Visitor visas at Shanghai

The same wait elsewhere in China

Visitor (B-1/B-2), next available, from the same State Department table. Applicants can usually interview at any post in their country of residence.

• Beijing4.5 months
• Guangzhou2 months
• Shenyang15 days
• Wuhan2 months

Visitor visas issued at Shanghai

Shanghai issued 14,615 visitor visas in February 2026, 38% fewer than February 2025 (23,563). 190,077 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total). The count covers B-1, B-2 and border crossing cards.

Visitor visa refusal rate for China nationals

The State Department publishes refusal rates by nationality, counting applicants at every post, not by post. A refusal is what applicants usually call a visa rejection. This is the rate for nationals of China wherever they applied, not a rate for Shanghai.

What B-1/B-2 Visitor Visa applicants report being asked

These figures come from 205 interview reports that applicants shared publicly, at every post rather than Shanghai alone. They describe who chose to report, not every applicant.

Source: Visa Interviews Research release 2026.07.18-us-v1 · Published 2026-07-18 · Coverage 2024-03 to 2026-07Every B-1/B-2 Visitor Visa finding →

Other visas at Shanghai

• Student and exchange visas
• Temporary work visas