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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 84th 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 Asuncion, Paraguay, issued 1,641 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, up 28% on September 2024 (1,280).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 1,542, 94% of the post's issuances, J1 (exchange visitor) with 37, 2.3% of the post's issuances and A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 22, 1.3% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Asuncion ranks 59th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 155th of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 18 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by IR1 (6) and F1 (4); 22 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 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 6.5 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.

1,641nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025+28% vs Sep 2024 (1,280)
1,503nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+9% month on month
18immigrant visas, Sep 202522 in Sep 2024
0.2%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

02,1284,256VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 1,369 (Visitors 724, Students and exchange visitors 582, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 51, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 1,300 (Visitors 733, Students and exchange visitors 537, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 23, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 653 (Visitors 512, Students and exchange visitors 98, Temporary workers 25, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jan 2023: 776 (Visitors 717, Students and exchange visitors 37, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 861 (Visitors 826, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Mar 2023: 1,543 (Visitors 1,472, Students and exchange visitors 24, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 25, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2023: 1,083 (Visitors 1,021, Students and exchange visitors 32, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 1,365 (Visitors 1,246, Students and exchange visitors 59, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 43, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Jun 2023: 1,262 (Visitors 1,158, Students and exchange visitors 67, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Jul 2023: 986 (Visitors 836, Students and exchange visitors 115, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Aug 2023: 1,615 (Visitors 1,385, Students and exchange visitors 145, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 65, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Sep 2023: 1,501 (Visitors 1,203, Students and exchange visitors 219, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 60, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Oct 2023: 1,695 (Visitors 843, Students and exchange visitors 760, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 64, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 12)Nov 2023: 1,102 (Visitors 654, Students and exchange visitors 409, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 22, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Dec 2023: 1,137 (Visitors 1,014, Students and exchange visitors 94, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Jan 2024: 1,053 (Visitors 977, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 26, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Feb 2024: 1,180 (Visitors 1,104, Students and exchange visitors 21, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 41, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Mar 2024: 1,069 (Visitors 1,004, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 36, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 1,167 (Visitors 1,105, Students and exchange visitors 19, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 31, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)May 2024: 1,034 (Visitors 927, Students and exchange visitors 53, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 39, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jun 2024: 1,003 (Visitors 888, Students and exchange visitors 66, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 33, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jul 2024: 4,256 (Visitors 4,091, Students and exchange visitors 109, Temporary workers 20, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 33, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2024: 2,329 (Visitors 1,944, Students and exchange visitors 314, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 41, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Sep 2024: 1,280 (Visitors 983, Students and exchange visitors 245, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 38, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Oct 2024: 1,982 (Visitors 1,603, Students and exchange visitors 315, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 45, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Nov 2024: 1,527 (Visitors 1,224, Students and exchange visitors 277, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Dec 2024: 1,142 (Visitors 983, Students and exchange visitors 130, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jan 2025: 1,606 (Visitors 1,511, Students and exchange visitors 32, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Feb 2025: 1,464 (Visitors 1,406, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 26, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 1,423 (Visitors 1,369, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 26, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2025: 1,302 (Visitors 1,217, Students and exchange visitors 28, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 33, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)May 2025: 1,048 (Visitors 963, Students and exchange visitors 47, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 1,092 (Visitors 1,053, Students and exchange visitors 19, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jul 2025: 829 (Visitors 686, Students and exchange visitors 89, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 47, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2025: 1,503 (Visitors 1,384, Students and exchange visitors 60, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 46, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Sep 2025: 1,641 (Visitors 1,546, Students and exchange visitors 41, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 42, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Asuncion 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 Paraguay and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025AsuncionParaguayAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued1,6411,641823,557
Change on Sep 2024+28%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued181845,966
Visitors share94.2%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share2.5%—2.9%
Temporary workers share0.6%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share2.6%—2.1%
Transit and crew share0.1%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0.1%—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 Paraguay within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Paraguay, which is on the Paraguay nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure1,54294%59 of 211
J1Exchange visitor372.3%67 of 194
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family221.3%73 of 169
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family80.5%107 of 157
B1Temporary visitor for business40.2%73 of 128
C3Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit40.2%23 of 49
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family40.2%55 of 137
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family30.2%67 of 128
F1Student in an academic or language training program30.2%155 of 184
H2BTemporary worker performing other services20.1%62 of 88
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group20.1%79 of 110
C1Alien in transit10.1%57 of 87
G1Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family10.1%39 of 57
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse10.1%148 of 163
H2ATemporary worker performing agricultural services10.1%36 of 43
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-310.1%118 of 137
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children10.1%94 of 119
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)10.1%125 of 144
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee10.1%120 of 133
M1Vocational student and other nonacademic student10.1%67 of 91
N8Parent of SK-3 or SN-3 special immigrant10.1%1 of 1

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen633.3%87 of 115
F1Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12)422.2%38 of 82
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)211.1%82 of 96
IR2Child of U.S. citizen211.1%87 of 103
CR1Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)15.6%80 of 99
CR2Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status)15.6%23 of 39
FXFamily second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3)15.6%63 of 84
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age15.6%105 of 109

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

Seasonality

Jan90
Feb89
Mar127
Apr95
May100
Jun100
Jul104
Aug100
Sep92
Oct137
Nov130
Dec95
Which months are busiest at Asuncion. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

0288576202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 576 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 61 Dec 2022: B1/B2 211 days; F/M/J 18; H/L/O/P/Q 1417 Jan 2023: B1/B2 222 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 21 Feb 2023: B1/B2 222 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 26 Mar 2023: B1/B2 83 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 417 Apr 2023: B1/B2 161 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 19 Jun 2023: B1/B2 204 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 731 Jul 2023: B1/B2 249 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 11 Aug 2023: B1/B2 249 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 120 Sep 2023: B1/B2 210 days; F/M/J 47; H/L/O/P/Q 212 Oct 2023: B1/B2 194 days; F/M/J 34; H/L/O/P/Q 75 Nov 2023: B1/B2 194 days; F/M/J 34; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Dec 2023: B1/B2 248 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2024: B1/B2 248 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Feb 2024: B1/B2 248 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Mar 2024: B1/B2 176 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 79 Apr 2024: B1/B2 176 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 78 May 2024: B1/B2 192 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 2117 Jun 2024: B1/B2 237 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 36 Jul 2024: B1/B2 13 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 87 Aug 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 114 Sep 2024: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 12 Oct 2024: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 212 Nov 2024: B1/B2 15 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Dec 2024: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2025: B1/B2 24 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 177 Feb 2025: B1/B2 24 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 175 Mar 2025: B1/B2 24 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 1716 Apr 2025: B1/B2 7 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 0 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 07 Sep 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Oct 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Nov 2025: B1/B2 135 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 72 Dec 2025: B1/B2 195 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 308 Feb 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 307 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 Asuncion 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 20251,64118+28%
Aug 20251,5039-35%
Jul 202582920-81%
Jun 20251,09213+9%
May 20251,0486+1%
Apr 20251,30211+12%
Mar 20251,42310+33%
Feb 20251,4648+24%
Jan 20251,60615+53%
Dec 20241,14230%
Nov 20241,5277+39%
Oct 20241,98211+17%
Sep 20241,28022-15%
Aug 20242,32914+44%
Jul 20244,25615+332%
Jun 20241,0037-21%
May 20241,03410-24%
Apr 20241,16726+8%
Mar 20241,06910-31%
Feb 20241,18015+37%
Jan 20241,05318+36%
Dec 20231,1378+74%
Nov 20231,10224-15%
Oct 20231,69510+24%

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.

Asuncion
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Questions and answers

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

1,641 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 18 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 1,280 nonimmigrant visas.

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

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 Asuncion?

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 Asuncion issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (1,542, 94%), J1 (37, 2.3%), A2 (22, 1.3%), G2 (8, 0.5%) and B1 (4, 0.2%). 21 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Asuncion rising or falling?

September 2025: 1,641 nonimmigrant visas, up 28% on September 2024 (1,280). 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 Asuncion 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 Asuncion 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.