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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 8th 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."

Guangzhou, China: 21,768 nonimmigrant visas issued in September 2025, up 24% on September 2024 (17,583).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 20,139, 92.5% of the post's issuances, C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 346, 1.6% of the post's issuances and F1 (student in an academic or language training program) with 342, 1.6% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Guangzhou ranks 5th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 5th of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 1,119 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by IR5 (356) and F4 (205); 635 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 1 month for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 1.5 months for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and 2 months for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is the same as the 1 month listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025). The average wait actually experienced by B1/B2 applicants interviewed in the previous month was 1 month.

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B21 monthnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, J1.5 monthsnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Q2 monthsnext available appointment; median post under ½ month

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

B1/B2 applicants interviewed in the previous month had waited an average of 1 month from fee payment to interview, per the Department's table; it publishes this average only where the next appointment is more than three months away. Crew and transit (C, D, C1/D): 1.5 months.

21,768nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025+24% vs Sep 2024 (17,583)
20,276nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+7% month on month
1,119immigrant visas, Sep 2025635 in Sep 2024
2.64%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

014,05928,117VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 1,953 (Visitors 1,267, Students and exchange visitors 360, Temporary workers 176, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 120, Other nonimmigrant classes 26)Nov 2022: 2,591 (Visitors 1,560, Students and exchange visitors 728, Temporary workers 198, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 80, Other nonimmigrant classes 25)Dec 2022: 1,073 (Visitors 409, Students and exchange visitors 500, Temporary workers 125, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 22, Other nonimmigrant classes 16)Jan 2023: 1,695 (Visitors 682, Students and exchange visitors 702, Temporary workers 225, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 62, Other nonimmigrant classes 19)Feb 2023: 2,702 (Visitors 1,737, Students and exchange visitors 411, Temporary workers 342, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 182, Other nonimmigrant classes 23)Mar 2023: 4,579 (Visitors 3,396, Students and exchange visitors 518, Temporary workers 390, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 251, Other nonimmigrant classes 22)Apr 2023: 6,155 (Visitors 4,119, Students and exchange visitors 1,305, Temporary workers 561, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 133, Other nonimmigrant classes 28)May 2023: 4,809 (Visitors 1,235, Students and exchange visitors 2,964, Temporary workers 411, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 138, Other nonimmigrant classes 60)Jun 2023: 5,861 (Visitors 916, Students and exchange visitors 4,335, Temporary workers 477, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 100, Other nonimmigrant classes 29)Jul 2023: 6,766 (Visitors 662, Students and exchange visitors 5,423, Temporary workers 507, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 127, Other nonimmigrant classes 42)Aug 2023: 7,162 (Visitors 2,693, Students and exchange visitors 3,362, Temporary workers 897, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 168, Other nonimmigrant classes 32)Sep 2023: 6,488 (Visitors 5,207, Students and exchange visitors 498, Temporary workers 575, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 163, Other nonimmigrant classes 44)Oct 2023: 6,944 (Visitors 5,651, Students and exchange visitors 395, Temporary workers 607, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 241, Other nonimmigrant classes 45)Nov 2023: 9,110 (Visitors 7,178, Students and exchange visitors 593, Temporary workers 935, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 363, Other nonimmigrant classes 35)Dec 2023: 7,132 (Visitors 4,486, Students and exchange visitors 1,427, Temporary workers 1,029, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 146, Other nonimmigrant classes 39)Jan 2024: 8,785 (Visitors 6,013, Students and exchange visitors 1,125, Temporary workers 1,253, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 345, Other nonimmigrant classes 47)Feb 2024: 6,200 (Visitors 4,879, Students and exchange visitors 512, Temporary workers 721, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 64, Other nonimmigrant classes 19)Mar 2024: 9,446 (Visitors 7,602, Students and exchange visitors 836, Temporary workers 618, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 340, Other nonimmigrant classes 48)Apr 2024: 9,965 (Visitors 7,181, Students and exchange visitors 1,935, Temporary workers 472, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 347, Other nonimmigrant classes 27)May 2024: 10,760 (Visitors 6,299, Students and exchange visitors 3,572, Temporary workers 478, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 340, Other nonimmigrant classes 70)Jun 2024: 13,250 (Visitors 8,021, Students and exchange visitors 4,379, Temporary workers 539, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 270, Other nonimmigrant classes 32)Jul 2024: 16,603 (Visitors 11,240, Students and exchange visitors 4,255, Temporary workers 647, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 398, Other nonimmigrant classes 56)Aug 2024: 17,951 (Visitors 15,489, Students and exchange visitors 1,512, Temporary workers 540, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 323, Other nonimmigrant classes 81)Sep 2024: 17,583 (Visitors 16,446, Students and exchange visitors 411, Temporary workers 384, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 223, Other nonimmigrant classes 116)Oct 2024: 17,842 (Visitors 16,425, Students and exchange visitors 460, Temporary workers 522, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 365, Other nonimmigrant classes 66)Nov 2024: 25,939 (Visitors 24,528, Students and exchange visitors 541, Temporary workers 492, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 297, Other nonimmigrant classes 79)Dec 2024: 25,304 (Visitors 23,614, Students and exchange visitors 702, Temporary workers 750, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 181, Other nonimmigrant classes 55)Jan 2025: 21,734 (Visitors 20,608, Students and exchange visitors 480, Temporary workers 495, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 95, Other nonimmigrant classes 53)Feb 2025: 17,275 (Visitors 16,110, Students and exchange visitors 499, Temporary workers 560, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 81, Other nonimmigrant classes 21)Mar 2025: 28,117 (Visitors 26,726, Students and exchange visitors 690, Temporary workers 512, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 163, Other nonimmigrant classes 22)Apr 2025: 27,120 (Visitors 24,493, Students and exchange visitors 1,790, Temporary workers 466, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 314, Other nonimmigrant classes 54)May 2025: 21,285 (Visitors 17,746, Students and exchange visitors 2,842, Temporary workers 487, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 175, Other nonimmigrant classes 32)Jun 2025: 19,958 (Visitors 17,866, Students and exchange visitors 1,372, Temporary workers 571, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 98, Other nonimmigrant classes 45)Jul 2025: 25,117 (Visitors 21,178, Students and exchange visitors 3,044, Temporary workers 738, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 99, Other nonimmigrant classes 51)Aug 2025: 20,276 (Visitors 16,309, Students and exchange visitors 2,935, Temporary workers 691, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 305, Other nonimmigrant classes 35)Sep 2025: 21,768 (Visitors 20,238, Students and exchange visitors 524, Temporary workers 609, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 346, Other nonimmigrant classes 43)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Guangzhou 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 China and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025GuangzhouAll 6 posts in ChinaAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued21,76880,165823,557
Change on Sep 2024+24%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued1,1191,11945,966
Visitors share93%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share2.4%—2.9%
Temporary workers share2.8%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share0%—2.1%
Transit and crew share1.6%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0.2%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment1 month—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointment1.5 months—median under ½ month

All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in China (Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Shenyang, Wuhan and Guangzhou) within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of China, which is on the China nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure20,13992.5%5 of 211
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa3461.6%11 of 171
F1Student in an academic or language training program3421.6%5 of 184
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse1990.9%8 of 163
P3Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program1430.7%1 of 69
J1Exchange visitor1290.6%21 of 194
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)1040.5%13 of 144
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee930.4%12 of 133
B1Temporary visitor for business850.4%7 of 128
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3410.2%15 of 137
K1Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen360.2%10 of 96
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor340.2%12 of 124
F2Spouse or child of F1150.1%13 of 104
B2Temporary visitor for pleasure140.1%4 of 50
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics120.1%34 of 132
K2Child of K-170%8 of 35
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family40%134 of 157
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family40%62 of 137
M1Vocational student and other nonacademic student40%32 of 91
O2Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-130%54 of 83
O3Spouse or child of O-1 or O-230%45 of 84
Q1Participant in an international cultural exchange program30%16 of 27
E2Treaty investor, spouse or child20%58 of 68
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group20%84 of 110
CW2Spouse or child of CW-110%3 of 3
E2CCommonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands investor, spouse or child10%1 of 2
R1Alien in a religious occupation10%73 of 96
TDSpouse or child of TN10%19 of 23

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age35631.8%8 of 109
F4Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43)20518.3%5 of 73
I5Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53)11310.1%1 of 18
F3Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33)1089.7%4 of 65
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen645.7%28 of 115
F2AFamily second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23)383.4%7 of 73
FXFamily second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3)383.4%14 of 84
F2BFamily second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25)363.2%9 of 58
IR2Child of U.S. citizen353.1%28 of 103
F1Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12)332.9%14 of 82
CR1Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)232.1%13 of 99
EWEmployment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5)141.3%2 of 18
RR3Child of RR1131.2%1 of 2
E1Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15)100.9%2 of 25
RR1Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, rural area, principal90.8%1 of 2
CR2Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status)80.7%4 of 39
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)70.6%64 of 96
C5Employment creation (EB-5) outside targeted areas, spouse and child (C51-C53)40.4%1 of 1
RR2Spouse of RR120.2%1 of 2
E2Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23)10.1%13 of 18
E3Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35)10.1%30 of 35
SB1Returning resident10.1%25 of 38

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

Seasonality

Jan71
Feb43
Mar72
Apr80
May141
Jun161
Jul120
Aug113
Sep103
Oct86
Nov144
Dec113
Which months are busiest at Guangzhou. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

0109217202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 19 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 191 Dec 2022: B1/B2 31 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 3117 Jan 2023: B1/B2 32 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 1341 Feb 2023: B1/B2 23 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 36 Mar 2023: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Apr 2023: B1/B2 194 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q 429 Jun 2023: B1/B2 178 days; F/M/J 32; H/L/O/P/Q 4931 Jul 2023: B1/B2 172 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 181 Aug 2023: B1/B2 172 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 1820 Sep 2023: B1/B2 184 days; F/M/J 23; H/L/O/P/Q 3512 Oct 2023: B1/B2 196 days; F/M/J 20; H/L/O/P/Q 555 Nov 2023: B1/B2 94 days; F/M/J 33; H/L/O/P/Q 1917 Dec 2023: B1/B2 157 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 46 Jan 2024: B1/B2 217 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q 121 Feb 2024: B1/B2 125 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 66 Mar 2024: B1/B2 141 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 99 Apr 2024: B1/B2 135 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 88 May 2024: B1/B2 112 days; F/M/J 12; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Jun 2024: B1/B2 89 days; F/M/J 12; H/L/O/P/Q 66 Jul 2024: B1/B2 73 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 137 Aug 2024: B1/B2 51 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 914 Sep 2024: B1/B2 40 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 322 Oct 2024: B1/B2 44 days; F/M/J 16; H/L/O/P/Q 1512 Nov 2024: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 101 Dec 2024: B1/B2 16 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 136 Jan 2025: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Feb 2025: B1/B2 49 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 45 Mar 2025: B1/B2 49 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 416 Apr 2025: B1/B2 52 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 41 May 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 04 Jun 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 02 Jul 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Aug 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 607 Sep 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 603 Oct 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Nov 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Dec 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 308 Feb 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 457 Mar 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 454 Apr 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 3014 May 2026: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Jun 2026: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Jul 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 60

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

Next available appointment at Guangzhou 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 202521,7681,119+24%
Aug 202520,2762,149+13%
Jul 202525,1172,778+51%
Jun 202519,9581,606+51%
May 202521,2851,631+98%
Apr 202527,1201,261+172%
Mar 202528,1172,445+198%
Feb 202517,2751,736+179%
Jan 202521,7342,040+147%
Dec 202425,3042,965+255%
Nov 202425,9393,073+185%
Oct 202417,8423,274+157%
Sep 202417,583635+171%
Aug 202417,9513,159+151%
Jul 202416,6034,439+145%
Jun 202413,2502,752+126%
May 202410,7602,881+124%
Apr 20249,9652,592+62%
Mar 20249,4462,674+106%
Feb 20246,2001,534+129%
Jan 20248,7851,814+418%
Dec 20237,132857+565%
Nov 20239,110999+252%
Oct 20236,9441,096+256%

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.

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Questions and answers

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

21,768 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 1,119 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 17,583 nonimmigrant visas.

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

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 1 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 Guangzhou?

The next available F, M or J appointment was listed as 1.5 months away on 1 Jul 2026. Student appointments are scheduled separately from visitor appointments at most posts.

Which visa classes does Guangzhou issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (20,139, 92.5%), C1/D (346, 1.6%), F1 (342, 1.6%), H1B (199, 0.9%) and P3 (143, 0.7%). 28 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Guangzhou rising or falling?

September 2025: 21,768 nonimmigrant visas, up 24% on September 2024 (17,583). 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 Guangzhou 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 Guangzhou 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.