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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 154th 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."

The U.S. embassy or consulate in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, issued 287 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, down 28% on September 2024 (396).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 194, 67.6% of the post's issuances, B1 (temporary visitor for business) with 29, 10.1% of the post's issuances and C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 17, 5.9% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Sarajevo ranks 142nd by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 160th of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 16 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by IR1 (8) and F4 (4); 17 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.

287nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-28% vs Sep 2024 (396)
328nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-12% month on month
16immigrant visas, Sep 202517 in Sep 2024
0.03%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

05531,106VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 421 (Visitors 325, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 37, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 43, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Nov 2022: 429 (Visitors 332, Students and exchange visitors 1, Temporary workers 25, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 68, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 335 (Visitors 255, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 20, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 45, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jan 2023: 338 (Visitors 233, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 21, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 25, Transit and crew 49, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Feb 2023: 434 (Visitors 333, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 23, Transit and crew 48, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Mar 2023: 827 (Visitors 309, Students and exchange visitors 430, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18, Transit and crew 53, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Apr 2023: 730 (Visitors 342, Students and exchange visitors 298, Temporary workers 20, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 55, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)May 2023: 520 (Visitors 346, Students and exchange visitors 77, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 63, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Jun 2023: 469 (Visitors 294, Students and exchange visitors 85, Temporary workers 33, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 34, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Jul 2023: 402 (Visitors 256, Students and exchange visitors 56, Temporary workers 22, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 46, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Aug 2023: 411 (Visitors 288, Students and exchange visitors 28, Temporary workers 30, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 38, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Sep 2023: 310 (Visitors 224, Students and exchange visitors 21, Temporary workers 22, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 27, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)Oct 2023: 377 (Visitors 307, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 24, Other nonimmigrant classes 15)Nov 2023: 341 (Visitors 270, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 31, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)Dec 2023: 255 (Visitors 205, Students and exchange visitors 15, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 17, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Jan 2024: 391 (Visitors 308, Students and exchange visitors 32, Temporary workers 22, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 21, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Feb 2024: 520 (Visitors 466, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 13)Mar 2024: 700 (Visitors 286, Students and exchange visitors 359, Temporary workers 21, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 23, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Apr 2024: 763 (Visitors 186, Students and exchange visitors 516, Temporary workers 26, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)May 2024: 464 (Visitors 264, Students and exchange visitors 138, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 23, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)Jun 2024: 419 (Visitors 288, Students and exchange visitors 73, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 33, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jul 2024: 444 (Visitors 306, Students and exchange visitors 75, Temporary workers 29, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Aug 2024: 389 (Visitors 286, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 36, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 12, Other nonimmigrant classes 11)Sep 2024: 396 (Visitors 349, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Oct 2024: 539 (Visitors 483, Students and exchange visitors 19, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Nov 2024: 387 (Visitors 339, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 21, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 12, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Dec 2024: 392 (Visitors 348, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 20, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jan 2025: 432 (Visitors 372, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Feb 2025: 393 (Visitors 345, Students and exchange visitors 29, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Mar 2025: 980 (Visitors 358, Students and exchange visitors 565, Temporary workers 31, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Apr 2025: 1,106 (Visitors 351, Students and exchange visitors 680, Temporary workers 28, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)May 2025: 565 (Visitors 181, Students and exchange visitors 286, Temporary workers 66, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Jun 2025: 211 (Visitors 115, Students and exchange visitors 41, Temporary workers 22, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jul 2025: 414 (Visitors 231, Students and exchange visitors 86, Temporary workers 58, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 27, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2025: 328 (Visitors 246, Students and exchange visitors 31, Temporary workers 20, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Sep 2025: 287 (Visitors 223, Students and exchange visitors 15, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 17, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Sarajevo 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025SarajevoBosnia and HerzegovinaAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued287287823,557
Change on Sep 2024-28%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued161645,966
Visitors share77.7%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share5.2%—2.9%
Temporary workers share5.6%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share4.5%—2.1%
Transit and crew share5.9%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share1%—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 Bosnia and Herzegovina within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is on the Bosnia and Herzegovina nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure19467.6%142 of 211
B1Temporary visitor for business2910.1%19 of 128
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa175.9%112 of 171
J1Exchange visitor124.2%117 of 194
P3Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program93.1%23 of 69
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family62.1%123 of 169
E2Treaty investor, spouse or child41.4%45 of 68
F1Student in an academic or language training program31%160 of 184
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family31%81 of 137
K1Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen31%64 of 96
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family20.7%151 of 157
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family10.3%124 of 128
G1Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family10.3%55 of 57
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse10.3%161 of 163
H2BTemporary worker performing other services10.3%85 of 88
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group10.3%109 of 110

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen850%78 of 115
F4Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43)425%54 of 73
CR1Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)16.3%98 of 99
FXFamily second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3)16.3%83 of 84
IR2Child of U.S. citizen16.3%102 of 103
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age16.3%109 of 109

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

Seasonality

Jan88
Feb102
Mar147
Apr162
May150
Jun115
Jul99
Aug99
Sep92
Oct95
Nov90
Dec91
Which months are busiest at Sarajevo. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

055110202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 41 Dec 2022: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 1017 Jan 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Feb 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Mar 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Apr 2023: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 59 Jun 2023: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 531 Jul 2023: B1/B2 12 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Aug 2023: B1/B2 12 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 720 Sep 2023: B1/B2 12 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 712 Oct 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 75 Nov 2023: B1/B2 20 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Dec 2023: B1/B2 17 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 106 Jan 2024: B1/B2 34 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 101 Feb 2024: B1/B2 57 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 86 Mar 2024: B1/B2 85 days; F/M/J 20; H/L/O/P/Q 109 Apr 2024: B1/B2 110 days; F/M/J 79; H/L/O/P/Q 108 May 2024: B1/B2 110 days; F/M/J 79; H/L/O/P/Q 1017 Jun 2024: B1/B2 110 days; F/M/J 79; H/L/O/P/Q 106 Jul 2024: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 79; H/L/O/P/Q 107 Aug 2024: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 1014 Sep 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 32 Oct 2024: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 312 Nov 2024: B1/B2 6 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Dec 2024: B1/B2 5 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 36 Jan 2025: B1/B2 13 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 37 Feb 2025: B1/B2 12 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 55 Mar 2025: B1/B2 12 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 516 Apr 2025: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 41 May 2025: B1/B2 15 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 04 Jun 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 02 Jul 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 60; 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 Sarajevo 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 202528716-28%
Aug 20253288-16%
Jul 202541418-7%
Jun 202521116-50%
May 202556512+22%
Apr 20251,1068+45%
Mar 20259807+40%
Feb 202539312-24%
Jan 202543213+10%
Dec 20243926+54%
Nov 202438721+13%
Oct 202453913+43%
Sep 202439617+28%
Aug 20243897-5%
Jul 202444427+10%
Jun 202441918-11%
May 20244649-11%
Apr 20247639+5%
Mar 20247009-15%
Feb 202452019+20%
Jan 202439120+16%
Dec 202325521-24%
Nov 202334115-21%
Oct 20233778-10%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

287 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 16 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 396 nonimmigrant visas.

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

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 Sarajevo?

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 Sarajevo issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (194, 67.6%), B1 (29, 10.1%), C1/D (17, 5.9%), J1 (12, 4.2%) and P3 (9, 3.1%). 16 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Sarajevo rising or falling?

September 2025: 287 nonimmigrant visas, down 28% on September 2024 (396). 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 Sarajevo 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 Sarajevo 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.