Maseru · Lesotho
Visa issuances and wait times at the U.S. post in Maseru
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."
In September 2025, the latest month published, the post in Maseru (Lesotho) issued 24 nonimmigrant visas, down 52% on September 2024 (50).
The largest classes that month were G2 (other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family) with 12, 50% of the post's issuances, C3 (foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit) with 7, 29.2% of the post's issuances and A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 4, 16.7% of the post's issuances.
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 no appointment estimate for this post.
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
VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsDiplomatic, official and international organisation
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 Lesotho and the world, September 2025
| Sep 2025 | Maseru | Lesotho | All posts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas issued | 24 | 24 | 823,557 |
| Change on Sep 2024 | -52% | — | -11% |
| Immigrant visas issued | 0 | 0 | 45,966 |
| Visitors share | 0% | — | 82.5% |
| Students and exchange visitors share | 0% | — | 2.9% |
| Diplomatic, official and international organisation share | 100% | — | 2.1% |
| B1/B2 next appointment | Not listed | — | median 1 month |
| F, M, J next appointment | Not listed | — | median under ½ month |
All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in Lesotho within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Lesotho, which is on the Lesotho nationality page.
Visa classes issued, September 2025
| Class | Description (State Department) | Issued | Share | Rank among posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 12 | 50% | 92 of 157 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 7 | 29.2% | 19 of 49 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 4 | 16.7% | 134 of 169 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 4.2% | 119 of 128 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 24 | 0 | -52% |
| Aug 2025 | 6 | 0 | -45% |
| Jul 2025 | 10 | 0 | -41% |
| Jun 2025 | 9 | 0 | +200% |
| May 2025 | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 2025 | 12 | 0 | -59% |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Jan 2025 | 12 | 0 | +100% |
| Nov 2024 | 8 | 0 | -20% |
| Oct 2024 | 11 | 0 | +10% |
| Sep 2024 | 50 | 0 | +72% |
| Aug 2024 | 11 | 0 | -21% |
| Jul 2024 | 17 | 0 | +89% |
| Jun 2024 | 3 | 0 | -86% |
| May 2024 | 21 | 0 | +163% |
| Apr 2024 | 29 | 0 | +383% |
| Mar 2024 | 7 | 0 | -59% |
| Feb 2024 | 4 | 0 | +33% |
| Jan 2024 | 6 | 0 | +200% |
| Dec 2023 | 2 | 0 | -71% |
| Nov 2023 | 10 | 0 | +100% |
| Oct 2023 | 10 | 0 | +43% |
| Sep 2023 | 29 | 0 | +53% |
| Aug 2023 | 14 | 0 | +250% |
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.
Questions and answers
How many visas did the U.S. post in Maseru issue last month?
24 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 50 nonimmigrant visas.
What is the wait for a visitor visa interview in Maseru?
The Department's table read on 1 Jul 2026 listed no B1/B2 estimate for Maseru.
What is the wait for a student visa interview in Maseru?
No F, M, J estimate was listed for Maseru in the table read on 1 Jul 2026.
Which visa classes does Maseru issue most?
In September 2025: G2 (12, 50%), C3 (7, 29.2%), A2 (4, 16.7%) and A1 (1, 4.2%). 4 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.
Is visa volume at Maseru rising or falling?
September 2025: 24 nonimmigrant visas, down 52% on September 2024 (50). 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 Maseru 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 Maseru 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.