Jerusalem: immigrant visa pause status
Whether the US embassy or consulate in Jerusalem, Israel 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 Jerusalem: no callbacks reported. Not as of the latest reports. Applicants at Jerusalem report no email, no instruction and no status change since the 10 September cable. Absence of reports is not proof of absence, but at posts with many applicants writing in, it is close.
- Last reported movement: none reported.
- Pause-refused cases in the tracker: 0. Cancelled appointments logged: 1.
- Contacting the post: Generic reply: not processing immigrant visas.
- Source: applicant reports, read daily; the same evidence as the daily digest. Nothing here comes from the post itself.
What has happened at Jerusalem
A spouse case interviewed before the pause was vacated asked for its status and got a generic reply that the post is not processing immigrant visas at this time. A 3 September appointment was cancelled earlier. Applicants are asking about transferring to Amman.
This is the row shown for Jerusalem on the status-by-embassy table, written from the latest reports and updated whenever something changes.
What the daily digest has said about Jerusalem
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sept 2026 | No decision | Says it is not processing immigrant visas | Read |
Cancelled appointments at Jerusalem
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | IR1/CR1 | not yet | — |
Every post: cancelled appointment tracker.
Jerusalem pause: quick answers
Is the US embassy in Jerusalem calling back applicants refused under the immigrant visa pause?
Not as of the latest reports. Applicants at Jerusalem report no email, no instruction and no status change since the 10 September cable. Absence of reports is not proof of absence, but at posts with many applicants writing in, it is close.
What has happened at Jerusalem since the pause was vacated?
A spouse case interviewed before the pause was vacated asked for its status and got a generic reply that the post is not processing immigrant visas at this time. A 3 September appointment was cancelled earlier. Applicants are asking about transferring to Amman. The tracker holds 0 pause-refused cases and 1 cancelled appointment at Jerusalem.
How do I contact Jerusalem about a pause case?
What applicants at Jerusalem report: Generic reply: not processing immigrant visas. 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 Jerusalem
- 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: no callbacks reported
- Ciudad Juarez, Mexico — last movement 8 Oct
- Mumbai, India — last movement 7 Oct
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — last movement 2 Oct
- Madrid, Spain — last movement 2 Oct
- Tirana, Albania — last movement 2 Oct
- Yaounde, Cameroon — last movement 2 Oct
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 Jerusalem. Court filings are described as reported by applicants who read them.