Johannesburg: immigrant visa pause status
Whether the US embassy or consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa 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 Johannesburg: some non-plaintiffs. Yes, in part. At least one applicant at Johannesburg 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 9 Oct 2026.
- Last reported movement: 9 Oct 2026.
- Pause-refused cases in the tracker: 0. Cancelled appointments logged: 0.
- Contacting the post: Second interviews on the public charge questionnaire; one 212(a)(4) refusal.
- Source: applicant reports, read daily; the same evidence as the daily digest. Nothing here comes from the post itself.
What has happened at Johannesburg
Second interviews are happening and one ended in a refusal: a Ghanaian spouse of a US-born citizen (income about $92,000, insurance in place) was refused 212(a)(4) at his 9 October follow-up interview after answering truthfully that the petitioner had received food assistance and WIC in 2017-18; the interview stopped at that answer, no documents were reviewed, and a second 221(g) put the case back in administrative processing with advice to consult a lawyer. Earlier: a one-line acknowledgement to an email, CEAC touches stopped 11 September.
This is the row shown for Johannesburg on the status-by-embassy table, written from the latest reports and updated whenever something changes.
What the daily digest has said about Johannesburg
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.
Johannesburg pause: quick answers
Is the US embassy in Johannesburg calling back applicants refused under the immigrant visa pause?
Yes, in part. At least one applicant at Johannesburg 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 9 Oct 2026.
What has happened at Johannesburg since the pause was vacated?
Second interviews are happening and one ended in a refusal: a Ghanaian spouse of a US-born citizen (income about $92,000, insurance in place) was refused 212(a)(4) at his 9 October follow-up interview after answering truthfully that the petitioner had received food assistance and WIC in 2017-18; the interview stopped at that answer, no documents were reviewed, and a second 221(g) put the case back in administrative processing with advice to consult a lawyer. Earlier: a one-line acknowledgement to an email, CEAC touches stopped 11 September.
How do I contact Johannesburg about a pause case?
What applicants at Johannesburg report: Second interviews on the public charge questionnaire; one 212(a)(4) refusal. 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 Johannesburg
- 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
- Johannesburg 221(g) tracker — 7 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: 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 Johannesburg. Court filings are described as reported by applicants who read them.