Student and exchange visas at Monterrey

Monterrey student wait over time

Monterrey has ranged 0.8999999999999999 days to 1.5 months across 22 months on record, so treat today's figure as a snapshot rather than a guarantee. The median over that time was 15 days.

The same wait elsewhere in Mexico

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

• Ciudad Juarez1 month
• Guadalajara15 days
• Hermosillo15 days
• Matamoros15 days
• Merida15 days
• Mexico City15 days
• Nogales15 days
• Nuevo Laredo15 days
• Tijuana15 days

Student and exchange visas issued at Monterrey

Monterrey issued 92 student and exchange visas in February 2026, 2% fewer than February 2025 (94). 2,835 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.

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 Monterrey 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 F-1 Student Visa finding →

Other visas at Monterrey

• Visitor visas
• Temporary work visas