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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 11th 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."

In September 2025, the latest month published, the post in New Delhi (India) issued 19,013 nonimmigrant visas, down 29% on September 2024 (26,637).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 18,437, 97% of the post's issuances, C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 145, 0.8% of the post's issuances and F1 (student in an academic or language training program) with 125, 0.7% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, New Delhi ranks 6th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 16th of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 23 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by IH3 (23); 45 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 8.5 months for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 2 months for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and 2 months for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is shorter than the 10 months listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025). The average wait actually experienced by B1/B2 applicants interviewed in the previous month was 7.5 months.

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B28.5 monthsnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, J2 monthsnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Q2 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 7.5 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. Crew and transit (C, D, C1/D): 1.5 months.

19,013nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-29% vs Sep 2024 (26,637)
18,682nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+2% month on month
23immigrant visas, Sep 202545 in Sep 2024
2.31%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

020,09640,192VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 16,380 (Visitors 8,184, Students and exchange visitors 309, Temporary workers 7,374, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 137, Transit and crew 376, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 20,827 (Visitors 10,101, Students and exchange visitors 3,657, Temporary workers 6,369, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 177, Transit and crew 522, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Dec 2022: 20,012 (Visitors 9,779, Students and exchange visitors 4,870, Temporary workers 4,698, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 101, Transit and crew 564, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 20,289 (Visitors 11,043, Students and exchange visitors 783, Temporary workers 7,878, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 137, Transit and crew 445, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Feb 2023: 24,594 (Visitors 12,998, Students and exchange visitors 446, Temporary workers 10,380, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 151, Transit and crew 602, Other nonimmigrant classes 17)Mar 2023: 36,084 (Visitors 19,656, Students and exchange visitors 635, Temporary workers 14,676, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 184, Transit and crew 928, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Apr 2023: 21,753 (Visitors 8,971, Students and exchange visitors 4,423, Temporary workers 7,454, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 165, Transit and crew 735, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)May 2023: 27,077 (Visitors 14,417, Students and exchange visitors 1,317, Temporary workers 10,275, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 184, Transit and crew 881, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jun 2023: 28,426 (Visitors 7,670, Students and exchange visitors 10,046, Temporary workers 9,582, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 431, Transit and crew 692, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Jul 2023: 22,412 (Visitors 6,319, Students and exchange visitors 8,364, Temporary workers 6,856, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 125, Transit and crew 746, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Aug 2023: 19,300 (Visitors 5,936, Students and exchange visitors 4,095, Temporary workers 8,217, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 139, Transit and crew 909, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Sep 2023: 21,827 (Visitors 15,292, Students and exchange visitors 433, Temporary workers 4,231, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 563, Transit and crew 1,301, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Oct 2023: 22,988 (Visitors 16,774, Students and exchange visitors 478, Temporary workers 4,308, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 174, Transit and crew 1,242, Other nonimmigrant classes 12)Nov 2023: 25,545 (Visitors 15,422, Students and exchange visitors 941, Temporary workers 8,187, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 129, Transit and crew 864, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Dec 2023: 17,455 (Visitors 8,068, Students and exchange visitors 4,465, Temporary workers 3,862, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 160, Transit and crew 896, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Jan 2024: 19,110 (Visitors 17,634, Students and exchange visitors 569, Temporary workers 341, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 75, Transit and crew 471, Other nonimmigrant classes 20)Feb 2024: 20,656 (Visitors 19,876, Students and exchange visitors 219, Temporary workers 135, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 97, Transit and crew 320, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Mar 2024: 24,803 (Visitors 24,024, Students and exchange visitors 228, Temporary workers 96, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 118, Transit and crew 332, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Apr 2024: 34,202 (Visitors 33,257, Students and exchange visitors 255, Temporary workers 151, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 189, Transit and crew 346, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)May 2024: 40,192 (Visitors 36,214, Students and exchange visitors 2,961, Temporary workers 182, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 508, Transit and crew 320, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Jun 2024: 27,641 (Visitors 20,714, Students and exchange visitors 6,408, Temporary workers 153, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 222, Transit and crew 143, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jul 2024: 25,372 (Visitors 20,651, Students and exchange visitors 4,206, Temporary workers 153, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 166, Transit and crew 194, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Aug 2024: 23,953 (Visitors 22,362, Students and exchange visitors 1,092, Temporary workers 107, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 162, Transit and crew 226, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Sep 2024: 26,637 (Visitors 25,548, Students and exchange visitors 143, Temporary workers 172, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 426, Transit and crew 346, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Oct 2024: 33,145 (Visitors 31,850, Students and exchange visitors 187, Temporary workers 103, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 205, Transit and crew 796, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Nov 2024: 22,147 (Visitors 18,586, Students and exchange visitors 904, Temporary workers 107, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 149, Transit and crew 2,393, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)Dec 2024: 33,653 (Visitors 28,882, Students and exchange visitors 1,817, Temporary workers 136, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 91, Transit and crew 2,718, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Jan 2025: 37,469 (Visitors 35,234, Students and exchange visitors 291, Temporary workers 162, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 134, Transit and crew 1,627, Other nonimmigrant classes 21)Feb 2025: 32,322 (Visitors 30,403, Students and exchange visitors 128, Temporary workers 90, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 169, Transit and crew 1,519, Other nonimmigrant classes 13)Mar 2025: 33,019 (Visitors 31,222, Students and exchange visitors 140, Temporary workers 157, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 173, Transit and crew 1,321, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Apr 2025: 33,188 (Visitors 31,084, Students and exchange visitors 713, Temporary workers 76, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 164, Transit and crew 1,115, Other nonimmigrant classes 36)May 2025: 38,752 (Visitors 35,980, Students and exchange visitors 1,093, Temporary workers 131, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 446, Transit and crew 1,064, Other nonimmigrant classes 38)Jun 2025: 25,932 (Visitors 21,857, Students and exchange visitors 2,934, Temporary workers 66, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 123, Transit and crew 922, Other nonimmigrant classes 30)Jul 2025: 32,960 (Visitors 31,199, Students and exchange visitors 315, Temporary workers 102, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 188, Transit and crew 1,101, Other nonimmigrant classes 55)Aug 2025: 18,682 (Visitors 16,993, Students and exchange visitors 588, Temporary workers 77, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 680, Transit and crew 328, Other nonimmigrant classes 16)Sep 2025: 19,013 (Visitors 18,442, Students and exchange visitors 209, Temporary workers 52, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 146, Transit and crew 150, Other nonimmigrant classes 14)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at New Delhi 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 2025New DelhiAll 5 posts in IndiaAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued19,01374,661823,557
Change on Sep 2024-29%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued231,70145,966
Visitors share97%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share1.1%—2.9%
Temporary workers share0.3%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share0.8%—2.1%
Transit and crew share0.8%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0.1%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment8.5 months—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointment2 months—median under ½ month

All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in India (Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi) 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 pleasure18,43797%6 of 211
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa1450.8%28 of 171
F1Student in an academic or language training program1250.7%16 of 184
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family970.5%20 of 169
J1Exchange visitor540.3%50 of 194
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family210.1%60 of 157
R1Alien in a religious occupation190.1%3 of 96
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor180.1%22 of 124
C4/D3Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list)130.1%3 of 19
C3Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit120.1%11 of 49
R2Spouse or child of R1110.1%3 of 42
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children90%37 of 119
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family80%24 of 128
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family80%31 of 137
M1Vocational student and other nonacademic student70%22 of 91
P3Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program60%28 of 69
F2Spouse or child of F150%39 of 104
B1Temporary visitor for business40%77 of 128
C2Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district40%2 of 13
O3Spouse or child of O-1 or O-240%36 of 84
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics30%79 of 132
B2Temporary visitor for pleasure10%42 of 50
C1Alien in transit10%78 of 87
U4Parent of U-1 under 21 years of age10%2 of 3

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
IH3Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention23100%1 of 15

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

Seasonality

Jan89
Feb99
Mar135
Apr100
May115
Jun108
Jul99
Aug92
Sep101
Oct98
Nov99
Dec100
Which months are busiest at New Delhi. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

0492984202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 914 days; F/M/J 50; H/L/O/P/Q 3181 Dec 2022: B1/B2 984 days; F/M/J 37; H/L/O/P/Q 33017 Jan 2023: B1/B2 494 days; F/M/J 95; H/L/O/P/Q 741 Feb 2023: B1/B2 596 days; F/M/J 77; H/L/O/P/Q 746 Mar 2023: B1/B2 614 days; F/M/J 50; H/L/O/P/Q 1117 Apr 2023: B1/B2 333 days; F/M/J 53; H/L/O/P/Q 19 Jun 2023: B1/B2 477 days; F/M/J 42; H/L/O/P/Q 331 Jul 2023: B1/B2 547 days; F/M/J 35; H/L/O/P/Q 151 Aug 2023: B1/B2 547 days; F/M/J 35; H/L/O/P/Q 1520 Sep 2023: B1/B2 534 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 312 Oct 2023: B1/B2 546 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 35 Nov 2023: B1/B2 37 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 917 Dec 2023: B1/B2 197 days; F/M/J 28; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2024: B1/B2 253 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Feb 2024: B1/B2 269 days; F/M/J 289; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Mar 2024: B1/B2 211 days; F/M/J 254; H/L/O/P/Q —9 Apr 2024: B1/B2 148 days; F/M/J 226; H/L/O/P/Q —8 May 2024: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 205; H/L/O/P/Q —17 Jun 2024: B1/B2 156 days; F/M/J 156; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jul 2024: B1/B2 218 days; F/M/J 267; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Aug 2024: B1/B2 332 days; F/M/J 16; H/L/O/P/Q —14 Sep 2024: B1/B2 378 days; F/M/J 70; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Oct 2024: B1/B2 466 days; F/M/J 52; H/L/O/P/Q —12 Nov 2024: B1/B2 432 days; F/M/J 38; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Dec 2024: B1/B2 430 days; F/M/J 36; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2025: B1/B2 442 days; F/M/J 92; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Feb 2025: B1/B2 442 days; F/M/J 85; H/L/O/P/Q —5 Mar 2025: B1/B2 442 days; F/M/J 85; H/L/O/P/Q —16 Apr 2025: B1/B2 156 days; F/M/J 61; H/L/O/P/Q —1 May 2025: B1/B2 270 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —4 Jun 2025: B1/B2 240 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Jul 2025: B1/B2 240 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —3 Aug 2025: B1/B2 165 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Sep 2025: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —3 Oct 2025: B1/B2 360 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Nov 2025: B1/B2 330 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Dec 2025: B1/B2 300 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2026: B1/B2 270 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q —8 Feb 2026: B1/B2 240 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Mar 2026: B1/B2 240 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 74 Apr 2026: B1/B2 210 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 3014 May 2026: B1/B2 210 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Jun 2026: B1/B2 240 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 601 Jul 2026: B1/B2 255 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 60

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

Next available appointment at New Delhi 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 202519,01323-29%
Aug 202518,68221-22%
Jul 202532,96018+30%
Jun 202525,93214-6%
May 202538,75226-4%
Apr 202533,18813-3%
Mar 202533,01941+33%
Feb 202532,32235+56%
Jan 202537,46919+96%
Dec 202433,65349+93%
Nov 202422,14736-13%
Oct 202433,14541+44%
Sep 202426,63745+22%
Aug 202423,95354+24%
Jul 202425,37240+13%
Jun 202427,64123-3%
May 202440,19237+48%
Apr 202434,20259+57%
Mar 202424,80329-31%
Feb 202420,65634-16%
Jan 202419,11016-6%
Dec 202317,45547-13%
Nov 202325,54526+23%
Oct 202322,98817+40%

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 New Delhi issue last month?

19,013 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 23 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 26,637 nonimmigrant visas.

What is the wait for a visitor visa interview in New Delhi?

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 8.5 months away (over 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 New Delhi?

The next available F, M or J appointment was listed as 2 months away on 1 Jul 2026. Student appointments are scheduled separately from visitor appointments at most posts.

Which visa classes does New Delhi issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (18,437, 97%), C1/D (145, 0.8%), F1 (125, 0.7%), A2 (97, 0.5%) and J1 (54, 0.3%). 24 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at New Delhi rising or falling?

September 2025: 19,013 nonimmigrant visas, down 29% on September 2024 (26,637). 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 New Delhi 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 New Delhi 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.