Islamabad: immigrant visa pause status
Whether the US embassy or consulate in Islamabad, Pakistan 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 Islamabad: movement, unclear who. Movement has been reported at Islamabad, but who is being called is disputed or unknown. The last movement reported was on 9 Oct 2026.
- Last reported movement: 9 Oct 2026.
- Pause-refused cases in the tracker: 0. Cancelled appointments logged: 2.
- Contacting the post: Relayed re-interview emails for the late-January cohort; CEAC touches for February; navigator inquiries bounce.
- Source: applicant reports, read daily; the same evidence as the daily digest. Nothing here comes from the post itself.
What has happened at Islamabad
The early-February cohort is waiting behind late January: four applicants first interviewed on 2 and 24 February report Refused on 12-13 October, with CEAC last-updated touches on 6 and 9 October for some and none for others, and emails to the post unanswered; commenters expect the post to work chronologically after the relayed re-interview emails of 7-8 October to applicants interviewed 21-26 January (dates 15-19 October, five or six people in one telling; no first-hand copy yet). A 3 February case and a July case have nothing. The email navigator still bounces inquiries.
This is the row shown for Islamabad on the status-by-embassy table, written from the latest reports and updated whenever something changes.
What the daily digest has said about Islamabad
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | No decision | Early-February cohort still Refused; CEAC touches 6 and 9 Oct; emails unanswered | Read |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Covered | Relayed twice: 21-26 Jan cases emailed re-interviews for 15-19 Oct | Read |
| 8 Oct 2026 | Covered | Relayed: a 21 Jan non-plaintiff emailed a re-interview on 7 Oct; unverified | Read |
| 5 Oct 2026 | No decision | Navigator inquiries bounce as 'code missing'; February non-plaintiffs have nothing | Read |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Called back | Mass CEAC touches; plaintiffs approved, relayed | Read |
| 26 Sept 2026 | No decision | CEAC touches on February cases, no emails | Read |
| 23 Sept 2026 | Called back | Schedules going out; confirmed invitations are plaintiffs | Read |
| 22 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 14 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 14 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 12 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read |
Cancelled appointments at Islamabad
Immigrant visa interviews called off since the worldwide suspension began on 24 August, and whether a new date has arrived. Dates marked approximate in the report are shown as reported.
| Original date | Visa | New date | Gap | Found out via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | IR1/CR1 | not yet | — | no notice at all |
| 2026-09-09 | IR1/CR1 | not yet | — | no notice at all |
Every post: cancelled appointment tracker.
Islamabad pause: quick answers
Is the US embassy in Islamabad calling back applicants refused under the immigrant visa pause?
Movement has been reported at Islamabad, but who is being called is disputed or unknown. The last movement reported was on 9 Oct 2026.
What has happened at Islamabad since the pause was vacated?
The early-February cohort is waiting behind late January: four applicants first interviewed on 2 and 24 February report Refused on 12-13 October, with CEAC last-updated touches on 6 and 9 October for some and none for others, and emails to the post unanswered; commenters expect the post to work chronologically after the relayed re-interview emails of 7-8 October to applicants interviewed 21-26 January (dates 15-19 October, five or six people in one telling; no first-hand copy yet). A 3 February case and a July case have nothing. The email navigator still bounces inquiries. The tracker holds 0 pause-refused cases and 2 cancelled appointments at Islamabad.
How do I contact Islamabad about a pause case?
What applicants at Islamabad report: Relayed re-interview emails for the late-January cohort; CEAC touches for February; navigator inquiries bounce. 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 Islamabad
- 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
- Islamabad 221(g) tracker — 115 tracked cases of every kind, wait times and what the post asks for
- 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: movement, unclear who
- Manila, Philippines — last movement 8 Oct
- Nairobi, Kenya — last movement 8 Oct
- Dhaka, Bangladesh — last movement 6 Oct
- Buenos Aires, Argentina — last movement 5 Oct
- Bucharest, Romania — last movement 29 Sept
Posts where non-plaintiffs are being called
- Bangkok, Thailand — last movement 13 Oct
- Amman, Jordan — last movement 12 Oct
- Warsaw, Poland — last movement 12 Oct
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — last movement 11 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 Islamabad. Court filings are described as reported by applicants who read them.