post: a Pakistani spouse whose visa was close before the January pause was re-interviewed after it lifted and asked for documents not requested before: prospective US health insurance coverage, a potential job offer letter and evidence of financial support or assets, plus a new medical and new police certificate within about 10 days. Passport returned with the visa around 2 October after almost two years in process. Another spouse interviewed in January has a re-interview on 21 October (post not confirmed).
This is the row shown for Budapest on the status-by-embassy table, written from the latest reports and updated whenever something changes.
What the daily digest has said about Budapest
Every day this post appeared in the digest, newest first. The one-line summary is the digest’s own; follow the link for the full account.
| Date | Outcome | What happened | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2026 | Issued | Pakistani spouse issued after new medical, police certificate and insurance evidence | Read |
Budapest pause: quick answers
Is the US embassy in Budapest calling back applicants refused under the immigrant visa pause?
Yes, in part. At least one applicant at Budapest who is not a named plaintiff has reported a case-specific instruction: a new medical, a second interview or a document request. The last movement reported was on 2 Oct 2026.
What has happened at Budapest since the pause was vacated?
First first-hand issuance at this post: a Pakistani spouse whose visa was close before the January pause was re-interviewed after it lifted and asked for documents not requested before: prospective US health insurance coverage, a potential job offer letter and evidence of financial support or assets, plus a new medical and new police certificate within about 10 days. Passport returned with the visa around 2 October after almost two years in process. Another spouse interviewed in January has a re-interview on 21 October (post not confirmed).
How do I contact Budapest about a pause case?
What applicants at Budapest report: Re-interview with new public-charge document requests; issuance after file completion. Across posts, emails usually return nothing or a copy of the cable, and a congressional inquiry has so far returned one line. A moving CEAC last-updated date after you write means someone opened the file; it is not a decision and has not preceded one in any case we hold.
If you are waiting on Budapest
- Expect a new medical to be the first request if yours is older than six months; ask your panel clinic whether it already has instructions before you book.
- Every approval since the cable went through a second interview about money: taxes, savings, debts, insurance, employment plans and benefits history. The list is in the re-interview guide.
- A changed CEAC date after you email the post means the file was opened, not decided.
- If your report would change this page, add your case. Rows are built from reports; a post with none cannot be shown as moving.
Related
- Immigrant visa pause: status by embassy — all 62 posts side by side
- Public-charge re-interview: questions asked and what to bring
Other posts where the picture is the same: some non-plaintiffs
- Bangkok, Thailand — last movement 13 Oct
- Amman, Jordan — last movement 12 Oct
- Warsaw, Poland — last movement 12 Oct
- Guangzhou, China — last movement 11 Oct
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — last movement 11 Oct
- Tokyo, Japan — last movement 10 Oct
VisaMoves is a free, anonymous community data project. Not legal advice, and not affiliated with the U.S. Department of State or the post in Budapest. Court filings are described as reported by applicants who read them.