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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 118th 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."

Muscat, Oman: 734 nonimmigrant visas issued in September 2025, down 34% on September 2024 (1,117).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 605, 82.4% of the post's issuances, F1 (student in an academic or language training program) with 53, 7.2% of the post's issuances and A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 30, 4.1% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Muscat ranks 98th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 39th of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 60 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by DV (22) and IR5 (7); 73 in September 2024.

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, 2.5 months for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and 2.5 months for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is longer than the 0.5 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, J2.5 monthsnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Q2.5 monthsnext available appointment; median post under ½ month

under 2 months2 to 6 monthsover 6 monthsnot listedRead from the Department's table 1 Jul 2026.

734nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-34% vs Sep 2024 (1,117)
670nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+10% month on month
60immigrant visas, Sep 202573 in Sep 2024
0.09%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

06211,241VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 957 (Visitors 683, Students and exchange visitors 161, Temporary workers 66, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 34, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Nov 2022: 792 (Visitors 597, Students and exchange visitors 37, Temporary workers 120, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 28, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Dec 2022: 827 (Visitors 656, Students and exchange visitors 52, Temporary workers 90, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jan 2023: 787 (Visitors 648, Students and exchange visitors 47, Temporary workers 46, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 25, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 803 (Visitors 732, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 32, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 1,169 (Visitors 1,059, Students and exchange visitors 19, Temporary workers 32, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 18, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2023: 831 (Visitors 693, Students and exchange visitors 28, Temporary workers 25, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 85, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 1,102 (Visitors 908, Students and exchange visitors 65, Temporary workers 34, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 85, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jun 2023: 794 (Visitors 584, Students and exchange visitors 104, Temporary workers 23, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 65, Transit and crew 17, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jul 2023: 639 (Visitors 457, Students and exchange visitors 96, Temporary workers 22, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 62, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 1,031 (Visitors 799, Students and exchange visitors 102, Temporary workers 30, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 94, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Sep 2023: 830 (Visitors 619, Students and exchange visitors 111, Temporary workers 31, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 63, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Oct 2023: 951 (Visitors 809, Students and exchange visitors 66, Temporary workers 33, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 25, Transit and crew 17, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Nov 2023: 784 (Visitors 700, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 31, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2023: 670 (Visitors 570, Students and exchange visitors 54, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 23, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 882 (Visitors 706, Students and exchange visitors 39, Temporary workers 34, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 73, Transit and crew 26, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Feb 2024: 1,017 (Visitors 916, Students and exchange visitors 13, Temporary workers 35, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 35, Transit and crew 17, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Mar 2024: 952 (Visitors 817, Students and exchange visitors 27, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 74, Transit and crew 20, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2024: 1,068 (Visitors 908, Students and exchange visitors 38, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 94, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)May 2024: 1,208 (Visitors 1,027, Students and exchange visitors 73, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 90, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jun 2024: 637 (Visitors 477, Students and exchange visitors 68, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 59, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Jul 2024: 939 (Visitors 705, Students and exchange visitors 128, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 75, Transit and crew 12, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2024: 960 (Visitors 810, Students and exchange visitors 67, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 64, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Sep 2024: 1,117 (Visitors 1,017, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 67, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Oct 2024: 1,241 (Visitors 1,039, Students and exchange visitors 120, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 49, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Nov 2024: 592 (Visitors 531, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Dec 2024: 705 (Visitors 576, Students and exchange visitors 38, Temporary workers 36, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 38, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jan 2025: 616 (Visitors 497, Students and exchange visitors 30, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 66, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 797 (Visitors 718, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 44, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Mar 2025: 523 (Visitors 456, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 48, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Apr 2025: 1,093 (Visitors 933, Students and exchange visitors 27, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 95, Transit and crew 17, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)May 2025: 1,175 (Visitors 1,012, Students and exchange visitors 54, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 84, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jun 2025: 467 (Visitors 398, Students and exchange visitors 22, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 31, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Jul 2025: 724 (Visitors 494, Students and exchange visitors 73, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 112, Transit and crew 26, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 670 (Visitors 534, Students and exchange visitors 47, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 58, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Sep 2025: 734 (Visitors 605, Students and exchange visitors 54, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 52, Transit and crew 17, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Muscat 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 Oman and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025MuscatOmanAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued734734823,557
Change on Sep 2024-34%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued606045,966
Visitors share82.4%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share7.4%—2.9%
Temporary workers share0.8%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share7.1%—2.1%
Transit and crew share2.3%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment2.5 months—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointment2.5 months—median under ½ month

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

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure60582.4%98 of 211
F1Student in an academic or language training program537.2%39 of 184
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family304.1%61 of 169
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family223%58 of 157
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa172.3%110 of 171
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee30.4%109 of 133
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse20.3%137 of 163
J1Exchange visitor10.1%191 of 194
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)10.1%134 of 144

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)2236.7%45 of 96
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age711.7%83 of 109
SQ1Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government711.7%6 of 20
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen610%90 of 115
SQ3Child of SQ1610%11 of 18
F4Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43)58.3%50 of 73
F3Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33)46.7%51 of 65
SQ2Spouse of SQ135%8 of 17

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

Seasonality

Jan92
Feb90
Mar115
Apr102
May126
Jun108
Jul98
Aug100
Sep102
Oct100
Nov96
Dec103
Which months are busiest at Muscat. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

089178202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 34 days; F/M/J 34; H/L/O/P/Q 341 Dec 2022: B1/B2 34 days; F/M/J 34; H/L/O/P/Q 3417 Jan 2023: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 451 Feb 2023: B1/B2 39 days; F/M/J 39; H/L/O/P/Q 396 Mar 2023: B1/B2 35 days; F/M/J 35; H/L/O/P/Q 3517 Apr 2023: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 149 Jun 2023: B1/B2 123 days; F/M/J 123; H/L/O/P/Q 12331 Jul 2023: B1/B2 108 days; F/M/J 108; H/L/O/P/Q 1081 Aug 2023: B1/B2 108 days; F/M/J 108; H/L/O/P/Q 10820 Sep 2023: B1/B2 81 days; F/M/J 81; H/L/O/P/Q 8112 Oct 2023: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 150; H/L/O/P/Q —5 Nov 2023: B1/B2 97 days; F/M/J 97; H/L/O/P/Q 9717 Dec 2023: B1/B2 63 days; F/M/J 63; H/L/O/P/Q 636 Jan 2024: B1/B2 139 days; F/M/J 139; H/L/O/P/Q 1391 Feb 2024: B1/B2 80 days; F/M/J 80; H/L/O/P/Q 806 Mar 2024: B1/B2 122 days; F/M/J 122; H/L/O/P/Q 1229 Apr 2024: B1/B2 133 days; F/M/J 133; H/L/O/P/Q 1338 May 2024: B1/B2 136 days; F/M/J 136; H/L/O/P/Q 13617 Jun 2024: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 150; H/L/O/P/Q 1506 Jul 2024: B1/B2 163 days; F/M/J 163; H/L/O/P/Q 1637 Aug 2024: B1/B2 118 days; F/M/J 118; H/L/O/P/Q 11814 Sep 2024: B1/B2 88 days; F/M/J 88; H/L/O/P/Q 882 Oct 2024: B1/B2 137 days; F/M/J 137; H/L/O/P/Q 13712 Nov 2024: B1/B2 171 days; F/M/J 171; H/L/O/P/Q 1711 Dec 2024: B1/B2 178 days; F/M/J 178; H/L/O/P/Q 1786 Jan 2025: B1/B2 136 days; F/M/J 136; H/L/O/P/Q 1367 Feb 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 905 Mar 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 9016 Apr 2025: B1/B2 97 days; F/M/J 59; H/L/O/P/Q 611 May 2025: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 75; H/L/O/P/Q 754 Jun 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 902 Jul 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 903 Aug 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 607 Sep 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 603 Oct 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Nov 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Dec 2025: B1/B2 15 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 156 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 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 6014 May 2026: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 75; H/L/O/P/Q 757 Jun 2026: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 75; H/L/O/P/Q 751 Jul 2026: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 75; H/L/O/P/Q 75

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

Next available appointment at Muscat 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 202573460-34%
Aug 202567030-30%
Jul 202572440-23%
Jun 202546750-27%
May 20251,17591-3%
Apr 20251,09369+2%
Mar 202552379-45%
Feb 202579740-22%
Jan 202561657-30%
Dec 202470567+5%
Nov 2024592101-24%
Oct 20241,24181+30%
Sep 20241,11773+35%
Aug 202496075-7%
Jul 202493939+47%
Jun 202463727-20%
May 20241,20856+10%
Apr 20241,06862+29%
Mar 202495235-19%
Feb 20241,01772+27%
Jan 202488264+12%
Dec 202367019-19%
Nov 202378460-1%
Oct 202395139-1%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

734 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 60 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 1,117 nonimmigrant visas.

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

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 Muscat?

The next available F, M or J appointment was listed as 2.5 months away on 1 Jul 2026. Student appointments are scheduled separately from visitor appointments at most posts.

Which visa classes does Muscat issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (605, 82.4%), F1 (53, 7.2%), A2 (30, 4.1%), G2 (22, 3%) and C1/D (17, 2.3%). 9 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Muscat rising or falling?

September 2025: 734 nonimmigrant visas, down 34% on September 2024 (1,117). 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 Muscat 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 Muscat 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.