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Visa appointment wait times in Tirana

U.S. Embassy, Albania ยท The Department's name: U.S. Embassy Tirana, Albania

On 1 July 2026, the Department listed 1.5 months for the next B1/B2 visa appointment in Tirana.

In September 2025, Tirana issued 1,378 nonimmigrant visas.

In September 2025, Tirana issued 297 immigrant visas.

Wait for an interview appointment, read on

This is not the wait time of today. For the wait time of today, use the Department's tool Visa Appointment Wait Times.

  • B1/B2 visitor: business or tourism1.5 monthsread
  • F, M, J student and exchange visitor1 monthread
  • H, L, O, P, Q worker with a petitionunder 0.5 monthread
  • C, D, C1/D crew and transitNot listedread

Under 0.5 month means less than 15 days. The Department counts a half month as 15 days.

A wait time is the time to the next available interview appointment, as the Department estimates it on the day of the reading. What the term means.

The average wait times we report do not guarantee a visa applicant will get an appointment within a specific time.

New appointments are added regularly, so you may get an appointment sooner.

The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Global Visa Wait Times, Internet Archive copy of . The newest wait time on this site is of .

Since the reading before

From the reading of to the reading of :

  • F, M, J next available appointment: under 0.5 month, then 1 month.

Wait history, November 2022 to July 2026

036912Months2023202420252026036912Months2023202420252026
  • B1/B2 visitor
  • F, M, J student and exchange
  • H, L, O, P, Q worker
  • From 1 May 2025: half-month steps
The 44 readings of this post
Each reading of the Global Visa Wait Times table for Tirana, newest first Each value is in the unit of its reading: days up to , months from .
Day of the readingB1/B2F, M, JH, L, O, P, QC, D, C1/DB1/B2 average
1.5 months1 monthunder 0.5 monthNot listedNot listed
1.5 monthsunder 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthNot listedNot listed
2 months1.5 monthsunder 0.5 monthNot listedNot listed
3 months1 monthunder 0.5 monthNot listedNot listed
3 monthsunder 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthNot listedNot listed
3 monthsunder 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthNot listedNot listed
3 monthsunder 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthNot listedNot listed
3 months0.5 month0.5 monthNot listedNot listed
1 monthunder 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthNot listedNot listed
1 monthunder 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthNot listedNot listed
under 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthNot listedNot listed
1 month1 month1 monthNot listedNot listed
1 month1 month1 monthNot listedNot listed
1 month1 month1 monthNot listedNot listed
1 monthunder 0.5 monthunder 0.5 monthNot listedNot listed
37 days17 days10 daysNot listedNot listed
61 days5 days10 daysNot listedNot listed
61 days5 days10 daysNot listedNot listed
73 days5 days10 daysNot listedNot listed
75 days10 days10 daysNot listedNot listed
81 days35 days12 daysNot listedNot listed
70 days3 days2 daysNot listedNot listed
63 days2 days2 daysNot listedNot listed
53 days14 days14 days14 daysNot listed
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308 days14 days14 daysNot listedNot listed

Visas issued in September 2025

The newest monthly table of the Department is of September 2025. It is older than the wait times above.

The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.

Therefore, beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.

The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .

Visas issued at Tirana Each column is one monthly table. The columns are not added.
VisasSep 2025Aug 2025Sep 2024
Nonimmigrant1,3781,2281,996
Immigrant297406647
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Tirana by class, September 2025
ClassThe Department's descriptionVisasShare
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure1,33997.2%
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa50.4%
F1Student in an academic or language training program50.4%
J1Exchange visitor50.4%
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse40.3%
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family30.2%
K1Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen30.2%
B1Temporary visitor for business20.1%
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family20.1%
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)20.1%
NATO2Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas20.1%
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family10.1%
Immigrant visas issued at Tirana by class, September 2025
ClassThe Department's descriptionVisasShare
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age10033.7%
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)7324.6%
F3Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33)5518.5%
F4Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43)165.4%
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen155.1%
FXFamily second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3)124%
CR1Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)103.4%
F2AFamily second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23)103.4%
F1Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12)31%
F2BFamily second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25)31%

The tables show the 12 largest classes of each kind. The page of September 2025 lists all classes.

Nonimmigrant visas by month, October 2022 to September 2025

02,0004,0006,000October 2022: 2,053November 2022: 2,192December 2022: 2,866January 2023: 4,193February 2023: 2,233March 2023: 1,902April 2023: 1,219May 2023: 1,500June 2023: 1,649July 2023: 1,832August 2023: 1,886September 2023: 2,067October 2023: 1,811November 2023: 1,508December 2023: 2,166January 2024: 2,329February 2024: 2,279March 2024: 2,114April 2024: 2,648May 2024: 2,063June 2024: 2,021July 2024: 2,472August 2024: 2,387September 2024: 1,996October 2024: 1,863November 2024: 1,472December 2024: 1,932January 2025: 1,864February 2025: 2,124March 2025: 2,084April 2025: 2,274May 2025: 2,007June 2025: 889July 2025: 972August 2025: 1,228September 2025: 1,378202320242025
Each bar is one monthly table. The darker bar is September 2025, the newest month.

Busy and quiet months

  1. 98
  2. 89
  3. 101
  4. 72
  5. 98
  6. 110
  7. 99
  8. 101
  9. 96
  10. 102
  11. 103
  12. 145
The middle month of each year is 100. The value of a month is the middle value of 7 full calendar years.

Every month in the tables, March 2017 to September 2025

101 monthly tables list this post. A month with a link has a page with its visa classes.

Show the 101 months
Visas issued at Tirana, one row for each monthly table, newest first A month with a link has a page with its classes.
MonthNonimmigrantImmigrantNonimmigrant, a year before
Sep 20251,3782971,996 -31%
Aug 20251,2284062,387 -49%
Jul 20259722502,472 -61%
Jun 20258891402,021 -56%
May 20252,0071862,063 -3%
Apr 20252,2742282,648 -14%
Mar 20252,0841652,114 -1%
Feb 20252,1243732,279 -7%
Jan 20251,8649212,329 -20%
Dec 20241,9323562,166 -11%
Nov 20241,4727721,508 -2%
Oct 20241,8639061,811 +3%
Sep 20241,9966472,067 -3%
Aug 20242,3877871,886 +27%
Jul 20242,4726831,832 +35%
Jun 20242,0214871,649 +23%
May 20242,0634791,500 +38%
Apr 20242,6486211,219 +117%
Mar 20242,1147831,902 +11%
Feb 20242,2798802,233 +2%
Jan 20242,3297794,193 -44%
Dec 20232,1663982,866 -24%
Nov 20231,5086062,192 -31%
Oct 20231,8114222,053 -12%
Sep 20232,0671001,712 +21%
Aug 20231,8864331,648 +14%
Jul 20231,8326971,313 +40%
Jun 20231,6496062,153 -23%
May 20231,5007111,246 +20%
Apr 20231,2193601,063 +15%
Mar 20231,902380829 +129%
Feb 20232,2332581,109 +101%
Jan 20234,193109895 +368%
Dec 20222,866408865 +231%
Nov 20222,192255722 +204%
Oct 20222,053271924 +122%
Sep 20221,712602582 +194%
Aug 20221,648448913 +81%
Jul 20221,313441394 +233%
Jun 20222,153451808 +166%
May 20221,246478562 +122%
Apr 20221,063487364 +192%
Mar 2022829486379 +119%
Feb 20221,109384451 +146%
Jan 2022895315304 +194%
Dec 2021865401342 +153%
Nov 2021722331285 +153%
Oct 2021924407166 +457%
Sep 202158249923 +2430%
Aug 202191338943 +2023%
Jul 202139416716 +2363%
Jun 202180821310 +7980%
May 2021562220
Apr 2021364620
Mar 2021379132711 -47%
Feb 2021451761,255 -64%
Jan 2021304551,351 -77%
Dec 2020342221,523 -78%
Nov 2020285201,089 -74%
Oct 2020166181,077 -85%
Sep 202023610757 -97%
Aug 2020436855 -95%
Jul 20201601,131 -99%
Jun 20201001,162 -99%
Mar 2020711132717 -1%
Feb 20201,255323803 +56%
Jan 20201,3514941,030 +31%
Dec 20191,5235411,154 +32%
Nov 20191,089345822 +32%
Oct 20191,077291933 +15%
Sep 2019757415760 0%
Aug 2019855441935 -9%
Jul 20191,131503997 +13%
Jun 20191,1624831,180 -2%
May 20191,1115311,463 -24%
Apr 20199523411,160 -18%
Mar 20197172461,024 -30%
Feb 2019803220861 -7%
Jan 20191,030257887 +16%
Dec 20181,154340939 +23%
Nov 2018822389973 -16%
Oct 2018933369974 -4%
Sep 2018760341673 +13%
Aug 2018935360868 +8%
Jul 20189973371,073 -7%
Jun 20181,180424830 +42%
May 20181,463342907 +61%
Apr 20181,1604481,000 +16%
Mar 20181,024479789 +30%
Feb 2018861485no data
Jan 2018887351no data
Dec 2017939294no data
Nov 2017973311no data
Oct 2017974396no data
Sep 2017673120no data
Aug 2017868213no data
Jul 20171,073167no data
Jun 2017830263no data
May 2017907512no data
Apr 20171,000466no data
Mar 2017789410no data

U.S. posts near Tirana in other countries

Official pages

The Department's website refuses automatic requests. So each address was checked on in an archive copy of the page.

Cite this page

Consulate Report, "US visa wait times in Tirana", https://consulatereport.com/post/albania/tirana/. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Wait times read on 1 July 2026. Visas issued through September 2025.

The address of this page does not change.

Where the figures come from

Questions

What was the wait for a student visa appointment in Tirana?

On 1 July 2026, the Department listed 1 month for the next F, M or J appointment. This site holds 44 readings of this post, from 4 November 2022.

Which visa classes did Tirana issue most in September 2025?

In September 2025, the classes with the most visas were B1/B2 (1,339), C1/D (5) and F1 (5). Together they are 98% of the nonimmigrant visas of the post in that month.

How many visas did Tirana issue in September 2025 and a year before?

In September 2025, the post issued 1,378 nonimmigrant visas. In September 2024, it issued 1,996. The count of September 2025 is 31% fewer than the count of September 2024.

Does the Department publish a refusal rate for Tirana?

No. The Department publishes an adjusted refusal rate for B visas by nationality only. The rate for nationals of Albania is on the nationality page.