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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 111th 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."

Lisbon, Portugal: 899 nonimmigrant visas issued in September 2025, down 37% on September 2024 (1,434).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 515, 57.3% of the post's issuances, P1 (internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group) with 85, 9.5% of the post's issuances and C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 73, 8.1% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Lisbon ranks 105th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 79th 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 1.5 months for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 1 month 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 1 month listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B21.5 monthsnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, J1 monthnext 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.

899nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-37% vs Sep 2024 (1,434)
1,000nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-10% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 in Sep 2024
0.11%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

09321,863VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 679 (Visitors 361, Students and exchange visitors 59, Temporary workers 86, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 35, Transit and crew 138, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 659 (Visitors 365, Students and exchange visitors 64, Temporary workers 73, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 138, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 732 (Visitors 352, Students and exchange visitors 134, Temporary workers 79, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 150, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 838 (Visitors 543, Students and exchange visitors 92, Temporary workers 89, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 94, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 830 (Visitors 526, Students and exchange visitors 42, Temporary workers 79, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 31, Transit and crew 152, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 673 (Visitors 396, Students and exchange visitors 49, Temporary workers 66, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 41, Transit and crew 121, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 808 (Visitors 476, Students and exchange visitors 60, Temporary workers 90, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 28, Transit and crew 154, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 794 (Visitors 432, Students and exchange visitors 134, Temporary workers 76, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 22, Transit and crew 130, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2023: 1,075 (Visitors 550, Students and exchange visitors 213, Temporary workers 87, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 204, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 1,123 (Visitors 396, Students and exchange visitors 393, Temporary workers 105, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 33, Transit and crew 196, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 953 (Visitors 562, Students and exchange visitors 148, Temporary workers 97, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 122, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 1,163 (Visitors 764, Students and exchange visitors 83, Temporary workers 66, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 44, Transit and crew 206, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 1,344 (Visitors 840, Students and exchange visitors 76, Temporary workers 106, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 43, Transit and crew 279, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 1,206 (Visitors 789, Students and exchange visitors 73, Temporary workers 53, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 27, Transit and crew 264, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2023: 1,181 (Visitors 694, Students and exchange visitors 181, Temporary workers 83, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 191, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 1,473 (Visitors 1,035, Students and exchange visitors 80, Temporary workers 87, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 253, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Feb 2024: 1,178 (Visitors 774, Students and exchange visitors 45, Temporary workers 84, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 25, Transit and crew 250, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 1,139 (Visitors 827, Students and exchange visitors 47, Temporary workers 50, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16, Transit and crew 199, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 1,410 (Visitors 967, Students and exchange visitors 70, Temporary workers 73, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 26, Transit and crew 274, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 1,366 (Visitors 760, Students and exchange visitors 207, Temporary workers 97, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 36, Transit and crew 266, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 942 (Visitors 504, Students and exchange visitors 117, Temporary workers 90, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 55, Transit and crew 176, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 1,863 (Visitors 1,036, Students and exchange visitors 387, Temporary workers 169, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 34, Transit and crew 237, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 1,606 (Visitors 1,020, Students and exchange visitors 228, Temporary workers 134, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 30, Transit and crew 194, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 1,434 (Visitors 990, Students and exchange visitors 85, Temporary workers 156, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 48, Transit and crew 155, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 1,528 (Visitors 1,108, Students and exchange visitors 64, Temporary workers 143, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 60, Transit and crew 152, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Nov 2024: 747 (Visitors 526, Students and exchange visitors 39, Temporary workers 61, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 34, Transit and crew 87, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 997 (Visitors 603, Students and exchange visitors 136, Temporary workers 124, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 122, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 1,091 (Visitors 734, Students and exchange visitors 91, Temporary workers 105, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 43, Transit and crew 118, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 1,083 (Visitors 804, Students and exchange visitors 74, Temporary workers 79, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 115, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 712 (Visitors 506, Students and exchange visitors 37, Temporary workers 58, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 94, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 1,180 (Visitors 903, Students and exchange visitors 60, Temporary workers 89, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 27, Transit and crew 101, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 1,326 (Visitors 888, Students and exchange visitors 158, Temporary workers 134, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 125, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 662 (Visitors 389, Students and exchange visitors 100, Temporary workers 95, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 67, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 1,339 (Visitors 700, Students and exchange visitors 335, Temporary workers 151, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 43, Transit and crew 110, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 1,000 (Visitors 569, Students and exchange visitors 177, Temporary workers 119, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 95, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 899 (Visitors 539, Students and exchange visitors 62, Temporary workers 192, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 74, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Lisbon 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 Portugal and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025LisbonAll 2 posts in PortugalAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued899899823,557
Change on Sep 2024-37%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued0045,966
Visitors share60%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share6.9%—2.9%
Temporary workers share21.4%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share3.6%—2.1%
Transit and crew share8.2%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment1.5 months—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointment1 month—median under ½ month

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

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure51557.3%105 of 211
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group859.5%5 of 110
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa738.1%57 of 171
J1Exchange visitor374.1%68 of 194
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)293.2%48 of 144
B1Temporary visitor for business242.7%24 of 128
F1Student in an academic or language training program192.1%79 of 184
H2BTemporary worker performing other services161.8%32 of 88
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse151.7%64 of 163
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family121.3%91 of 157
E2Treaty investor, spouse or child111.2%33 of 68
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics111.2%36 of 132
O2Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-191%30 of 83
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family80.9%104 of 169
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee70.8%81 of 133
C3Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit40.4%25 of 49
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-340.4%91 of 137
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor40.4%74 of 124
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family30.3%78 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 visas20.2%24 of 29
NATO4Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family20.2%4 of 5
R1Alien in a religious occupation20.2%53 of 96
C1Alien in transit10.1%72 of 87
F2Spouse or child of F110.1%93 of 104
H3Trainee10.1%12 of 17
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children10.1%107 of 119
M1Vocational student and other nonacademic student10.1%81 of 91
NATO6Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents10.1%9 of 10
P3Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program10.1%61 of 69

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

Seasonality

Jan86
Feb73
Mar83
Apr80
May93
Jun103
Jul126
Aug116
Sep108
Oct108
Nov97
Dec93
Which months are busiest at Lisbon. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

075150202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 13; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Dec 2022: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 9317 Jan 2023: B1/B2 50 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Feb 2023: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 16; H/L/O/P/Q 316 Mar 2023: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 7217 Apr 2023: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 22; H/L/O/P/Q 99 Jun 2023: B1/B2 24 days; F/M/J 29; H/L/O/P/Q 1631 Jul 2023: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 23; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Aug 2023: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 23; H/L/O/P/Q 320 Sep 2023: B1/B2 89 days; F/M/J 23; H/L/O/P/Q 3812 Oct 2023: B1/B2 52 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 305 Nov 2023: B1/B2 48 days; F/M/J 26; H/L/O/P/Q 3417 Dec 2023: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 246 Jan 2024: B1/B2 62 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 431 Feb 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 176 Mar 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 249 Apr 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 318 May 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 1017 Jun 2024: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 36; H/L/O/P/Q 506 Jul 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 38; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Aug 2024: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 2414 Sep 2024: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 32 Oct 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 312 Nov 2024: B1/B2 29 days; F/M/J 16; H/L/O/P/Q 101 Dec 2024: B1/B2 28 days; F/M/J 16; H/L/O/P/Q 106 Jan 2025: B1/B2 57 days; F/M/J 81; H/L/O/P/Q 597 Feb 2025: B1/B2 57 days; F/M/J 81; H/L/O/P/Q 595 Mar 2025: B1/B2 57 days; F/M/J 81; H/L/O/P/Q 5916 Apr 2025: B1/B2 50 days; F/M/J 16; H/L/O/P/Q 311 May 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 454 Jun 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 602 Jul 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 603 Aug 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 150; H/L/O/P/Q 307 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 45 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Dec 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 306 Jan 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 308 Feb 2026: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Mar 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 74 Apr 2026: B1/B2 30 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 30 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Jul 2026: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 30

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

Next available appointment at Lisbon 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 20258990-37%
Aug 20251,0000-38%
Jul 20251,3392-28%
Jun 20256620-30%
May 20251,3260-3%
Apr 20251,1800-16%
Mar 20257120-37%
Feb 20251,0830-8%
Jan 20251,0910-26%
Dec 20249970-16%
Nov 20247470-38%
Oct 20241,5280+14%
Sep 20241,4340+23%
Aug 20241,6060+69%
Jul 20241,8630+66%
Jun 20249420-12%
May 20241,3660+72%
Apr 20241,4100+75%
Mar 20241,1390+69%
Feb 20241,1780+42%
Jan 20241,4730+76%
Dec 20231,1810+61%
Nov 20231,2060+83%
Oct 20231,3440+98%

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.

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

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Questions and answers

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

899 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 1,434 nonimmigrant visas.

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

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 1.5 months 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 Lisbon?

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

Which visa classes does Lisbon issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (515, 57.3%), P1 (85, 9.5%), C1/D (73, 8.1%), J1 (37, 4.1%) and L1 (29, 3.2%). 29 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Lisbon rising or falling?

September 2025: 899 nonimmigrant visas, down 37% on September 2024 (1,434). 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 Lisbon 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 Lisbon 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.