London: immigrant visa pause status
Whether the US embassy or consulate in London, United Kingdom 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 London: some non-plaintiffs. Yes, in part. At least one applicant at London 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: 27, 8 with a new date.
- Contacting the post: Re-interview emails with dates; K-1 public-charge refusals relayed.
- Source: applicant reports, read daily; the same evidence as the daily digest. Nothing here comes from the post itself.
What has happened at London
K-1 public charge refusals are being reported, relayed on 12 October: a K-1 interviewed 1 October was refused on public-charge grounds despite a petitioner earning over 65k with a home and insurance ready, after the fiance's own finances were questioned; one telling says four of four interviews that day, the first after the training, ended the same way, and observers say beneficiaries' savings, debts and Universal Credit use are weighed regardless of the petitioner's income. Rescheduled pause cases are being interviewed: a spouse first interviewed in January had its rescheduled interview on 9 October and left with a 221(g) for an updated I-864, tax transcript and W-2, passport kept. Reschedules continue (10 September CR1 to 21 October, 16 September IR1 to 27 October, September K-1s to 23 and 26 October, relayed); the 8 October K-1 was turned away. Relayed from a K-1 group: interviews held since 1 October are running about half approved, half not, with no leniency for young couples. Approvals: the 8 July case re-interviewed 2 October has its passport ready; a 6 October approval on a rough savings figure; an O-1 in a white 221(g) from 3 September went Issued 30 September after the passport was recalled. A UK spouse who had claimed UK benefits while working was approved after the public-charge additions; she credits the petitioner's high earnings, an established home and US medical insurance (date not stated).
This is the row shown for London on the status-by-embassy table, written from the latest reports and updated whenever something changes.
What the daily digest has said about London
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 | Refused | K-1 refused on public charge 1 Oct despite 65k petitioner; four of four that day, relayed | Read |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Approved | UK spouse with her own UK benefits history approved; petitioner income, insurance | Read |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Covered | Relayed: K-1 interviews since 1 Oct about half approved, no leniency for young couples | Read |
| 8 Oct 2026 | Called back | IR1 cancelled 16 Sept rebooked for 27 Oct; Sept K-1s relayed with 23 and 26 Oct dates | Read |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Called back | CR1 cancelled 10 Sept rebooked for 21 Oct unasked; EB case approved at second interview | Read |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Approved | EB-3 nurse rescheduled to 11 Sept approved, relayed; 20 Oct rebooking cancelled | Read |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Covered | Second-hand: of three re-interviews known to one group, one passed, rest public charge | Read |
| 3 Oct 2026 | Approved | July CR1 verbally approved 2 Oct; K-1s for 8 and 20 Oct pushed to no date | Read |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Called back | July CR1 summoned for 2 October with a public charge statement | Read |
| 30 Sept 2026 | Refused | Diversity visa couple refused on public charge at the window | Read |
| 29 Sept 2026 | No decision | Approved verbally in August, called back, 221(g) | Read |
| 27 Sept 2026 | Called back | January refusal given a 21 October re-interview | Read |
| 26 Sept 2026 | Called back | Cancelled September dates rebooked for 6 October | Read |
| 23 Sept 2026 | Cancelled | Two applicants turned away at the door in one morning | Read |
| 21 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 19 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 18 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 13 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 11 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 10 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 9 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 8 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 1 Sept 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Covered | Read | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Covered | Read |
Cancelled appointments at London
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | IR1/CR1 | not yet | — | |
| 2026-10-20 | other | not yet | — | |
| 2026-10-13 | other | not yet | — | |
| 2026-10-13 | other | not yet | — | |
| 2026-10-08 | other | not yet | — | |
| 2026-09-30 | other | not yet | — | |
| 2026-09-23 | IR1/CR1 | not yet | — | |
| 2026-09-23 | IR1/CR1 | not yet | — | no notice at all |
| 2026-09-23 | IR1/CR1 | not yet | — | no notice at all |
| 2026-09-22 | other | not yet | — | |
| 2026-09-18 | other | not yet | — | told at the post |
| 2026-09-17 | other | not yet | — | |
| 2026-09-16 | IR1/CR1 | 2026-10-27 | 41d | |
| 2026-09-10 | IR1/CR1 | 2026-10-21 | 41d | |
| 2026-09-09 | IR1/CR1 | not yet | — | |
| 2026-09-02 | IR5 | 2026-09-11 | 9d | |
| 2026-09-02 | IR5 | not yet | — | |
| 2026-09-02 | IR1/CR1 | 2026-10-06 | 34d | |
| 2026-09-02 | IR1/CR1 | 2026-10-06 | 34d | |
| 2026-09-02 | other | not yet | — | |
| 2026-09-02 | IR1/CR1 | not yet | — | |
| 2026-09-01 | IR1/CR1 | 2026-09-11 | 10d | |
| 2026-09-01 | other | 2026-10-06 | 35d | |
| 2026-09-01 | DV | not yet | — | |
| 2026-08-26 | IR1/CR1 | not yet | — | |
| 2026-08-24 | other | 2026-11-02 | 70d | |
| 2026-07-01 | other | not yet | — | portal only |
Every post: cancelled appointment tracker.
London pause: quick answers
Is the US embassy in London calling back applicants refused under the immigrant visa pause?
Yes, in part. At least one applicant at London 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 London since the pause was vacated?
K-1 public charge refusals are being reported, relayed on 12 October: a K-1 interviewed 1 October was refused on public-charge grounds despite a petitioner earning over 65k with a home and insurance ready, after the fiance's own finances were questioned; one telling says four of four interviews that day, the first after the training, ended the same way, and observers say beneficiaries' savings, debts and Universal Credit use are weighed regardless of the petitioner's income. Rescheduled pause cases are being interviewed: a spouse first interviewed in January had its rescheduled interview on 9 October and left with a 221(g) for an updated I-864, tax transcript and W-2, passport kept. Reschedules continue (10 September CR1 to 21 October, 16 September IR1 to 27 October, September K-1s to 23 and 26 October, relayed); the 8 October K-1 was turned away. Relayed from a K-1 group: interviews held since 1 October are running about half approved, half not, with no leniency for young couples. Approvals: the 8 July case re-interviewed 2 October has its passport ready; a 6 October approval on a rough savings figure; an O-1 in a white 221(g) from 3 September went Issued 30 September after the passport was recalled. A UK spouse who had claimed UK benefits while working was approved after the public-charge additions; she credits the petitioner's high earnings, an established home and US medical insurance (date not stated). The tracker holds 0 pause-refused cases and 27 cancelled appointments at London, 8 of them rebooked.
How do I contact London about a pause case?
What applicants at London report: Re-interview emails with dates; K-1 public-charge refusals relayed. 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 London
- 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
- London 221(g) tracker — 214 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 London. Court filings are described as reported by applicants who read them.