Visa appointment wait times in Nassau
U.S. Embassy, The Bahamas ยท The Department's name: U.S. Embassy Nassau, The Bahamas
On 1 July 2026, the Department listed 1 month for the next B1/B2 visa appointment in Nassau.
In September 2025, Nassau issued 2,038 nonimmigrant visas.
In September 2025, Nassau issued 20 immigrant visas.
Wait for an interview appointment, read on
This is not the wait time of today. For the wait time of today, use the Department's tool Visa Appointment Wait Times.
- B1/B2 visitor: business or tourism1 monthread
- F, M, J student and exchange visitor1 monthread
- H, L, O, P, Q worker with a petition1 monthread
- C, D, C1/D crew and transit1 monthread
A wait time is the time to the next available interview appointment, as the Department estimates it on the day of the reading. What the term means.
The average wait times we report do not guarantee a visa applicant will get an appointment within a specific time.
New appointments are added regularly, so you may get an appointment sooner.
The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Global Visa Wait Times, Internet Archive copy of . The newest wait time on this site is of .
Since the reading before
No wait changed by 3 days or more from the reading of to the reading of .
Open the watch listEvery reading (CSV)Feed of changes in The Bahamas
Wait history, November 2022 to July 2026
- B1/B2 visitor
- F, M, J student and exchange
- H, L, O, P, Q worker
- From 1 May 2025: half-month steps
The 44 readings of this post
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Visas issued in September 2025
The newest monthly table of the Department is of September 2025. It is older than the wait times above.
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.
Therefore, 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.
The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .
| Visas | Sep 2025 | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,038 | 1,144 | 1,649 |
| Immigrant | 20 | 37 | 13 |
| Class | The Department's description | Visas | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,863 | 91.4% |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 58 | 2.8% |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 44 | 2.2% |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 17 | 0.8% |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 11 | 0.5% |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 10 | 0.5% |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 8 | 0.4% |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 6 | 0.3% |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 4 | 0.2% |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 3 | 0.1% |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0.1% |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% |
| Class | The Department's description | Visas | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 9 | 45% |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 7 | 35% |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 3 | 15% |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 5% |
The tables show the 12 largest classes of each kind. The page of September 2025 lists all classes.
Nonimmigrant visas by month, October 2022 to September 2025
Busy and quiet months
- 75 in Jan
- 67 in Feb
- 107 in Mar
- 90 in Apr
- 127 in May
- 116 in Jun
- 126 in Jul
- 110 in Aug
- 93 in Sep
- 103 in Oct
- 100 in Nov
- 86 in Dec
Every month in the tables, March 2017 to September 2025
103 monthly tables list this post. A month with a link has a page with its visa classes.
Show the 103 months
| Month | Nonimmigrant | Immigrant | Nonimmigrant, a year before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 2,038 | 20 | 1,649 +24% |
| Aug 2025 | 1,144 | 37 | 1,755 -35% |
| Jul 2025 | 2,168 | 36 | 2,567 -16% |
| Jun 2025 | 1,168 | 33 | 1,773 -34% |
| May 2025 | 2,032 | 48 | 2,248 -10% |
| Apr 2025 | 2,070 | 45 | 2,018 +3% |
| Mar 2025 | 2,255 | 29 | 1,348 +67% |
| Feb 2025 | 1,961 | 29 | 1,863 +5% |
| Jan 2025 | 1,768 | 25 | 1,767 0% |
| Dec 2024 | 1,417 | 29 | 1,432 -1% |
| Nov 2024 | 1,456 | 22 | 1,631 -11% |
| Oct 2024 | 1,766 | 22 | 2,107 -16% |
| Sep 2024 | 1,649 | 13 | 2,126 -22% |
| Aug 2024 | 1,755 | 42 | 2,829 -38% |
| Jul 2024 | 2,567 | 23 | 2,638 -3% |
| Jun 2024 | 1,773 | 24 | 2,318 -24% |
| May 2024 | 2,248 | 42 | 3,018 -26% |
| Apr 2024 | 2,018 | 43 | 1,879 +7% |
| Mar 2024 | 1,348 | 32 | 2,701 -50% |
| Feb 2024 | 1,863 | 56 | 1,424 +31% |
| Jan 2024 | 1,767 | 32 | 1,436 +23% |
| Dec 2023 | 1,432 | 27 | 1,396 +3% |
| Nov 2023 | 1,631 | 6 | 1,627 0% |
| Oct 2023 | 2,107 | 13 | 1,903 +11% |
| Sep 2023 | 2,126 | 27 | 1,756 +21% |
| Aug 2023 | 2,829 | 34 | 1,636 +73% |
| Jul 2023 | 2,638 | 33 | 1,414 +87% |
| Jun 2023 | 2,318 | 6 | 1,914 +21% |
| May 2023 | 3,018 | 34 | 1,762 +71% |
| Apr 2023 | 1,879 | 77 | 1,564 +20% |
| Mar 2023 | 2,701 | 44 | 1,741 +55% |
| Feb 2023 | 1,424 | 48 | 1,489 -4% |
| Jan 2023 | 1,436 | 12 | 1,225 +17% |
| Dec 2022 | 1,396 | 15 | 1,184 +18% |
| Nov 2022 | 1,627 | 73 | 1,175 +38% |
| Oct 2022 | 1,903 | 23 | 1,204 +58% |
| Sep 2022 | 1,756 | 21 | 1,172 +50% |
| Aug 2022 | 1,636 | 35 | 1,387 +18% |
| Jul 2022 | 1,414 | 19 | 1,480 -4% |
| Jun 2022 | 1,914 | 21 | 1,364 +40% |
| May 2022 | 1,762 | 41 | 964 +83% |
| Apr 2022 | 1,564 | 28 | 946 +65% |
| Mar 2022 | 1,741 | 36 | 1,041 +67% |
| Feb 2022 | 1,489 | 24 | 772 +93% |
| Jan 2022 | 1,225 | 32 | 559 +119% |
| Dec 2021 | 1,184 | 17 | 304 +289% |
| Nov 2021 | 1,175 | 33 | 255 +361% |
| Oct 2021 | 1,204 | 33 | 270 +346% |
| Sep 2021 | 1,172 | 48 | 209 +461% |
| Aug 2021 | 1,387 | 55 | 56 +2377% |
| Jul 2021 | 1,480 | 75 | 209 +608% |
| Jun 2021 | 1,364 | 77 | 59 +2212% |
| May 2021 | 964 | 39 | 12 +7933% |
| Apr 2021 | 946 | 48 | 9 +10411% |
| Mar 2021 | 1,041 | 41 | 917 +14% |
| Feb 2021 | 772 | 61 | 1,570 -51% |
| Jan 2021 | 559 | 48 | 1,461 -62% |
| Dec 2020 | 304 | 62 | 1,291 -76% |
| Nov 2020 | 255 | 25 | 1,639 -84% |
| Oct 2020 | 270 | 5 | 1,597 -83% |
| Sep 2020 | 209 | 17 | 1,043 -80% |
| Aug 2020 | 56 | 4 | 1,614 -97% |
| Jul 2020 | 209 | 5 | 2,040 -90% |
| Jun 2020 | 59 | 0 | 1,799 -97% |
| May 2020 | 12 | 1 | 2,333 -99% |
| Apr 2020 | 9 | 0 | 1,313 -99% |
| Mar 2020 | 917 | 8 | 1,327 -31% |
| Feb 2020 | 1,570 | 16 | 967 +62% |
| Jan 2020 | 1,461 | 29 | 773 +89% |
| Dec 2019 | 1,291 | 23 | 690 +87% |
| Nov 2019 | 1,639 | 19 | 981 +67% |
| Oct 2019 | 1,597 | 29 | 1,003 +59% |
| Sep 2019 | 1,043 | 18 | 873 +19% |
| Aug 2019 | 1,614 | 29 | 1,457 +11% |
| Jul 2019 | 2,040 | 13 | 1,902 +7% |
| Jun 2019 | 1,799 | 20 | 1,632 +10% |
| May 2019 | 2,333 | 27 | 1,761 +32% |
| Apr 2019 | 1,313 | 14 | 1,140 +15% |
| Mar 2019 | 1,327 | 36 | 1,218 +9% |
| Feb 2019 | 967 | 25 | 580 +67% |
| Jan 2019 | 773 | 31 | 811 -5% |
| Dec 2018 | 690 | 35 | 924 -25% |
| Nov 2018 | 981 | 22 | 851 +15% |
| Oct 2018 | 1,003 | 19 | 1,084 -7% |
| Sep 2018 | 873 | 28 | 894 -2% |
| Aug 2018 | 1,457 | 23 | 1,682 -13% |
| Jul 2018 | 1,902 | 13 | 1,923 -1% |
| Jun 2018 | 1,632 | 30 | 1,898 -14% |
| May 2018 | 1,761 | 31 | 1,689 +4% |
| Apr 2018 | 1,140 | 22 | 1,670 -32% |
| Mar 2018 | 1,218 | 36 | 1,784 -32% |
| Feb 2018 | 580 | 24 | no data |
| Jan 2018 | 811 | 37 | no data |
| Dec 2017 | 924 | 26 | no data |
| Nov 2017 | 851 | 14 | no data |
| Oct 2017 | 1,084 | 16 | no data |
| Sep 2017 | 894 | 33 | no data |
| Aug 2017 | 1,682 | 40 | no data |
| Jul 2017 | 1,923 | 33 | no data |
| Jun 2017 | 1,898 | 25 | no data |
| May 2017 | 1,689 | 29 | no data |
| Apr 2017 | 1,670 | 17 | no data |
| Mar 2017 | 1,784 | 31 | no data |
U.S. posts near Nassau in other countries
- Havana Cuba, 553 km
- Kingston Jamaica, 789 km
- Port-au-Prince Haiti, 889 km
- Santo Domingo Dominican Republic, 1,057 km
- Merida Mexico, 1,335 km
- Hamilton Bermuda, 1,465 km
- Belmopan Belize, 1,467 km
- Tegucigalpa Honduras, 1,597 km
Official pages
The Department's website refuses automatic requests. So each address was checked on in an archive copy of the page.
- U.S. Embassy Nassau, The Bahamas - NSSThe page of this post on travel.state.gov. Archive copy of .
- Visa Appointment Wait TimesThe Department's tool for the wait time of today. Archive copy of .
- Interview Waiver Update September 18, 2025The Department's notice about the interview waiver. Archive copy of .
- U.S. mission website for The BahamasThe website of the U.S. mission in the country. Archive copy of .
Cite this page
Consulate Report, "US visa wait times in Nassau", https://consulatereport.com/post/the-bahamas/nassau/. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Wait times read on 1 July 2026. Visas issued through September 2025.
The address of this page does not change.
Where the figures come from
- Wait times: Global Visa Wait Times. 44 readings of this post from . A reading is an Internet Archive copy of the Department's page. A new reading is kept only when the table differs from the reading before.
- Visas issued: the Department's monthly nonimmigrant table and monthly immigrant table of September 2025.
- Type of post: the Department's page, copy of .
- Errors: report an error.
Questions
What was the wait for a student visa appointment in Nassau?
On 1 July 2026, the Department listed 1 month for the next F, M or J appointment. This site holds 44 readings of this post, from 4 November 2022.
Which visa classes did Nassau issue most in September 2025?
In September 2025, the classes with the most visas were B1/B2 (1,863), F1 (58) and B2 (44). Together they are 96% of the nonimmigrant visas of the post in that month.
How many visas did Nassau issue in September 2025 and a year before?
In September 2025, the post issued 2,038 nonimmigrant visas. In September 2024, it issued 1,649. The count of September 2025 is 24% more than the count of September 2024.
Does the Department publish a refusal rate for Nassau?
No. The Department publishes an adjusted refusal rate for B visas by nationality only. The rate for nationals of The Bahamas is on the nationality page.