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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 21st 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."

In September 2025, the latest month published, the post in Hermosillo (Mexico) issued 11,156 nonimmigrant visas, up 197% on September 2024 (3,762).

The largest classes that month were BBBCC (combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card) with 9,582, 85.9% of the post's issuances, H2A (temporary worker performing agricultural services) with 929, 8.3% of the post's issuances and H2B (temporary worker performing other services) with 291, 2.6% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Hermosillo ranks 179th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 123rd of 184.

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 4 months for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 1 month for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and 1 month for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is shorter than the 9 months listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025). The average wait actually experienced by B1/B2 applicants interviewed in the previous month was 4 months.

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B24 monthsnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, J1 monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Q1 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.

B1/B2 applicants interviewed in the previous month had waited an average of 4 months from fee payment to interview, per the Department's table; it publishes this average only where the next appointment is more than three months away. Crew and transit (C, D, C1/D): 1 month.

11,156nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025+197% vs Sep 2024 (3,762)
10,434nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+7% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 in Sep 2024
1.35%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

06,28212,564VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 8,457 (Visitors 7,210, Students and exchange visitors 36, Temporary workers 1,196, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Nov 2022: 5,106 (Visitors 3,909, Students and exchange visitors 29, Temporary workers 1,153, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Dec 2022: 7,821 (Visitors 7,023, Students and exchange visitors 54, Temporary workers 717, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 24, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jan 2023: 8,321 (Visitors 6,693, Students and exchange visitors 31, Temporary workers 1,575, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 18, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Feb 2023: 9,146 (Visitors 6,577, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 2,536, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 12, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Mar 2023: 10,915 (Visitors 6,699, Students and exchange visitors 45, Temporary workers 4,138, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 26, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Apr 2023: 8,985 (Visitors 4,948, Students and exchange visitors 67, Temporary workers 3,959, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)May 2023: 10,417 (Visitors 7,812, Students and exchange visitors 68, Temporary workers 2,527, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Jun 2023: 8,567 (Visitors 6,374, Students and exchange visitors 93, Temporary workers 2,086, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Jul 2023: 7,798 (Visitors 6,622, Students and exchange visitors 88, Temporary workers 1,067, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)Aug 2023: 8,808 (Visitors 6,413, Students and exchange visitors 60, Temporary workers 2,313, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)Sep 2023: 8,930 (Visitors 7,508, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 1,391, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Oct 2023: 10,364 (Visitors 8,953, Students and exchange visitors 24, Temporary workers 1,371, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)Nov 2023: 6,485 (Visitors 5,622, Students and exchange visitors 23, Temporary workers 830, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Dec 2023: 8,762 (Visitors 8,115, Students and exchange visitors 51, Temporary workers 582, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Jan 2024: 8,130 (Visitors 6,477, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 1,627, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Feb 2024: 7,094 (Visitors 5,176, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 1,890, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Mar 2024: 8,128 (Visitors 5,816, Students and exchange visitors 31, Temporary workers 2,273, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 12,564 (Visitors 9,093, Students and exchange visitors 83, Temporary workers 3,367, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 17, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)May 2024: 12,218 (Visitors 10,072, Students and exchange visitors 61, Temporary workers 2,072, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jun 2024: 8,183 (Visitors 6,681, Students and exchange visitors 66, Temporary workers 1,417, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 12, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Jul 2024: 10,314 (Visitors 9,183, Students and exchange visitors 91, Temporary workers 1,025, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Aug 2024: 11,596 (Visitors 10,367, Students and exchange visitors 59, Temporary workers 1,147, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 16, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Sep 2024: 3,762 (Visitors 3,569, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 176, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Oct 2024: 8,665 (Visitors 7,765, Students and exchange visitors 24, Temporary workers 863, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Nov 2024: 6,803 (Visitors 6,092, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 682, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Dec 2024: 8,785 (Visitors 8,089, Students and exchange visitors 56, Temporary workers 631, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Jan 2025: 9,066 (Visitors 7,805, Students and exchange visitors 30, Temporary workers 1,218, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Feb 2025: 8,843 (Visitors 7,047, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 1,759, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Mar 2025: 11,813 (Visitors 8,090, Students and exchange visitors 78, Temporary workers 3,626, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Apr 2025: 10,281 (Visitors 6,725, Students and exchange visitors 75, Temporary workers 3,469, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)May 2025: 8,604 (Visitors 6,015, Students and exchange visitors 155, Temporary workers 2,430, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jun 2025: 7,908 (Visitors 6,415, Students and exchange visitors 61, Temporary workers 1,423, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Jul 2025: 8,717 (Visitors 7,599, Students and exchange visitors 122, Temporary workers 986, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2025: 10,434 (Visitors 9,247, Students and exchange visitors 52, Temporary workers 1,124, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Sep 2025: 11,156 (Visitors 9,806, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 1,320, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Hermosillo 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 Mexico and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025HermosilloAll 11 posts in MexicoAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued11,156185,126823,557
Change on Sep 2024+197%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued05,48545,966
Visitors share87.9%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share0.2%—2.9%
Temporary workers share11.8%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share0%—2.1%
Transit and crew share0%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0.1%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment4 months—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointment1 month—median under ½ month

All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in Mexico (Ciudad Juarez, Guadalajara, Matamoros, Merida, Mexicali, Mexico City, Monterrey, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo, Tijuana and Hermosillo) within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Mexico, which is on the Mexico nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
BBBCCCombination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card9,58285.9%6 of 10
H2ATemporary worker performing agricultural services9298.3%3 of 43
H2BTemporary worker performing other services2912.6%6 of 88
BBBCVCombination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Lincoln Foil)1491.3%4 of 10
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure610.5%179 of 211
O2Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1230.2%15 of 83
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group220.2%24 of 110
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3160.1%43 of 137
B1Temporary visitor for business140.1%40 of 128
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse120.1%74 of 163
J1Exchange visitor100.1%128 of 194
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)100.1%77 of 144
F1Student in an academic or language training program70.1%123 of 184
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee70.1%80 of 133
P4Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-370.1%2 of 38
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa50%142 of 171
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics30%72 of 132
U3Child of U-130%7 of 13
U1Victim of criminal activity20%2 of 4
M1Vocational student and other nonacademic student10%75 of 91
T3Child of T110%6 of 8
T6Adult/minor child of derivative beneficiary of T-110%2 of 2

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

Seasonality

Jan85
Feb85
Mar118
Apr107
May100
Jun98
Jul114
Aug112
Sep81
Oct103
Nov96
Dec99
Which months are busiest at Hermosillo. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

0369738202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 554 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Dec 2022: B1/B2 577 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 1617 Jan 2023: B1/B2 544 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Feb 2023: B1/B2 528 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Mar 2023: B1/B2 506 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 117 Apr 2023: B1/B2 532 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 79 Jun 2023: B1/B2 588 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 331 Jul 2023: B1/B2 668 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 21 Aug 2023: B1/B2 668 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 220 Sep 2023: B1/B2 687 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 112 Oct 2023: B1/B2 708 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 85 Nov 2023: B1/B2 706 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 117 Dec 2023: B1/B2 738 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 86 Jan 2024: B1/B2 731 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 11 Feb 2024: B1/B2 729 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Mar 2024: B1/B2 682 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 19 Apr 2024: B1/B2 703 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 108 May 2024: B1/B2 702 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 317 Jun 2024: B1/B2 571 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Jul 2024: B1/B2 583 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 47 Aug 2024: B1/B2 589 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 1014 Sep 2024: B1/B2 343 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 232 Oct 2024: B1/B2 322 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 812 Nov 2024: B1/B2 322 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Dec 2024: B1/B2 323 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2025: B1/B2 252 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 147 Feb 2025: B1/B2 248 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 95 Mar 2025: B1/B2 248 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 916 Apr 2025: B1/B2 350 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 351 May 2025: B1/B2 180 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 04 Jun 2025: B1/B2 180 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 02 Jul 2025: B1/B2 180 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Aug 2025: B1/B2 165 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 07 Sep 2025: B1/B2 225 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Oct 2025: B1/B2 225 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Nov 2025: B1/B2 300 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 72 Dec 2025: B1/B2 270 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2026: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 308 Feb 2026: B1/B2 165 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 45 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 714 May 2026: B1/B2 165 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Jun 2026: B1/B2 165 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Jul 2026: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 30

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

Next available appointment at Hermosillo 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 202511,1560+197%
Aug 202510,4340-10%
Jul 20258,7170-15%
Jun 20257,9080-3%
May 20258,6040-30%
Apr 202510,2810-18%
Mar 202511,8130+45%
Feb 20258,8430+25%
Jan 20259,0660+12%
Dec 20248,78500%
Nov 20246,8030+5%
Oct 20248,6650-16%
Sep 20243,7620-58%
Aug 202411,5960+32%
Jul 202410,3140+32%
Jun 20248,1830-4%
May 202412,2180+17%
Apr 202412,5640+40%
Mar 20248,1280-26%
Feb 20247,0940-22%
Jan 20248,1300-2%
Dec 20238,7620+12%
Nov 20236,4850+27%
Oct 202310,3640+23%

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.

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Questions and answers

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

11,156 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 3,762 nonimmigrant visas.

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

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 4 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 Hermosillo?

The next available F, M or J appointment was listed as 1 month away on 1 Jul 2026. Student appointments are scheduled separately from visitor appointments at most posts.

Which visa classes does Hermosillo issue most?

In September 2025: BBBCC (9,582, 85.9%), H2A (929, 8.3%), H2B (291, 2.6%), BBBCV (149, 1.3%) and B1/B2 (61, 0.5%). 22 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Hermosillo rising or falling?

September 2025: 11,156 nonimmigrant visas, up 197% on September 2024 (3,762). 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 Hermosillo 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 Hermosillo 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.