Manama: immigrant visa pause status
Whether the US embassy or consulate in Manama, Bahrain 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 9 Nov 2026.
Key facts, as of 9 Nov 2026
- Who is being called back at Manama: no callbacks reported. Not as of the latest reports. Applicants at Manama 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.
- Latest report: Not a pause country; serves third-country nationals who are.
- Pause-refused cases in the tracker: 0. Cancelled appointments logged: 0.
- Contacting the post: Not answering email, per one applicant.
- Source: applicant reports, read daily; the same evidence as the daily digest. Nothing here comes from the post itself.
What has happened at Manama
Not a pause country; serves third-country nationals who are. Added 28 October: a Ghanaian spouse working in Bahrain was interviewed 12 January 2026, verbally approved and the passport kept, then caught by the pause. The applicant says the post has since returned held passports without a 221(g) sheet and is not answering email; CEAC still shows Refused.
This is the row shown for Manama on the status-by-embassy table, written from the latest reports and updated whenever something changes.
What the daily digest has said about Manama
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | No decision | Added: Ghanaian spouse approved verbally 12 Jan; post not answering, CEAC Refused | Read |
Manama pause: quick answers
Is the US embassy in Manama calling back applicants refused under the immigrant visa pause?
Not as of the latest reports. Applicants at Manama 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 Manama since the pause was vacated?
Not a pause country; serves third-country nationals who are. Added 28 October: a Ghanaian spouse working in Bahrain was interviewed 12 January 2026, verbally approved and the passport kept, then caught by the pause. The applicant says the post has since returned held passports without a 221(g) sheet and is not answering email; CEAC still shows Refused.
How do I contact Manama about a pause case?
What applicants at Manama report: Not answering email, per one applicant. 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 Manama
- 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
- Manama 221(g) tracker — 6 tracked cases of every kind, wait times and what the post asks for
- Immigrant visa pause: status by embassy — all 73 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
- Madrid, Spain — last movement 20 Oct
- Mumbai, India — last movement 7 Oct
- Tirana, Albania — last movement 2 Oct
- Yaounde, Cameroon — last movement 2 Oct
- Algiers, Algeria — last movement 15 Mar
- Baghdad, Iraq
Posts where non-plaintiffs are being called
- London, United Kingdom — last movement 9 Nov
- Kingston, Jamaica — last movement 5 Nov
- Bangkok, Thailand — last movement 5 Nov
- Auckland, New Zealand — last movement 4 Nov
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