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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 102nd 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 Milan, Italy, issued 1,054 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, down 33% on September 2024 (1,562).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 618, 58.6% of the post's issuances, J1 (exchange visitor) with 143, 13.6% of the post's issuances and F1 (student in an academic or language training program) with 72, 6.8% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Milan ranks 97th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 28th 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, 2 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 longer than the 0.5 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, J2 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. Crew and transit (C, D, C1/D): 1 month.

1,054nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-33% vs Sep 2024 (1,562)
1,542nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-32% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 in Sep 2024
0.13%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

01,3892,778VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 1,841 (Visitors 1,261, Students and exchange visitors 296, Temporary workers 202, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 77, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 1,729 (Visitors 836, Students and exchange visitors 642, Temporary workers 187, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 60, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 1,513 (Visitors 446, Students and exchange visitors 830, Temporary workers 157, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 22, Transit and crew 58, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 1,896 (Visitors 1,171, Students and exchange visitors 382, Temporary workers 256, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 78, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 1,740 (Visitors 1,257, Students and exchange visitors 270, Temporary workers 153, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 57, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 2,341 (Visitors 1,543, Students and exchange visitors 492, Temporary workers 199, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 96, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 1,412 (Visitors 684, Students and exchange visitors 495, Temporary workers 145, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 25, Transit and crew 63, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 2,383 (Visitors 1,009, Students and exchange visitors 1,082, Temporary workers 182, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 86, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2023: 2,643 (Visitors 934, Students and exchange visitors 1,446, Temporary workers 202, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 49, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 2,138 (Visitors 709, Students and exchange visitors 1,141, Temporary workers 226, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 49, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 1,517 (Visitors 507, Students and exchange visitors 776, Temporary workers 170, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 27, Transit and crew 37, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 1,302 (Visitors 757, Students and exchange visitors 297, Temporary workers 185, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 51, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 1,104 (Visitors 689, Students and exchange visitors 230, Temporary workers 128, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 42, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 1,260 (Visitors 728, Students and exchange visitors 404, Temporary workers 75, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 45, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2023: 1,768 (Visitors 673, Students and exchange visitors 867, Temporary workers 164, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 31, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jan 2024: 1,319 (Visitors 716, Students and exchange visitors 378, Temporary workers 167, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 46, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2024: 1,223 (Visitors 817, Students and exchange visitors 216, Temporary workers 136, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 48, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 1,456 (Visitors 954, Students and exchange visitors 339, Temporary workers 104, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 50, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 2,104 (Visitors 1,037, Students and exchange visitors 807, Temporary workers 174, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 65, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 2,710 (Visitors 1,077, Students and exchange visitors 1,322, Temporary workers 225, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 71, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 1,806 (Visitors 408, Students and exchange visitors 1,210, Temporary workers 130, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 34, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 2,778 (Visitors 998, Students and exchange visitors 1,356, Temporary workers 313, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 87, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 2,092 (Visitors 1,045, Students and exchange visitors 657, Temporary workers 276, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 26, Transit and crew 86, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Sep 2024: 1,562 (Visitors 979, Students and exchange visitors 321, Temporary workers 185, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 58, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 1,523 (Visitors 977, Students and exchange visitors 332, Temporary workers 147, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 56, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 1,262 (Visitors 695, Students and exchange visitors 367, Temporary workers 132, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 55, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 1,460 (Visitors 419, Students and exchange visitors 832, Temporary workers 140, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 37, Transit and crew 32, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 1,752 (Visitors 1,048, Students and exchange visitors 418, Temporary workers 225, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14, Transit and crew 47, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 1,473 (Visitors 1,060, Students and exchange visitors 190, Temporary workers 152, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 54, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 1,405 (Visitors 877, Students and exchange visitors 299, Temporary workers 159, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 61, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 1,319 (Visitors 754, Students and exchange visitors 333, Temporary workers 142, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 45, Transit and crew 45, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 1,567 (Visitors 741, Students and exchange visitors 655, Temporary workers 114, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 26, Transit and crew 31, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 2,051 (Visitors 641, Students and exchange visitors 1,102, Temporary workers 191, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 28, Transit and crew 89, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 2,225 (Visitors 705, Students and exchange visitors 1,183, Temporary workers 244, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 84, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 1,542 (Visitors 436, Students and exchange visitors 896, Temporary workers 141, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 31, Transit and crew 38, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 1,054 (Visitors 618, Students and exchange visitors 219, Temporary workers 155, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 56, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Milan 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 2025MilanAll 4 posts in ItalyAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued1,0543,118823,557
Change on Sep 2024-33%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued013245,966
Visitors share58.6%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share20.8%—2.9%
Temporary workers share14.7%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share0.6%—2.1%
Transit and crew share5.3%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment4 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 Italy (Florence, Naples, Rome and Milan) 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 pleasure61858.6%97 of 211
J1Exchange visitor14313.6%18 of 194
F1Student in an academic or language training program726.8%28 of 184
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa545.1%69 of 171
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)403.8%36 of 144
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse181.7%59 of 163
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics171.6%25 of 132
H2BTemporary worker performing other services161.5%33 of 88
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee151.4%52 of 133
Q1Participant in an international cultural exchange program141.3%5 of 27
O2Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1131.2%23 of 83
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group70.7%55 of 110
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family40.4%65 of 137
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children40.4%64 of 119
R1Alien in a religious occupation40.4%30 of 96
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-330.3%104 of 137
M1Vocational student and other nonacademic student20.2%55 of 91
O3Spouse or child of O-1 or O-220.2%59 of 84
P3Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program20.2%45 of 69
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family10.1%167 of 169
C1Alien in transit10.1%75 of 87
DCrewmember (sea or air)10.1%21 of 24
F2Spouse or child of F110.1%96 of 104
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor10.1%118 of 124
NATO4Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family10.1%5 of 5

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

Seasonality

Jan105
Feb83
Mar92
Apr81
May127
Jun143
Jul164
Aug119
Sep99
Oct102
Nov82
Dec103
Which months are busiest at Milan. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

060120202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 21 Dec 2022: B1/B2 9 days; F/M/J 16; 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 29 Jun 2023: B1/B2 9 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 331 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 10; H/L/O/P/Q 1720 Sep 2023: B1/B2 11 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 212 Oct 2023: B1/B2 16 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 25 Nov 2023: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 317 Dec 2023: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 26 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 21 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 28 May 2024: B1/B2 15 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Jun 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 86 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 7 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 712 Nov 2024: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Dec 2024: B1/B2 63 days; F/M/J 38; H/L/O/P/Q 386 Jan 2025: B1/B2 34 days; F/M/J 16; H/L/O/P/Q 297 Feb 2025: B1/B2 34 days; F/M/J 16; H/L/O/P/Q 295 Mar 2025: B1/B2 34 days; F/M/J 16; H/L/O/P/Q 2916 Apr 2025: B1/B2 11 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 21 May 2025: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 304 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 60 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 907 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 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 45 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 74 Apr 2026: B1/B2 45 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 90; H/L/O/P/Q 451 Jul 2026: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 45

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

Next available appointment at Milan 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 20251,0540-33%
Aug 20251,5420-26%
Jul 20252,2250-20%
Jun 20252,0510+14%
May 20251,5670-42%
Apr 20251,3190-37%
Mar 20251,4050-4%
Feb 20251,4730+20%
Jan 20251,7520+33%
Dec 20241,4600-17%
Nov 20241,26200%
Oct 20241,5230+38%
Sep 20241,5620+20%
Aug 20242,0920+38%
Jul 20242,7780+30%
Jun 20241,8060-32%
May 20242,7100+14%
Apr 20242,1040+49%
Mar 20241,4560-38%
Feb 20241,2230-30%
Jan 20241,3190-30%
Dec 20231,7680+17%
Nov 20231,2600-27%
Oct 20231,1040-40%

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

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Questions and answers

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

1,054 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 1,562 nonimmigrant visas.

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

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 Milan?

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 Milan issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (618, 58.6%), J1 (143, 13.6%), F1 (72, 6.8%), C1/D (54, 5.1%) and L1 (40, 3.8%). 25 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Milan rising or falling?

September 2025: 1,054 nonimmigrant visas, down 33% on September 2024 (1,562). 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 Milan 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 Milan 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.