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Visa issuances and wait times at the U.S. post in Vienna

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 110th of 217 posts by nonimmigrant issuances in Sep 2025 · wait times read 1 Jul 2026

The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. 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. On wait times the Department says: "New appointments are added regularly, so you may get an appointment sooner" and "The average wait times we report do not guarantee a visa applicant will get an appointment within a specific time."

Vienna, Austria: 906 nonimmigrant visas issued in September 2025, down 25% on September 2024 (1,201).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 521, 57.5% of the post's issuances, J1 (exchange visitor) with 77, 8.5% of the post's issuances and C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 58, 6.4% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Vienna ranks 104th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 90th of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 97 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by DV (80) and F3 (10); 43 in September 2024.

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; this site does not add monthly reports together, so the month-by-month table below is read one month at a time.

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table read on 1 Jul 2026 listed the next available appointment as under ½ month for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, under ½ month for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and under ½ month for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is the same as the under ½ month listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B2under ½ monthnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, Junder ½ monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Qunder ½ monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month

under 2 months2 to 6 monthsover 6 monthsnot listedRead from the Department's table 1 Jul 2026.

906nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-25% vs Sep 2024 (1,201)
732nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+24% month on month
97immigrant visas, Sep 202543 in Sep 2024
0.11%share of worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, Sep 2025median post: 909 that month

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; monthly reports are not summed on this site.

Monthly issuances by broad class, last 36 months

06461,292VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 801 (Visitors 460, Students and exchange visitors 98, Temporary workers 120, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 89, Transit and crew 32, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Nov 2022: 826 (Visitors 496, Students and exchange visitors 152, Temporary workers 101, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 45, Transit and crew 30, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Dec 2022: 679 (Visitors 323, Students and exchange visitors 193, Temporary workers 101, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 39, Transit and crew 23, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 757 (Visitors 417, Students and exchange visitors 91, Temporary workers 140, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 71, Transit and crew 36, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Feb 2023: 911 (Visitors 427, Students and exchange visitors 93, Temporary workers 216, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 114, Transit and crew 61, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 1,002 (Visitors 586, Students and exchange visitors 102, Temporary workers 127, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 98, Transit and crew 84, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Apr 2023: 723 (Visitors 408, Students and exchange visitors 113, Temporary workers 62, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 60, Transit and crew 76, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)May 2023: 876 (Visitors 420, Students and exchange visitors 206, Temporary workers 92, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 78, Transit and crew 77, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jun 2023: 1,054 (Visitors 415, Students and exchange visitors 397, Temporary workers 105, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 70, Transit and crew 64, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jul 2023: 1,024 (Visitors 466, Students and exchange visitors 350, Temporary workers 105, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 59, Transit and crew 43, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2023: 1,058 (Visitors 487, Students and exchange visitors 292, Temporary workers 124, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 94, Transit and crew 56, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Sep 2023: 909 (Visitors 518, Students and exchange visitors 100, Temporary workers 124, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 125, Transit and crew 39, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Oct 2023: 965 (Visitors 642, Students and exchange visitors 79, Temporary workers 97, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 93, Transit and crew 54, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 834 (Visitors 464, Students and exchange visitors 140, Temporary workers 88, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 91, Transit and crew 48, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Dec 2023: 720 (Visitors 351, Students and exchange visitors 177, Temporary workers 86, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 51, Transit and crew 55, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 1,023 (Visitors 568, Students and exchange visitors 80, Temporary workers 224, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 85, Transit and crew 64, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Feb 2024: 1,033 (Visitors 600, Students and exchange visitors 66, Temporary workers 218, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 80, Transit and crew 68, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Mar 2024: 1,084 (Visitors 725, Students and exchange visitors 80, Temporary workers 81, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 77, Transit and crew 117, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Apr 2024: 1,250 (Visitors 741, Students and exchange visitors 158, Temporary workers 134, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 103, Transit and crew 108, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)May 2024: 937 (Visitors 552, Students and exchange visitors 126, Temporary workers 88, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 111, Transit and crew 59, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jun 2024: 1,062 (Visitors 519, Students and exchange visitors 300, Temporary workers 115, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 94, Transit and crew 29, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Jul 2024: 1,175 (Visitors 445, Students and exchange visitors 475, Temporary workers 110, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 110, Transit and crew 29, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Aug 2024: 1,243 (Visitors 668, Students and exchange visitors 310, Temporary workers 137, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 78, Transit and crew 42, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)Sep 2024: 1,201 (Visitors 814, Students and exchange visitors 107, Temporary workers 136, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 89, Transit and crew 51, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Oct 2024: 1,032 (Visitors 668, Students and exchange visitors 94, Temporary workers 137, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 73, Transit and crew 58, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Nov 2024: 872 (Visitors 481, Students and exchange visitors 141, Temporary workers 93, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 58, Transit and crew 97, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Dec 2024: 849 (Visitors 446, Students and exchange visitors 172, Temporary workers 122, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 38, Transit and crew 69, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jan 2025: 1,037 (Visitors 699, Students and exchange visitors 82, Temporary workers 99, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 65, Transit and crew 90, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Feb 2025: 1,044 (Visitors 650, Students and exchange visitors 86, Temporary workers 199, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 65, Transit and crew 44, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 992 (Visitors 649, Students and exchange visitors 121, Temporary workers 91, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 47, Transit and crew 79, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Apr 2025: 971 (Visitors 550, Students and exchange visitors 198, Temporary workers 84, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 62, Transit and crew 75, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)May 2025: 956 (Visitors 444, Students and exchange visitors 278, Temporary workers 98, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 85, Transit and crew 49, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jun 2025: 950 (Visitors 442, Students and exchange visitors 288, Temporary workers 117, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 60, Transit and crew 42, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jul 2025: 1,292 (Visitors 529, Students and exchange visitors 504, Temporary workers 133, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 67, Transit and crew 58, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2025: 732 (Visitors 355, Students and exchange visitors 151, Temporary workers 136, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 45, Transit and crew 43, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Sep 2025: 906 (Visitors 525, Students and exchange visitors 100, Temporary workers 145, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 77, Transit and crew 58, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Vienna by month, stacked by broad class group.

VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classes

Groups follow the Department's visa symbols: visitors (B), students and exchange visitors (F, M, J), temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, E, R, TN, I), diplomatic and official (A, G, NATO), transit and crew (C, D), other. Hover a month for its counts. Each bar is one monthly report.

Compared with Austria and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025ViennaAustriaAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued906906823,557
Change on Sep 2024-25%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued979745,966
Visitors share57.9%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share11%—2.9%
Temporary workers share16%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share8.5%—2.1%
Transit and crew share6.4%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0.1%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointmentunder ½ month—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointmentunder ½ month—median under ½ month

All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in Austria within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Austria, which is on the Austria nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure52157.5%104 of 211
J1Exchange visitor778.5%34 of 194
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa586.4%65 of 171
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family384.2%5 of 137
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)333.6%42 of 144
E2Treaty investor, spouse or child283.1%20 of 68
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family212.3%78 of 169
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family171.9%69 of 157
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse171.9%60 of 163
F1Student in an academic or language training program161.8%90 of 184
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics161.8%26 of 132
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group101.1%44 of 110
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children91%38 of 119
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee91%74 of 133
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-360.7%80 of 137
E1Treaty trader, spouse or child50.6%18 of 27
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor50.6%62 of 124
O2Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-150.6%46 of 83
P3Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program50.6%33 of 69
B1Temporary visitor for business40.4%81 of 128
M1Vocational student and other nonacademic student20.2%64 of 91
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family10.1%127 of 128
E3RReturning Australian specialty occupation professional10.1%20 of 20
K1Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen10.1%96 of 96
O3Spouse or child of O-1 or O-210.1%83 of 84

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)8082.5%20 of 96
F3Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33)1010.3%31 of 65
CR1Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)44.1%58 of 99
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen22.1%110 of 115
SB1Returning resident11%37 of 38

Ranks are among posts in the same month's table. Earlier months are linked from the month-by-month table below.

Seasonality

Jan86
Feb100
Mar98
Apr95
May97
Jun116
Jul123
Aug116
Sep101
Oct100
Nov92
Dec93
Which months are busiest at Vienna. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

067134202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 133 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Dec 2022: B1/B2 43 days; F/M/J 37; H/L/O/P/Q 3717 Jan 2023: B1/B2 119 days; F/M/J 12; H/L/O/P/Q 121 Feb 2023: B1/B2 119 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 96 Mar 2023: B1/B2 134 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 1717 Apr 2023: B1/B2 128 days; F/M/J 23; H/L/O/P/Q 239 Jun 2023: B1/B2 63 days; F/M/J 43; H/L/O/P/Q 1431 Jul 2023: B1/B2 83 days; F/M/J 72; H/L/O/P/Q 511 Aug 2023: B1/B2 83 days; F/M/J 72; H/L/O/P/Q 5120 Sep 2023: B1/B2 73 days; F/M/J 20; H/L/O/P/Q 1312 Oct 2023: B1/B2 86 days; F/M/J 28; H/L/O/P/Q 375 Nov 2023: B1/B2 87 days; F/M/J 25; H/L/O/P/Q 4817 Dec 2023: B1/B2 70 days; F/M/J 28; H/L/O/P/Q 656 Jan 2024: B1/B2 61 days; F/M/J 20; H/L/O/P/Q 561 Feb 2024: B1/B2 56 days; F/M/J 28; H/L/O/P/Q 516 Mar 2024: B1/B2 62 days; F/M/J 53; H/L/O/P/Q 409 Apr 2024: B1/B2 76 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q 268 May 2024: B1/B2 69 days; F/M/J 53; H/L/O/P/Q 1717 Jun 2024: B1/B2 63 days; F/M/J 57; H/L/O/P/Q 166 Jul 2024: B1/B2 63 days; F/M/J 57; H/L/O/P/Q 167 Aug 2024: B1/B2 63 days; F/M/J 57; H/L/O/P/Q 1614 Sep 2024: B1/B2 39 days; F/M/J 18; H/L/O/P/Q 52 Oct 2024: B1/B2 20 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 1412 Nov 2024: B1/B2 11 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 141 Dec 2024: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 56 Jan 2025: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 57 Feb 2025: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 55 Mar 2025: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 516 Apr 2025: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 51 May 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 04 Jun 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 02 Jul 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Aug 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 07 Sep 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Oct 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Nov 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 72 Dec 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 78 Feb 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Mar 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 74 Apr 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 714 May 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Jun 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Jul 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 7

Visitor B1/B2Student F, M, JWorker H, L, O, P, Q

Next available appointment at Vienna over time. Days to the next available appointment as listed on each reading date (44 readings, 4 Nov 2022 to 1 Jul 2026). From 1 May 2025 the Department publishes the estimate in half-month steps; those are shown as 30 days per month.

Month by month

MonthNonimmigrantImmigrantvs same month prior year
Sep 202590697-25%
Aug 202573286-41%
Jul 20251,29273+10%
Jun 202595066-11%
May 202595631+2%
Apr 2025971100-22%
Mar 202599236-8%
Feb 20251,04422+1%
Jan 20251,03771+1%
Dec 202484916+18%
Nov 202487216+5%
Oct 20241,03233+7%
Sep 20241,20143+32%
Aug 20241,24355+17%
Jul 20241,17532+15%
Jun 20241,06239+1%
May 202493774+7%
Apr 20241,25046+73%
Mar 20241,08422+8%
Feb 20241,03311+13%
Jan 20241,02317+35%
Dec 20237204+6%
Nov 202383424+1%
Oct 202396513+20%

One row per monthly report; the rows are not added together. Each month links to the post's class breakdown for that month. Global totals for any month: September 2025.

Vienna
Location of the U.S. post in Vienna.This post Other posts in the country Outlines: Natural Earth.

Questions and answers

How many visas did the U.S. post in Vienna issue last month?

906 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 97 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 1,201 nonimmigrant visas.

What is the wait for a visitor visa interview in Vienna?

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as under ½ month away (under 2 months). The Department updates the table monthly and says new appointments are added regularly, so an applicant may get an appointment sooner.

What is the wait for a student visa interview in Vienna?

The next available F, M or J appointment was listed as under ½ month away on 1 Jul 2026. Student appointments are scheduled separately from visitor appointments at most posts.

Which visa classes does Vienna issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (521, 57.5%), J1 (77, 8.5%), C1/D (58, 6.4%), G4 (38, 4.2%) and L1 (33, 3.6%). 25 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Vienna rising or falling?

September 2025: 906 nonimmigrant visas, down 25% on September 2024 (1,201). The month-by-month series on this page shows the path one month at a time; the Department notes that monthly reports are preliminary and subject to change and should not be added together.

How many visas does Vienna issue in a year?

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office, and says its monthly reports should not be aggregated, so this site shows no yearly figure for a post. The annual tables by nationality are on the nationality pages.

What does the issuance count for Vienna not tell you?

It is the number of visas issued, not the number of applications received or interviews held, and it says nothing about the outcome of any individual application. The Department publishes refusal rates only for B visas by nationality, not by post.

Where does this data come from?

The State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs publishes monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class, and a Global Visa Wait Times table. Issuances on this page run March 2017 to September 2025; wait times are read from the Department's table and kept as dated snapshots (44 readings for this post).

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class (latest NIV table, latest IV table), public domain; Global Visa Wait Times table, read on the dates shown. Issuance data through 30 Sep 2025; site generated 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.