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    Student and exchange visas at Wuhan

    As of September 17, 2026, the State Department lists a 2.5 months wait for the next student and exchange visa appointment at Wuhan, against a median of 15 days. 171 of 186 posts list a shorter wait.

    Source: U.S. Department of State: Global Visa Wait Times · Published 2026-09-17 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-09-17

    Wuhan student wait over time

    Wuhan has ranged same day to 4.5 months across 19 months on record, and today's figure is at the high end. It has been faster before, so re-check before making an irreversible decision. The median over that time was 8.100000000000001 days.

    Jul 24same day – 4.5 monthsSep 26

    Source: U.S. Department of State: Global Visa Wait Times · Published 2026-09-17 · Retrieved 2026-09-17 · Coverage 2022-11/2026-09

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    The same wait elsewhere in China

    Student and exchange (F, M, J), from the same State Department table. Applicants can usually interview at any post in their country of residence.

    Student and exchange visas issued at Wuhan

    Wuhan issued 114 student and exchange visas in February 2026, 26% fewer than February 2025 (154). 5,190 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total). The count covers F-1, M-1, J-1 and their dependants.

    Nonimmigrant visas issued at Wuhan each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.05001k1.5k2k2023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 2026114
    Jan 2026323
    Dec 2025456
    Nov 2025180
    Oct 202596
    Sep 2025168
    Aug 2025956
    Jul 2025801
    Jun 2025429
    May 20251,096
    Apr 2025369
    Mar 2025202
    Feb 2025154
    Jan 2025159
    Dec 2024298
    Nov 2024270
    Oct 2024164
    Sep 2024201
    Aug 2024863
    Jul 20241,704
    Jun 20241,541
    May 20241,279
    Apr 202427
    Mar 202431
    Feb 202435
    Jan 202458
    Dec 202353
    Nov 202344
    Oct 202326
    Sep 202327
    Aug 2023104
    Jul 2023177
    Jun 2023181
    May 202391
    Apr 202316
    Mar 20230
    Feb 20230
    Jan 20230
    Dec 20220
    Nov 20220
    Oct 20220
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    F1Academic student53694,029
    J1Exchange visitor4560847
    J2Exchange visitor's spouse or child620193
    F2Academic student's spouse or child55113
    M1Vocational student508

    Sources: U.S. Department of State: Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances and U.S. Department of State: Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2022-10/2026-02

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    What F-1 Student Visa applicants report being asked

    These figures come from 440 interview reports that applicants shared publicly, at every post rather than Wuhan alone. They describe who chose to report, not every applicant.

    53%

    Education questions

    In about 235 reports

    31%

    Financial questions

    In about 135 reports

    21%

    Employment questions

    In about 90 reports

    Source: Visa Interviews Research release 2026.07.18-us-v1 · Published 2026-07-18 · Coverage 2024-03 to 2026-07Every F-1 Student Visa finding →

    Other visas at Wuhan

    Where these figures come from

    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.