Check your visa status: the official trackers

Every government below lets you check an application for free on its own site. Sites that charge to "check your status" are not connected to any government. We link to the official tools; we do not track applications ourselves.

United States

US visa status: CEAC, on state.gov

A 221(g) refusal means you wait for further administrative processing, or supply more documents or information, within one year of the interview. fam.state.gov · read

We could not read what each CEAC status means on travel.state.gov when we last checked, so we do not repeat them here. Read them on travel.state.gov, the State Department's own site, or your US embassy's website.

USCIS cases (petitions, green cards)

USCIS case status, on uscis.gov

You need the 13-character receipt number USCIS gave you. uscis.gov · read Check a USCIS case only through uscis.gov. uscis.gov · read

United Kingdom

UKVI tells you by letter or email when a decision is made. gov.uk · read You do not need to contact UKVI while your application is within the published processing time. gov.uk · read

Check when to expect a decision, on check-your-visa-processing-time.homeoffice.gov.uk gov.uk · read

Canada

IRCC application status tracker ircc.canada.ca · read

Status updates appear only after you get an acknowledgement of receipt (AOR). ircc.canada.ca · read

  • Received: being checked for completeness. In progress: still being reviewed. Closed: approved, refused, withdrawn or abandoned. ircc.canada.ca · read
  • Each section shows Not started, Waiting on you (IRCC needs something from you) or In progress. ircc.canada.ca · read

Schengen countries

There is no single EU tracker. The consulate, or the contractor it uses to collect applications, tells you. 15 days normally, extendable to 45 days. home-affairs.ec.europa.eu · read

Applied through a visa application centre? See tracking a VFS Global application.

Waiting longer than usual? Official processing times. Each country's own page has its status link too, for example United Kingdom.

Last checked 4 October 2026. Not legal advice. What changed