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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 130th 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 Nicosia, Cyprus, issued 524 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, up 10% on September 2024 (476).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 452, 86.3% of the post's issuances, C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 13, 2.5% of the post's issuances and A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 11, 2.1% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Nicosia ranks 113th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 132nd of 184.

The immigrant visa table for September 2025 lists no issuances for this post; many posts handle only nonimmigrant applications.

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, 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 longer than the under ½ month listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B21 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.

524nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025+10% vs Sep 2024 (476)
459nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+14% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20251 in Sep 2024
0.06%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

0446891VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 374 (Visitors 323, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 461 (Visitors 417, Students and exchange visitors 13, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 485 (Visitors 413, Students and exchange visitors 29, Temporary workers 26, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 564 (Visitors 509, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 20, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 569 (Visitors 525, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 22, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 755 (Visitors 710, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2023: 552 (Visitors 505, Students and exchange visitors 27, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)May 2023: 652 (Visitors 567, Students and exchange visitors 47, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 22, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2023: 891 (Visitors 789, Students and exchange visitors 71, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 698 (Visitors 556, Students and exchange visitors 77, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 31, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2023: 579 (Visitors 508, Students and exchange visitors 22, Temporary workers 22, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Sep 2023: 493 (Visitors 444, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Oct 2023: 398 (Visitors 374, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Nov 2023: 451 (Visitors 410, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 12, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Dec 2023: 561 (Visitors 514, Students and exchange visitors 24, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jan 2024: 558 (Visitors 510, Students and exchange visitors 15, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 12, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Feb 2024: 681 (Visitors 645, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 647 (Visitors 572, Students and exchange visitors 21, Temporary workers 21, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 692 (Visitors 614, Students and exchange visitors 37, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)May 2024: 858 (Visitors 770, Students and exchange visitors 46, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 710 (Visitors 596, Students and exchange visitors 62, Temporary workers 31, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 713 (Visitors 559, Students and exchange visitors 105, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 530 (Visitors 448, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 476 (Visitors 426, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 522 (Visitors 466, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 12, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 478 (Visitors 448, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 379 (Visitors 321, Students and exchange visitors 23, Temporary workers 22, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jan 2025: 523 (Visitors 490, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 564 (Visitors 532, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 606 (Visitors 564, Students and exchange visitors 15, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 695 (Visitors 631, Students and exchange visitors 19, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 23, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 742 (Visitors 653, Students and exchange visitors 49, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 750 (Visitors 682, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 35, Transit and crew 12, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 758 (Visitors 560, Students and exchange visitors 132, Temporary workers 31, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18, Transit and crew 17, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 459 (Visitors 402, Students and exchange visitors 27, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 524 (Visitors 458, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 22, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 22, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Nicosia 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 Cyprus and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025NicosiaCyprusAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued524524823,557
Change on Sep 2024+10%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued0045,966
Visitors share87.4%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share1.5%—2.9%
Temporary workers share4.2%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share4.2%—2.1%
Transit and crew share2.7%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment1 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 Cyprus within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Cyprus, which is on the Cyprus nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure45286.3%113 of 211
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa132.5%120 of 171
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family112.1%94 of 169
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse101.9%80 of 163
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family71.3%115 of 157
B1Temporary visitor for business61.1%66 of 128
F1Student in an academic or language training program61.1%132 of 184
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-340.8%92 of 137
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics30.6%80 of 132
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family20.4%91 of 128
G1Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family20.4%35 of 57
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children20.4%87 of 119
J1Exchange visitor20.4%181 of 194
DCrewmember (sea or air)10.2%22 of 24
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)10.2%135 of 144
O3Spouse or child of O-1 or O-210.2%76 of 84
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group10.2%105 of 110

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

Seasonality

Jan93
Feb94
Mar107
Apr97
May103
Jun129
Jul145
Aug126
Sep92
Oct87
Nov80
Dec85
Which months are busiest at Nicosia. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

057113202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 113 days; F/M/J 29; H/L/O/P/Q 1131 Dec 2022: B1/B2 72 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 1517 Jan 2023: B1/B2 55 days; F/M/J 12; H/L/O/P/Q 121 Feb 2023: B1/B2 105 days; F/M/J 12; H/L/O/P/Q 126 Mar 2023: B1/B2 105 days; F/M/J 12; H/L/O/P/Q 1217 Apr 2023: B1/B2 28 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 79 Jun 2023: B1/B2 16 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 331 Jul 2023: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Aug 2023: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 620 Sep 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 312 Oct 2023: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 115 Nov 2023: B1/B2 36 days; F/M/J 18; H/L/O/P/Q 1817 Dec 2023: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 46 Jan 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Feb 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 26 Mar 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 29 Apr 2024: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 88 May 2024: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 317 Jun 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 36 Jul 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 37 Aug 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 314 Sep 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 52 Oct 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 312 Nov 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Dec 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 56 Jan 2025: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 47 Feb 2025: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 45 Mar 2025: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 416 Apr 2025: B1/B2 5 days; F/M/J 5; 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 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 6014 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 30 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 Nicosia 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 20255240+10%
Aug 20254590-13%
Jul 20257580+6%
Jun 20257500+6%
May 20257420-14%
Apr 202569500%
Mar 20256060-6%
Feb 20255640-17%
Jan 20255230-6%
Dec 20243790-32%
Nov 20244783+6%
Oct 20245221+31%
Sep 20244761-3%
Aug 20245302-8%
Jul 20247132+2%
Jun 20247104-20%
May 20248581+32%
Apr 20246922+25%
Mar 20246473-14%
Feb 20246818+20%
Jan 202455819-1%
Dec 20235615+16%
Nov 20234516-2%
Oct 20233983+6%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

524 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 476 nonimmigrant visas.

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

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 Nicosia?

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 Nicosia issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (452, 86.3%), C1/D (13, 2.5%), A2 (11, 2.1%), H1B (10, 1.9%) and G2 (7, 1.3%). 17 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Nicosia rising or falling?

September 2025: 524 nonimmigrant visas, up 10% on September 2024 (476). 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 Nicosia 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 Nicosia 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.