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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 136th 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."

Oslo, Norway: 494 nonimmigrant visas issued in September 2025, down 25% on September 2024 (656).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 241, 48.8% of the post's issuances, C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 60, 12.1% of the post's issuances and P1 (internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group) with 36, 7.3% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Oslo ranks 133rd by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 110th 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 the same as the under ½ month 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.

494nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-25% vs Sep 2024 (656)
680nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-27% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 in Sep 2024
0.06%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

06171,233VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 569 (Visitors 335, Students and exchange visitors 72, Temporary workers 85, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 37, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 941 (Visitors 567, Students and exchange visitors 178, Temporary workers 91, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 48, Transit and crew 57, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 627 (Visitors 294, Students and exchange visitors 243, Temporary workers 48, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 22, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 763 (Visitors 431, Students and exchange visitors 143, Temporary workers 81, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 52, Transit and crew 56, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 743 (Visitors 504, Students and exchange visitors 48, Temporary workers 86, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 55, Transit and crew 50, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 946 (Visitors 679, Students and exchange visitors 48, Temporary workers 101, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 45, Transit and crew 73, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 706 (Visitors 424, Students and exchange visitors 118, Temporary workers 61, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 50, Transit and crew 53, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 892 (Visitors 419, Students and exchange visitors 286, Temporary workers 83, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 47, Transit and crew 57, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2023: 1,180 (Visitors 452, Students and exchange visitors 508, Temporary workers 79, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 89, Transit and crew 52, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 1,161 (Visitors 397, Students and exchange visitors 542, Temporary workers 121, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 56, Transit and crew 44, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2023: 919 (Visitors 480, Students and exchange visitors 196, Temporary workers 141, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 78, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 683 (Visitors 433, Students and exchange visitors 42, Temporary workers 87, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 58, Transit and crew 63, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 636 (Visitors 401, Students and exchange visitors 48, Temporary workers 57, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 55, Transit and crew 75, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 670 (Visitors 364, Students and exchange visitors 122, Temporary workers 57, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 36, Transit and crew 91, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2023: 666 (Visitors 286, Students and exchange visitors 196, Temporary workers 53, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 34, Transit and crew 97, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 767 (Visitors 396, Students and exchange visitors 119, Temporary workers 111, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 36, Transit and crew 105, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2024: 723 (Visitors 472, Students and exchange visitors 63, Temporary workers 77, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 39, Transit and crew 72, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 692 (Visitors 385, Students and exchange visitors 79, Temporary workers 85, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 56, Transit and crew 87, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 1,015 (Visitors 522, Students and exchange visitors 226, Temporary workers 94, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 66, Transit and crew 107, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 1,033 (Visitors 459, Students and exchange visitors 334, Temporary workers 67, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 107, Transit and crew 66, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 1,200 (Visitors 378, Students and exchange visitors 510, Temporary workers 120, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 100, Transit and crew 92, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 1,233 (Visitors 511, Students and exchange visitors 453, Temporary workers 160, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 35, Transit and crew 74, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 911 (Visitors 458, Students and exchange visitors 193, Temporary workers 167, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 22, Transit and crew 71, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 656 (Visitors 398, Students and exchange visitors 44, Temporary workers 86, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 55, Transit and crew 73, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 827 (Visitors 480, Students and exchange visitors 76, Temporary workers 108, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 45, Transit and crew 118, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 559 (Visitors 235, Students and exchange visitors 161, Temporary workers 41, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 47, Transit and crew 75, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 682 (Visitors 274, Students and exchange visitors 195, Temporary workers 92, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 47, Transit and crew 74, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 737 (Visitors 405, Students and exchange visitors 128, Temporary workers 110, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 31, Transit and crew 63, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 713 (Visitors 428, Students and exchange visitors 41, Temporary workers 96, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 61, Transit and crew 87, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 694 (Visitors 367, Students and exchange visitors 109, Temporary workers 92, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 41, Transit and crew 84, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2025: 701 (Visitors 256, Students and exchange visitors 248, Temporary workers 101, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 55, Transit and crew 41, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 639 (Visitors 199, Students and exchange visitors 249, Temporary workers 84, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 69, Transit and crew 38, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 768 (Visitors 283, Students and exchange visitors 183, Temporary workers 136, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 107, Transit and crew 59, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 1,096 (Visitors 255, Students and exchange visitors 545, Temporary workers 166, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 54, Transit and crew 76, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 680 (Visitors 258, Students and exchange visitors 223, Temporary workers 97, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 49, Transit and crew 53, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 494 (Visitors 241, Students and exchange visitors 26, Temporary workers 126, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 41, Transit and crew 60, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Oslo 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 Norway and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025OsloNorwayAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued494494823,557
Change on Sep 2024-25%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued0045,966
Visitors share48.8%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share5.3%—2.9%
Temporary workers share25.5%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share8.3%—2.1%
Transit and crew share12.1%—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 Norway within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Norway, which is on the Norway nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure24148.8%133 of 211
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa6012.1%64 of 171
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group367.3%16 of 110
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)255.1%52 of 144
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family224.5%75 of 169
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children142.8%21 of 119
E2Treaty investor, spouse or child132.6%30 of 68
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family132.6%85 of 157
J1Exchange visitor132.6%112 of 194
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics112.2%38 of 132
F1Student in an academic or language training program102%110 of 184
Q1Participant in an international cultural exchange program81.6%8 of 27
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee71.4%82 of 133
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family40.8%59 of 128
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-330.6%105 of 137
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse20.4%139 of 163
H2BTemporary worker performing other services20.4%69 of 88
M1Vocational student and other nonacademic student20.4%57 of 91
E3DSpouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional10.2%20 of 23
E3RReturning Australian specialty occupation professional10.2%17 of 20
F2Spouse or child of F110.2%98 of 104
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family10.2%130 of 137
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 visas10.2%27 of 29
O2Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-110.2%76 of 83
O3Spouse or child of O-1 or O-210.2%78 of 84
R1Alien in a religious occupation10.2%85 of 96

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

Seasonality

Jan101
Feb91
Mar93
Apr74
May118
Jun157
Jul168
Aug132
Sep92
Oct93
Nov89
Dec95
Which months are busiest at Oslo. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

01530202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 29 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 221 Dec 2022: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 817 Jan 2023: B1/B2 16 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 11 Feb 2023: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Mar 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Apr 2023: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 69 Jun 2023: B1/B2 22 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 831 Jul 2023: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 171 Aug 2023: B1/B2 17 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 1620 Sep 2023: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —12 Oct 2023: B1/B2 9 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 15 Nov 2023: B1/B2 6 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 117 Dec 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Jan 2024: B1/B2 16 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 151 Feb 2024: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 26 Mar 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 39 Apr 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 68 May 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Jun 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 106 Jul 2024: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Aug 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 214 Sep 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 32 Oct 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 412 Nov 2024: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Dec 2024: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 86 Jan 2025: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 47 Feb 2025: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 85 Mar 2025: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 816 Apr 2025: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 21 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 30 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 07 Sep 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Oct 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Nov 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 72 Dec 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2026: B1/B2 7 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 Oslo 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 20254940-25%
Aug 20256800-25%
Jul 20251,0960-11%
Jun 20257680-36%
May 20256390-38%
Apr 20257010-31%
Mar 202569400%
Feb 20257130-1%
Jan 20257370-4%
Dec 20246820+2%
Nov 20245590-17%
Oct 20248270+30%
Sep 20246560-4%
Aug 20249110-1%
Jul 20241,2330+6%
Jun 20241,2000+2%
May 20241,0330+16%
Apr 20241,0150+44%
Mar 20246920-27%
Feb 20247230-3%
Jan 20247670+1%
Dec 20236660+6%
Nov 20236700-29%
Oct 20236360+12%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

494 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 656 nonimmigrant visas.

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

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 Oslo?

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 Oslo issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (241, 48.8%), C1/D (60, 12.1%), P1 (36, 7.3%), L1 (25, 5.1%) and A2 (22, 4.5%). 26 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Oslo rising or falling?

September 2025: 494 nonimmigrant visas, down 25% on September 2024 (656). 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 Oslo 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 Oslo 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.