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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 181st 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."

In September 2025, the latest month published, the post in Ljubljana (Slovenia) issued 137 nonimmigrant visas, close to September 2024 (149, -8%).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 75, 54.7% of the post's issuances, B1 (temporary visitor for business) with 9, 6.6% of the post's issuances and F1 (student in an academic or language training program) with 8, 5.8% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Ljubljana ranks 173rd by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 118th 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 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 the same as the under ½ month 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.

137nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-8% vs Sep 2024 (149)
205nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-33% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 in Sep 2024
0.02%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

0128255VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 99 (Visitors 55, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 106 (Visitors 57, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 25, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 51 (Visitors 21, Students and exchange visitors 19, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 4, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 131 (Visitors 69, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 25, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 118 (Visitors 62, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 35, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 116 (Visitors 57, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 41, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2023: 110 (Visitors 43, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)May 2023: 209 (Visitors 80, Students and exchange visitors 74, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 29, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jun 2023: 135 (Visitors 59, Students and exchange visitors 45, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 22, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 131 (Visitors 45, Students and exchange visitors 60, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2023: 133 (Visitors 45, Students and exchange visitors 45, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 31, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 94 (Visitors 56, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 143 (Visitors 88, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Nov 2023: 120 (Visitors 72, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Dec 2023: 110 (Visitors 73, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 132 (Visitors 88, Students and exchange visitors 21, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Feb 2024: 96 (Visitors 59, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 121 (Visitors 79, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2024: 242 (Visitors 89, Students and exchange visitors 110, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 37, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 153 (Visitors 79, Students and exchange visitors 30, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 29, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 161 (Visitors 79, Students and exchange visitors 54, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 255 (Visitors 144, Students and exchange visitors 78, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 135 (Visitors 37, Students and exchange visitors 48, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 149 (Visitors 85, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 25, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 126 (Visitors 93, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 143 (Visitors 97, Students and exchange visitors 19, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 79 (Visitors 35, Students and exchange visitors 24, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 167 (Visitors 111, Students and exchange visitors 21, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 107 (Visitors 60, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 31, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 203 (Visitors 95, Students and exchange visitors 42, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 46, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 154 (Visitors 77, Students and exchange visitors 45, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 177 (Visitors 68, Students and exchange visitors 82, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 105 (Visitors 46, Students and exchange visitors 38, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 154 (Visitors 64, Students and exchange visitors 59, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 205 (Visitors 90, Students and exchange visitors 57, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 44, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 137 (Visitors 84, Students and exchange visitors 15, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Ljubljana 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 Slovenia and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025LjubljanaSloveniaAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued137137823,557
Change on Sep 2024-8%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued0045,966
Visitors share61.3%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share10.9%—2.9%
Temporary workers share13.1%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share10.2%—2.1%
Transit and crew share4.4%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—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 Slovenia within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Slovenia, which is on the Slovenia nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure7554.7%173 of 211
B1Temporary visitor for business96.6%56 of 128
F1Student in an academic or language training program85.8%118 of 184
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family85.8%108 of 157
J1Exchange visitor75.1%141 of 194
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa64.4%140 of 171
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse42.9%116 of 163
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 visas42.9%22 of 29
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics42.9%67 of 132
E2Treaty investor, spouse or child21.5%60 of 68
H2BTemporary worker performing other services21.5%66 of 88
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)21.5%116 of 144
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group21.5%86 of 110
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family10.7%114 of 128
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family10.7%163 of 169
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children10.7%108 of 119
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee10.7%126 of 133

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

Seasonality

Jan95
Feb69
Mar92
Apr89
May167
Jun116
Jul116
Aug106
Sep107
Oct97
Nov100
Dec88
Which months are busiest at Ljubljana. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

02754202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 18 days; F/M/J 18; H/L/O/P/Q 181 Dec 2022: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Jan 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Feb 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Mar 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Apr 2023: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 149 Jun 2023: B1/B2 35 days; F/M/J 35; H/L/O/P/Q 3531 Jul 2023: B1/B2 54 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 541 Aug 2023: B1/B2 54 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 5420 Sep 2023: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 1412 Oct 2023: B1/B2 11 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q 115 Nov 2023: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 1017 Dec 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2024: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Feb 2024: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Mar 2024: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 149 Apr 2024: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 148 May 2024: B1/B2 10 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 1017 Jun 2024: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 146 Jul 2024: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 147 Aug 2024: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 1414 Sep 2024: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 212 Oct 2024: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 2112 Nov 2024: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 211 Dec 2024: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 216 Jan 2025: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 217 Feb 2025: B1/B2 9 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 95 Mar 2025: B1/B2 9 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 916 Apr 2025: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 141 May 2025: B1/B2 15 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 154 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 0; H/L/O/P/Q 07 Sep 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Oct 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Nov 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 72 Dec 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 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 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 Ljubljana 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 20251370-8%
Aug 20252050+52%
Jul 20251540-40%
Jun 20251050-35%
May 20251770+16%
Apr 20251540-36%
Mar 20252030+68%
Feb 20251070+11%
Jan 20251670+27%
Dec 2024790-28%
Nov 20241430+19%
Oct 20241260-12%
Sep 20241490+59%
Aug 20241350+2%
Jul 20242550+95%
Jun 20241610+19%
May 20241532-27%
Apr 20242422+120%
Mar 20241210+4%
Feb 2024960-19%
Jan 20241321+1%
Dec 20231102+116%
Nov 20231201+13%
Oct 20231434+44%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

137 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 149 nonimmigrant visas.

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

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 Ljubljana?

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 Ljubljana issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (75, 54.7%), B1 (9, 6.6%), F1 (8, 5.8%), G2 (8, 5.8%) and J1 (7, 5.1%). 17 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Ljubljana rising or falling?

September 2025: 137 nonimmigrant visas, close to September 2024 (149, -8%). 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 Ljubljana 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 Ljubljana 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.