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American Visa Guide — IL Drop Tracker & Community Data

Last IL Drop
Days Since Drop
days ago
Latest DQ with IL
Standard cases only
Members Waiting
In the London pipeline

Pipeline Status

Current status across all three processing stages.

USCIS — I-130 Petition

NVC — National Visa Centre

US Embassy London — Interview & Visa

This Week in the Community

Upcoming appointments and recent milestones across the community.

📅 Coming up · …

Medicals
    Interviews
      Flights

        ✅ Just happened · …

        DQ
          I-130 Approvals

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            IL Drop History

            Interview Letter drops from the US Embassy London. Most recent first.

            Interview Letter drop history: drop date, day of week, time of drop, DQ date range covered, gap since previous drop, and number of ILs issued
            Drop Date Day Time (London) DQ Dates Covered Gap Since Previous ILs Issued

            IL to Interview Scheduling

            The month your Interview Letter arrived and the month interviews have been scheduled. IL → interview is typically ~2 months. Observed pattern from London community members.

            Observed pattern: the month an Interview Letter was received and the month the interview was scheduled
            IL Received Interview Scheduled

            DQ → IL Wait Time Trends

            Median days from Documentarily Qualified to Interview Letter. A downward trend means the queue is moving faster.

            All Time
            Last 6 Months

            Interview Outcomes

            Community-reported results at the US Embassy London.

            Approved
            221(g)
            Denied

            Passport Return Times

            After visa approval at interview — median days to receive your passport with visa stamp.

            Mail Boxes Etc Pick-Up
            median days
            Royal Mail Delivery
            median days

            Median Stage-by-Stage Timings

            Community-reported median times for each leg of the London immigrant visa process. Individual experiences vary.

            Median processing time for each stage of the US immigrant visa application through the US Embassy London, based on community-reported data
            Stage Median (days) Median (months)