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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 179th 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 Valletta, Malta, issued 150 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, close to September 2024 (158, -5%).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 120, 80% of the post's issuances, C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 7, 4.7% of the post's issuances and G2 (other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family) with 7, 4.7% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Valletta ranks 156th by count.

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 a visitor (B1/B2) interview, under ½ month for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and under ½ month for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is the same as the under ½ month 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, Junder ½ monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
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.

150nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-5% vs Sep 2024 (158)
45nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+233% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 in Sep 2024
0.02%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

0132263VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 261 (Visitors 246, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 263 (Visitors 142, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 97, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 131 (Visitors 83, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 24, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 109 (Visitors 100, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 221 (Visitors 183, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 176 (Visitors 123, Students and exchange visitors 2, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 26, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 231 (Visitors 117, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 23, Transit and crew 79, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 245 (Visitors 213, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2023: 58 (Visitors 14, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 29, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 253 (Visitors 198, Students and exchange visitors 15, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 19, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 152 (Visitors 93, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 36, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 258 (Visitors 206, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 31, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 194 (Visitors 161, Students and exchange visitors 1, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 23, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 203 (Visitors 182, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2023: 113 (Visitors 86, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 17, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 77 (Visitors 62, Students and exchange visitors 6, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2024: 62 (Visitors 49, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 129 (Visitors 111, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 180 (Visitors 135, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 24, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 189 (Visitors 167, Students and exchange visitors 6, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 163 (Visitors 111, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 24, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 124 (Visitors 89, Students and exchange visitors 15, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2024: 137 (Visitors 95, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 20, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 158 (Visitors 129, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Oct 2024: 174 (Visitors 147, Students and exchange visitors 1, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 12, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 173 (Visitors 135, Students and exchange visitors 6, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 23, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 105 (Visitors 86, Students and exchange visitors 6, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 61 (Visitors 54, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 95 (Visitors 72, Students and exchange visitors 0, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 16, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 119 (Visitors 95, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 155 (Visitors 119, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 149 (Visitors 117, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 89 (Visitors 69, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 117 (Visitors 78, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 45 (Visitors 21, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 150 (Visitors 120, Students and exchange visitors 2, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Valletta 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 Malta and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025VallettaMaltaAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued150150823,557
Change on Sep 2024-5%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued0045,966
Visitors share80%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share1.3%—2.9%
Temporary workers share6%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share8%—2.1%
Transit and crew share4.7%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointmentunder ½ month—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointmentunder ½ month—median under ½ month

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

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure12080%156 of 211
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa74.7%137 of 171
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family74.7%117 of 157
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family42.7%138 of 169
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children32%75 of 119
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee32%111 of 133
J1Exchange visitor21.3%185 of 194
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)21.3%122 of 144
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family10.7%137 of 137
O3Spouse or child of O-1 or O-210.7%82 of 84

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

Seasonality

Jan103
Feb60
Mar89
Apr82
May112
Jun99
Jul95
Aug95
Sep117
Oct118
Nov117
Dec70
Which months are busiest at Valletta. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

04590202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Dec 2022: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 3017 Jan 2023: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Feb 2023: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 306 Mar 2023: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 3017 Apr 2023: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 309 Jun 2023: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 3031 Jul 2023: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Aug 2023: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 3020 Sep 2023: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 3012 Oct 2023: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 305 Nov 2023: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 3017 Dec 2023: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 306 Jan 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Feb 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 306 Mar 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 309 Apr 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 308 May 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 3017 Jun 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 306 Jul 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Aug 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 3014 Sep 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Oct 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 3012 Nov 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Dec 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 306 Jan 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 907 Feb 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 905 Mar 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 9016 Apr 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 301 May 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 304 Jun 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Jul 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 303 Aug 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Sep 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 303 Oct 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Nov 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Dec 2025: B1/B2 7 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 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 74 Apr 2026: B1/B2 7 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 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Jul 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 7

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

Next available appointment at Valletta 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 20251500-5%
Aug 2025450-67%
Jul 20251170-6%
Jun 2025890-45%
May 20251490-21%
Apr 20251550-14%
Mar 20251190-8%
Feb 2025950+53%
Jan 2025610-21%
Dec 20241050-7%
Nov 20241730-15%
Oct 20241740-10%
Sep 20241580-39%
Aug 20241370-10%
Jul 20241240-51%
Jun 20241630+181%
May 20241890-23%
Apr 20241800-22%
Mar 20241290-27%
Feb 2024620-72%
Jan 2024770-29%
Dec 20231130-14%
Nov 20232030-23%
Oct 20231940-26%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

150 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 158 nonimmigrant visas.

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

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 Valletta?

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 Valletta issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (120, 80%), C1/D (7, 4.7%), G2 (7, 4.7%), A2 (4, 2.7%) and I (3, 2%). 10 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Valletta rising or falling?

September 2025: 150 nonimmigrant visas, close to September 2024 (158, -5%). 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 Valletta 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 Valletta 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.