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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 139th 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 Helsinki, Finland, issued 449 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, down 17% on September 2024 (538).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 193, 43% of the post's issuances, NATO2 (other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas) with 45, 10% of the post's issuances and L1 (intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)) with 30, 6.7% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Helsinki ranks 143rd by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 88th 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 2 months 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 1 month listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B22 monthsnext 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.

449nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-17% vs Sep 2024 (538)
434nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+3% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 202519 in Sep 2024
0.05%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

0346692VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 420 (Visitors 135, Students and exchange visitors 55, Temporary workers 88, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 64, Transit and crew 78, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 498 (Visitors 258, Students and exchange visitors 60, Temporary workers 88, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 38, Transit and crew 54, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 403 (Visitors 156, Students and exchange visitors 81, Temporary workers 93, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 40, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jan 2023: 421 (Visitors 168, Students and exchange visitors 42, Temporary workers 94, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 55, Transit and crew 61, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Feb 2023: 445 (Visitors 167, Students and exchange visitors 44, Temporary workers 95, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 77, Transit and crew 62, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 539 (Visitors 234, Students and exchange visitors 45, Temporary workers 72, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 96, Transit and crew 92, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 511 (Visitors 193, Students and exchange visitors 46, Temporary workers 150, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 41, Transit and crew 80, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)May 2023: 649 (Visitors 253, Students and exchange visitors 173, Temporary workers 70, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 68, Transit and crew 84, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jun 2023: 594 (Visitors 144, Students and exchange visitors 256, Temporary workers 82, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 70, Transit and crew 42, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 478 (Visitors 112, Students and exchange visitors 173, Temporary workers 112, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 40, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2023: 553 (Visitors 206, Students and exchange visitors 96, Temporary workers 111, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 71, Transit and crew 65, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Sep 2023: 406 (Visitors 194, Students and exchange visitors 35, Temporary workers 62, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 63, Transit and crew 47, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Oct 2023: 413 (Visitors 221, Students and exchange visitors 28, Temporary workers 62, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 41, Transit and crew 58, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Nov 2023: 412 (Visitors 185, Students and exchange visitors 70, Temporary workers 54, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 35, Transit and crew 68, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2023: 331 (Visitors 124, Students and exchange visitors 73, Temporary workers 59, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 28, Transit and crew 44, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jan 2024: 415 (Visitors 173, Students and exchange visitors 38, Temporary workers 84, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 57, Transit and crew 57, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Feb 2024: 541 (Visitors 197, Students and exchange visitors 47, Temporary workers 46, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 159, Transit and crew 88, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Mar 2024: 610 (Visitors 240, Students and exchange visitors 60, Temporary workers 85, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 141, Transit and crew 83, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2024: 605 (Visitors 223, Students and exchange visitors 78, Temporary workers 66, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 145, Transit and crew 89, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)May 2024: 619 (Visitors 209, Students and exchange visitors 135, Temporary workers 64, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 122, Transit and crew 84, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Jun 2024: 688 (Visitors 185, Students and exchange visitors 253, Temporary workers 100, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 77, Transit and crew 69, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Jul 2024: 692 (Visitors 182, Students and exchange visitors 233, Temporary workers 132, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 72, Transit and crew 70, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Aug 2024: 514 (Visitors 188, Students and exchange visitors 89, Temporary workers 111, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 86, Transit and crew 36, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Sep 2024: 538 (Visitors 248, Students and exchange visitors 50, Temporary workers 77, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 115, Transit and crew 44, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Oct 2024: 444 (Visitors 190, Students and exchange visitors 32, Temporary workers 66, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 97, Transit and crew 54, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Nov 2024: 409 (Visitors 191, Students and exchange visitors 58, Temporary workers 56, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 60, Transit and crew 37, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Dec 2024: 407 (Visitors 156, Students and exchange visitors 85, Temporary workers 82, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 42, Transit and crew 42, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 418 (Visitors 158, Students and exchange visitors 39, Temporary workers 88, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 60, Transit and crew 72, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Feb 2025: 421 (Visitors 164, Students and exchange visitors 33, Temporary workers 66, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 94, Transit and crew 64, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 513 (Visitors 231, Students and exchange visitors 54, Temporary workers 95, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 93, Transit and crew 40, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 459 (Visitors 185, Students and exchange visitors 70, Temporary workers 69, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 91, Transit and crew 44, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 476 (Visitors 166, Students and exchange visitors 165, Temporary workers 48, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 59, Transit and crew 37, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jun 2025: 485 (Visitors 116, Students and exchange visitors 138, Temporary workers 79, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 101, Transit and crew 51, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 511 (Visitors 105, Students and exchange visitors 148, Temporary workers 115, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 100, Transit and crew 43, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 434 (Visitors 96, Students and exchange visitors 148, Temporary workers 108, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 60, Transit and crew 22, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 449 (Visitors 214, Students and exchange visitors 50, Temporary workers 81, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 90, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Helsinki 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 Finland and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025HelsinkiFinlandAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued449449823,557
Change on Sep 2024-17%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued0045,966
Visitors share47.7%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share11.1%—2.9%
Temporary workers share18%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share20%—2.1%
Transit and crew share3.1%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment2 months—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 Finland within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Finland, which is on the Finland nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure19343%143 of 211
NATO2Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas4510%4 of 29
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)306.7%46 of 144
J1Exchange visitor245.3%86 of 194
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family235.1%71 of 169
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family184%67 of 157
F1Student in an academic or language training program173.8%88 of 184
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa143.1%118 of 171
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee143.1%54 of 133
B1Temporary visitor for business112.4%50 of 128
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group112.4%36 of 110
B2Temporary visitor for pleasure102.2%5 of 50
F2Spouse or child of F151.1%38 of 104
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics51.1%60 of 132
P4Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-351.1%5 of 38
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse40.9%114 of 163
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor40.9%69 of 124
O2Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-140.9%47 of 83
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family30.7%75 of 137
O3Spouse or child of O-1 or O-230.7%46 of 84
E2Treaty investor, spouse or child20.4%59 of 68
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family10.2%109 of 128
H2BTemporary worker performing other services10.2%79 of 88
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-310.2%126 of 137
P3Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program10.2%59 of 69

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

Seasonality

Jan91
Feb82
Mar100
Apr102
May115
Jun128
Jul112
Aug133
Sep100
Oct100
Nov89
Dec95
Which months are busiest at Helsinki. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

050100202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 50 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 601 Dec 2022: B1/B2 65 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 6417 Jan 2023: B1/B2 57 days; F/M/J 27; H/L/O/P/Q 291 Feb 2023: B1/B2 57 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 236 Mar 2023: B1/B2 53 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 317 Apr 2023: B1/B2 64 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 229 Jun 2023: B1/B2 82 days; F/M/J 31; H/L/O/P/Q 1731 Jul 2023: B1/B2 65 days; F/M/J 23; H/L/O/P/Q 281 Aug 2023: B1/B2 65 days; F/M/J 23; H/L/O/P/Q 2820 Sep 2023: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 1612 Oct 2023: B1/B2 43 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 195 Nov 2023: B1/B2 43 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 1917 Dec 2023: B1/B2 55 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 26 Jan 2024: B1/B2 55 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 21 Feb 2024: B1/B2 42 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 176 Mar 2024: B1/B2 36 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 179 Apr 2024: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 26; H/L/O/P/Q 218 May 2024: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 26; H/L/O/P/Q 2117 Jun 2024: B1/B2 100 days; F/M/J 36; H/L/O/P/Q 206 Jul 2024: B1/B2 100 days; F/M/J 36; H/L/O/P/Q 207 Aug 2024: B1/B2 100 days; F/M/J 36; H/L/O/P/Q 2014 Sep 2024: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 192 Oct 2024: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 1912 Nov 2024: B1/B2 20 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 81 Dec 2024: B1/B2 51 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 176 Jan 2025: B1/B2 65 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 177 Feb 2025: B1/B2 65 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 175 Mar 2025: B1/B2 65 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 1716 Apr 2025: B1/B2 41 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 221 May 2025: B1/B2 45 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 —; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Sep 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 303 Oct 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Nov 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Dec 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 156 Jan 2026: B1/B2 30 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 7; H/L/O/P/Q 714 May 2026: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Jun 2026: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Jul 2026: B1/B2 60 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 Helsinki 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 20254490-17%
Aug 20254343-16%
Jul 20255110-26%
Jun 20254855-30%
May 20254760-23%
Apr 20254594-24%
Mar 20255132-16%
Feb 20254215-22%
Jan 20254186+1%
Dec 20244076+23%
Nov 202440914-1%
Oct 202444417+8%
Sep 202453819+33%
Aug 202451416-7%
Jul 202469214+45%
Jun 20246887+16%
May 202461911-5%
Apr 20246059+18%
Mar 20246106+13%
Feb 202454116+22%
Jan 202441516-1%
Dec 20233319-18%
Nov 202341214-17%
Oct 202341310-2%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

449 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 538 nonimmigrant visas.

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

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 2 months away (2 to 6 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 Helsinki?

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 Helsinki issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (193, 43%), NATO2 (45, 10%), L1 (30, 6.7%), J1 (24, 5.3%) and A2 (23, 5.1%). 25 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Helsinki rising or falling?

September 2025: 449 nonimmigrant visas, down 17% on September 2024 (538). 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 Helsinki 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 Helsinki 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.