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Immigrant visa interviews may be delayed
News reports only; no State Department notice

News reports say many U.S. embassies delayed immigrant visa interviews from August 2026, while officers trained on new rules. We do not know if this has ended, so watch your email for any change to your interview.

Details

In August 2026, U.S. embassies and consulates reportedly postponed immigrant visa interviews while their consular officers were trained on new public charge guidance: rules on whether an applicant is likely to depend on public benefits. They emailed applicants with interviews booked that the interviews would be rescheduled. The State Department acknowledged the pause in a statement on August 25, but it has posted no notice about it on its website.

On August 26, a State Department statement quoted by Fox News said its training initiative started in early August. On August 27, the Associated Press quoted a State Department official saying that the pause began in early August and was not expected to last beyond early to mid-September. The official said the interviews affected, most of them scheduled for August, would be rescheduled for September, October and November.

The latest report we have found, from Reuters on September 8, said that processing had started again for Hungary and Poland while the pause continued elsewhere, and that it could last months, according to a person familiar with the matter. Reuters also said that the pause came after the August 21 court ruling against the 75-country pause, and that the government told a court interviews were rescheduled through August 31. We have found no report on whether the pause is still in effect.

If your interview was postponed, or is coming up, check your email and the embassy's website: NVC and embassies may reschedule interviews, including ones already booked.

Sources: Fox News: Trump admin pauses visa appointments worldwide amid heightened screening for applicants (August 26, 2026); Associated Press, via NBC News: Trump administration pauses all immigrant visa applications amid new screening policy (August 27, 2026); Ogletree: State Department Pauses Immigrant Visa Interviews for New Public Charge Guidance Training (August 31, 2026); Reuters, via Yahoo News: US resumes immigrant visa processing for Hungary, Poland as pause remains elsewhere (September 8, 2026).

Last checked Sep 25, 2026.

Interview scheduling at Mexico City

Mexico City is not in the State Department’s interview scheduling tool. It may not handle immigrant visas. Check the embassy’s own website, listed at usembassy.gov.

Source: State Department IV Scheduling Status Tool, updated Sep 23, 2026.

Visa classes at Mexico City

Badges: average visas issued per month, Mar 2025 to Feb 2026.

41.7K/mo
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58 visa classes with none issued at Mexico City, Mar 2017 to Feb 2026

AM

Vietnam Amerasian, and certain family members

B2A

Self-petitioning spouse or child of lawful permanent resident, and their children

B2B

Self-petitioning unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and their children

BC

Broadcaster employed by the U.S. International Broadcasting Bureau or a grantee, and their spouse and children

BX

Self-petitioning spouse or child of lawful permanent resident, exempt from the per-country limit, and their children

C4

C4/D3

CQ

Afghan special immigrant (employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government) admitted as a conditional permanent resident, and their spouse and children

CW1

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) transitional worker

CW2

Spouse or child of CW1

D3

DV

Diversity visa (green card lottery) winner, and their spouse and children

E1

Treaty trader, spouse or child

E2C

Northern Mariana Islands investor, spouse or child

E4

EB-1

Priority worker (extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager), and their spouse and children

EB-2

Professional holding an advanced degree or person of exceptional ability, and their spouse and children

EB-3

Skilled worker or professional, and their spouse and children

EB-5

Investor (employment creation), including the rural, high-unemployment and infrastructure set-asides, and their spouse and children

EW

Other worker (EB-3 jobs that need less than two years of training or experience), and their spouse and children

F1 (family)

Unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and their children

F2A

Spouse or child under 21 of lawful permanent resident

F2B

Unmarried son or daughter (21 or older) of lawful permanent resident, and their children

F3

Married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and their spouse and children

F4

Brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, and their spouse and children

G3

Representative of non-recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family

H1C

Shortage area nurse

IB1

Self-petitioning spouse of U.S. citizen, and their children

IB2

Self-petition child of U.S. citizen

IH3

Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention

IH4

Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention

IR3

Orphan adopted abroad by U.S. citizen

IR4

Orphan to be adopted in the United States by U.S. citizen

IR5

Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age

IW

Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children

K3

Spouse of U.S. Citizen (barely used in practice, see instead CR1/IR1)

K4

Child of K3

N8

Parent of SK3 or SN3

N9

Child of N8 or some special immigrants

NATO1

Principal U.S. representative of NATO member state, members of official staff, principal NATO officers, and immediate family

NATO3

NATO4

Official of NATO, and immediate family

NATO5

Experts employed by NATO, and dependents

NATO6

Civilian accompanying a NATO-agreed force, and dependents

NATO7

Attendant, servant, or personal employee of NATO-1 through NATO-6, and immediate family

S7

Immediate family of S5 or S6

SB1

Returning resident

SD

Minister of religion, and their spouse and children

SE

Certain employees or former employees of the U.S. government abroad, and their spouse and children

SF

SG

SI

Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by the U.S. government as translators or interpreters, and their spouse and children

SK

Certain retired international organization employees, and their families

SQ

Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government, and their spouse and children

SR

Certain religious workers, and their spouse and children

SSC

SU

Spouse, child or parent of a U-1 visa holder (victim of criminal activity)

SW