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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 109th 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 Tbilisi, Georgia, issued 909 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, down 37% on September 2024 (1,432).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 699, 76.9% of the post's issuances, C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 94, 10.3% of the post's issuances and G2 (other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family) with 28, 3.1% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Tbilisi ranks 92nd by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 127th of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 219 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by DV (110) and IR5 (37); 341 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 shorter than the 0.5 months 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.

909nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-37% vs Sep 2024 (1,432)
708nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+28% month on month
219immigrant visas, Sep 2025341 in Sep 2024
0.11%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

08071,614VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 304 (Visitors 142, Students and exchange visitors 36, Temporary workers 40, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 58, Transit and crew 28, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 480 (Visitors 275, Students and exchange visitors 42, Temporary workers 37, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 29, Transit and crew 95, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Dec 2022: 391 (Visitors 159, Students and exchange visitors 59, Temporary workers 27, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 37, Transit and crew 106, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jan 2023: 858 (Visitors 525, Students and exchange visitors 62, Temporary workers 58, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 35, Transit and crew 178, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 958 (Visitors 657, Students and exchange visitors 32, Temporary workers 35, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 86, Transit and crew 143, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Mar 2023: 802 (Visitors 476, Students and exchange visitors 57, Temporary workers 54, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 78, Transit and crew 134, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Apr 2023: 639 (Visitors 391, Students and exchange visitors 66, Temporary workers 28, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 85, Transit and crew 67, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)May 2023: 594 (Visitors 309, Students and exchange visitors 77, Temporary workers 32, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 87, Transit and crew 84, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Jun 2023: 836 (Visitors 454, Students and exchange visitors 157, Temporary workers 34, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 26, Transit and crew 160, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Jul 2023: 796 (Visitors 380, Students and exchange visitors 229, Temporary workers 25, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 82, Transit and crew 79, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2023: 734 (Visitors 347, Students and exchange visitors 142, Temporary workers 55, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 99, Transit and crew 84, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Sep 2023: 747 (Visitors 531, Students and exchange visitors 38, Temporary workers 31, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 109, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Oct 2023: 614 (Visitors 436, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 35, Transit and crew 90, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Nov 2023: 869 (Visitors 611, Students and exchange visitors 25, Temporary workers 29, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 56, Transit and crew 135, Other nonimmigrant classes 13)Dec 2023: 563 (Visitors 402, Students and exchange visitors 40, Temporary workers 26, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 37, Transit and crew 52, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Jan 2024: 590 (Visitors 361, Students and exchange visitors 26, Temporary workers 38, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 23, Transit and crew 138, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Feb 2024: 657 (Visitors 479, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 57, Transit and crew 82, Other nonimmigrant classes 10)Mar 2024: 627 (Visitors 372, Students and exchange visitors 59, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 69, Transit and crew 100, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)Apr 2024: 578 (Visitors 389, Students and exchange visitors 46, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 66, Transit and crew 55, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)May 2024: 731 (Visitors 403, Students and exchange visitors 170, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 63, Transit and crew 77, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Jun 2024: 910 (Visitors 654, Students and exchange visitors 102, Temporary workers 31, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 47, Transit and crew 68, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)Jul 2024: 1,052 (Visitors 627, Students and exchange visitors 255, Temporary workers 29, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 74, Transit and crew 57, Other nonimmigrant classes 10)Aug 2024: 927 (Visitors 688, Students and exchange visitors 104, Temporary workers 47, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 66, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Sep 2024: 1,432 (Visitors 1,226, Students and exchange visitors 51, Temporary workers 36, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 48, Transit and crew 61, Other nonimmigrant classes 10)Oct 2024: 1,469 (Visitors 1,319, Students and exchange visitors 30, Temporary workers 27, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 27, Transit and crew 56, Other nonimmigrant classes 10)Nov 2024: 1,448 (Visitors 1,303, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 26, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 73, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Dec 2024: 1,265 (Visitors 1,104, Students and exchange visitors 29, Temporary workers 44, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 54, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jan 2025: 1,367 (Visitors 1,230, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 21, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 60, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Feb 2025: 1,614 (Visitors 1,498, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 62, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 1,143 (Visitors 1,031, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 42, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2025: 910 (Visitors 749, Students and exchange visitors 43, Temporary workers 21, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 37, Transit and crew 57, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)May 2025: 1,107 (Visitors 893, Students and exchange visitors 139, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 58, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jun 2025: 1,026 (Visitors 789, Students and exchange visitors 119, Temporary workers 26, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 47, Transit and crew 41, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Jul 2025: 1,252 (Visitors 970, Students and exchange visitors 180, Temporary workers 21, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 64, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Aug 2025: 708 (Visitors 546, Students and exchange visitors 69, Temporary workers 38, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18, Transit and crew 35, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Sep 2025: 909 (Visitors 699, Students and exchange visitors 33, Temporary workers 35, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 47, Transit and crew 94, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Tbilisi 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 Georgia and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025TbilisiGeorgiaAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued909909823,557
Change on Sep 2024-37%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued21921945,966
Visitors share76.9%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share3.6%—2.9%
Temporary workers share3.9%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share5.2%—2.1%
Transit and crew share10.3%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0.1%—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 Georgia within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Georgia, which is on the Georgia nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure69976.9%92 of 211
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa9410.3%44 of 171
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family283.1%52 of 157
J1Exchange visitor212.3%91 of 194
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse131.4%72 of 163
G1Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family80.9%3 of 57
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family70.8%117 of 169
F1Student in an academic or language training program70.8%127 of 184
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children70.8%45 of 119
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)50.6%95 of 144
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family40.4%63 of 128
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-330.3%108 of 137
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor30.3%89 of 124
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee30.3%110 of 133
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group30.3%78 of 110
F2Spouse or child of F120.2%71 of 104
K1Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen10.1%94 of 96
R1Alien in a religious occupation10.1%94 of 96

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)11050.2%13 of 96
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age3716.9%43 of 109
F2AFamily second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23)2511.4%13 of 73
IR2Child of U.S. citizen177.8%37 of 103
FXFamily second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3)115%33 of 84
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen104.6%70 of 115
CR1Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)52.3%51 of 99
CR2Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status)20.9%19 of 39
F1Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12)10.5%82 of 82
SB1Returning resident10.5%36 of 38

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

Seasonality

Jan82
Feb121
Mar92
Apr83
May89
Jun102
Jul122
Aug107
Sep104
Oct87
Nov111
Dec113
Which months are busiest at Tbilisi. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

0167333202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 156 days; F/M/J 51; H/L/O/P/Q 111 Dec 2022: B1/B2 247 days; F/M/J 23; H/L/O/P/Q 6617 Jan 2023: B1/B2 105 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q 211 Feb 2023: B1/B2 101 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 36 Mar 2023: B1/B2 180 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 317 Apr 2023: B1/B2 204 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 189 Jun 2023: B1/B2 280 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 331 Jul 2023: B1/B2 220 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 91 Aug 2023: B1/B2 220 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 920 Sep 2023: B1/B2 294 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 212 Oct 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 145 Nov 2023: B1/B2 321 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Dec 2023: B1/B2 333 days; F/M/J 28; H/L/O/P/Q 286 Jan 2024: B1/B2 294 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q 231 Feb 2024: B1/B2 273 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Mar 2024: B1/B2 320 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 39 Apr 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J 80; H/L/O/P/Q 48 May 2024: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 417 Jun 2024: B1/B2 97 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 106 Jul 2024: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 37 Aug 2024: B1/B2 49 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 1414 Sep 2024: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 32 Oct 2024: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 312 Nov 2024: B1/B2 40 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Dec 2024: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 36 Jan 2025: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 37 Feb 2025: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 35 Mar 2025: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 316 Apr 2025: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 31 May 2025: B1/B2 30 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 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Sep 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 303 Oct 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Nov 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Dec 2025: B1/B2 15 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 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 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 Tbilisi 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 2025909219-37%
Aug 2025708207-24%
Jul 20251,252170+19%
Jun 20251,026244+13%
May 20251,107148+51%
Apr 2025910362+57%
Mar 20251,143330+82%
Feb 20251,614264+146%
Jan 20251,367529+132%
Dec 20241,265138+125%
Nov 20241,448169+67%
Oct 20241,469397+139%
Sep 20241,432341+92%
Aug 2024927232+26%
Jul 20241,052501+32%
Jun 2024910311+9%
May 2024731290+23%
Apr 2024578187-10%
Mar 2024627173-22%
Feb 2024657211-31%
Jan 2024590168-31%
Dec 2023563218+44%
Nov 2023869224+81%
Oct 2023614107+102%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

909 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 219 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 1,432 nonimmigrant visas.

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

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 Tbilisi?

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 Tbilisi issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (699, 76.9%), C1/D (94, 10.3%), G2 (28, 3.1%), J1 (21, 2.3%) and H1B (13, 1.4%). 18 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Tbilisi rising or falling?

September 2025: 909 nonimmigrant visas, down 37% on September 2024 (1,432). 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 Tbilisi 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 Tbilisi 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.