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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 160th 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."

Riga, Latvia: 251 nonimmigrant visas issued in September 2025, down 20% on September 2024 (315).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 119, 47.4% of the post's issuances, C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 71, 28.3% of the post's issuances and A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 12, 4.8% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Riga ranks 157th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 183rd of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 1 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by IR2 (1); 19 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 under ½ month for a visitor (B1/B2) interview and under ½ month for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is shorter than the 0.5 months listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B2under ½ monthnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, JNot listednext available appointment
Worker H, L, O, P, Qunder ½ monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month

under 2 months2 to 6 monthsover 6 monthsnot listedRead from the Department's table 1 Jul 2026.

251nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-20% vs Sep 2024 (315)
376nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-33% month on month
1immigrant visas, Sep 202519 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

0285570VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 397 (Visitors 235, Students and exchange visitors 6, Temporary workers 23, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 121, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Nov 2022: 404 (Visitors 249, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 21, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 113, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 278 (Visitors 162, Students and exchange visitors 31, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 67, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 452 (Visitors 245, Students and exchange visitors 26, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18, Transit and crew 151, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 423 (Visitors 244, Students and exchange visitors 55, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 99, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 503 (Visitors 267, Students and exchange visitors 57, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 86, Transit and crew 82, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2023: 414 (Visitors 237, Students and exchange visitors 47, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 97, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 443 (Visitors 196, Students and exchange visitors 82, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 46, Transit and crew 104, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jun 2023: 496 (Visitors 252, Students and exchange visitors 75, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 25, Transit and crew 128, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 402 (Visitors 201, Students and exchange visitors 75, Temporary workers 21, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 83, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2023: 559 (Visitors 370, Students and exchange visitors 50, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 22, Transit and crew 101, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Sep 2023: 404 (Visitors 254, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 102, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 473 (Visitors 295, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 27, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14, Transit and crew 121, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 360 (Visitors 240, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 91, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Dec 2023: 351 (Visitors 234, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 76, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jan 2024: 499 (Visitors 361, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 100, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Feb 2024: 507 (Visitors 359, Students and exchange visitors 21, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 92, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 570 (Visitors 374, Students and exchange visitors 66, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 44, Transit and crew 78, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 542 (Visitors 314, Students and exchange visitors 78, Temporary workers 20, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 26, Transit and crew 99, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)May 2024: 527 (Visitors 312, Students and exchange visitors 81, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 56, Transit and crew 73, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 564 (Visitors 329, Students and exchange visitors 78, Temporary workers 29, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 41, Transit and crew 84, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jul 2024: 459 (Visitors 198, Students and exchange visitors 66, Temporary workers 31, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 79, Transit and crew 85, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 356 (Visitors 162, Students and exchange visitors 45, Temporary workers 42, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 29, Transit and crew 76, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Sep 2024: 315 (Visitors 154, Students and exchange visitors 15, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 38, Transit and crew 93, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 347 (Visitors 185, Students and exchange visitors 15, Temporary workers 25, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 98, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 198 (Visitors 117, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 52, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 250 (Visitors 154, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 67, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 269 (Visitors 146, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 78, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 258 (Visitors 125, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 25, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 29, Transit and crew 62, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 338 (Visitors 156, Students and exchange visitors 61, Temporary workers 20, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 23, Transit and crew 70, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)Apr 2025: 376 (Visitors 136, Students and exchange visitors 65, Temporary workers 23, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 92, Transit and crew 58, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)May 2025: 302 (Visitors 111, Students and exchange visitors 76, Temporary workers 31, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 26, Transit and crew 58, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 343 (Visitors 103, Students and exchange visitors 51, Temporary workers 24, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 99, Transit and crew 61, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Jul 2025: 338 (Visitors 131, Students and exchange visitors 88, Temporary workers 28, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 72, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 376 (Visitors 201, Students and exchange visitors 53, Temporary workers 39, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16, Transit and crew 64, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Sep 2025: 251 (Visitors 121, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 26, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 71, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Riga 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 Latvia and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025RigaLatviaAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued251251823,557
Change on Sep 2024-20%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued1145,966
Visitors share48.2%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share1.6%—2.9%
Temporary workers share10.4%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share9.6%—2.1%
Transit and crew share28.3%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share2%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointmentunder ½ month—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointmentNot listed—median under ½ month

All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in Latvia within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Latvia, which is on the Latvia nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure11947.4%157 of 211
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa7128.3%58 of 171
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family124.8%91 of 169
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family62.4%126 of 157
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee62.4%86 of 133
C4/D3Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list)52%7 of 19
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 visas52%19 of 29
E2Treaty investor, spouse or child41.6%43 of 68
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)41.6%102 of 144
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group41.6%72 of 110
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse31.2%126 of 163
J1Exchange visitor31.2%173 of 194
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics31.2%83 of 132
B1Temporary visitor for business20.8%107 of 128
O3Spouse or child of O-1 or O-220.8%61 of 84
F1Student in an academic or language training program10.4%183 of 184
NATO6Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents10.4%10 of 10

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
IR2Child of U.S. citizen1100%101 of 103

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

Seasonality

Jan104
Feb98
Mar116
Apr100
May109
Jun109
Jul97
Aug117
Sep93
Oct95
Nov84
Dec71
Which months are busiest at Riga. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

01530202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 11 Dec 2022: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 317 Jan 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Feb 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 36 Mar 2023: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 117 Apr 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 19 Jun 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 731 Jul 2023: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Aug 2023: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 3020 Sep 2023: B1/B2 6 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 612 Oct 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 25 Nov 2023: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 317 Dec 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2024: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Feb 2024: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Mar 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 29 Apr 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 28 May 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Jun 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 26 Jul 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 27 Aug 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 214 Sep 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 22 Oct 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 212 Nov 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 21 Dec 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 26 Jan 2025: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 27 Feb 2025: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 25 Mar 2025: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 216 Apr 2025: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 21 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 —; H/L/O/P/Q 07 Sep 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Oct 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Nov 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 72 Dec 2025: B1/B2 15 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 156 Jan 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 78 Feb 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Mar 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 74 Apr 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 714 May 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Jun 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Jul 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 7

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

Next available appointment at Riga 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 20252511-20%
Aug 20253760+6%
Jul 20253380-26%
Jun 20253430-39%
May 20253021-43%
Apr 20253761-31%
Mar 20253380-41%
Feb 20252580-49%
Jan 20252695-46%
Dec 20242502-29%
Nov 20241984-45%
Oct 20243479-27%
Sep 202431519-22%
Aug 20243565-36%
Jul 202445912+14%
Jun 20245648+14%
May 20245274+19%
Apr 20245425+31%
Mar 20245702+13%
Feb 20245075+20%
Jan 20244998+10%
Dec 20233517+26%
Nov 20233603-11%
Oct 202347311+19%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

251 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 1 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 315 nonimmigrant visas.

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

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as under ½ month away (under 2 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 Riga?

No F, M, J estimate was listed for Riga in the table read on 1 Jul 2026.

Which visa classes does Riga issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (119, 47.4%), C1/D (71, 28.3%), A2 (12, 4.8%), G2 (6, 2.4%) and L2 (6, 2.4%). 17 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Riga rising or falling?

September 2025: 251 nonimmigrant visas, down 20% on September 2024 (315). 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 Riga 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 Riga 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.