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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 143rd 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."

Podgorica, Montenegro: 371 nonimmigrant visas issued in September 2025, down 34% on September 2024 (560).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 237, 63.9% of the post's issuances, C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 85, 22.9% of the post's issuances and H2B (temporary worker performing other services) with 17, 4.6% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Podgorica ranks 134th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 119th 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 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 shorter than the 2.5 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, 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.

371nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-34% vs Sep 2024 (560)
508nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-27% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 in Sep 2024
0.05%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

0459918VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 529 (Visitors 363, Students and exchange visitors 15, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 123, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 646 (Visitors 479, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 141, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 551 (Visitors 443, Students and exchange visitors 6, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 90, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 496 (Visitors 343, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 114, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 620 (Visitors 440, Students and exchange visitors 56, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 114, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 817 (Visitors 455, Students and exchange visitors 187, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 52, Transit and crew 110, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 685 (Visitors 298, Students and exchange visitors 284, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 69, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 669 (Visitors 193, Students and exchange visitors 353, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 93, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jun 2023: 507 (Visitors 232, Students and exchange visitors 129, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 122, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 453 (Visitors 245, Students and exchange visitors 67, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 125, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 522 (Visitors 275, Students and exchange visitors 52, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 22, Transit and crew 155, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 512 (Visitors 350, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 138, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 424 (Visitors 249, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 140, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 530 (Visitors 370, Students and exchange visitors 6, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 133, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2023: 550 (Visitors 376, Students and exchange visitors 22, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 126, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 552 (Visitors 342, Students and exchange visitors 13, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 31, Transit and crew 163, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2024: 516 (Visitors 335, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 27, Transit and crew 139, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 693 (Visitors 412, Students and exchange visitors 103, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 28, Transit and crew 133, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 918 (Visitors 376, Students and exchange visitors 334, Temporary workers 25, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 9, Transit and crew 174, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 760 (Visitors 326, Students and exchange visitors 268, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 33, Transit and crew 130, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 699 (Visitors 302, Students and exchange visitors 184, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 177, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 606 (Visitors 348, Students and exchange visitors 64, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 170, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 590 (Visitors 383, Students and exchange visitors 31, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 162, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 560 (Visitors 329, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 23, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 183, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 771 (Visitors 520, Students and exchange visitors 6, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 202, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 448 (Visitors 302, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 127, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 635 (Visitors 440, Students and exchange visitors 15, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 158, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 514 (Visitors 321, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 145, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 542 (Visitors 333, Students and exchange visitors 13, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 23, Transit and crew 168, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 655 (Visitors 314, Students and exchange visitors 181, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 132, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 641 (Visitors 322, Students and exchange visitors 197, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14, Transit and crew 89, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)May 2025: 607 (Visitors 268, Students and exchange visitors 189, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 120, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 428 (Visitors 265, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 135, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 446 (Visitors 258, Students and exchange visitors 47, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 127, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2025: 508 (Visitors 309, Students and exchange visitors 65, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 107, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 371 (Visitors 238, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 21, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 85, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Podgorica 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 Montenegro and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025PodgoricaMontenegroAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued371371823,557
Change on Sep 2024-34%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued0045,966
Visitors share64.2%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share2.7%—2.9%
Temporary workers share5.7%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share4.6%—2.1%
Transit and crew share22.9%—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 Montenegro within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Montenegro, which is on the Montenegro nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure23763.9%134 of 211
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa8522.9%48 of 171
H2BTemporary worker performing other services174.6%31 of 88
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family113%95 of 157
F1Student in an academic or language training program82.2%119 of 184
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family61.6%121 of 169
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children30.8%72 of 119
J1Exchange visitor20.5%182 of 194
B1Temporary visitor for business10.3%121 of 128
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)10.3%138 of 144

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

Seasonality

Jan89
Feb101
Mar151
Apr130
May127
Jun102
Jul98
Aug96
Sep92
Oct92
Nov92
Dec102
Which months are busiest at Podgorica. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

03875202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 151 Dec 2022: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 1517 Jan 2023: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 151 Feb 2023: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 156 Mar 2023: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Apr 2023: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 159 Jun 2023: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 1531 Jul 2023: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 211 Aug 2023: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 2120 Sep 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 712 Oct 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 75 Nov 2023: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 2117 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 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 49 Apr 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 38 May 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 317 Jun 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 36 Jul 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 37 Aug 2024: B1/B2 5 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 514 Sep 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 12 Oct 2024: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 712 Nov 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 11 Dec 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 16 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 5 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 51 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 0; H/L/O/P/Q 07 Sep 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Oct 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Nov 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Dec 2025: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 156 Jan 2026: B1/B2 75 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 Podgorica 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 20253710-34%
Aug 20255080-14%
Jul 20254460-26%
Jun 20254280-39%
May 20256070-20%
Apr 20256410-30%
Mar 20256550-5%
Feb 20255420+5%
Jan 20255140-7%
Dec 20246350+15%
Nov 20244480-15%
Oct 20247710+82%
Sep 20245600+9%
Aug 20245900+13%
Jul 20246060+34%
Jun 20246990+38%
May 20247600+14%
Apr 20249180+34%
Mar 20246930-15%
Feb 20245160-17%
Jan 20245520+11%
Dec 202355000%
Nov 20235300-18%
Oct 20234240-20%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

371 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 560 nonimmigrant visas.

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

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 Podgorica?

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 Podgorica issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (237, 63.9%), C1/D (85, 22.9%), H2B (17, 4.6%), G2 (11, 3%) and F1 (8, 2.2%). 10 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Podgorica rising or falling?

September 2025: 371 nonimmigrant visas, down 34% on September 2024 (560). 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 Podgorica 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 Podgorica 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.