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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 56th 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."

Nuevo Laredo, Mexico: 2,945 nonimmigrant visas issued in September 2025, down 46% on September 2024 (5,490).

The largest classes that month were BBBCC (combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card) with 2,763, 93.8% of the post's issuances, H2B (temporary worker performing other services) with 92, 3.1% of the post's issuances and B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 30, 1% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Nuevo Laredo ranks 187th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 133rd 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 3.5 months for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 1 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 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 5 months.

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B23.5 monthsnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, J1 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.

B1/B2 applicants interviewed in the previous month had waited an average of 5 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): under ½ month.

2,945nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-46% vs Sep 2024 (5,490)
5,402nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-45% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 in Sep 2024
0.36%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

04,8019,602VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 7,819 (Visitors 4,870, Students and exchange visitors 6, Temporary workers 2,942, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 4,005 (Visitors 3,061, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 932, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Dec 2022: 6,789 (Visitors 6,019, Students and exchange visitors 27, Temporary workers 740, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jan 2023: 7,521 (Visitors 4,673, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 2,830, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 7,983 (Visitors 4,654, Students and exchange visitors 19, Temporary workers 3,302, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Mar 2023: 9,602 (Visitors 5,453, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 4,127, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Apr 2023: 7,983 (Visitors 4,692, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 3,274, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)May 2023: 6,354 (Visitors 4,084, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 2,251, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jun 2023: 4,837 (Visitors 3,530, Students and exchange visitors 25, Temporary workers 1,278, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jul 2023: 5,123 (Visitors 4,120, Students and exchange visitors 23, Temporary workers 977, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2023: 5,333 (Visitors 4,029, Students and exchange visitors 27, Temporary workers 1,276, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Sep 2023: 5,335 (Visitors 3,654, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 1,675, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Oct 2023: 5,257 (Visitors 3,702, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 1,551, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 3,967 (Visitors 2,907, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 1,054, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Dec 2023: 5,365 (Visitors 4,716, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 637, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jan 2024: 7,689 (Visitors 4,718, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 2,960, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2024: 7,767 (Visitors 4,513, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 3,251, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 7,550 (Visitors 4,198, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 3,348, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 8,299 (Visitors 4,200, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 4,086, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 6,645 (Visitors 4,320, Students and exchange visitors 13, Temporary workers 2,312, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 3,737 (Visitors 2,854, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 873, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 4,836 (Visitors 3,675, Students and exchange visitors 22, Temporary workers 1,138, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 4,888 (Visitors 4,194, Students and exchange visitors 23, Temporary workers 668, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Sep 2024: 5,490 (Visitors 4,593, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 890, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 6,512 (Visitors 5,417, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 1,083, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Nov 2024: 5,028 (Visitors 4,558, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 463, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 5,523 (Visitors 4,870, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 645, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 8,596 (Visitors 5,746, Students and exchange visitors 2, Temporary workers 2,847, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 7,924 (Visitors 5,223, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 2,694, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 8,420 (Visitors 5,421, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 2,981, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 8,292 (Visitors 2,685, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 5,591, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 8,013 (Visitors 3,585, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 4,411, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 6,467 (Visitors 4,732, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 1,722, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 5,180 (Visitors 4,094, Students and exchange visitors 25, Temporary workers 1,058, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 5,402 (Visitors 4,439, Students and exchange visitors 24, Temporary workers 937, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 2,945 (Visitors 2,804, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 132, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Nuevo Laredo 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 2025Nuevo LaredoAll 11 posts in MexicoAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued2,945185,126823,557
Change on Sep 2024-46%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued05,48545,966
Visitors share95.2%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share0.3%—2.9%
Temporary workers share4.5%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share0%—2.1%
Transit and crew share0%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment3.5 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, Hermosillo, Matamoros, Merida, Mexicali, Mexico City, Monterrey, Nogales, Tijuana and Nuevo Laredo) 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 Card2,76393.8%9 of 10
H2BTemporary worker performing other services923.1%15 of 88
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure301%187 of 211
H2ATemporary worker performing agricultural services281%15 of 43
BBBCVCombination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Lincoln Foil)90.3%9 of 10
F1Student in an academic or language training program60.2%133 of 184
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-340.1%93 of 137
R2Spouse or child of R130.1%16 of 42
B1Temporary visitor for business20.1%105 of 128
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse20.1%138 of 163
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group20.1%88 of 110
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa10%168 of 171
F2Spouse or child of F110%97 of 104
J1Exchange visitor10%193 of 194
R1Alien in a religious occupation10%84 of 96

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

Seasonality

Jan105
Feb81
Mar99
Apr132
May90
Jun121
Jul101
Aug97
Sep97
Oct108
Nov84
Dec100
Which months are busiest at Nuevo Laredo. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

0352704202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 507 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 11 Dec 2022: B1/B2 548 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 117 Jan 2023: B1/B2 342 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 11 Feb 2023: B1/B2 331 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 86 Mar 2023: B1/B2 350 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 817 Apr 2023: B1/B2 423 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 19 Jun 2023: B1/B2 560 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 831 Jul 2023: B1/B2 589 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Aug 2023: B1/B2 589 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 320 Sep 2023: B1/B2 630 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 112 Oct 2023: B1/B2 646 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 25 Nov 2023: B1/B2 630 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 817 Dec 2023: B1/B2 668 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q 36 Jan 2024: B1/B2 672 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 21 Feb 2024: B1/B2 704 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 36 Mar 2024: B1/B2 679 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 39 Apr 2024: B1/B2 673 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 18 May 2024: B1/B2 651 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Jun 2024: B1/B2 415 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Jul 2024: B1/B2 434 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 17 Aug 2024: B1/B2 435 days; F/M/J 22; H/L/O/P/Q 1514 Sep 2024: B1/B2 353 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 12 Oct 2024: B1/B2 324 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 312 Nov 2024: B1/B2 276 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 11 Dec 2024: B1/B2 282 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 96 Jan 2025: B1/B2 220 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 107 Feb 2025: B1/B2 217 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 35 Mar 2025: B1/B2 217 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 316 Apr 2025: B1/B2 350 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 351 May 2025: B1/B2 255 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 154 Jun 2025: B1/B2 210 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 02 Jul 2025: B1/B2 210 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Aug 2025: B1/B2 210 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 07 Sep 2025: B1/B2 225 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Oct 2025: B1/B2 225 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Nov 2025: B1/B2 270 days; F/M/J 30; 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 255 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 78 Feb 2026: B1/B2 255 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Mar 2026: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 74 Apr 2026: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 714 May 2026: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Jun 2026: B1/B2 105 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Jul 2026: B1/B2 105 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 7

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

Next available appointment at Nuevo Laredo 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 20252,9450-46%
Aug 20255,4020+11%
Jul 20255,1800+7%
Jun 20256,4670+73%
May 20258,0130+21%
Apr 20258,29200%
Mar 20258,4200+12%
Feb 20257,9240+2%
Jan 20258,5960+12%
Dec 20245,5230+3%
Nov 20245,0280+27%
Oct 20246,5120+24%
Sep 20245,4900+3%
Aug 20244,8880-8%
Jul 20244,8360-6%
Jun 20243,7370-23%
May 20246,6450+5%
Apr 20248,2990+4%
Mar 20247,5500-21%
Feb 20247,7670-3%
Jan 20247,6890+2%
Dec 20235,3650-21%
Nov 20233,9670-1%
Oct 20235,2570-33%

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.

Nuevo LaredoCiudad JuarezGuadalajaraHermosilloMatamorosMeridaMexicaliMexico CityMonterreyNogalesTijuana
Location of the U.S. post in Nuevo Laredo.This post Other posts in the country Outlines: Natural Earth.

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Questions and answers

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

2,945 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 5,490 nonimmigrant visas.

What is the wait for a visitor visa interview in Nuevo Laredo?

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 3.5 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 Nuevo Laredo?

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 Nuevo Laredo issue most?

In September 2025: BBBCC (2,763, 93.8%), H2B (92, 3.1%), B1/B2 (30, 1%), H2A (28, 1%) and BBBCV (9, 0.3%). 15 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Nuevo Laredo rising or falling?

September 2025: 2,945 nonimmigrant visas, down 46% on September 2024 (5,490). 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 Nuevo Laredo 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 Nuevo Laredo 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.