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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 163rd 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."

Florence, Italy: 227 nonimmigrant visas issued in September 2025, down 43% on September 2024 (395).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 86, 37.9% of the post's issuances, J1 (exchange visitor) with 49, 21.6% of the post's issuances and C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 19, 8.4% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Florence ranks 169th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 86th 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 3 months for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 1.5 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 longer than the 0.5 months listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B23 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, 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.

227nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-43% vs Sep 2024 (395)
287nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-21% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 in Sep 2024
0.03%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

0451902VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 582 (Visitors 420, Students and exchange visitors 85, Temporary workers 60, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 660 (Visitors 451, Students and exchange visitors 108, Temporary workers 73, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 28, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 804 (Visitors 397, Students and exchange visitors 260, Temporary workers 127, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 16, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 550 (Visitors 370, Students and exchange visitors 91, Temporary workers 57, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 19, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 568 (Visitors 425, Students and exchange visitors 72, Temporary workers 49, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 18, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 712 (Visitors 511, Students and exchange visitors 129, Temporary workers 46, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 500 (Visitors 330, Students and exchange visitors 109, Temporary workers 46, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 777 (Visitors 413, Students and exchange visitors 271, Temporary workers 70, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2023: 902 (Visitors 333, Students and exchange visitors 465, Temporary workers 86, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 12, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 707 (Visitors 214, Students and exchange visitors 362, Temporary workers 101, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 17, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 456 (Visitors 146, Students and exchange visitors 192, Temporary workers 98, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 264 (Visitors 95, Students and exchange visitors 92, Temporary workers 58, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 276 (Visitors 126, Students and exchange visitors 83, Temporary workers 54, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 339 (Visitors 119, Students and exchange visitors 138, Temporary workers 54, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 19, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2023: 487 (Visitors 130, Students and exchange visitors 247, Temporary workers 93, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 12, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 491 (Visitors 200, Students and exchange visitors 141, Temporary workers 112, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 30, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2024: 517 (Visitors 299, Students and exchange visitors 116, Temporary workers 84, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 504 (Visitors 251, Students and exchange visitors 125, Temporary workers 79, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 42, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 447 (Visitors 213, Students and exchange visitors 130, Temporary workers 68, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 23, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 458 (Visitors 182, Students and exchange visitors 192, Temporary workers 52, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 25, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 583 (Visitors 164, Students and exchange visitors 303, Temporary workers 86, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 25, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 871 (Visitors 196, Students and exchange visitors 471, Temporary workers 161, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 35, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 306 (Visitors 99, Students and exchange visitors 147, Temporary workers 36, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 395 (Visitors 151, Students and exchange visitors 81, Temporary workers 126, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 21, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Oct 2024: 380 (Visitors 204, Students and exchange visitors 63, Temporary workers 94, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 284 (Visitors 123, Students and exchange visitors 83, Temporary workers 61, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 513 (Visitors 150, Students and exchange visitors 237, Temporary workers 101, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 18, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 546 (Visitors 211, Students and exchange visitors 191, Temporary workers 105, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 22, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 404 (Visitors 246, Students and exchange visitors 81, Temporary workers 57, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 458 (Visitors 247, Students and exchange visitors 150, Temporary workers 50, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 475 (Visitors 185, Students and exchange visitors 194, Temporary workers 75, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 12, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 374 (Visitors 118, Students and exchange visitors 165, Temporary workers 71, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 17, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 266 (Visitors 87, Students and exchange visitors 111, Temporary workers 58, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 287 (Visitors 113, Students and exchange visitors 95, Temporary workers 68, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 287 (Visitors 81, Students and exchange visitors 99, Temporary workers 83, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 227 (Visitors 86, Students and exchange visitors 67, Temporary workers 49, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 19, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Florence 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 Italy and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025FlorenceAll 4 posts in ItalyAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued2273,118823,557
Change on Sep 2024-43%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued013245,966
Visitors share37.9%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share29.5%—2.9%
Temporary workers share21.6%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share2.6%—2.1%
Transit and crew share8.4%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment3 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 Italy (Milan, Naples, Rome and Florence) within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Italy, which is on the Italy nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure8637.9%169 of 211
J1Exchange visitor4921.6%53 of 194
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa198.4%108 of 171
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)187.9%61 of 144
F1Student in an academic or language training program177.5%86 of 184
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics83.5%45 of 132
O2Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-183.5%33 of 83
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse62.6%102 of 163
H2BTemporary worker performing other services41.8%53 of 88
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 visas41.8%21 of 29
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee31.3%105 of 133
Q1Participant in an international cultural exchange program20.9%18 of 27
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family10.4%159 of 169
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family10.4%117 of 137
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor10.4%114 of 124

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

Seasonality

Jan100
Feb85
Mar85
Apr90
May96
Jun123
Jul163
Aug151
Sep102
Oct98
Nov65
Dec115
Which months are busiest at Florence. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

04590202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 41 Dec 2022: B1/B2 9 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 117 Jan 2023: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 21 Feb 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Mar 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Apr 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 19 Jun 2023: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 131 Jul 2023: B1/B2 38 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 141 Aug 2023: B1/B2 38 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 1420 Sep 2023: B1/B2 18 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 112 Oct 2023: B1/B2 18 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 15 Nov 2023: B1/B2 18 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 117 Dec 2023: B1/B2 18 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Jan 2024: B1/B2 23 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Feb 2024: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Mar 2024: B1/B2 29 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 39 Apr 2024: B1/B2 24 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 48 May 2024: B1/B2 24 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 417 Jun 2024: B1/B2 22 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 26 Jul 2024: B1/B2 31 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 87 Aug 2024: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 414 Sep 2024: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 22 Oct 2024: B1/B2 17 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 712 Nov 2024: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 21 Dec 2024: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 26 Jan 2025: B1/B2 34 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 97 Feb 2025: B1/B2 34 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 95 Mar 2025: B1/B2 34 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 916 Apr 2025: B1/B2 28 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 11 May 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 04 Jun 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Jul 2025: B1/B2 30 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 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 78 Feb 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Mar 2026: B1/B2 45 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 90 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Jul 2026: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 60

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

Next available appointment at Florence 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 20252270-43%
Aug 20252870-6%
Jul 20252870-67%
Jun 20252660-54%
May 20253740-18%
Apr 20254750+6%
Mar 20254580-9%
Feb 20254040-22%
Jan 20255460+11%
Dec 20245130+5%
Nov 20242840-16%
Oct 20243800+38%
Sep 20243950+50%
Aug 20243060-33%
Jul 20248710+23%
Jun 20245830-35%
May 20244580-41%
Apr 20244470-11%
Mar 20245040-29%
Feb 20245170-9%
Jan 20244910-11%
Dec 20234870-39%
Nov 20233390-49%
Oct 20232760-53%

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

Other U.S. posts in Italy

Questions and answers

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

227 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 395 nonimmigrant visas.

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

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 3 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 Florence?

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 Florence issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (86, 37.9%), J1 (49, 21.6%), C1/D (19, 8.4%), L1 (18, 7.9%) and F1 (17, 7.5%). 15 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Florence rising or falling?

September 2025: 227 nonimmigrant visas, down 43% on September 2024 (395). 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 Florence 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 Florence 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.