Official DOS data · 202 posts in 152 countries
U.S. embassies and consulates: waits, scheduling and visas issued
As of September 17, 2026, the State Department lists a median wait of 15 days for student visa appointments across 186 posts. The longest is 8 months at Vancouver, Canada.
Source: U.S. Department of State: Global Visa Wait Times · Published 2026-09-17 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-09-17
Each post page brings together the appointment waits the State Department publishes, the National Visa Center's immigrant visa scheduling month, and the visas the post issued each month. A post needs at least two of those datasets to get a page.
Albania
- TiranaStudent wait 15 days
Algeria
- AlgiersStudent wait 2.5 months
Angola
- LuandaStudent wait 15 days
Argentina
- Buenos AiresStudent wait 15 days
Armenia
- YerevanStudent wait 15 days
Australia
Austria
- ViennaStudent wait 15 days
Azerbaijan
- BakuStudent wait 15 days
Bahamas
- NassauStudent wait 1 month
Bahrain
- ManamaStudent wait 15 days
Bangladesh
- DhakaStudent wait 15 days
Barbados
- BridgetownStudent wait 15 days
Belgium
- BrusselsStudent wait 15 days
Belize
- BelmopanStudent wait 15 days
Benin
Bermuda
- HamiltonStudent wait 15 days
Bolivia
- La PazStudent wait 15 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- SarajevoStudent wait 15 days
Brazil
- BrasiliaStudent wait 15 days
- Porto AlegreStudent wait 1 month
- RecifeStudent wait 15 days
- Rio De JaneiroStudent wait 15 days
- Sao PauloStudent wait 15 days
Brunei
- Bandar Seri BegawanStudent wait 15 days
Bulgaria
- SofiaStudent wait 15 days
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
- PraiaStudent wait 15 days
Cambodia
- Phnom PenhStudent wait 15 days
Cameroon
- YaoundeStudent wait 15 days
Canada
Chile
- SantiagoStudent wait 1.5 months
China
Colombia
- BogotaStudent wait 15 days
Costa Rica
- San JoseStudent wait 15 days
Côte d’Ivoire
- AbidjanStudent wait 15 days
Croatia
- ZagrebStudent wait 15 days
Cuba
Curaçao
- CuracaoStudent wait 15 days
Cyprus
- NicosiaStudent wait 15 days
Czechia
- PragueStudent wait 15 days
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
- CopenhagenStudent wait 15 days
Djibouti
- DjiboutiStudent wait 15 days
Dominican Republic
- Santo DomingoStudent wait 15 days
Ecuador
Egypt
- CairoStudent wait 15 days
El Salvador
- San SalvadorStudent wait 15 days
Equatorial Guinea
- MalaboStudent wait 15 days
Estonia
- TallinnStudent wait 15 days
Ethiopia
- Addis AbabaStudent wait 2 months
Fiji
- SuvaStudent wait 15 days
Finland
- HelsinkiStudent wait 15 days
France
- ParisStudent wait 15 days
Gabon
- LibrevilleStudent wait 15 days
Georgia
- TbilisiStudent wait 15 days
Germany
Ghana
- AccraStudent wait 2 months
Greece
- AthensStudent wait 15 days
Guatemala
- Guatemala CityStudent wait 15 days
Guyana
- GeorgetownStudent wait 15 days
Haiti
Honduras
- TegucigalpaStudent wait 15 days
Hong Kong SAR
- Hong KongStudent wait 15 days
Hungary
- BudapestStudent wait 15 days
Iceland
- ReykjavikStudent wait 15 days
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
- DublinStudent wait 15 days
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
- KingstonStudent wait 15 days
Japan
- NahaStudent wait 15 days
- Osaka/KobeStudent wait 1.5 months
- TokyoStudent wait 1.5 months
Jordan
- AmmanStudent wait 1 month
Kazakhstan
Kenya
- NairobiStudent wait 15 days
Kosovo
- PristinaStudent wait 15 days
Kuwait
- KuwaitStudent wait 15 days
Kyrgyzstan
- BishkekStudent wait 15 days
Laos
- VientianeStudent wait 15 days
Latvia
- RigaStudent wait 15 days
Lebanon
- BeirutStudent wait 2 months
Liberia
- MonroviaStudent wait 3 months
Lithuania
- VilniusStudent wait 15 days
Luxembourg
- LuxembourgStudent wait 15 days
Madagascar
Malawi
- LilongweStudent wait 2.5 months
Malaysia
- Kuala LumpurStudent wait 15 days
Malta
- VallettaStudent wait 15 days
Marshall Islands
- MajuroStudent wait 15 days
Mauritius
- Port LouisStudent wait 15 days
Mexico
- Ciudad JuarezStudent wait 1 month
- GuadalajaraStudent wait 15 days
- HermosilloStudent wait 15 days
- MatamorosStudent wait 15 days
- MeridaStudent wait 15 days
- Mexico CityStudent wait 15 days
- MonterreyStudent wait 15 days
- NogalesStudent wait 15 days
- Nuevo LaredoStudent wait 15 days
- TijuanaStudent wait 15 days
Micronesia
- KoloniaStudent wait 15 days
Moldova
- ChisinauStudent wait 15 days
Mongolia
- UlaanbaatarStudent wait 15 days
Montenegro
- PodgoricaStudent wait 15 days
Morocco
- CasablancaStudent wait 1 month
Myanmar (Burma)
- RangoonStudent wait 15 days
Nepal
- KathmanduStudent wait 15 days
Netherlands
- AmsterdamStudent wait 15 days
New Zealand
- AucklandStudent wait 1 month
Nicaragua
- ManaguaStudent wait 15 days
Niger
Nigeria
- LagosStudent wait 15 days
North Macedonia
- SkopjeStudent wait 15 days
Norway
- OsloStudent wait 15 days
Oman
- MuscatStudent wait 4 months
Pakistan
Palau
- KororStudent wait 1 month
Panama
- Panama CityStudent wait 1 month
Papua New Guinea
- Port MoresbyStudent wait 15 days
Paraguay
- AsuncionStudent wait 15 days
Peru
- LimaStudent wait 15 days
Philippines
- ManilaStudent wait 1 month
Poland
Portugal
- LisbonStudent wait 15 days
Qatar
- DohaStudent wait 3.5 months
Republic of the Congo
Romania
- BucharestStudent wait 15 days
Russia
Rwanda
- KigaliStudent wait 1 month
Samoa
- ApiaStudent wait 2.5 months
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
- DakarStudent wait 15 days
Serbia
- BelgradeStudent wait 15 days
Sierra Leone
Singapore
- SingaporeStudent wait 15 days
Slovakia
- BratislavaStudent wait 15 days
Slovenia
- LjubljanaStudent wait 15 days
South Africa
- Cape TownStudent wait 15 days
- JohannesburgStudent wait 15 days
South Korea
- SeoulStudent wait 15 days
Spain
- MadridStudent wait 15 days
Sri Lanka
- ColomboStudent wait 1 month
Suriname
- ParamariboStudent wait 15 days
Sweden
- StockholmStudent wait 1 month
Switzerland
- BernStudent wait 2 months
Taiwan
- TaipeiStudent wait 15 days
Tajikistan
- DushanbeStudent wait 15 days
Tanzania
- Dar Es SalaamStudent wait 15 days
Thailand
- BangkokStudent wait 1 month
Timor-Leste
- DiliStudent wait 15 days
Togo
- LomeStudent wait 1 month
Trinidad and Tobago
- Port of SpainStudent wait 15 days
Tunisia
- TunisStudent wait 1 month
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
- AshgabatStudent wait 15 days
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uruguay
- MontevideoStudent wait 15 days
Uzbekistan
- TashkentStudent wait 1.5 months
Vietnam
- HanoiStudent wait 15 days
- Ho Chi Minh CityStudent wait 15 days
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Where these figures come from
- U.S. Visa Appointment Wait Times by EmbassyPublished 2026-09-17 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-09-17
- U.S. Immigrant Visa Interview Scheduling by EmbassyPublished 2026-10-07 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-10-07
- U.S. Visa Issuances by Post, MonthlyRetrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2022-10/2026-02
The State Department publishes each of these separately, on its own schedule. We show each one with its own date and never add figures from one to another.