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Immigrant visas at Pristina

In the State Department's October 7, 2026 update, the National Visa Center (NVC) was scheduling immigrant visa interviews at Pristina for immediate relative cases from Oct 2026, family preference from Oct 2026 and employment from Oct 2026, counting from the month a case became documentarily complete.

Source: U.S. Department of State: IV Scheduling Status Tool · Published 2026-10-07 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-10-07

Immigrant visa interview scheduling at Pristina

In its October 7, 2026 update, the State Department listed the month a case had to become documentarily complete for the National Visa Center (NVC) to be scheduling its interview at Pristina.

Immediate relative

October 2026

update month

Family-sponsored preference

October 2026

update month

Employment-based preference

October 2026

update month

Source: U.S. Department of State: IV Scheduling Status Tool · Published 2026-10-07 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-10-07

Earlier scheduling months at Pristina →

Immigrant visas issued at Pristina

Pristina issued 1 immigrant visas in February 2026, 94% fewer than February 2025 (16). 314 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total). The count covers family, employment and diversity immigrant visas.

Immigrant visas issued at Pristina each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.0501001502023202420252026
Monthly figures
MonthVisas issued
Feb 20261
Jan 202615
Dec 202515
Nov 202527
Oct 202539
Sep 202512
Aug 202540
Jul 202536
Jun 202546
May 202526
Apr 202526
Mar 202531
Feb 202516
Jan 202555
Dec 202461
Nov 202468
Oct 202458
Sep 2024106
Aug 202461
Jul 202464
Jun 202458
May 202471
Apr 202444
Mar 202442
Feb 202447
Jan 202461
Dec 202344
Nov 202326
Oct 202354
Sep 202346
Aug 202346
Jul 202349
Jun 202354
May 2023119
Apr 2023103
Mar 2023115
Feb 2023124
Jan 202345
Dec 202244
Nov 202284
Oct 202270
Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
DVDiversity visa0068
IR5Parent of a U.S. citizen0868
CR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen, married under two years0254
F4Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen0044
IR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen0523
FXSpouse or child of a permanent resident, exempt from the per-country limit0012
F2BUnmarried adult son or daughter of a permanent resident0011
F3Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen009
F2ASpouse or child of a permanent resident007
F1Unmarried adult son or daughter of a U.S. citizen005
E1Employment-based, priority worker004
SB1003
IR2Child of a U.S. citizen102
CR2001
RR1001
RR2001
RR3001

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What CR-1/IR-1 Spouse Visa applicants report being asked

These figures come from 285 interview reports that applicants shared publicly, at every post rather than Pristina alone. They describe who chose to report, not every applicant.

54%

Relationship questions

In about 150 reports

46%

How did you meet

In about 130 reports

24%

Identity verification

In about 70 reports

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

Other visas at Pristina

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.