Non-Immigrant Visas

Visa Appointment Wait Times

• Average Appointment Wait Time - visitor (B1/B2) visa - Click here
  
  
• Average Appointment Wait Time - student (F, M) or exchange visitor (J) visa - Click here
  
  
• Average Appointment Wait Time - all other nonimmigrant visas - Click here
  
  
• To make a nonimmigrant appointment from within China, please call the China-wide Visa Information Call Center (a user-pays service) at 4008-872-333. Callers outside mainland China please call 86-21-3881-4611. For Call Center payment and other details, please Click here.

* The Department of State wishes to advise callers that the charges for international calls are solely the responsibility of the caller. Currently, callers are experiencing significant wait times before reaching a live operator.
For information about the call center's refund policy, please click here:
https://www.usavisainformation.com.cn/eng/help_faq.aspx

• Average Visa Processing Time (the number of working days after a consular officer decision to issue a visa, for the passport with visa to be returned to applicants at the consular section or by courier, as applicable) - Click here

All applicants should be aware that the times given above are AVERAGES, and that the processing time of a specific case can vary due to individual circumstances and other special requirements.