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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 159th 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 Chiang Mai, Thailand, issued 256 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the most recent month in the State Department's monthly tables, down 49% on September 2024 (503).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 221, 86.3% of the post's issuances, F1 (student in an academic or language training program) with 17, 6.6% of the post's issuances and J1 (exchange visitor) with 10, 3.9% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Chiang Mai ranks 138th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 85th 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 no appointment estimate for this post.

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 listedRead from the Department's table 1 Jul 2026.

256nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-49% vs Sep 2024 (503)
250nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+2% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 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

05021,004VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 287 (Visitors 256, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 10)Nov 2022: 291 (Visitors 260, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 8)Dec 2022: 377 (Visitors 316, Students and exchange visitors 40, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 6)Jan 2023: 524 (Visitors 418, Students and exchange visitors 83, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 11)Feb 2023: 660 (Visitors 325, Students and exchange visitors 331, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 2)Mar 2023: 576 (Visitors 406, Students and exchange visitors 161, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 9)Apr 2023: 472 (Visitors 363, Students and exchange visitors 103, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 6)May 2023: 441 (Visitors 317, Students and exchange visitors 120, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 4)Jun 2023: 320 (Visitors 229, Students and exchange visitors 90, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1)Jul 2023: 304 (Visitors 261, Students and exchange visitors 41, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 2)Aug 2023: 611 (Visitors 563, Students and exchange visitors 43, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 5)Sep 2023: 627 (Visitors 607, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 7)Oct 2023: 391 (Visitors 374, Students and exchange visitors 13, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 2)Nov 2023: 342 (Visitors 317, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 6, Transit and crew 5)Dec 2023: 136 (Visitors 100, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 2)Jan 2024: 324 (Visitors 279, Students and exchange visitors 36, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 9)Feb 2024: 1,004 (Visitors 610, Students and exchange visitors 387, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 7)Mar 2024: 848 (Visitors 592, Students and exchange visitors 253, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 3)Apr 2024: 632 (Visitors 499, Students and exchange visitors 130, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 3)May 2024: 548 (Visitors 455, Students and exchange visitors 87, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 6)Jun 2024: 580 (Visitors 478, Students and exchange visitors 99, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 3)Jul 2024: 581 (Visitors 457, Students and exchange visitors 120, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 4)Aug 2024: 627 (Visitors 541, Students and exchange visitors 79, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 7)Sep 2024: 503 (Visitors 471, Students and exchange visitors 23, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 9)Oct 2024: 437 (Visitors 418, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 3)Nov 2024: 310 (Visitors 281, Students and exchange visitors 28, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1)Dec 2024: 118 (Visitors 90, Students and exchange visitors 28, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0)Jan 2025: 293 (Visitors 223, Students and exchange visitors 69, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1)Feb 2025: 214 (Visitors 125, Students and exchange visitors 87, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 2)Mar 2025: 374 (Visitors 336, Students and exchange visitors 35, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 3)Apr 2025: 258 (Visitors 216, Students and exchange visitors 41, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1)May 2025: 270 (Visitors 206, Students and exchange visitors 59, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 5)Jun 2025: 174 (Visitors 140, Students and exchange visitors 31, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 3)Jul 2025: 155 (Visitors 78, Students and exchange visitors 76, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1)Aug 2025: 250 (Visitors 219, Students and exchange visitors 26, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 5)Sep 2025: 256 (Visitors 223, Students and exchange visitors 29, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 4)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Chiang Mai 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 Thailand and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025Chiang MaiAll 2 posts in ThailandAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued2566,042823,557
Change on Sep 2024-49%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued023345,966
Visitors share87.1%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share11.3%—2.9%
Temporary workers share0%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share0%—2.1%
Transit and crew share1.6%—2.9%
B1/B2 next appointmentNot listed—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointmentNot listed—median under ½ month

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

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure22186.3%138 of 211
F1Student in an academic or language training program176.6%85 of 184
J1Exchange visitor103.9%126 of 194
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa41.6%146 of 171
B1Temporary visitor for business20.8%95 of 128
F2Spouse or child of F110.4%83 of 104
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor10.4%110 of 124

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

Seasonality

Jan105
Feb131
Mar150
Apr103
May97
Jun99
Jul103
Aug92
Sep97
Oct89
Nov87
Dec54
Which months are busiest at Chiang Mai. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

090180202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Dec 2022: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Jan 2023: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 81 Feb 2023: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 146 Mar 2023: B1/B2 21 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q —17 Apr 2023: B1/B2 43 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q —9 Jun 2023: B1/B2 180 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q —31 Jul 2023: B1/B2 43 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Aug 2023: B1/B2 43 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q —20 Sep 2023: B1/B2 115 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q —12 Oct 2023: B1/B2 100 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q —5 Nov 2023: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q —17 Dec 2023: B1/B2 85 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2024: B1/B2 77 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Feb 2024: B1/B2 64 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Mar 2024: B1/B2 83 days; F/M/J 35; H/L/O/P/Q —9 Apr 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q —8 May 2024: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q —17 Jun 2024: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jul 2024: B1/B2 36 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Aug 2024: B1/B2 42 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q —14 Sep 2024: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Oct 2024: B1/B2 22 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q —12 Nov 2024: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Dec 2024: B1/B2 63 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2025: B1/B2 78 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Feb 2025: B1/B2 78 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q —5 Mar 2025: B1/B2 78 days; F/M/J 4; H/L/O/P/Q —16 Apr 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q —1 May 2025: B1/B2 15 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q —4 Jun 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Jul 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q —3 Aug 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Sep 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q —3 Oct 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Nov 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Dec 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q —8 Feb 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Mar 2026: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —4 Apr 2026: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —14 May 2026: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Jun 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Jul 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 Chiang Mai 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 20252560-49%
Aug 20252500-60%
Jul 20251550-73%
Jun 20251740-70%
May 20252700-51%
Apr 20252580-59%
Mar 20253740-56%
Feb 20252140-79%
Jan 20252930-10%
Dec 20241180-13%
Nov 20243100-9%
Oct 20244370+12%
Sep 20245030-20%
Aug 20246270+3%
Jul 20245810+91%
Jun 20245800+81%
May 20245480+24%
Apr 20246320+34%
Mar 20248480+47%
Feb 20241,0040+52%
Jan 20243240-38%
Dec 20231360-64%
Nov 20233420+18%
Oct 20233910+36%

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.

Chiang MaiBangkok
Location of the U.S. post in Chiang Mai.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 Chiang Mai issue last month?

256 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 503 nonimmigrant visas.

What is the wait for a visitor visa interview in Chiang Mai?

The Department's table read on 1 Jul 2026 listed no B1/B2 estimate for Chiang Mai.

What is the wait for a student visa interview in Chiang Mai?

No F, M, J estimate was listed for Chiang Mai in the table read on 1 Jul 2026.

Which visa classes does Chiang Mai issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (221, 86.3%), F1 (17, 6.6%), J1 (10, 3.9%), C1/D (4, 1.6%) and B1 (2, 0.8%). 7 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Chiang Mai rising or falling?

September 2025: 256 nonimmigrant visas, down 49% on September 2024 (503). 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 Chiang Mai 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 Chiang Mai 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.