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Temporary work visas at Ciudad Juarez

As of September 17, 2026, the State Department lists a 1 month wait for the next temporary work visa appointment at Ciudad Juarez, against a median of 15 days. 120 of 184 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

The same wait elsewhere in Mexico

Petition-based work (H, L, O, P, Q), from the same State Department table. Applicants can usually interview at any post in their country of residence.

Temporary work visas issued at Ciudad Juarez

Ciudad Juarez issued 206 temporary work visas in February 2026, 17% fewer than February 2025 (249). 2,761 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total). The count covers H, L, O, P and Q classes and their dependants.

Nonimmigrant visas issued at Ciudad Juarez each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.01002003004002023202420252026
Monthly figures
MonthVisas issued
Feb 2026206
Jan 2026198
Dec 2025141
Nov 2025101
Oct 2025152
Sep 2025177
Aug 2025191
Jul 2025239
Jun 2025286
May 2025322
Apr 2025392
Mar 2025356
Feb 2025249
Jan 2025242
Dec 2024295
Nov 2024183
Oct 2024281
Sep 2024285
Aug 2024316
Jul 2024320
Jun 2024234
May 2024288
Apr 2024299
Mar 2024261
Feb 2024262
Jan 2024202
Dec 2023154
Nov 2023142
Oct 2023258
Sep 2023196
Aug 2023295
Jul 2023298
Jun 2023247
May 2023284
Apr 2023227
Mar 2023282
Feb 2023253
Jan 2023255
Dec 2022151
Nov 2022118
Oct 2022227
Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
H2ATemporary agricultural worker103102955
H4H worker's spouse or child1872392
H2BTemporary non-agricultural worker2814391
L2Intracompany transferee's spouse or child413253
H1BSpecialty occupation worker2125244
L1Intracompany transferee1311240
P1164145
O20451
P32047
P40124
O1Person of extraordinary ability1211
O3007
Q1011

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What H-1B and Employment Visas applicants report being asked

These figures come from 315 interview reports that applicants shared publicly, at every post rather than Ciudad Juarez alone. They describe who chose to report, not every applicant.

58%

Employment questions

In about 185 reports

41%

Current employment

In about 130 reports

22%

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 H-1B and Employment Visas finding →

Other visas at Ciudad Juarez

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.