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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 87th 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 Amsterdam, Netherlands, issued 1,563 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, down 10% on September 2024 (1,741).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 961, 61.5% of the post's issuances, C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 190, 12.2% of the post's issuances and A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 59, 3.8% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Amsterdam ranks 79th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 95th 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 2.5 months for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 1.5 months 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 longer than the 2 months listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B22.5 monthsnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, J1.5 monthsnext 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.

1,563nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-10% vs Sep 2024 (1,741)
1,287nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+21% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20258 in Sep 2024
0.19%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

01,2122,424VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 1,182 (Visitors 684, Students and exchange visitors 98, Temporary workers 154, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 162, Transit and crew 84, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 1,427 (Visitors 753, Students and exchange visitors 249, Temporary workers 250, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 90, Transit and crew 78, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Dec 2022: 912 (Visitors 269, Students and exchange visitors 327, Temporary workers 182, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 62, Transit and crew 69, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jan 2023: 1,350 (Visitors 686, Students and exchange visitors 246, Temporary workers 269, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 85, Transit and crew 62, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Feb 2023: 1,615 (Visitors 1,168, Students and exchange visitors 102, Temporary workers 204, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 85, Transit and crew 50, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Mar 2023: 2,214 (Visitors 1,409, Students and exchange visitors 219, Temporary workers 338, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 153, Transit and crew 93, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Apr 2023: 1,608 (Visitors 906, Students and exchange visitors 234, Temporary workers 262, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 132, Transit and crew 73, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)May 2023: 1,836 (Visitors 887, Students and exchange visitors 422, Temporary workers 291, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 140, Transit and crew 84, Other nonimmigrant classes 12)Jun 2023: 1,995 (Visitors 915, Students and exchange visitors 556, Temporary workers 311, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 143, Transit and crew 68, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jul 2023: 2,212 (Visitors 693, Students and exchange visitors 981, Temporary workers 330, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 139, Transit and crew 62, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Aug 2023: 1,135 (Visitors 461, Students and exchange visitors 439, Temporary workers 68, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 131, Transit and crew 26, Other nonimmigrant classes 10)Sep 2023: 1,394 (Visitors 764, Students and exchange visitors 134, Temporary workers 278, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 100, Transit and crew 109, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Oct 2023: 1,811 (Visitors 1,137, Students and exchange visitors 135, Temporary workers 244, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 148, Transit and crew 137, Other nonimmigrant classes 10)Nov 2023: 1,793 (Visitors 1,100, Students and exchange visitors 178, Temporary workers 262, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 116, Transit and crew 120, Other nonimmigrant classes 17)Dec 2023: 1,343 (Visitors 711, Students and exchange visitors 326, Temporary workers 189, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 61, Transit and crew 50, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Jan 2024: 1,753 (Visitors 1,068, Students and exchange visitors 177, Temporary workers 300, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 83, Transit and crew 112, Other nonimmigrant classes 13)Feb 2024: 1,927 (Visitors 1,152, Students and exchange visitors 143, Temporary workers 407, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 130, Transit and crew 93, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Mar 2024: 1,786 (Visitors 1,090, Students and exchange visitors 164, Temporary workers 313, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 114, Transit and crew 85, Other nonimmigrant classes 20)Apr 2024: 2,040 (Visitors 1,232, Students and exchange visitors 216, Temporary workers 314, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 140, Transit and crew 125, Other nonimmigrant classes 13)May 2024: 2,029 (Visitors 1,106, Students and exchange visitors 427, Temporary workers 241, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 155, Transit and crew 91, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Jun 2024: 1,985 (Visitors 836, Students and exchange visitors 618, Temporary workers 279, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 129, Transit and crew 121, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jul 2024: 2,424 (Visitors 1,034, Students and exchange visitors 879, Temporary workers 299, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 113, Transit and crew 99, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 2,020 (Visitors 980, Students and exchange visitors 419, Temporary workers 358, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 137, Transit and crew 125, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Sep 2024: 1,741 (Visitors 1,034, Students and exchange visitors 135, Temporary workers 339, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 100, Transit and crew 133, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 1,896 (Visitors 1,289, Students and exchange visitors 89, Temporary workers 274, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 165, Transit and crew 79, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 1,604 (Visitors 1,036, Students and exchange visitors 187, Temporary workers 240, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 67, Transit and crew 73, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Dec 2024: 1,664 (Visitors 1,036, Students and exchange visitors 240, Temporary workers 243, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 62, Transit and crew 82, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jan 2025: 2,053 (Visitors 1,268, Students and exchange visitors 253, Temporary workers 352, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 87, Transit and crew 92, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Feb 2025: 1,906 (Visitors 1,229, Students and exchange visitors 154, Temporary workers 306, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 138, Transit and crew 79, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 823 (Visitors 599, Students and exchange visitors 35, Temporary workers 71, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 95, Transit and crew 22, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2025: 217 (Visitors 53, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 150, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 158 (Visitors 37, Students and exchange visitors 1, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 118, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 222 (Visitors 56, Students and exchange visitors 2, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 159, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 1,357 (Visitors 453, Students and exchange visitors 355, Temporary workers 190, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 167, Transit and crew 192, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 1,287 (Visitors 592, Students and exchange visitors 209, Temporary workers 213, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 93, Transit and crew 180, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 1,563 (Visitors 980, Students and exchange visitors 74, Temporary workers 177, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 142, Transit and crew 190, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Amsterdam 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 Netherlands and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025AmsterdamNetherlandsAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued1,5631,563823,557
Change on Sep 2024-10%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued0045,966
Visitors share62.7%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share4.7%—2.9%
Temporary workers share11.3%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share9.1%—2.1%
Transit and crew share12.2%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment2.5 months—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointment1.5 months—median under ½ month

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

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure96161.5%79 of 211
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa19012.2%22 of 171
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family593.8%42 of 169
J1Exchange visitor573.6%47 of 194
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)563.6%29 of 144
NATO6Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents402.6%2 of 10
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee241.5%38 of 133
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group211.3%26 of 110
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics201.3%18 of 132
B1Temporary visitor for business191.2%29 of 128
E2Treaty investor, spouse or child161%29 of 68
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse151%62 of 163
F1Student in an academic or language training program140.9%95 of 184
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family130.8%82 of 157
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family110.7%18 of 137
NATO4Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family100.6%2 of 5
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children90.6%32 of 119
O2Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-150.3%44 of 83
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family40.3%52 of 128
NATO2Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas30.2%23 of 29
O3Spouse or child of O-1 or O-230.2%39 of 84
E3DSpouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional20.1%9 of 23
G3Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family20.1%4 of 5
H2BTemporary worker performing other services20.1%61 of 88
M1Vocational student and other nonacademic student20.1%44 of 91
E3Australian specialty occupation professional10.1%15 of 28
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-310.1%117 of 137
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor10.1%106 of 124
P3Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program10.1%54 of 69
R1Alien in a religious occupation10.1%59 of 96

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

Seasonality

Jan92
Feb95
Mar116
Apr94
May106
Jun117
Jul127
Aug136
Sep83
Oct99
Nov90
Dec85
Which months are busiest at Amsterdam. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

0132263202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 263 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 311 Dec 2022: B1/B2 149 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 6517 Jan 2023: B1/B2 162 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 41 Feb 2023: B1/B2 190 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Mar 2023: B1/B2 28 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 917 Apr 2023: B1/B2 70 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 149 Jun 2023: B1/B2 130 days; F/M/J 57; H/L/O/P/Q 2931 Jul 2023: B1/B2 165 days; F/M/J 35; H/L/O/P/Q 881 Aug 2023: B1/B2 190 days; F/M/J 43; H/L/O/P/Q 5620 Sep 2023: B1/B2 192 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 512 Oct 2023: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 195 Nov 2023: B1/B2 54 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 617 Dec 2023: B1/B2 118 days; F/M/J 31; H/L/O/P/Q 36 Jan 2024: B1/B2 125 days; F/M/J 13; H/L/O/P/Q 261 Feb 2024: B1/B2 68 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 196 Mar 2024: B1/B2 83 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 199 Apr 2024: B1/B2 39 days; F/M/J 18; H/L/O/P/Q 58 May 2024: B1/B2 39 days; F/M/J 18; H/L/O/P/Q 517 Jun 2024: B1/B2 111 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 86 Jul 2024: B1/B2 118 days; F/M/J 32; H/L/O/P/Q 37 Aug 2024: B1/B2 118 days; F/M/J 32; H/L/O/P/Q 314 Sep 2024: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 16; H/L/O/P/Q 172 Oct 2024: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 16; H/L/O/P/Q 1712 Nov 2024: B1/B2 47 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Dec 2024: B1/B2 19 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 86 Jan 2025: B1/B2 32 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 127 Feb 2025: B1/B2 18 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 65 Mar 2025: B1/B2 18 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 616 Apr 2025: B1/B2 35 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q 101 May 2025: B1/B2 195 days; F/M/J 120; H/L/O/P/Q 1204 Jun 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Jul 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —3 Aug 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Sep 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 303 Oct 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Nov 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Dec 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 306 Jan 2026: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 308 Feb 2026: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Mar 2026: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 304 Apr 2026: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 3014 May 2026: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Jun 2026: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Jul 2026: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 30

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

Next available appointment at Amsterdam 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 20251,5630-10%
Aug 20251,2877-36%
Jul 20251,3572-44%
Jun 20252228-89%
May 20251580-92%
Apr 20252178-89%
Mar 20258232-54%
Feb 20251,90614-1%
Jan 20252,0536+17%
Dec 20241,6647+24%
Nov 20241,60415-11%
Oct 20241,8964+5%
Sep 20241,7418+25%
Aug 20242,0203+78%
Jul 20242,42417+10%
Jun 20241,98528-1%
May 20242,02929+11%
Apr 20242,04031+27%
Mar 20241,78669-19%
Feb 20241,92725+19%
Jan 20241,75358+30%
Dec 20231,34319+47%
Nov 20231,79331+26%
Oct 20231,81127+53%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

1,563 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 1,741 nonimmigrant visas.

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

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 2.5 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 Amsterdam?

The next available F, M or J appointment was listed as 1.5 months away on 1 Jul 2026. Student appointments are scheduled separately from visitor appointments at most posts.

Which visa classes does Amsterdam issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (961, 61.5%), C1/D (190, 12.2%), A2 (59, 3.8%), J1 (57, 3.6%) and L1 (56, 3.6%). 30 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Amsterdam rising or falling?

September 2025: 1,563 nonimmigrant visas, down 10% on September 2024 (1,741). 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 Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam 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 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.