Where Can I Get A US Visa Now?
As you may know, the US has instituted COVID-related travel bans prohibiting the entry of travelers who have been in certain countries during the two-week period prior to their entry to the US. Although this is technically a travel ban and not a visa issuance ban, in practice the US embassies in those countries have not been issuing visas. Banned countries include:
- EUROPE: Schengen/ UK/ Ireland
- ASIA: India, China, Iran
- AFRICA: South Africa
- AMERICA: Brazil
In addition to embassy closures in the banned countries, many other US embassies around the world are currently closed or not issuing visas.
Grossman Young & Hammond has compiled the charts below, based on information published by the US Department of State, to help you understand where in the world you can get a US visa right now. The charts are sorted by published wait times for a visa interview (from shortest to longest number of days). The first chart shows the wait times for F1 student and J1 exchange visitor visas, which are given priority, and the second chart shows the wait times for all other nonimmigrant visas (except B visas for visitors).
F-1 and J-1 Wait Times by Consulate
PDF of Chart: F1 and J1 wait times by consulate 6.11.21
|
Country: |
Capital: |
Student/ Exchange Visitor Visa: (calendar wait time / days) |
|
Jamaica |
Kingston |
1 |
|
Timor-Leste |
Dili |
1 |
|
Mozambique |
Maputo |
1 |
|
Mauritius |
Port Louis |
2 |
|
Qatar |
Doha |
2 |
|
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) |
Mbabane, Lobamba |
3 |
|
Bahrain |
Manama |
3 |
|
Mexico |
Mexico City |
4 |
|
Haiti |
Port-Au-Prince |
5 |
|
Chad |
N’Djamena |
5 |
|
Thailand |
Bangkok |
5 |
|
Romania |
Bucharest |
5 |
|
Honduras |
Tegucigalpa |
6 |
|
Ukraine |
Kyiv |
6 |
|
Dominican Republic |
Santo Domingo |
7 |
|
Nicaragua |
Managua |
7 |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
Port of Spain |
7 |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
Malabo |
7 |
|
Eritrea |
Asmara |
7 |
|
Brunei |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
7 |
|
Tajikistan |
Dushanbe |
7 |
|
Cambodia |
Phnom Penh |
8 |
|
Moldova |
Chișinău |
9 |
|
Serbia |
Belgrade |
10 |
|
Oman |
Muscat |
11 |
|
Angola |
Luanda |
14 |
|
Barbados |
Bridgetown |
21 |
|
Israel |
Jerusalem |
21 |
|
Japan |
Tokyo |
21 |
|
South Korea |
Seoul |
23 |
|
Colombia |
Bogota |
25 |
|
Belize |
Belmopan |
28 |
|
Taiwan |
Taipei City |
28 |
|
Djibouti |
Djibouti city |
30 |
|
Indonesia |
Jakarta |
30 |
|
Mongolia |
Ulaanbaatar |
30 |
|
Philippines |
Manila |
30 |
|
Pakistan |
Islamabad |
31 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
Bishkek |
40 |
|
Bahamas |
Nassau |
41 |
|
Paraguay |
Asunción |
42 |
|
Uruguay |
Montevideo |
42 |
|
Vietnam |
Hanoi |
42 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh |
45 |
|
Andorra |
Andorra la Vella (associated with Madrid, Spain) |
54 |
|
Gambia |
Banjul |
60 |
|
Mali |
Bamako |
60 |
|
Senegal |
Dakar |
60 |
|
Zimbabwe |
Harare |
60 |
|
Kazakhstan |
Nur-Sultan |
60 |
|
Rwanda |
Kigali |
65 |
|
Canada |
Ottawa |
90 |
|
Tunisia |
Tunis |
90 |
|
Jordan |
Amman |
96 |
|
Mauritania |
Nouakchott |
99 |
|
Tanzania |
Dodoma (Dar es Salaam – city with U.S. embassy) |
105 |
|
Cabo Verde |
Praia |
133 |
|
Chile |
Santiago |
135 |
|
Georgia |
Tbilisi |
177 |
|
Georgia |
Tbilisi |
177 |
|
Panama |
Panama City |
180 |
|
Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
201 |
|
Kenya |
Nairobi |
238 |
|
Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
249 |
|
Republic of the Congo |
Kinshasa |
315 |
Other Nonimmigrant Wait Times by Consulate (except B-1)
PDF of Chart: Other Nonimmigrant Wait Times by Consulate 6.11.21
|
Country: |
Capital: |
Nonimmigrant Visa: (calendar wait time / days) |
|
Timor-Leste |
Dili |
1 |
|
Mozambique |
Maputo |
1 |
|
Mauritius |
Port Louis |
2 |
|
Qatar |
Doha |
2 |
|
Mexico |
Mexico City |
2 |
|
Georgia |
Tbilisi |
2 |
|
Georgia |
Tbilisi |
2 |
|
Bahrain |
Manama |
3 |
|
Chad |
N’Djamena |
5 |
|
Romania |
Bucharest |
5 |
|
Ukraine |
Kyiv |
6 |
|
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) |
Mbabane, Lobamba |
7 |
|
Honduras |
Tegucigalpa |
7 |
|
Nicaragua |
Managua |
7 |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
Port of Spain |
7 |
|
Eritrea |
Asmara |
7 |
|
Brunei |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
7 |
|
Tajikistan |
Dushanbe |
7 |
|
Angola |
Luanda |
7 |
|
Cambodia |
Phnom Penh |
9 |
|
Moldova |
Chișinău |
9 |
|
Dominican Republic |
Santo Domingo |
10 |
|
Colombia |
Bogota |
10 |
|
Indonesia |
Jakarta |
10 |
|
Oman |
Muscat |
11 |
|
Thailand |
Bangkok |
15 |
|
Israel |
Jerusalem |
21 |
|
Kazakhstan |
Nur-Sultan |
21 |
|
Vietnam |
Hanoi |
24 |
|
Belize |
Belmopan |
28 |
|
Serbia |
Belgrade |
30 |
|
Djibouti |
Djibouti city |
30 |
|
Mongolia |
Ulaanbaatar |
30 |
|
South Korea |
Seoul |
32 |
|
Taiwan |
Taipei City |
38 |
|
Philippines |
Manila |
45 |
|
Paraguay |
Asunción |
45 |
|
Mali |
Bamako |
60 |
|
Chile |
Santiago |
73 |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
Malabo |
75 |
|
Japan |
Tokyo |
77 |
|
Tunisia |
Tunis |
90 |
|
Jordan |
Amman |
96 |
|
Mauritania |
Nouakchott |
99 |
|
Uruguay |
Montevideo |
133 |
|
Cabo Verde |
Praia |
133 |
|
Panama |
Panama City |
180 |
|
Andorra |
Andorra la Vella (associated with Madrid, Spain) |
193 |
|
Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
201 |
|
Rwanda |
Kigali |
205 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh |
246 |
|
Bahamas |
Nassau |
281 |
|
Pakistan |
Islamabad |
295 |
|
Republic of the Congo |
Kinshasa |
315 |
|
Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
391 |
