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Temporary work visas at Warsaw

As of September 17, 2026, the State Department lists a 15 days wait for the next temporary work visa appointment at Warsaw, against a median of 15 days. 0 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 Poland

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 Warsaw

Warsaw issued 141 temporary work visas in February 2026, 11% more than February 2025 (127). 2,077 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 Warsaw each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.01002003004002023202420252026
Monthly figures
MonthVisas issued
Feb 2026141
Jan 2026146
Dec 2025228
Nov 2025164
Oct 2025223
Sep 2025206
Aug 2025197
Jul 2025155
Jun 2025167
May 202583
Apr 2025175
Mar 2025192
Feb 2025127
Jan 2025145
Dec 2024196
Nov 2024106
Oct 2024148
Sep 2024164
Aug 2024170
Jul 2024233
Jun 2024153
May 2024142
Apr 2024141
Mar 2024127
Feb 2024149
Jan 2024197
Dec 2023133
Nov 2023120
Oct 2023150
Sep 2023219
Aug 2023292
Jul 2023159
Jun 2023118
May 2023142
Apr 2023171
Mar 2023292
Feb 2023100
Jan 2023162
Dec 2022235
Nov 2022206
Oct 2022346
Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
L1Intracompany transferee1331404
L2Intracompany transferee's spouse or child1219385
P14725279
H1BSpecialty occupation worker146245
O1Person of extraordinary ability1414180
P3138169
H4H worker's spouse or child57157
O38374
O25463
H2ATemporary agricultural worker9857
H2BTemporary non-agricultural worker0053
P4119
H3001
Q1001

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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 Warsaw 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 Warsaw

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.