Sapporo · Japan
Visa issuances and wait times at the U.S. post in Sapporo
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 Sapporo, Japan, issued 0 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, after none in September 2024.
No nonimmigrant issuances are listed for Sapporo in September 2025.
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 students and exchange visitors (F, M, J).
Appointment wait times
under 2 months2 to 6 monthsover 6 monthsnot listedRead from the Department's table 1 Jul 2026.
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
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 Japan and the world, September 2025
| Sep 2025 | Sapporo | All 5 posts in Japan | All posts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas issued | 0 | 6,311 | 823,557 |
| Change on Sep 2024 | — | — | -11% |
| Immigrant visas issued | 0 | 189 | 45,966 |
| B1/B2 next appointment | Not listed | — | median 1 month |
| F, M, J next appointment | under ½ month | — | median under ½ month |
All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in Japan (Fukuoka, Naha, Osaka/Kobe, Tokyo and Sapporo) within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Japan, which is on the Japan nationality page.
Visa classes issued, September 2025
No nonimmigrant issuances are listed for this post in September 2025.
Ranks are among posts in the same month's table. Earlier months are linked from the month-by-month table below.
Seasonality
Wait-time history
Visitor B1/B2Student F, M, JWorker H, L, O, P, Q
Month by month
| Month | Nonimmigrant | Immigrant | vs same month prior year |
|---|
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.
Other U.S. posts in Japan
- Fukuoka: 0 nonimmigrant visas in Sep 2025
- Naha: 116 nonimmigrant visas in Sep 2025
- Osaka/Kobe: 1,649 nonimmigrant visas in Sep 2025
- Tokyo: 4,546 nonimmigrant visas in Sep 2025
Questions and answers
How many visas did the U.S. post in Sapporo issue last month?
0 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 0 nonimmigrant visas.
What is the wait for a visitor visa interview in Sapporo?
The Department's table read on 1 Jul 2026 listed no B1/B2 estimate for Sapporo.
What is the wait for a student visa interview in Sapporo?
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 Sapporo issue most?
No nonimmigrant issuances are listed for September 2025.
Is visa volume at Sapporo rising or falling?
September 2025: 0 nonimmigrant visas, after none in September 2024. 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 Sapporo 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 Sapporo 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 September 2025 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.