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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 151st of 217 posts by nonimmigrant issuances in Sep 2025

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 Moscow, Russia, issued 323 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, up 38% on September 2024 (234).

The largest classes that month were A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 123, 38.1% of the post's issuances, G2 (other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family) with 120, 37.2% of the post's issuances and C2 (alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district) with 32, 9.9% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Moscow ranks 202nd by count.

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.

This post does not appear in the Department's Global Visa Wait Times table.

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B2Not listednext available appointment
Student F, M, JNot listednext available appointment
Worker H, L, O, P, QNot listednext available appointment

under 2 months2 to 6 monthsover 6 monthsnot listed

323nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025+38% vs Sep 2024 (234)
563nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-43% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 in Sep 2024
0.04%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

0282563VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 39 (Visitors 1, Students and exchange visitors 0, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 38, Transit and crew 0)Nov 2022: 41 (Visitors 15, Students and exchange visitors 0, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 26, Transit and crew 0)Dec 2022: 84 (Visitors 5, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 71, Transit and crew 0)Jan 2023: 66 (Visitors 2, Students and exchange visitors 27, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 37, Transit and crew 0)Feb 2023: 98 (Visitors 26, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 58, Transit and crew 0)Mar 2023: 63 (Visitors 8, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 52, Transit and crew 0)Apr 2023: 183 (Visitors 20, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 147, Transit and crew 6)May 2023: 103 (Visitors 26, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 57, Transit and crew 0)Jun 2023: 248 (Visitors 46, Students and exchange visitors 109, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 93, Transit and crew 0)Jul 2023: 108 (Visitors 18, Students and exchange visitors 45, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 43, Transit and crew 0)Aug 2023: 68 (Visitors 9, Students and exchange visitors 2, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 57, Transit and crew 0)Sep 2023: 191 (Visitors 3, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 159, Transit and crew 24)Oct 2023: 105 (Visitors 14, Students and exchange visitors 0, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 91, Transit and crew 0)Nov 2023: 61 (Visitors 8, Students and exchange visitors 0, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 53, Transit and crew 0)Dec 2023: 99 (Visitors 8, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 87, Transit and crew 0)Jan 2024: 170 (Visitors 14, Students and exchange visitors 0, Temporary workers 28, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 128, Transit and crew 0)Feb 2024: 74 (Visitors 14, Students and exchange visitors 23, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 37, Transit and crew 0)Mar 2024: 80 (Visitors 25, Students and exchange visitors 1, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 54, Transit and crew 0)Apr 2024: 105 (Visitors 22, Students and exchange visitors 0, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 72, Transit and crew 3)May 2024: 98 (Visitors 32, Students and exchange visitors 37, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 27, Transit and crew 0)Jun 2024: 158 (Visitors 40, Students and exchange visitors 6, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 107, Transit and crew 0)Jul 2024: 224 (Visitors 37, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 164, Transit and crew 15)Aug 2024: 101 (Visitors 24, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 74, Transit and crew 0)Sep 2024: 234 (Visitors 25, Students and exchange visitors 0, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 188, Transit and crew 21)Oct 2024: 73 (Visitors 19, Students and exchange visitors 2, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 52, Transit and crew 0)Nov 2024: 59 (Visitors 16, Students and exchange visitors 3, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 0)Dec 2024: 169 (Visitors 33, Students and exchange visitors 1, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 134, Transit and crew 0)Jan 2025: 81 (Visitors 12, Students and exchange visitors 1, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 67, Transit and crew 0)Feb 2025: 73 (Visitors 16, Students and exchange visitors 0, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 57, Transit and crew 0)Mar 2025: 115 (Visitors 23, Students and exchange visitors 0, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 87, Transit and crew 0)Apr 2025: 186 (Visitors 38, Students and exchange visitors 0, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 146, Transit and crew 0)May 2025: 81 (Visitors 27, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 41, Transit and crew 0)Jun 2025: 137 (Visitors 26, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 101, Transit and crew 0)Jul 2025: 97 (Visitors 20, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 69, Transit and crew 0)Aug 2025: 563 (Visitors 26, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 108, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 418, Transit and crew 0)Sep 2025: 323 (Visitors 8, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 277, Transit and crew 32)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Moscow by month, stacked by broad class group.

VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crew

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 Russia and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025MoscowAll 4 posts in RussiaAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued323323823,557
Change on Sep 2024+38%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued0045,966
Visitors share2.5%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share1.5%—2.9%
Temporary workers share0.3%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share85.8%—2.1%
Transit and crew share9.9%—2.9%
B1/B2 next appointment——median 1 month
F, M, J next appointment——median under ½ month

All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in Russia (Saint Petersburg, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg and Moscow) within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Russia, which is on the Russia nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family12338.1%13 of 169
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family12037.2%7 of 157
C2Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district329.9%1 of 13
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family237.1%1 of 128
G1Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family113.4%1 of 57
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure82.5%202 of 211
J1Exchange visitor51.5%152 of 194
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics10.3%121 of 132

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

Seasonality

Jan65
Feb97
Mar95
Apr102
May97
Jun153
Jul103
Aug67
Sep102
Oct100
Nov64
Dec104
Which months are busiest at Moscow. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

01530202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Dec 2022: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —17 Jan 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Feb 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Mar 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —17 Apr 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —9 Jun 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —31 Jul 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Aug 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —20 Sep 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —12 Oct 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —5 Nov 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —17 Dec 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Feb 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Mar 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —9 Apr 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —8 May 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —17 Jun 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jul 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Aug 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —14 Sep 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Oct 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —12 Nov 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Dec 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Feb 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —5 Mar 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —16 Apr 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 May 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —4 Jun 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Jul 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —3 Aug 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Sep 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —3 Oct 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Nov 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Dec 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —8 Feb 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Mar 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —4 Apr 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —14 May 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Jun 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —

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

Next available appointment at Moscow over time. Days to the next available appointment as listed on each reading date (43 readings, 4 Nov 2022 to 7 Jun 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 20253230+38%
Aug 20255630+457%
Jul 2025970-57%
Jun 20251371-13%
May 2025810-17%
Apr 20251860+77%
Mar 20251150+44%
Feb 2025733-1%
Jan 2025810-52%
Dec 20241691+71%
Nov 2024597-3%
Oct 2024731-30%
Sep 20242340+23%
Aug 20241010+49%
Jul 20242242+107%
Jun 20241582-36%
May 2024981-5%
Apr 20241053-43%
Mar 2024800+27%
Feb 2024740-24%
Jan 20241701+158%
Dec 2023990+18%
Nov 2023611+49%
Oct 20231050+169%

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.

MoscowSaint PetersburgVladivostokYekaterinburg
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Questions and answers

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

323 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 234 nonimmigrant visas.

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

Moscow is not listed in the Department's Global Visa Wait Times table.

What is the wait for a student visa interview in Moscow?

No F, M, J estimate was listed for Moscow in the table read.

Which visa classes does Moscow issue most?

In September 2025: A2 (123, 38.1%), G2 (120, 37.2%), C2 (32, 9.9%), A1 (23, 7.1%) and G1 (11, 3.4%). 8 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Moscow rising or falling?

September 2025: 323 nonimmigrant visas, up 38% on September 2024 (234). 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 Moscow 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 Moscow 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 (43 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.