San Jose: immigrant visa pause status
Whether the US embassy or consulate in San Jose, Costa Rica 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 San Jose: some non-plaintiffs. Yes, in part. At least one applicant at San Jose 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 8 Oct 2026.
- Last reported movement: 8 Oct 2026.
- Pause-refused cases in the tracker: 0. Cancelled appointments logged: 0.
- Contacting the post: Dated second-interview email with a document list; priority list shared with the panel physician.
- Source: applicant reports, read daily; the same evidence as the daily digest. Nothing here comes from the post itself.
What has happened at San Jose
First report from this post: a Nicaraguan spouse resident in Costa Rica, refused 221(g) on 17 March expressly for Nicaragua being a pause country, was emailed 30 September for a second interview on 8 October with instructions to redo the medical and police certificate and bring proof of health insurance and housing. The panel physician said the embassy had sent an 'emergency priority list' to be scheduled immediately, and the intake desk at the interview held a separate list of those cases. The interview covered the petitioner's benefits history, the applicant's balances, assets, debts, work and study plans and the relationship; passport kept pending a Nicaragua police certificate, with the officer hoping no further interview is needed. Not a plaintiff.
This is the row shown for San Jose on the status-by-embassy table, written from the latest reports and updated whenever something changes.
What the daily digest has said about San Jose
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2026 | Called back | Pause-refused 17 Mar spouse re-interviewed 8 Oct off a priority list; passport kept | Read |
San Jose pause: quick answers
Is the US embassy in San Jose calling back applicants refused under the immigrant visa pause?
Yes, in part. At least one applicant at San Jose 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 8 Oct 2026.
What has happened at San Jose since the pause was vacated?
First report from this post: a Nicaraguan spouse resident in Costa Rica, refused 221(g) on 17 March expressly for Nicaragua being a pause country, was emailed 30 September for a second interview on 8 October with instructions to redo the medical and police certificate and bring proof of health insurance and housing. The panel physician said the embassy had sent an 'emergency priority list' to be scheduled immediately, and the intake desk at the interview held a separate list of those cases. The interview covered the petitioner's benefits history, the applicant's balances, assets, debts, work and study plans and the relationship; passport kept pending a Nicaragua police certificate, with the officer hoping no further interview is needed. Not a plaintiff.
How do I contact San Jose about a pause case?
What applicants at San Jose report: Dated second-interview email with a document list; priority list shared with the panel physician. 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 San Jose
- 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: 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 San Jose. Court filings are described as reported by applicants who read them.