Kigali: immigrant visa pause status
Whether the US embassy or consulate in Kigali, Rwanda 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 Kigali: some non-plaintiffs. Yes, in part. At least one applicant at Kigali 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 6 Oct 2026.
- Last reported movement: 6 Oct 2026.
- Pause-refused cases in the tracker: 0. Cancelled appointments logged: 0.
- Contacting the post: Short-notice re-interview email to a non-plaintiff; others waiting.
- Source: applicant reports, read daily; the same evidence as the daily digest. Nothing here comes from the post itself.
What has happened at Kigali
First report from this post: a non-plaintiff IR1 given a public charge 221(g) at a February interview was emailed in early October with a re-interview date at short notice, which the applicant may not be able to make; the thread's view is that declining could cost months. Two other IR1s first interviewed on 17 and 24 February are still waiting.
This is the row shown for Kigali on the status-by-embassy table, written from the latest reports and updated whenever something changes.
What the daily digest has said about Kigali
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2026 | Called back | First report: non-plaintiff IR1 from February emailed a short-notice re-interview | Read |
Kigali pause: quick answers
Is the US embassy in Kigali calling back applicants refused under the immigrant visa pause?
Yes, in part. At least one applicant at Kigali 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 6 Oct 2026.
What has happened at Kigali since the pause was vacated?
First report from this post: a non-plaintiff IR1 given a public charge 221(g) at a February interview was emailed in early October with a re-interview date at short notice, which the applicant may not be able to make; the thread's view is that declining could cost months. Two other IR1s first interviewed on 17 and 24 February are still waiting.
How do I contact Kigali about a pause case?
What applicants at Kigali report: Short-notice re-interview email to a non-plaintiff; others waiting. 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 Kigali
- 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
- Kigali 221(g) tracker — 3 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 Kigali. Court filings are described as reported by applicants who read them.