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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 101st 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 Kuwait City, Kuwait, issued 1,056 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, down 42% on September 2024 (1,814).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 901, 85.3% of the post's issuances, A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 49, 4.6% of the post's issuances and F1 (student in an academic or language training program) with 41, 3.9% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Kuwait City ranks 80th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 46th of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 28 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by F4 (9) and DV (6); 80 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 2 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 1 month listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B22 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.

1,056nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-42% vs Sep 2024 (1,814)
910nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+16% month on month
28immigrant visas, Sep 202580 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

01,6063,212VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 1,890 (Visitors 1,701, Students and exchange visitors 105, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 38, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Nov 2022: 3,212 (Visitors 2,912, Students and exchange visitors 174, Temporary workers 45, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 35, Transit and crew 45, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Dec 2022: 2,272 (Visitors 2,019, Students and exchange visitors 163, Temporary workers 27, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 29, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jan 2023: 2,255 (Visitors 2,040, Students and exchange visitors 104, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 49, Transit and crew 49, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 1,742 (Visitors 1,604, Students and exchange visitors 55, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 23, Transit and crew 49, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Mar 2023: 2,456 (Visitors 2,228, Students and exchange visitors 80, Temporary workers 23, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 55, Transit and crew 68, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Apr 2023: 2,172 (Visitors 1,973, Students and exchange visitors 73, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 70, Transit and crew 50, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)May 2023: 3,169 (Visitors 2,747, Students and exchange visitors 221, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 108, Transit and crew 83, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jun 2023: 2,405 (Visitors 2,108, Students and exchange visitors 190, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 37, Transit and crew 63, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 2,790 (Visitors 2,314, Students and exchange visitors 379, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 59, Transit and crew 22, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Aug 2023: 2,836 (Visitors 2,309, Students and exchange visitors 457, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 36, Transit and crew 16, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Sep 2023: 1,937 (Visitors 1,621, Students and exchange visitors 195, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 53, Transit and crew 51, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Oct 2023: 2,128 (Visitors 1,852, Students and exchange visitors 116, Temporary workers 34, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 69, Transit and crew 51, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Nov 2023: 1,554 (Visitors 1,293, Students and exchange visitors 117, Temporary workers 28, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 57, Transit and crew 53, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Dec 2023: 1,105 (Visitors 877, Students and exchange visitors 134, Temporary workers 37, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 35, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jan 2024: 1,960 (Visitors 1,706, Students and exchange visitors 130, Temporary workers 22, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 38, Transit and crew 60, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Feb 2024: 1,236 (Visitors 1,104, Students and exchange visitors 35, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 36, Transit and crew 43, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Mar 2024: 1,782 (Visitors 1,619, Students and exchange visitors 62, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 38, Transit and crew 49, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Apr 2024: 1,945 (Visitors 1,709, Students and exchange visitors 94, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 69, Transit and crew 51, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)May 2024: 2,629 (Visitors 2,323, Students and exchange visitors 170, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 86, Transit and crew 31, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Jun 2024: 1,880 (Visitors 1,587, Students and exchange visitors 190, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 47, Transit and crew 39, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Jul 2024: 2,599 (Visitors 2,062, Students and exchange visitors 350, Temporary workers 30, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 127, Transit and crew 21, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Aug 2024: 2,044 (Visitors 1,613, Students and exchange visitors 329, Temporary workers 26, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 30, Transit and crew 41, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Sep 2024: 1,814 (Visitors 1,545, Students and exchange visitors 169, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 51, Transit and crew 30, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Oct 2024: 1,826 (Visitors 1,598, Students and exchange visitors 89, Temporary workers 33, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 65, Transit and crew 40, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Nov 2024: 1,214 (Visitors 1,061, Students and exchange visitors 79, Temporary workers 20, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 39, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 1,462 (Visitors 1,251, Students and exchange visitors 125, Temporary workers 31, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 30, Transit and crew 22, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jan 2025: 1,432 (Visitors 1,272, Students and exchange visitors 70, Temporary workers 22, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 31, Transit and crew 36, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Feb 2025: 1,270 (Visitors 1,155, Students and exchange visitors 41, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 34, Transit and crew 28, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 1,414 (Visitors 1,257, Students and exchange visitors 39, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 56, Transit and crew 46, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Apr 2025: 1,863 (Visitors 1,627, Students and exchange visitors 96, Temporary workers 25, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 78, Transit and crew 37, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 1,181 (Visitors 996, Students and exchange visitors 105, Temporary workers 22, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 31, Transit and crew 27, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 915 (Visitors 767, Students and exchange visitors 24, Temporary workers 28, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 77, Transit and crew 18, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jul 2025: 1,365 (Visitors 1,114, Students and exchange visitors 191, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 16, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Aug 2025: 910 (Visitors 686, Students and exchange visitors 140, Temporary workers 23, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 52, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Sep 2025: 1,056 (Visitors 903, Students and exchange visitors 59, Temporary workers 22, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 64, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Kuwait City 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 Kuwait and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025Kuwait CityKuwaitAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued1,0561,056823,557
Change on Sep 2024-42%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued282845,966
Visitors share85.5%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share5.6%—2.9%
Temporary workers share2.1%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share6.1%—2.1%
Transit and crew share0.7%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0.1%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment2 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 Kuwait within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Kuwait, which is on the Kuwait nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure90185.3%80 of 211
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family494.6%44 of 169
F1Student in an academic or language training program413.9%46 of 184
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3151.4%46 of 137
F2Spouse or child of F1131.2%17 of 104
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family111%94 of 157
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa70.7%135 of 171
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse70.7%94 of 163
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family40.4%63 of 137
J1Exchange visitor30.3%168 of 194
B1Temporary visitor for business20.2%99 of 128
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor20.2%98 of 124
K1Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen10.1%84 of 96

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
F4Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43)932.1%39 of 73
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)621.4%70 of 96
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen517.9%94 of 115
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age414.3%93 of 109
E3Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35)310.7%24 of 35
CR1Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)13.6%87 of 99

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

Seasonality

Jan101
Feb79
Mar107
Apr98
May142
Jun126
Jul126
Aug101
Sep99
Oct99
Nov94
Dec92
Which months are busiest at Kuwait City. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

090180202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 81 Dec 2022: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 317 Jan 2023: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 21 Feb 2023: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Mar 2023: B1/B2 5 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 117 Apr 2023: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 29 Jun 2023: B1/B2 32 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 231 Jul 2023: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 11 Aug 2023: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 220 Sep 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 312 Oct 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 25 Nov 2023: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Dec 2023: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 26 Jan 2024: B1/B2 6 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 61 Feb 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Mar 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 19 Apr 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 18 May 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 117 Jun 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Jul 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 17 Aug 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 114 Sep 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 12 Oct 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 112 Nov 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 11 Dec 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Jan 2025: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Feb 2025: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 75 Mar 2025: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 716 Apr 2025: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 11 May 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 04 Jun 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 02 Jul 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Aug 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 07 Sep 2025: B1/B2 30 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 30 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 306 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 30 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 304 Apr 2026: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 120; H/L/O/P/Q 12014 May 2026: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 120; H/L/O/P/Q 1207 Jun 2026: B1/B2 180 days; F/M/J 120; H/L/O/P/Q 1201 Jul 2026: B1/B2 60 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 Kuwait City 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 20251,05628-42%
Aug 202591051-55%
Jul 20251,36562-47%
Jun 202591533-51%
May 20251,18141-55%
Apr 20251,86330-4%
Mar 20251,41435-21%
Feb 20251,27059+3%
Jan 20251,43251-27%
Dec 20241,46247+32%
Nov 20241,21427-22%
Oct 20241,82674-14%
Sep 20241,81480-6%
Aug 20242,04443-28%
Jul 20242,59961-7%
Jun 20241,88048-22%
May 20242,62965-17%
Apr 20241,94553-10%
Mar 20241,78247-27%
Feb 20241,23651-29%
Jan 20241,96050-13%
Dec 20231,10548-51%
Nov 20231,55467-52%
Oct 20232,12855+13%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

1,056 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 28 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 1,814 nonimmigrant visas.

What is the wait for a visitor visa interview in Kuwait City?

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 2 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 Kuwait City?

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 Kuwait City issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (901, 85.3%), A2 (49, 4.6%), F1 (41, 3.9%), H4 (15, 1.4%) and F2 (13, 1.2%). 13 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Kuwait City rising or falling?

September 2025: 1,056 nonimmigrant visas, down 42% on September 2024 (1,814). 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 Kuwait City 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 Kuwait City 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.