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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 74th 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."

Berlin, Germany: 1,884 nonimmigrant visas issued in September 2025, down 13% on September 2024 (2,160).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 1,174, 62.3% of the post's issuances, A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 120, 6.4% of the post's issuances and J1 (exchange visitor) with 88, 4.7% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Berlin ranks 71st by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 52nd 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 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 the same as the under ½ 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, 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.

1,884nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-13% vs Sep 2024 (2,160)
2,236nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-16% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 in Sep 2024
0.23%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

01,9563,912VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 1,786 (Visitors 1,090, Students and exchange visitors 180, Temporary workers 261, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 193, Transit and crew 62, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 1,449 (Visitors 877, Students and exchange visitors 269, Temporary workers 64, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 173, Transit and crew 66, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 1,514 (Visitors 805, Students and exchange visitors 377, Temporary workers 78, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 181, Transit and crew 73, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 1,759 (Visitors 1,090, Students and exchange visitors 264, Temporary workers 152, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 166, Transit and crew 87, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 1,796 (Visitors 1,093, Students and exchange visitors 261, Temporary workers 140, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 230, Transit and crew 72, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 2,623 (Visitors 1,647, Students and exchange visitors 312, Temporary workers 202, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 337, Transit and crew 125, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 2,151 (Visitors 1,198, Students and exchange visitors 447, Temporary workers 136, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 285, Transit and crew 85, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 3,084 (Visitors 1,412, Students and exchange visitors 1,112, Temporary workers 198, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 266, Transit and crew 96, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2023: 3,912 (Visitors 1,376, Students and exchange visitors 2,000, Temporary workers 154, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 288, Transit and crew 94, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 3,329 (Visitors 1,280, Students and exchange visitors 1,550, Temporary workers 156, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 255, Transit and crew 88, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 3,055 (Visitors 1,781, Students and exchange visitors 609, Temporary workers 223, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 291, Transit and crew 151, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 2,364 (Visitors 1,581, Students and exchange visitors 251, Temporary workers 166, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 247, Transit and crew 119, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 2,190 (Visitors 1,409, Students and exchange visitors 192, Temporary workers 253, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 204, Transit and crew 132, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 1,927 (Visitors 1,245, Students and exchange visitors 278, Temporary workers 155, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 131, Transit and crew 118, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2023: 1,899 (Visitors 1,187, Students and exchange visitors 320, Temporary workers 143, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 159, Transit and crew 90, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 2,294 (Visitors 1,616, Students and exchange visitors 216, Temporary workers 171, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 183, Transit and crew 108, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2024: 2,348 (Visitors 1,612, Students and exchange visitors 249, Temporary workers 175, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 216, Transit and crew 96, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 2,480 (Visitors 1,590, Students and exchange visitors 283, Temporary workers 146, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 365, Transit and crew 96, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 2,843 (Visitors 1,724, Students and exchange visitors 426, Temporary workers 214, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 373, Transit and crew 106, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 3,395 (Visitors 1,550, Students and exchange visitors 1,269, Temporary workers 166, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 334, Transit and crew 76, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 3,492 (Visitors 947, Students and exchange visitors 2,043, Temporary workers 146, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 283, Transit and crew 73, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 3,669 (Visitors 1,339, Students and exchange visitors 1,688, Temporary workers 198, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 334, Transit and crew 110, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 2,811 (Visitors 1,819, Students and exchange visitors 463, Temporary workers 219, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 212, Transit and crew 98, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 2,160 (Visitors 1,425, Students and exchange visitors 201, Temporary workers 200, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 247, Transit and crew 87, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 2,482 (Visitors 1,599, Students and exchange visitors 212, Temporary workers 382, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 207, Transit and crew 82, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 1,916 (Visitors 1,326, Students and exchange visitors 189, Temporary workers 179, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 146, Transit and crew 76, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 2,189 (Visitors 1,460, Students and exchange visitors 362, Temporary workers 185, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 129, Transit and crew 53, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 2,374 (Visitors 1,687, Students and exchange visitors 227, Temporary workers 250, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 126, Transit and crew 84, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 2,019 (Visitors 1,377, Students and exchange visitors 191, Temporary workers 196, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 174, Transit and crew 81, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 2,290 (Visitors 1,472, Students and exchange visitors 303, Temporary workers 165, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 270, Transit and crew 80, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 1,944 (Visitors 1,019, Students and exchange visitors 406, Temporary workers 177, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 283, Transit and crew 58, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)May 2025: 2,860 (Visitors 1,104, Students and exchange visitors 1,233, Temporary workers 174, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 266, Transit and crew 83, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 2,115 (Visitors 521, Students and exchange visitors 1,070, Temporary workers 179, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 294, Transit and crew 51, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 2,786 (Visitors 1,187, Students and exchange visitors 1,021, Temporary workers 267, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 224, Transit and crew 87, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 2,236 (Visitors 981, Students and exchange visitors 624, Temporary workers 266, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 286, Transit and crew 79, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 1,884 (Visitors 1,175, Students and exchange visitors 131, Temporary workers 237, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 265, Transit and crew 76, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Berlin 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 Germany and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025BerlinAll 3 posts in GermanyAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued1,8847,073823,557
Change on Sep 2024-13%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued029545,966
Visitors share62.4%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share7%—2.9%
Temporary workers share12.6%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share14.1%—2.1%
Transit and crew share4%—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 Germany (Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin) within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Germany, which is on the Germany nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure1,17462.3%71 of 211
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family1206.4%14 of 169
J1Exchange visitor884.7%28 of 194
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa743.9%54 of 171
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children442.3%4 of 119
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)422.2%32 of 144
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family412.2%4 of 137
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family402.1%34 of 157
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics361.9%6 of 132
F1Student in an academic or language training program341.8%52 of 184
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group331.8%18 of 110
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse321.7%41 of 163
NATO6Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents321.7%3 of 10
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 visas221.2%10 of 29
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee181%45 of 133
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3110.6%53 of 137
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family80.4%20 of 128
O2Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-170.4%36 of 83
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor60.3%54 of 124
O3Spouse or child of O-1 or O-250.3%25 of 84
P3Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program50.3%30 of 69
M1Vocational student and other nonacademic student30.2%38 of 91
C1Alien in transit20.1%41 of 87
R1Alien in a religious occupation20.1%49 of 96
B1Temporary visitor for business10.1%113 of 128
C3Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit10.1%42 of 49
G1Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family10.1%40 of 57
P2Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program10.1%1 of 3
P4Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-310.1%23 of 38

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

Seasonality

Jan92
Feb79
Mar99
Apr94
May124
Jun170
Jul162
Aug143
Sep98
Oct96
Nov82
Dec84
Which months are busiest at Berlin. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

04793202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 80 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 731 Dec 2022: B1/B2 80 days; F/M/J 16; H/L/O/P/Q 5817 Jan 2023: B1/B2 74 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 501 Feb 2023: B1/B2 81 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 366 Mar 2023: B1/B2 93 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 2817 Apr 2023: B1/B2 87 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 149 Jun 2023: B1/B2 76 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 5631 Jul 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 571 Aug 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 5720 Sep 2023: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 812 Oct 2023: B1/B2 49 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 495 Nov 2023: B1/B2 17 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 817 Dec 2023: B1/B2 17 days; F/M/J 22; H/L/O/P/Q 236 Jan 2024: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 281 Feb 2024: B1/B2 11 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 366 Mar 2024: B1/B2 16 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 369 Apr 2024: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 22; H/L/O/P/Q 438 May 2024: B1/B2 24 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 6417 Jun 2024: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 576 Jul 2024: B1/B2 39 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 577 Aug 2024: B1/B2 31 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 5014 Sep 2024: B1/B2 31 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 362 Oct 2024: B1/B2 31 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 3612 Nov 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 361 Dec 2024: B1/B2 17 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q 506 Jan 2025: B1/B2 11 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q 297 Feb 2025: B1/B2 9 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q 225 Mar 2025: B1/B2 9 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q 2216 Apr 2025: B1/B2 28 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 431 May 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 454 Jun 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Jul 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 303 Aug 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J —; 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 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 Berlin 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 20251,8840-13%
Aug 20252,2360-20%
Jul 20252,7860-24%
Jun 20252,1150-39%
May 20252,8600-16%
Apr 20251,9440-32%
Mar 20252,2900-8%
Feb 20252,0190-14%
Jan 20252,3740+3%
Dec 20242,1890+15%
Nov 20241,9160-1%
Oct 20242,4820+13%
Sep 20242,1600-9%
Aug 20242,8110-8%
Jul 20243,6690+10%
Jun 20243,4920-11%
May 20243,3950+10%
Apr 20242,8430+32%
Mar 20242,4800-5%
Feb 20242,3480+31%
Jan 20242,2940+30%
Dec 20231,8990+25%
Nov 20231,9270+33%
Oct 20232,1900+23%

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 Berlin issue last month?

1,884 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 2,160 nonimmigrant visas.

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

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 Berlin?

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 Berlin issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (1,174, 62.3%), A2 (120, 6.4%), J1 (88, 4.7%), C1/D (74, 3.9%) and I (44, 2.3%). 29 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Berlin rising or falling?

September 2025: 1,884 nonimmigrant visas, down 13% on September 2024 (2,160). 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 Berlin 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 Berlin 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.