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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 52nd 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 Kolkata, India, issued 3,497 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, down 15% on September 2024 (4,120).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 3,361, 96.1% of the post's issuances, P3 (artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program) with 90, 2.6% of the post's issuances and J1 (exchange visitor) with 14, 0.4% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Kolkata ranks 39th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 148th 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 4 months for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 1.5 months for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and 1.5 months for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is shorter than the 5 months listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025). The average wait actually experienced by B1/B2 applicants interviewed in the previous month was 4 months.

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B24 monthsnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, J1.5 monthsnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Q1.5 monthsnext available appointment; median post under ½ month

under 2 months2 to 6 monthsover 6 monthsnot listedRead from the Department's table 1 Jul 2026.

B1/B2 applicants interviewed in the previous month had waited an average of 4 months from fee payment to interview, per the Department's table; it publishes this average only where the next appointment is more than three months away.

3,497nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-15% vs Sep 2024 (4,120)
3,525nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-1% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 in Sep 2024
0.42%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

02,5435,086VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 3,344 (Visitors 1,100, Students and exchange visitors 101, Temporary workers 2,141, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Nov 2022: 5,086 (Visitors 1,654, Students and exchange visitors 268, Temporary workers 3,160, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Dec 2022: 3,131 (Visitors 856, Students and exchange visitors 884, Temporary workers 1,387, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 2,766 (Visitors 1,523, Students and exchange visitors 107, Temporary workers 1,133, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Feb 2023: 4,180 (Visitors 2,695, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 1,471, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Mar 2023: 3,482 (Visitors 1,820, Students and exchange visitors 25, Temporary workers 1,628, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 2,724 (Visitors 1,037, Students and exchange visitors 328, Temporary workers 1,355, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 2,764 (Visitors 1,396, Students and exchange visitors 151, Temporary workers 1,212, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2023: 2,853 (Visitors 811, Students and exchange visitors 1,262, Temporary workers 780, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 2,628 (Visitors 851, Students and exchange visitors 1,048, Temporary workers 728, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 2,228 (Visitors 1,173, Students and exchange visitors 471, Temporary workers 582, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 3,429 (Visitors 2,432, Students and exchange visitors 81, Temporary workers 911, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 3,710 (Visitors 2,899, Students and exchange visitors 33, Temporary workers 710, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 67, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 3,467 (Visitors 2,340, Students and exchange visitors 498, Temporary workers 616, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2023: 4,792 (Visitors 2,803, Students and exchange visitors 1,319, Temporary workers 430, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 238, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jan 2024: 3,640 (Visitors 3,188, Students and exchange visitors 411, Temporary workers 24, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Feb 2024: 4,333 (Visitors 4,193, Students and exchange visitors 116, Temporary workers 22, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 4,487 (Visitors 4,347, Students and exchange visitors 124, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Apr 2024: 4,683 (Visitors 4,575, Students and exchange visitors 88, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 3,730 (Visitors 3,076, Students and exchange visitors 600, Temporary workers 49, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 3,975 (Visitors 2,635, Students and exchange visitors 1,309, Temporary workers 28, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jul 2024: 4,719 (Visitors 3,716, Students and exchange visitors 972, Temporary workers 28, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 3,722 (Visitors 3,359, Students and exchange visitors 315, Temporary workers 45, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 4,120 (Visitors 4,010, Students and exchange visitors 59, Temporary workers 49, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Oct 2024: 3,072 (Visitors 3,012, Students and exchange visitors 39, Temporary workers 20, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 3,371 (Visitors 3,151, Students and exchange visitors 210, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Dec 2024: 3,620 (Visitors 3,449, Students and exchange visitors 160, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 3,501 (Visitors 3,404, Students and exchange visitors 85, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Feb 2025: 3,710 (Visitors 3,633, Students and exchange visitors 60, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 4,732 (Visitors 4,600, Students and exchange visitors 114, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 4,517 (Visitors 4,258, Students and exchange visitors 230, Temporary workers 24, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 4,627 (Visitors 3,976, Students and exchange visitors 582, Temporary workers 62, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jun 2025: 4,370 (Visitors 3,537, Students and exchange visitors 799, Temporary workers 32, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 4,900 (Visitors 4,784, Students and exchange visitors 71, Temporary workers 42, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 3,525 (Visitors 3,423, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 94, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 3,497 (Visitors 3,362, Students and exchange visitors 22, Temporary workers 111, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Kolkata 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 India and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025KolkataAll 5 posts in IndiaAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued3,49774,661823,557
Change on Sep 2024-15%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued01,70145,966
Visitors share96.1%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share0.6%—2.9%
Temporary workers share3.2%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share0.1%—2.1%
Transit and crew share0%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment4 months—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointment1.5 months—median under ½ month

All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in India (Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi and Kolkata) within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of India, which is on the India nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure3,36196.1%39 of 211
P3Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program902.6%3 of 69
J1Exchange visitor140.4%108 of 194
R1Alien in a religious occupation60.2%20 of 96
O3Spouse or child of O-1 or O-250.1%27 of 84
F1Student in an academic or language training program40.1%148 of 184
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor40.1%72 of 124
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics30.1%75 of 132
R2Spouse or child of R130.1%14 of 42
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family20.1%96 of 137
O2Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-120.1%59 of 83
B2Temporary visitor for pleasure10%40 of 50
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children10%104 of 119
P4Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-310%29 of 38

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

Seasonality

Jan94
Feb108
Mar111
Apr99
May97
Jun100
Jul119
Aug97
Sep98
Oct82
Nov110
Dec98
Which months are busiest at Kolkata. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

0450900202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 808 days; F/M/J 50; H/L/O/P/Q 2871 Dec 2022: B1/B2 900 days; F/M/J 37; H/L/O/P/Q 34517 Jan 2023: B1/B2 487 days; F/M/J 95; H/L/O/P/Q 1511 Feb 2023: B1/B2 589 days; F/M/J 76; H/L/O/P/Q 1956 Mar 2023: B1/B2 564 days; F/M/J 49; H/L/O/P/Q 18217 Apr 2023: B1/B2 379 days; F/M/J 52; H/L/O/P/Q 229 Jun 2023: B1/B2 469 days; F/M/J 42; H/L/O/P/Q 9431 Jul 2023: B1/B2 421 days; F/M/J 29; H/L/O/P/Q 581 Aug 2023: B1/B2 421 days; F/M/J 29; H/L/O/P/Q 5820 Sep 2023: B1/B2 543 days; F/M/J 102; H/L/O/P/Q 1312 Oct 2023: B1/B2 539 days; F/M/J 95; H/L/O/P/Q 35 Nov 2023: B1/B2 126 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q —17 Dec 2023: B1/B2 186 days; F/M/J 167; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2024: B1/B2 240 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Feb 2024: B1/B2 246 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Mar 2024: B1/B2 246 days; F/M/J 345; H/L/O/P/Q —9 Apr 2024: B1/B2 169 days; F/M/J 297; H/L/O/P/Q —8 May 2024: B1/B2 147 days; F/M/J 275; H/L/O/P/Q —17 Jun 2024: B1/B2 128 days; F/M/J 268; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jul 2024: B1/B2 367 days; F/M/J 85; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Aug 2024: B1/B2 373 days; F/M/J 22; H/L/O/P/Q —14 Sep 2024: B1/B2 479 days; F/M/J 186; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Oct 2024: B1/B2 131 days; F/M/J 70; H/L/O/P/Q —12 Nov 2024: B1/B2 499 days; F/M/J 150; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Dec 2024: B1/B2 435 days; F/M/J 81; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2025: B1/B2 421 days; F/M/J 139; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Feb 2025: B1/B2 415 days; F/M/J 375; H/L/O/P/Q —5 Mar 2025: B1/B2 415 days; F/M/J 375; H/L/O/P/Q —16 Apr 2025: B1/B2 114 days; F/M/J 80; H/L/O/P/Q —1 May 2025: B1/B2 240 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —4 Jun 2025: B1/B2 180 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Jul 2025: B1/B2 180 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —3 Aug 2025: B1/B2 180 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Sep 2025: B1/B2 165 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —3 Oct 2025: B1/B2 165 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Nov 2025: B1/B2 165 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Dec 2025: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 75; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2026: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —8 Feb 2026: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Mar 2026: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —4 Apr 2026: B1/B2 195 days; F/M/J 75; H/L/O/P/Q 4514 May 2026: B1/B2 210 days; F/M/J 105; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Jun 2026: B1/B2 210 days; F/M/J 105; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Jul 2026: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 45

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

Next available appointment at Kolkata 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 20253,4970-15%
Aug 20253,5250-5%
Jul 20254,9000+4%
Jun 20254,3700+10%
May 20254,6270+24%
Apr 20254,5170-4%
Mar 20254,7320+5%
Feb 20253,7100-14%
Jan 20253,5010-4%
Dec 20243,6200-24%
Nov 20243,3710-3%
Oct 20243,0720-17%
Sep 20244,1200+20%
Aug 20243,7220+67%
Jul 20244,7190+80%
Jun 20243,9750+39%
May 20243,7300+35%
Apr 20244,6830+72%
Mar 20244,4870+29%
Feb 20244,3330+4%
Jan 20243,6400+32%
Dec 20234,7920+53%
Nov 20233,4670-32%
Oct 20233,7100+11%

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 Kolkata issue last month?

3,497 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 4,120 nonimmigrant visas.

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

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 4 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 Kolkata?

The next available F, M or J appointment was listed as 1.5 months away on 1 Jul 2026. Student appointments are scheduled separately from visitor appointments at most posts.

Which visa classes does Kolkata issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (3,361, 96.1%), P3 (90, 2.6%), J1 (14, 0.4%), R1 (6, 0.2%) and O3 (5, 0.1%). 14 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Kolkata rising or falling?

September 2025: 3,497 nonimmigrant visas, down 15% on September 2024 (4,120). 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 Kolkata 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 Kolkata 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.