Updated November 9, 2026

US consulates and immigrant visas

In fiscal 2024, about one employment green card in three ended with an interview at a consulate abroad. Here's where each consulate stands for employment, family preference and immediate relative cases, from the State Department's own records.

Interviews paused since about August 25, 2026

The State Department postponed immigrant visa interviews worldwide in late August 2026 so consular officers could finish new public charge training, including an in-person part. It has published no list of the posts that have restarted and no end date.

Cases refused under the 75-country pause and sent back for review are exempt from the in-person training, so some posts hold those second interviews while their first interviews stay paused.

How often consular officers have refused visas on public charge grounds, year by year, in State's own counts: visa refusals by ground.

Checked against the sources below on November 3, 2026.

What State has said under oath

the Bureau of Consular Affairs is rescheduling immigrant visa appointments. State's sworn declaration, Aug 28 2026
four new training requirements that the Bureau of Consular Affairs formally deployed on September 1, 2026. State's sworn declaration, Sep 8 2026
the Department instructed all posts to complete a set of required trainings related to public charge visa ineligibility and inadmissibility, including an in-person training component, before processing and adjudicating immigrant visa applications State's sworn declaration, Oct 5 2026

What others have reported (State hasn't confirmed it)

Processing resumed in Hungary and Poland. Reuters, Sep 8 2026

Caught up on paper

103 of 142

posts scheduling employment cases completed this month, State's update of November 6, 2026

Behind on employment cases

posts scheduling cases completed in an earlier month

Employment visas issued abroad

48,152

March 2025 to February 2026. February 2026 is the newest month State has posted: it posts each month's issuances months later

How far back each post is scheduling cases State's update of November 6, 2026

Dhaka

Scheduling cases complete in Sep-2022; 88 employment visas a year
4.2 years back
Manila

Scheduling cases complete in May-2023; 7,523 employment visas a year
3.5 years back
Ciudad Juarez

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2023; 1,747 employment visas a year
3.3 years back
Guangzhou

Scheduling cases complete in Aug-2023; 5,304 employment visas a year
3.3 years back
Johannesburg

Scheduling cases complete in Aug-2023; 415 employment visas a year
3.3 years back
Abu Dhabi

Scheduling cases complete in Oct-2023; 937 employment visas a year
3.1 years back
Doha

Scheduling cases complete in Oct-2023; 723 employment visas a year
3.1 years back
Riyadh

Scheduling cases complete in Oct-2023; 986 employment visas a year
3.1 years back
Accra

Scheduling cases complete in Nov-2023; 1,182 employment visas a year
3 years back
Seoul

Scheduling cases complete in Nov-2023; 2,506 employment visas a year
3 years back
Nairobi

Scheduling cases complete in Feb-2024; 1,647 employment visas a year
2.8 years back
Lagos

Scheduling cases complete in Feb-2025; 433 employment visas a year
21 months back
Yerevan

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2025; 77 employment visas a year
20 months back
Santo Domingo

Scheduling cases complete in May-2025; 183 employment visas a year
18 months back
Taipei

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2025; 512 employment visas a year
17 months back
Rio de Janeiro

Scheduling cases complete in Sep-2025; 3,486 employment visas a year
14 months back
Kathmandu

Scheduling cases complete in Jan-2026; 600 employment visas a year
10 months back
Sydney

Scheduling cases complete in Jan-2026; 232 employment visas a year
10 months back
Bogota

Scheduling cases complete in Feb-2026; 2,078 employment visas a year
9 months back
London

Scheduling cases complete in Feb-2026; 1,268 employment visas a year
9 months back
Ho Chi Minh City

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2026; 1,503 employment visas a year
8 months back
Madrid

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2026; 270 employment visas a year
8 months back
Naples

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2026; 193 employment visas a year
8 months back
Kingston

Scheduling cases complete in Apr-2026; 349 employment visas a year
7 months back
Mumbai

Scheduling cases complete in Apr-2026; 1,141 employment visas a year
7 months back
Frankfurt

Scheduling cases complete in May-2026; 370 employment visas a year
6 months back
Islamabad

Scheduling cases complete in May-2026; 1,188 employment visas a year
6 months back
Montreal

Scheduling cases complete in May-2026; 2,442 employment visas a year
6 months back
Ankara

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 571 employment visas a year
5 months back
Bangkok

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 260 employment visas a year
5 months back
Buenos Aires

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 284 employment visas a year
5 months back
Paris

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 404 employment visas a year
5 months back
Tokyo

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 286 employment visas a year
5 months back
Warsaw

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 488 employment visas a year
5 months back
Colombo

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 65 employment visas a year
4 months back
Hong Kong

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 319 employment visas a year
4 months back
Port of Spain

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 75 employment visas a year
4 months back
Amman

Scheduling cases complete in Sep-2026; 267 employment visas a year
2 months back

Port-au-Prince

Scheduling cases complete in Aug-2020; 1,284 immigrant visas a year, every class
6.3 years back
Manila

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2021; 39,328 immigrant visas a year, every class
5.4 years back
Dhaka

Scheduling cases complete in Dec-2021; 16,180 immigrant visas a year, every class
4.9 years back
Havana

Scheduling cases complete in Oct-2022; 7,532 immigrant visas a year, every class
4.1 years back
Nassau

Scheduling cases complete in Jan-2023; 330 immigrant visas a year, every class
3.8 years back
Amman

Scheduling cases complete in Aug-2023; 4,429 immigrant visas a year, every class
3.3 years back
Ciudad Juarez

Scheduling cases complete in Aug-2023; 75,724 immigrant visas a year, every class
3.3 years back
Ankara

Scheduling cases complete in Sep-2023; 5,485 immigrant visas a year, every class
3.2 years back
Phnom Penh

Scheduling cases complete in Sep-2023; 1,894 immigrant visas a year, every class
3.2 years back
Accra

Scheduling cases complete in Nov-2023; 6,786 immigrant visas a year, every class
3 years back
Santo Domingo

Scheduling cases complete in Feb-2024; 44,210 immigrant visas a year, every class
2.8 years back
Kingston

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2024; 10,951 immigrant visas a year, every class
2.7 years back
Beirut

Scheduling cases complete in Oct-2024; 1,491 immigrant visas a year, every class
2.1 years back
Nairobi

Scheduling cases complete in Nov-2024; 8,300 immigrant visas a year, every class
2 years back
Georgetown

Scheduling cases complete in Jan-2025; 2,886 immigrant visas a year, every class
22 months back
Ho Chi Minh City

Scheduling cases complete in Jan-2025; 26,483 immigrant visas a year, every class
22 months back
Mumbai

Scheduling cases complete in Feb-2025; 18,639 immigrant visas a year, every class
21 months back
Guangzhou

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2025; 21,787 immigrant visas a year, every class
20 months back
Johannesburg

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2025; 983 immigrant visas a year, every class
20 months back
Lima

Scheduling cases complete in Apr-2025; 5,880 immigrant visas a year, every class
19 months back
Dushanbe

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2025; 1,401 immigrant visas a year, every class
17 months back
Islamabad

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2025; 21,338 immigrant visas a year, every class
17 months back
Jerusalem

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2025; 2,713 immigrant visas a year, every class
17 months back
Riyadh

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2025; 3,315 immigrant visas a year, every class
17 months back
Abu Dhabi

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2025; 3,961 immigrant visas a year, every class
16 months back
Addis Ababa

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2025; 9,493 immigrant visas a year, every class
16 months back
Lagos

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2025; 9,900 immigrant visas a year, every class
16 months back
San Salvador

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2025; 11,540 immigrant visas a year, every class
16 months back
Taipei

Scheduling cases complete in Aug-2025; 1,350 immigrant visas a year, every class
15 months back
Yerevan

Scheduling cases complete in Aug-2025; 3,536 immigrant visas a year, every class
15 months back
Bogota

Scheduling cases complete in Sep-2025; 7,801 immigrant visas a year, every class
14 months back
Monrovia

Scheduling cases complete in Sep-2025; 3,233 immigrant visas a year, every class
14 months back
Montreal

Scheduling cases complete in Sep-2025; 9,341 immigrant visas a year, every class
14 months back
Rio de Janeiro

Scheduling cases complete in Sep-2025; 6,986 immigrant visas a year, every class
14 months back
Kinshasa

Scheduling cases complete in Oct-2025; 1,389 immigrant visas a year, every class
13 months back
Casablanca

Scheduling cases complete in Dec-2025; 2,264 immigrant visas a year, every class
11 months back
Kathmandu

Scheduling cases complete in Jan-2026; 7,339 immigrant visas a year, every class
10 months back
Tashkent

Scheduling cases complete in Jan-2026; 3,087 immigrant visas a year, every class
10 months back
Tirana

Scheduling cases complete in Jan-2026; 2,681 immigrant visas a year, every class
10 months back
Cairo

Scheduling cases complete in Feb-2026; 7,999 immigrant visas a year, every class
9 months back
Praia

Scheduling cases complete in Feb-2026; 2,294 immigrant visas a year, every class
9 months back
Seoul

Scheduling cases complete in Feb-2026; 4,394 immigrant visas a year, every class
9 months back
London

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2026; 4,401 immigrant visas a year, every class
8 months back
Madrid

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2026; 1,256 immigrant visas a year, every class
8 months back
Tegucigalpa

Scheduling cases complete in Apr-2026; 5,987 immigrant visas a year, every class
7 months back
Dakar

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 5,972 immigrant visas a year, every class
5 months back
Guatemala City

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 6,180 immigrant visas a year, every class
5 months back
Guayaquil

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 6,656 immigrant visas a year, every class
5 months back
Rangoon

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 1,081 immigrant visas a year, every class
5 months back
Yaounde

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 4,302 immigrant visas a year, every class
5 months back
Abidjan

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 889 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Bridgetown

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 1,395 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Frankfurt

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 3,068 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Hong Kong

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 1,312 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Managua

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 1,129 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Port of Spain

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 1,111 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
La Paz

Scheduling cases complete in Sep-2026; 708 immigrant visas a year, every class
2 months back
Tbilisi

Scheduling cases complete in Sep-2026; 2,485 immigrant visas a year, every class
2 months back
Buenos Aires

Scheduling cases complete in Oct-2026; 783 immigrant visas a year, every class
1 month back
Kyiv

Scheduling cases complete in Oct-2026; 769 immigrant visas a year, every class
1 month back

Port-au-Prince

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2021; 1,284 immigrant visas a year, every class
5.4 years back
Nassau

Scheduling cases complete in Dec-2022; 330 immigrant visas a year, every class
3.9 years back
Accra

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2024; 6,786 immigrant visas a year, every class
2.7 years back
Ciudad Juarez

Scheduling cases complete in Apr-2024; 75,724 immigrant visas a year, every class
2.6 years back
Doha

Scheduling cases complete in Oct-2024; 1,871 immigrant visas a year, every class
2.1 years back
Monrovia

Scheduling cases complete in Oct-2024; 3,233 immigrant visas a year, every class
2.1 years back
Santo Domingo

Scheduling cases complete in Feb-2025; 44,210 immigrant visas a year, every class
21 months back
Abu Dhabi

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2025; 3,961 immigrant visas a year, every class
20 months back
Ankara

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2025; 5,485 immigrant visas a year, every class
20 months back
Yerevan

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2025; 3,536 immigrant visas a year, every class
20 months back
Tegucigalpa

Scheduling cases complete in Apr-2025; 5,987 immigrant visas a year, every class
19 months back
Kinshasa

Scheduling cases complete in May-2025; 1,389 immigrant visas a year, every class
18 months back
Lagos

Scheduling cases complete in May-2025; 9,900 immigrant visas a year, every class
18 months back
San Salvador

Scheduling cases complete in May-2025; 11,540 immigrant visas a year, every class
18 months back
Djibouti

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2025; 6,525 immigrant visas a year, every class
17 months back
Dushanbe

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2025; 1,401 immigrant visas a year, every class
17 months back
Muscat

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2025; 635 immigrant visas a year, every class
17 months back
Riyadh

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2025; 3,315 immigrant visas a year, every class
17 months back
Addis Ababa

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2025; 9,493 immigrant visas a year, every class
16 months back
Johannesburg

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2025; 983 immigrant visas a year, every class
16 months back
Nairobi

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2025; 8,300 immigrant visas a year, every class
16 months back
Dhaka

Scheduling cases complete in Aug-2025; 16,180 immigrant visas a year, every class
15 months back
Guatemala City

Scheduling cases complete in Aug-2025; 6,180 immigrant visas a year, every class
15 months back
Islamabad

Scheduling cases complete in Sep-2025; 21,338 immigrant visas a year, every class
14 months back
Amman

Scheduling cases complete in Oct-2025; 4,429 immigrant visas a year, every class
13 months back
Dar es Salaam

Scheduling cases complete in Oct-2025; 461 immigrant visas a year, every class
13 months back
Baghdad

Scheduling cases complete in Nov-2025; 1,958 immigrant visas a year, every class
12 months back
Phnom Penh

Scheduling cases complete in Nov-2025; 1,894 immigrant visas a year, every class
12 months back
Tashkent

Scheduling cases complete in Nov-2025; 3,087 immigrant visas a year, every class
12 months back
Casablanca

Scheduling cases complete in Dec-2025; 2,264 immigrant visas a year, every class
11 months back
Havana

Scheduling cases complete in Dec-2025; 7,532 immigrant visas a year, every class
11 months back
Kathmandu

Scheduling cases complete in Dec-2025; 7,339 immigrant visas a year, every class
11 months back
Kigali

Scheduling cases complete in Jan-2026; 1,410 immigrant visas a year, every class
10 months back
Beirut

Scheduling cases complete in Feb-2026; 1,491 immigrant visas a year, every class
9 months back
Bogota

Scheduling cases complete in Feb-2026; 7,801 immigrant visas a year, every class
9 months back
Cairo

Scheduling cases complete in Feb-2026; 7,999 immigrant visas a year, every class
9 months back
Manila

Scheduling cases complete in Feb-2026; 39,328 immigrant visas a year, every class
9 months back
Abidjan

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2026; 889 immigrant visas a year, every class
8 months back
Georgetown

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2026; 2,886 immigrant visas a year, every class
8 months back
Kuwait City

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2026; 520 immigrant visas a year, every class
8 months back
Lima

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2026; 5,880 immigrant visas a year, every class
8 months back
Mumbai

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2026; 18,639 immigrant visas a year, every class
8 months back
Suva

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2026; 827 immigrant visas a year, every class
8 months back
Taipei

Scheduling cases complete in Mar-2026; 1,350 immigrant visas a year, every class
8 months back
Guangzhou

Scheduling cases complete in Apr-2026; 21,787 immigrant visas a year, every class
7 months back
Guayaquil

Scheduling cases complete in Apr-2026; 6,656 immigrant visas a year, every class
7 months back
Kingston

Scheduling cases complete in Apr-2026; 10,951 immigrant visas a year, every class
7 months back
Montreal

Scheduling cases complete in Apr-2026; 9,341 immigrant visas a year, every class
7 months back
Naples

Scheduling cases complete in Apr-2026; 1,223 immigrant visas a year, every class
7 months back
Stockholm

Scheduling cases complete in Apr-2026; 872 immigrant visas a year, every class
7 months back
Sydney

Scheduling cases complete in Apr-2026; 1,169 immigrant visas a year, every class
7 months back
Ho Chi Minh City

Scheduling cases complete in May-2026; 26,483 immigrant visas a year, every class
6 months back
Yaounde

Scheduling cases complete in May-2026; 4,302 immigrant visas a year, every class
6 months back
Bangkok

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 1,982 immigrant visas a year, every class
5 months back
Bridgetown

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 1,395 immigrant visas a year, every class
5 months back
Dakar

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 5,972 immigrant visas a year, every class
5 months back
Frankfurt

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 3,068 immigrant visas a year, every class
5 months back
London

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 4,401 immigrant visas a year, every class
5 months back
Panama City

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 562 immigrant visas a year, every class
5 months back
Rio de Janeiro

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 6,986 immigrant visas a year, every class
5 months back
Tirana

Scheduling cases complete in Jun-2026; 2,681 immigrant visas a year, every class
5 months back
Algiers

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 3,077 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Almaty

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 2,419 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Buenos Aires

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 783 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Hong Kong

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 1,312 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Jakarta

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 687 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
La Paz

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 708 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Madrid

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 1,256 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Managua

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 1,129 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Paris

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 1,648 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Port of Spain

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 1,111 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Praia

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 2,294 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Rangoon

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 1,081 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
San Jose

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 767 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Santiago

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 749 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Seoul

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 4,394 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Tbilisi

Scheduling cases complete in Jul-2026; 2,485 immigrant visas a year, every class
4 months back
Belgrade

Scheduling cases complete in Aug-2026; 643 immigrant visas a year, every class
3 months back
Belmopan

Scheduling cases complete in Aug-2026; 282 immigrant visas a year, every class
3 months back
Colombo

Scheduling cases complete in Aug-2026; 1,211 immigrant visas a year, every class
3 months back
Jerusalem

Scheduling cases complete in Aug-2026; 2,713 immigrant visas a year, every class
3 months back
Kuala Lumpur

Scheduling cases complete in Aug-2026; 957 immigrant visas a year, every class
3 months back
Kyiv

Scheduling cases complete in Oct-2026; 769 immigrant visas a year, every class
1 month back
Tokyo

Scheduling cases complete in Oct-2026; 1,623 immigrant visas a year, every class
1 month back

Pick a category. More

Pick a category. Each bar is how many months before State's update the post's cases in that category were completed. It's NVC's paperwork queue: a post at zero has no backlog on paper, and a post holding no interviews can still read zero. K-1 fiancé(e) visas aren't in State's tool: a K-1 is a nonimmigrant visa, and the tool lists immigrant visas only.

U.S. Department of State, IV Scheduling Status Tool

H-1B, L-1 and K-1 visas issued, by consulate February 2026

4,593 H-1B visas worldwide in February 2026: specialty occupation worker.

Chennai

986
Wuhan

527
Hyderabad

451
Beijing

345
AIT Taipei

189
Guangzhou

147
Shenyang

111
Shanghai

100
Seoul

97
Toronto

82
Manila

79
Mexico City

63
London

60
Vancouver

56
Bogota

54
Every other post (124 more)

1,246

Pick a visa. More

Pick a visa. Each bar is one consulate's count in State's newest monthly table. The H-4 and L-2 visas of the families who come along are counted apart. A K-1 fiancé(e) visa is a nonimmigrant visa, so State's scheduling tool above doesn't list it, and this table does.

U.S. Department of State, monthly nonimmigrant visa issuances by post

What visitors report The last 30 days

No consulate has 3 reports from the last 30 days yet. Each consulate's page has a form to share an interview.

The consulates with the most interview reports from visitors to this site, and the share of their results that were a 221(g). More

The consulates with the most interview reports from visitors to this site, and the share of their results that were a 221(g). A consulate shows once 3 people have reported there. Each one's page has the rest, and a form to add yours.

Visitors' own reports, unchecked.

Every consulate

The month NVC is scheduling in each category, and the immigrant visas each post issued in the newest 12 months State has published. A post's page has its history.

All 144 consulates

Rows

Every consulate: the month NVC is scheduling in each category, and the immigrant visas it issued

Manila	May-2023 3.5 years back	Jun-2021 5.4 years back	Feb-2026 9 months back	7,523	39,328
Guangzhou	Aug-2023 3.3 years back	Mar-2025 20 months back	Apr-2026 7 months back	5,304	21,787
Rio de Janeiro	Sep-2025 14 months back	Sep-2025 14 months back	Jun-2026 5 months back	3,486	6,986
Seoul	Nov-2023 3 years back	Feb-2026 9 months back	Jul-2026 4 months back	2,506	4,394
Montreal	May-2026 6 months back	Sep-2025 14 months back	Apr-2026 7 months back	2,442	9,341
Bogota	Feb-2026 9 months back	Sep-2025 14 months back	Feb-2026 9 months back	2,078	7,801
Ciudad Juarez	Jul-2023 3.3 years back	Aug-2023 3.3 years back	Apr-2024 2.6 years back	1,747	75,724
Nairobi	Feb-2024 2.8 years back	Nov-2024 2 years back	Jul-2025 16 months back	1,647	8,300
Ho Chi Minh City	Mar-2026 8 months back	Jan-2025 22 months back	May-2026 6 months back	1,503	26,483
London	Feb-2026 9 months back	Mar-2026 8 months back	Jun-2026 5 months back	1,268	4,401
Islamabad	May-2026 6 months back	Jun-2025 17 months back	Sep-2025 14 months back	1,188	21,338
Accra	Nov-2023 3 years back	Nov-2023 3 years back	Mar-2024 2.7 years back	1,182	6,786
Mumbai	Apr-2026 7 months back	Feb-2025 21 months back	Mar-2026 8 months back	1,141	18,639
Riyadh	Oct-2023 3.1 years back	Jun-2025 17 months back	Jun-2025 17 months back	986	3,315
Abu Dhabi	Oct-2023 3.1 years back	Jul-2025 16 months back	Mar-2025 20 months back	937	3,961
Doha	Oct-2023 3.1 years back	Nov-2026 Caught up	Oct-2024 2.1 years back	723	1,871
Kathmandu	Jan-2026 10 months back	Jan-2026 10 months back	Dec-2025 11 months back	600	7,339
Ankara	Jun-2026 5 months back	Sep-2023 3.2 years back	Mar-2025 20 months back	571	5,485
Taipei	Jun-2025 17 months back	Aug-2025 15 months back	Mar-2026 8 months back	512	1,350
Warsaw	Jun-2026 5 months back	Nov-2026 Caught up	Nov-2026 Caught up	488	2,878
Lima	Nov-2026 Caught up	Apr-2025 19 months back	Mar-2026 8 months back	478	5,880
Lagos	Feb-2025 21 months back	Jul-2025 16 months back	May-2025 18 months back	433	9,900
Johannesburg	Aug-2023 3.3 years back	Mar-2025 20 months back	Jul-2025 16 months back	415	983
Paris	Jun-2026 5 months back	Nov-2026 Caught up	Jul-2026 4 months back	404	1,648
Frankfurt	May-2026 6 months back	Jul-2026 4 months back	Jun-2026 5 months back	370	3,068

How to read State's table

State's own words: the tool shows the documentarily complete month and year for which NVC is scheduling most interviews in your classification at the selected U.S. embassy or consulate. A case is documentarily complete once NVC has the fees, the DS-260 and every document. Compare that month with yours: if the post's month is later, NVC is scheduling cases like yours. A preference case also needs a current priority date in the visa bulletin. State updates the table monthly. Its site refuses automated readers, so it's copied in a browser each month, and the Internet Archive's copies fill the months before.

Sources: U.S. Department of State, IV Scheduling Status Tool, update of November 6, 2026, and its monthly immigrant visa issuances by post through February 2026.

The rules behind these numbers

State's IV scheduling table through Nov 6, 2026 · State visa issuances through Feb 28, 2026 · State nonimmigrant visa issuances through Feb 28, 2026. How these figures are counted. Spotted an error? Tell us; every fix is dated in the corrections log.

The sources in full

State's IV scheduling table: State Department's IV Scheduling Status Tool (travel.state.gov, read in a browser) · data through Nov 6, 2026 · monthly, copied in a browser (state refuses scripts)

State visa issuances: State Department monthly immigrant visa issuances (state.gov) · data through Feb 28, 2026 · monthly, posted months late

State nonimmigrant visa issuances: State Department monthly nonimmigrant visa issuances by post (state.gov) · data through Feb 28, 2026 · monthly, posted about eight months late

What each source includes

State's IV scheduling table: For each US consulate, the month of documentarily complete cases the National Visa Center is scheduling interviews for, as State's IV Scheduling Status Tool printed it at each monthly update. It covers employment, family preference and immediate relative cases. It's NVC's paperwork queue, so it doesn't show an interview wait or whether a post is holding interviews. Copied in a browser, since State's site refuses scripts.

State visa issuances: Immigrant visas State's consulates issued abroad each month, by visa class and by country or consulate. A green card granted inside the United States (adjustment of status at USCIS) isn't in it. For employment categories, that's most of them.

State nonimmigrant visa issuances: Nonimmigrant visas each US consulate issued each month, by visa class (H-1B, L-1, K-1 fiancé(e), visitors, students and the rest), from State's monthly tables, which State calls preliminary. Visas only: a change of status inside the United States isn't in it, and neither are refusals. Each month is checked against State's own grand total.

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When it'll likely be decided
An email when DOL moves it