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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 166th 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 Bratislava, Slovakia, issued 216 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, close to September 2024 (217, 0%).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 117, 54.2% of the post's issuances, G2 (other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family) with 14, 6.5% of the post's issuances and J1 (exchange visitor) with 12, 5.6% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Bratislava ranks 158th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 111th 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 month for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 1 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 longer than the 0.5 months listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

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

216nonimmigrant visas, Sep 20250% vs Sep 2024 (217)
313nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-31% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20251 in Sep 2024
0.03%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

0471942VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 196 (Visitors 126, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 38, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 167 (Visitors 107, Students and exchange visitors 15, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 26, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 226 (Visitors 131, Students and exchange visitors 30, Temporary workers 54, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jan 2023: 185 (Visitors 90, Students and exchange visitors 22, Temporary workers 43, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 142 (Visitors 83, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 23, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Mar 2023: 594 (Visitors 106, Students and exchange visitors 412, Temporary workers 37, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 34, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 645 (Visitors 90, Students and exchange visitors 510, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)May 2023: 584 (Visitors 110, Students and exchange visitors 409, Temporary workers 33, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 29, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2023: 421 (Visitors 124, Students and exchange visitors 205, Temporary workers 45, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 44, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 287 (Visitors 92, Students and exchange visitors 132, Temporary workers 32, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 25, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 359 (Visitors 133, Students and exchange visitors 80, Temporary workers 52, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 92, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 173 (Visitors 88, Students and exchange visitors 23, Temporary workers 30, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 30, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 205 (Visitors 142, Students and exchange visitors 13, Temporary workers 28, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Nov 2023: 119 (Visitors 81, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Dec 2023: 176 (Visitors 88, Students and exchange visitors 41, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 27, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 242 (Visitors 132, Students and exchange visitors 25, Temporary workers 36, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 39, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Feb 2024: 252 (Visitors 179, Students and exchange visitors 28, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Mar 2024: 785 (Visitors 137, Students and exchange visitors 590, Temporary workers 21, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 33, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 889 (Visitors 127, Students and exchange visitors 665, Temporary workers 43, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 46, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)May 2024: 688 (Visitors 190, Students and exchange visitors 400, Temporary workers 25, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 71, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 358 (Visitors 137, Students and exchange visitors 159, Temporary workers 31, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 28, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 363 (Visitors 144, Students and exchange visitors 130, Temporary workers 45, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 39, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 269 (Visitors 121, Students and exchange visitors 61, Temporary workers 43, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 217 (Visitors 136, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 35, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 232 (Visitors 153, Students and exchange visitors 23, Temporary workers 35, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 191 (Visitors 117, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 36, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 175 (Visitors 99, Students and exchange visitors 33, Temporary workers 27, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 160 (Visitors 102, Students and exchange visitors 21, Temporary workers 23, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 209 (Visitors 141, Students and exchange visitors 28, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 23, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 942 (Visitors 95, Students and exchange visitors 796, Temporary workers 30, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 633 (Visitors 126, Students and exchange visitors 447, Temporary workers 30, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 28, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 443 (Visitors 104, Students and exchange visitors 281, Temporary workers 21, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 199 (Visitors 102, Students and exchange visitors 57, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 248 (Visitors 87, Students and exchange visitors 114, Temporary workers 28, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 313 (Visitors 125, Students and exchange visitors 88, Temporary workers 51, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 42, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Sep 2025: 216 (Visitors 121, Students and exchange visitors 22, Temporary workers 31, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 39, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Bratislava 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 Slovakia and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025BratislavaSlovakiaAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued216216823,557
Change on Sep 20240%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued0045,966
Visitors share56%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share10.2%—2.9%
Temporary workers share14.4%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share18.1%—2.1%
Transit and crew share1.4%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment1 month—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 Slovakia within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Slovakia, which is on the Slovakia nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure11754.2%158 of 211
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family146.5%79 of 157
J1Exchange visitor125.6%115 of 194
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 visas104.6%16 of 29
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family94.2%17 of 128
F1Student in an academic or language training program94.2%111 of 184
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)94.2%81 of 144
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee94.2%70 of 133
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family41.9%130 of 169
B1Temporary visitor for business41.9%75 of 128
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse41.9%109 of 163
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group41.9%68 of 110
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa31.4%149 of 171
E2Treaty investor, spouse or child20.9%56 of 68
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family20.9%91 of 137
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics20.9%89 of 132
M1Vocational student and other nonacademic student10.5%69 of 91
O2Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-110.5%69 of 83

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

Seasonality

Jan71
Feb60
Mar236
Apr341
May264
Jun167
Jul150
Aug146
Sep83
Oct83
Nov65
Dec72
Which months are busiest at Bratislava. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

04589202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 16; H/L/O/P/Q 161 Dec 2022: B1/B2 18 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 417 Jan 2023: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Feb 2023: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 46 Mar 2023: B1/B2 29 days; F/M/J 29; H/L/O/P/Q 2917 Apr 2023: B1/B2 49 days; F/M/J 89; H/L/O/P/Q 79 Jun 2023: B1/B2 4 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q 231 Jul 2023: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 21 Aug 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 820 Sep 2023: B1/B2 15 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 1012 Oct 2023: B1/B2 9 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 75 Nov 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 117 Dec 2023: B1/B2 1 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Jan 2024: B1/B2 2 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 21 Feb 2024: B1/B2 29 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 86 Mar 2024: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 19 Apr 2024: B1/B2 15 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 18 May 2024: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 817 Jun 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 306 Jul 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Aug 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 3014 Sep 2024: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 32 Oct 2024: B1/B2 17 days; F/M/J 2; H/L/O/P/Q 212 Nov 2024: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 101 Dec 2024: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 1; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Jan 2025: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 37 Feb 2025: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 35 Mar 2025: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 316 Apr 2025: B1/B2 22 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 151 May 2025: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 154 Jun 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Jul 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 303 Aug 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Sep 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 303 Oct 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Nov 2025: B1/B2 15 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 30 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 30 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 714 May 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Jun 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Jul 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 7

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

Next available appointment at Bratislava 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 202521600%
Aug 20253130+16%
Jul 20252480-32%
Jun 20251990-44%
May 20254430-36%
Apr 20256330-29%
Mar 20259421+20%
Feb 20252090-17%
Jan 20251600-34%
Dec 20241750-1%
Nov 20241910+61%
Oct 20242320+13%
Sep 20242171+25%
Aug 20242690-25%
Jul 20243631+26%
Jun 20243585-15%
May 20246880+18%
Apr 20248898+38%
Mar 202478511+32%
Feb 20242520+77%
Jan 20242421+31%
Dec 20231766-22%
Nov 20231196-29%
Oct 202320511+5%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

216 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 217 nonimmigrant visas.

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

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

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 Bratislava issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (117, 54.2%), G2 (14, 6.5%), J1 (12, 5.6%), NATO2 (10, 4.6%) and A1 (9, 4.2%). 18 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Bratislava rising or falling?

September 2025: 216 nonimmigrant visas, close to September 2024 (217, 0%). 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 Bratislava 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 Bratislava 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.