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Visa appointment wait times in Managua

U.S. Embassy, Nicaragua ยท The Department's name: U.S. Embassy Managua, Nicaragua

On 1 July 2026, the Department listed under 0.5 month for the next B1/B2 visa appointment in Managua.

In September 2025, Managua issued 1,380 nonimmigrant visas.

In September 2025, Managua issued 93 immigrant visas.

Wait for an interview appointment, read on

This is not the wait time of today. For the wait time of today, use the Department's tool Visa Appointment Wait Times.

  • B1/B2 visitor: business or tourismunder 0.5 monthread
  • F, M, J student and exchange visitorunder 0.5 monthread
  • H, L, O, P, Q worker with a petitionunder 0.5 monthread
  • C, D, C1/D crew and transitunder 0.5 monthread

Under 0.5 month means less than 15 days. The Department counts a half month as 15 days.

A wait time is the time to the next available interview appointment, as the Department estimates it on the day of the reading. What the term means.

The average wait times we report do not guarantee a visa applicant will get an appointment within a specific time.

New appointments are added regularly, so you may get an appointment sooner.

The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Global Visa Wait Times, Internet Archive copy of . The newest wait time on this site is of .

Since the reading before

No wait changed by 3 days or more from the reading of to the reading of .

Wait history, November 2022 to July 2026

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  • B1/B2 visitor
  • F, M, J student and exchange
  • H, L, O, P, Q worker
  • From 1 May 2025: half-month steps
The 44 readings of this post
Each reading of the Global Visa Wait Times table for Managua, newest first Each value is in the unit of its reading: days up to , months from .
Day of the readingB1/B2F, M, JH, L, O, P, QC, D, C1/DB1/B2 average
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Visas issued in September 2025

The newest monthly table of the Department is of September 2025. It is older than the wait times above.

The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.

Therefore, 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.

The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .

Visas issued at Managua Each column is one monthly table. The columns are not added.
VisasSep 2025Aug 2025Sep 2024
Nonimmigrant1,3801,440778
Immigrant9394201
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Managua by class, September 2025
ClassThe Department's descriptionVisasShare
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure1,30594.6%
H2ATemporary worker performing agricultural services191.4%
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa171.2%
H2BTemporary worker performing other services70.5%
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse60.4%
C1Alien in transit40.3%
J1Exchange visitor40.3%
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee30.2%
B1Temporary visitor for business20.1%
F1Student in an academic or language training program20.1%
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-320.1%
K1Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen20.1%
Immigrant visas issued at Managua by class, September 2025
ClassThe Department's descriptionVisasShare
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen3537.6%
IR2Child of U.S. citizen2021.5%
F4Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43)99.7%
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age77.5%
F1Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12)44.3%
F2AFamily second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23)44.3%
F3Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33)44.3%
FXFamily second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3)44.3%
F2BFamily second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25)33.2%
CR1Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)11.1%
CR2Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status)11.1%
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)11.1%

The tables show the 12 largest classes of each kind. The page of September 2025 lists all classes.

Nonimmigrant visas by month, October 2022 to September 2025

01,0002,000October 2022: 1,596November 2022: 1,240December 2022: 1,183January 2023: 1,298February 2023: 1,065March 2023: 1,571April 2023: 1,171May 2023: 1,026June 2023: 1,229July 2023: 1,718August 2023: 1,707September 2023: 1,332October 2023: 1,546November 2023: 1,300December 2023: 1,225January 2024: 1,501February 2024: 1,463March 2024: 1,537April 2024: 1,408May 2024: 1,344June 2024: 1,420July 2024: 1,427August 2024: 1,343September 2024: 778October 2024: 1,823November 2024: 1,388December 2024: 1,629January 2025: 1,582February 2025: 1,347March 2025: 1,039April 2025: 842May 2025: 944June 2025: 1,109July 2025: 1,168August 2025: 1,440September 2025: 1,380202320242025
Each bar is one monthly table. The darker bar is September 2025, the newest month.

Busy and quiet months

  1. 105
  2. 103
  3. 128
  4. 99
  5. 79
  6. 95
  7. 100
  8. 94
  9. 60
  10. 128
  11. 98
  12. 97
The middle month of each year is 100. The value of a month is the middle value of 7 full calendar years.

Every month in the tables, March 2017 to September 2025

103 monthly tables list this post. A month with a link has a page with its visa classes.

Show the 103 months
Visas issued at Managua, one row for each monthly table, newest first A month with a link has a page with its classes.
MonthNonimmigrantImmigrantNonimmigrant, a year before
Sep 20251,38093778 +77%
Aug 20251,440941,343 +7%
Jul 20251,1681201,427 -18%
Jun 20251,1091461,420 -22%
May 20259441091,344 -30%
Apr 20258421021,408 -40%
Mar 20251,0391061,537 -32%
Feb 20251,3471151,463 -8%
Jan 20251,5821141,501 +5%
Dec 20241,6291361,225 +33%
Nov 20241,388991,300 +7%
Oct 20241,8231531,546 +18%
Sep 20247782011,332 -42%
Aug 20241,3431851,707 -21%
Jul 20241,4271691,718 -17%
Jun 20241,4201491,229 +16%
May 20241,3441491,026 +31%
Apr 20241,4081731,171 +20%
Mar 20241,5371221,571 -2%
Feb 20241,4631601,065 +37%
Jan 20241,5011651,298 +16%
Dec 20231,2251211,183 +4%
Nov 20231,3001941,240 +5%
Oct 20231,5461851,596 -3%
Sep 20231,3321421,424 -6%
Aug 20231,7072261,577 +8%
Jul 20231,7182531,526 +13%
Jun 20231,2291741,701 -28%
May 20231,0262161,693 -39%
Apr 20231,1711591,525 -23%
Mar 20231,5711892,178 -28%
Feb 20231,065871,308 -19%
Jan 20231,2981201,424 -9%
Dec 20221,183135798 +48%
Nov 20221,240182544 +128%
Oct 20221,596165821 +94%
Sep 20221,424181339 +320%
Aug 20221,577140594 +165%
Jul 20221,526122722 +111%
Jun 20221,701202656 +159%
May 20221,693124512 +231%
Apr 20221,525150351 +334%
Mar 20222,178192627 +247%
Feb 20221,308151342 +282%
Jan 20221,424170295 +383%
Dec 2021798231116 +588%
Nov 202154420586 +533%
Oct 202182124095 +764%
Sep 202133925514 +2321%
Aug 202159424938 +1463%
Jul 2021722431112 +545%
Jun 202165646528 +2243%
May 202151240919 +2595%
Apr 202135126069 +409%
Mar 2021627290610 +3%
Feb 20213423581,323 -74%
Jan 20212953271,132 -74%
Dec 2020116239910 -87%
Nov 2020861481,048 -92%
Oct 202095391,860 -95%
Sep 20201412817 -98%
Aug 2020389699 -95%
Jul 20201125637 -82%
Jun 2020282722 -96%
May 2020197571 -97%
Apr 20206933976 -93%
Mar 20206101101,211 -50%
Feb 20201,3231391,164 +14%
Jan 20201,1321261,015 +12%
Dec 2019910177700 +30%
Nov 20191,0483341,383 -24%
Oct 20191,8602011,192 +56%
Sep 2019817217140 +484%
Aug 2019699169158 +342%
Jul 2019637223115 +454%
Jun 2019722397190 +280%
May 2019571201301 +90%
Apr 2019976168962 +1%
Mar 20191,2111111,141 +6%
Feb 20191,1641981,487 -22%
Jan 20191,0151531,568 -35%
Dec 20187001351,193 -41%
Nov 20181,3831861,309 +6%
Oct 20181,192901,479 -19%
Sep 2018140611,234 -89%
Aug 2018158661,235 -87%
Jul 2018115611,169 -90%
Jun 2018190941,563 -88%
May 20183011751,414 -79%
Apr 2018962164993 -3%
Mar 20181,1412641,430 -20%
Feb 20181,487178no data
Jan 20181,568191no data
Dec 20171,193182no data
Nov 20171,309224no data
Oct 20171,479218no data
Sep 20171,234129no data
Aug 20171,235104no data
Jul 20171,169157no data
Jun 20171,563197no data
May 20171,414310no data
Apr 2017993128no data
Mar 20171,430193no data

U.S. posts near Managua in other countries

Official pages

The Department's website refuses automatic requests. So each address was checked on in an archive copy of the page.

Cite this page

Consulate Report, "US visa wait times in Managua", https://consulatereport.com/post/nicaragua/managua/. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Wait times read on 1 July 2026. Visas issued through September 2025.

The address of this page does not change.

Where the figures come from

Questions

What was the wait for a student visa appointment in Managua?

On 1 July 2026, the Department listed under 0.5 month for the next F, M or J appointment. This site holds 44 readings of this post, from 4 November 2022.

Which visa classes did Managua issue most in September 2025?

In September 2025, the classes with the most visas were B1/B2 (1,305), H2A (19) and C1/D (17). Together they are 97% of the nonimmigrant visas of the post in that month.

How many visas did Managua issue in September 2025 and a year before?

In September 2025, the post issued 1,380 nonimmigrant visas. In September 2024, it issued 778. The count of September 2025 is 77% more than the count of September 2024.

Does the Department publish a refusal rate for Managua?

No. The Department publishes an adjusted refusal rate for B visas by nationality only. The rate for nationals of Nicaragua is on the nationality page.