Cotonou: immigrant visa pause status
Whether the US embassy or consulate in Cotonou, Benin 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 14 Oct 2026.
Key facts, as of 14 Oct 2026
- Who is being called back at Cotonou: movement, unclear who. Movement has been reported at Cotonou, but who is being called is disputed or unknown. The last movement reported was on 14 Oct 2026.
- Last reported movement: 14 Oct 2026.
- Pause-refused cases in the tracker: 0. Cancelled appointments logged: 0.
- Contacting the post: Generic replies; scheduling reported secondhand.
- Source: applicant reports, read daily; the same evidence as the daily digest. Nothing here comes from the post itself.
What has happened at Cotonou
Relayed 14 October by a spouse case transferred from Accra: Cotonou is scheduling re-interviews, but out of order, taking June first interviews and then jumping back to March. A Ghanaian spouse case interviewed in June and refused under the pause has uploaded police certificates and passport and receives only generic replies; unclear whether new certificates are wanted before a second interview.
This is the row shown for Cotonou on the status-by-embassy table, written from the latest reports and updated whenever something changes.
What the daily digest has said about Cotonou
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | Called back | Scheduling re-interviews out of order, June then March, relayed by a transferred case | Read |
Cotonou pause: quick answers
Is the US embassy in Cotonou calling back applicants refused under the immigrant visa pause?
Movement has been reported at Cotonou, but who is being called is disputed or unknown. The last movement reported was on 14 Oct 2026.
What has happened at Cotonou since the pause was vacated?
Relayed 14 October by a spouse case transferred from Accra: Cotonou is scheduling re-interviews, but out of order, taking June first interviews and then jumping back to March. A Ghanaian spouse case interviewed in June and refused under the pause has uploaded police certificates and passport and receives only generic replies; unclear whether new certificates are wanted before a second interview.
How do I contact Cotonou about a pause case?
What applicants at Cotonou report: Generic replies; scheduling reported secondhand. 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 Cotonou
- 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 64 posts side by side
- Public-charge re-interview: questions asked and what to bring
Other posts where the picture is the same: movement, unclear who
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — last movement 13 Oct
- Belgrade, Serbia — last movement 13 Oct
- Islamabad, Pakistan — last movement 9 Oct
- Manila, Philippines — last movement 8 Oct
- Nairobi, Kenya — last movement 8 Oct
- Dhaka, Bangladesh — last movement 6 Oct
Posts where non-plaintiffs are being called
- Bogota, Colombia — last movement 13 Oct
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — last movement 13 Oct
- Bangkok, Thailand — last movement 13 Oct
- Amman, Jordan — last movement 12 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 Cotonou. Court filings are described as reported by applicants who read them.