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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 149th 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 Suva, Fiji, issued 329 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, down 18% on September 2024 (402).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 214, 65% of the post's issuances, A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 26, 7.9% of the post's issuances and C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 24, 7.3% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Suva ranks 140th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 152nd of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 55 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by DV (39) and IR5 (8); 248 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 1 month for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is shorter than the 1 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, Q1 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.

329nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-18% vs Sep 2024 (402)
345nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-5% month on month
55immigrant visas, Sep 2025248 in Sep 2024
0.04%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

0301601VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 421 (Visitors 291, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 75, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 543 (Visitors 348, Students and exchange visitors 25, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 46, Transit and crew 106, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Dec 2022: 345 (Visitors 222, Students and exchange visitors 44, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 60, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 516 (Visitors 353, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 68, Transit and crew 70, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Feb 2023: 316 (Visitors 191, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 75, Transit and crew 40, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 505 (Visitors 311, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 26, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 70, Transit and crew 63, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2023: 369 (Visitors 250, Students and exchange visitors 27, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 51, Transit and crew 34, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 498 (Visitors 341, Students and exchange visitors 38, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 51, Transit and crew 54, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jun 2023: 346 (Visitors 241, Students and exchange visitors 22, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 46, Transit and crew 26, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jul 2023: 589 (Visitors 378, Students and exchange visitors 41, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 67, Transit and crew 86, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 518 (Visitors 299, Students and exchange visitors 35, Temporary workers 25, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 73, Transit and crew 80, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Sep 2023: 481 (Visitors 297, Students and exchange visitors 19, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 77, Transit and crew 76, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Oct 2023: 297 (Visitors 197, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 46, Transit and crew 35, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Nov 2023: 377 (Visitors 228, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 34, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 65, Transit and crew 38, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Dec 2023: 286 (Visitors 215, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 36, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 346 (Visitors 233, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 46, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Feb 2024: 357 (Visitors 242, Students and exchange visitors 6, Temporary workers 22, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 49, Transit and crew 34, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Mar 2024: 378 (Visitors 264, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 57, Transit and crew 39, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 432 (Visitors 294, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 56, Transit and crew 27, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)May 2024: 601 (Visitors 407, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 24, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 131, Transit and crew 25, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jun 2024: 552 (Visitors 404, Students and exchange visitors 31, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 79, Transit and crew 18, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jul 2024: 567 (Visitors 403, Students and exchange visitors 40, Temporary workers 29, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 53, Transit and crew 38, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Aug 2024: 511 (Visitors 361, Students and exchange visitors 30, Temporary workers 33, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 41, Transit and crew 42, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Sep 2024: 402 (Visitors 248, Students and exchange visitors 19, Temporary workers 28, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 75, Transit and crew 32, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 315 (Visitors 182, Students and exchange visitors 21, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 61, Transit and crew 38, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Nov 2024: 521 (Visitors 463, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 21, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 559 (Visitors 474, Students and exchange visitors 23, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 35, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 336 (Visitors 236, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 35, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 41, Transit and crew 16, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 369 (Visitors 294, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 23, Transit and crew 24, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 472 (Visitors 349, Students and exchange visitors 19, Temporary workers 38, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 25, Transit and crew 41, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 395 (Visitors 265, Students and exchange visitors 27, Temporary workers 23, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 40, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 375 (Visitors 310, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 20, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jun 2025: 373 (Visitors 308, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 34, Transit and crew 18, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 407 (Visitors 297, Students and exchange visitors 29, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 35, Transit and crew 41, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2025: 345 (Visitors 210, Students and exchange visitors 40, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 39, Transit and crew 46, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Sep 2025: 329 (Visitors 215, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 61, Transit and crew 29, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Suva 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 Fiji and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025SuvaFijiAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued329329823,557
Change on Sep 2024-18%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued555545,966
Visitors share65.3%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share3.6%—2.9%
Temporary workers share3.6%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share18.5%—2.1%
Transit and crew share8.8%—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 Fiji within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Fiji, which is on the Fiji nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure21465%140 of 211
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family267.9%67 of 169
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa247.3%97 of 171
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family144.3%80 of 157
R1Alien in a religious occupation123.6%5 of 96
C3Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit113.3%13 of 49
J1Exchange visitor82.4%135 of 194
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family61.8%39 of 128
C1Alien in transit51.5%26 of 87
F1Student in an academic or language training program41.2%152 of 184
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family30.9%83 of 137
A3Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family10.3%19 of 19
B2Temporary visitor for pleasure10.3%48 of 50

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)3970.9%34 of 96
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age814.5%81 of 109
CR1Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)35.5%69 of 99
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen35.5%107 of 115
CR2Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status)11.8%38 of 39
F2AFamily second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23)11.8%73 of 73

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

Seasonality

Jan73
Feb74
Mar107
Apr90
May107
Jun93
Jul119
Aug124
Sep117
Oct103
Nov110
Dec93
Which months are busiest at Suva. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

03060202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 23 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Dec 2022: B1/B2 11 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Jan 2023: B1/B2 23 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 21 Feb 2023: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Mar 2023: B1/B2 13 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 117 Apr 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 29 Jun 2023: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 131 Jul 2023: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 21 Aug 2023: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 220 Sep 2023: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 412 Oct 2023: B1/B2 5 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 55 Nov 2023: B1/B2 5 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 517 Dec 2023: B1/B2 5 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 56 Jan 2024: B1/B2 5 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 51 Feb 2024: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 86 Mar 2024: B1/B2 38 days; F/M/J 31; H/L/O/P/Q 319 Apr 2024: B1/B2 38 days; F/M/J 31; H/L/O/P/Q 318 May 2024: B1/B2 38 days; F/M/J 31; H/L/O/P/Q 3117 Jun 2024: B1/B2 38 days; F/M/J 31; H/L/O/P/Q 316 Jul 2024: B1/B2 38 days; F/M/J 31; H/L/O/P/Q 317 Aug 2024: B1/B2 38 days; F/M/J 31; H/L/O/P/Q 3114 Sep 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Oct 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 3012 Nov 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Dec 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 306 Jan 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Feb 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 305 Mar 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 3016 Apr 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 301 May 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 304 Jun 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Jul 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 303 Aug 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Sep 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 303 Oct 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Nov 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Dec 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 306 Jan 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 308 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 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Jul 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 30

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

Next available appointment at Suva 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 202532955-18%
Aug 202534561-32%
Jul 2025407113-28%
Jun 202537371-32%
May 202537572-38%
Apr 2025395114-9%
Mar 202547222+25%
Feb 202536937+3%
Jan 2025336137-3%
Dec 202455960+95%
Nov 202452165+38%
Oct 2024315112+6%
Sep 2024402248-16%
Aug 202451168-1%
Jul 202456797-4%
Jun 2024552137+60%
May 2024601147+21%
Apr 2024432151+17%
Mar 202437887-25%
Feb 202435799+13%
Jan 202434688-33%
Dec 202328675-17%
Nov 202337765-31%
Oct 202329754-29%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

329 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 55 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 402 nonimmigrant visas.

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

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 Suva?

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 Suva issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (214, 65%), A2 (26, 7.9%), C1/D (24, 7.3%), G2 (14, 4.3%) and R1 (12, 3.6%). 13 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Suva rising or falling?

September 2025: 329 nonimmigrant visas, down 18% on September 2024 (402). 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 Suva 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 Suva 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.