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Ankara: U.S. visa waits, scheduling and visas issued
As of September 17, 2026, the State Department lists a wait of 15 days for student visa appointments and 4.5 months for visitor visas at Ankara. 0 of 186 posts list a shorter student wait.
Source: U.S. Department of State: Global Visa Wait Times · Published 2026-09-17 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-09-17
By visa type
Student and exchange visas
15 days wait
3,853 issued in the past 12 months
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Visitor visas
4.5 months wait
66,799 issued in the past 12 months
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Temporary work visas
15 days wait
1,037 issued in the past 12 months
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Immigrant visas
Scheduling Mar 2025
5,485 issued in the past 12 months
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Appointment waits at Ankara
The State Department lists how long applicants at each post wait for an interview, in months. It published these figures for Ankara on September 17, 2026.
| Visa class | Ankara | Median post | Posts with a shorter wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visitor (B-1/B-2), next available | 4.5 months | 1 month | 150 of 187 |
| Visitor (B-1/B-2), average wait | 2.5 months | 5.75 months | 5 of 38 |
| Student and exchange (F, M, J) | 15 days | 15 days | 0 of 186 |
| Petition-based work (H, L, O, P, Q) | 15 days | 15 days | 0 of 184 |
Source: U.S. Department of State: Global Visa Wait Times · Published 2026-09-17 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-09-17
Ankara student wait over time
Ankara has ranged 9 days to 2.43 months across 24 months on record, so treat today's figure as a snapshot rather than a guarantee. The median over that time was 18.45 days.
Source: U.S. Department of State: Global Visa Wait Times · Published 2026-09-17 · Retrieved 2026-09-17 · Coverage 2022-11/2026-09
Immigrant visa interview scheduling at Ankara
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 Ankara.
Immediate relative
March 2025
19 months behind
Family-sponsored preference
September 2023
37 months behind
Employment-based preference
June 2026
4 months behind
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 Ankara →Visas issued at Ankara
The State Department reports how many visas each post issues every month. These counts are where visas were issued, not the nationality of the people who received them.
Nonimmigrant visas, February 2026
7,251
74% more than February 2025 (4,157). 73,327 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).
Immigrant visas, February 2026
327
52% fewer than February 2025 (678). 5,485 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).
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
Every visa class issued at Ankara →Visitor visa refusal rate for Turkey nationals
The State Department publishes refusal rates by nationality, counting applicants at every post, not by post. A refusal is what applicants usually call a visa rejection. This is the rate for nationals of Turkey wherever they applied, not a rate for Ankara.
Adjusted B visa refusal rate, FY2025
22.25%
Ranks 121 of 199 nationalities, highest first.
How the rate is calculated →Source: U.S. Department of State: Adjusted Refusal Rate, B-Visas by Nationality · Retrieved 2026-07-24 · Coverage FY2025
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Other U.S. posts in Türkiye
- IstanbulStudent wait 2 months
Where these figures come from
- U.S. Visa Appointment Wait Times by EmbassyPublished 2026-09-17 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-09-17
- U.S. Student Visa Appointment Wait Times Over TimePublished 2026-09-17 · Retrieved 2026-09-17 · Coverage 2022-11/2026-09
- U.S. Immigrant Visa Interview Scheduling by EmbassyPublished 2026-10-07 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2026-10-07
- U.S. Visa Issuances by Post, MonthlyRetrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2022-10/2026-02
- U.S. Nonimmigrant Visa Refusal Rates by NationalityRetrieved 2026-07-24 · Coverage FY2025
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.