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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 126th 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."

Belmopan, Belize: 616 nonimmigrant visas issued in September 2025, down 18% on September 2024 (754).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 547, 88.8% of the post's issuances, C3 (foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit) with 20, 3.2% of the post's issuances and C1 (alien in transit) with 12, 1.9% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Belmopan ranks 101st by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 145th of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 25 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by IR5 (12) and IR1 (5); 20 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.

616nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-18% vs Sep 2024 (754)
721nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-15% month on month
25immigrant visas, Sep 202520 in Sep 2024
0.07%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

06491,297VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 715 (Visitors 654, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 41, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 705 (Visitors 670, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 735 (Visitors 686, Students and exchange visitors 13, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 774 (Visitors 736, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Feb 2023: 773 (Visitors 733, Students and exchange visitors 2, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 22, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Mar 2023: 1,069 (Visitors 983, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 44, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 26, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Apr 2023: 723 (Visitors 662, Students and exchange visitors 24, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 1,297 (Visitors 1,060, Students and exchange visitors 48, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 169, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Jun 2023: 1,128 (Visitors 1,020, Students and exchange visitors 54, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 34, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 813 (Visitors 724, Students and exchange visitors 44, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 27, Transit and crew 16, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 1,165 (Visitors 1,097, Students and exchange visitors 13, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 30, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Sep 2023: 723 (Visitors 685, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 22, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Oct 2023: 930 (Visitors 847, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 47, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Nov 2023: 794 (Visitors 762, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Dec 2023: 659 (Visitors 630, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jan 2024: 862 (Visitors 815, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 27, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2024: 905 (Visitors 818, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 34, Transit and crew 22, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Mar 2024: 780 (Visitors 705, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 26, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2024: 998 (Visitors 924, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 27, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 12)May 2024: 1,138 (Visitors 997, Students and exchange visitors 28, Temporary workers 21, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 75, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Jun 2024: 1,057 (Visitors 930, Students and exchange visitors 66, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 47, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Jul 2024: 1,015 (Visitors 878, Students and exchange visitors 37, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 58, Transit and crew 32, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 945 (Visitors 841, Students and exchange visitors 23, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 53, Transit and crew 19, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Sep 2024: 754 (Visitors 711, Students and exchange visitors 2, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 29, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Oct 2024: 805 (Visitors 746, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 36, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Nov 2024: 814 (Visitors 767, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 593 (Visitors 545, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 721 (Visitors 676, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 27, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 691 (Visitors 640, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Mar 2025: 712 (Visitors 630, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 37, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 634 (Visitors 552, Students and exchange visitors 30, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 37, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)May 2025: 667 (Visitors 583, Students and exchange visitors 29, Temporary workers 21, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 538 (Visitors 488, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jul 2025: 780 (Visitors 622, Students and exchange visitors 72, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 41, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2025: 721 (Visitors 631, Students and exchange visitors 23, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 49, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Sep 2025: 616 (Visitors 547, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 12, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Belmopan 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 Belize and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025BelmopanBelizeAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued616616823,557
Change on Sep 2024-18%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued252545,966
Visitors share88.8%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share1.5%—2.9%
Temporary workers share2.6%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share5.2%—2.1%
Transit and crew share1.9%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—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 Belize within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Belize, which is on the Belize nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure54788.8%101 of 211
C3Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit203.2%4 of 49
C1Alien in transit121.9%10 of 87
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family101.6%96 of 169
H2BTemporary worker performing other services81.3%43 of 88
F1Student in an academic or language training program40.6%145 of 184
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor30.5%81 of 124
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse20.3%131 of 163
J1Exchange visitor20.3%175 of 194
P3Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program20.3%41 of 69
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family10.2%104 of 128
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family10.2%112 of 137
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children10.2%95 of 119
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics10.2%110 of 132
R1Alien in a religious occupation10.2%64 of 96
R2Spouse or child of R110.2%28 of 42

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age1248%67 of 109
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen520%92 of 115
IR2Child of U.S. citizen312%79 of 103
F1Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12)28%59 of 82
F4Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43)28%64 of 73
FXFamily second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3)14%64 of 84

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

Seasonality

Jan96
Feb88
Mar104
Apr91
May140
Jun140
Jul115
Aug111
Sep89
Oct114
Nov96
Dec101
Which months are busiest at Belmopan. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

04997202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 97 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 481 Dec 2022: B1/B2 61 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Jan 2023: B1/B2 37 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Feb 2023: B1/B2 49 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Mar 2023: B1/B2 38 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Apr 2023: B1/B2 53 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 79 Jun 2023: B1/B2 47 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 731 Jul 2023: B1/B2 59 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Aug 2023: B1/B2 59 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 720 Sep 2023: B1/B2 55 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 712 Oct 2023: B1/B2 56 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 75 Nov 2023: B1/B2 51 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Dec 2023: B1/B2 42 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2024: B1/B2 42 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Feb 2024: B1/B2 28 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Mar 2024: B1/B2 17 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 79 Apr 2024: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 78 May 2024: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Jun 2024: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jul 2024: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Aug 2024: B1/B2 25 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 714 Sep 2024: B1/B2 25 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 72 Oct 2024: B1/B2 27 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 712 Nov 2024: B1/B2 28 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Dec 2024: B1/B2 28 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2025: B1/B2 27 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Feb 2025: B1/B2 27 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 75 Mar 2025: B1/B2 27 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 716 Apr 2025: B1/B2 27 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 May 2025: B1/B2 15 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 Belmopan 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 202561625-18%
Aug 202572130-24%
Jul 202578025-23%
Jun 202553821-49%
May 202566732-41%
Apr 202563418-36%
Mar 202571223-9%
Feb 202569128-24%
Jan 202572117-16%
Dec 202459332-10%
Nov 202481412+3%
Oct 202480528-13%
Sep 202475420+4%
Aug 202494542-19%
Jul 20241,01527+25%
Jun 20241,05739-6%
May 20241,13833-12%
Apr 202499833+38%
Mar 202478021-27%
Feb 202490527+17%
Jan 202486216+11%
Dec 202365921-10%
Nov 202379425+13%
Oct 202393015+30%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

616 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 25 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 754 nonimmigrant visas.

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

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 Belmopan?

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 Belmopan issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (547, 88.8%), C3 (20, 3.2%), C1 (12, 1.9%), A2 (10, 1.6%) and H2B (8, 1.3%). 16 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Belmopan rising or falling?

September 2025: 616 nonimmigrant visas, down 18% on September 2024 (754). 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 Belmopan 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 Belmopan 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 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.