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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 116th 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."

Tunis, Tunisia: 786 nonimmigrant visas issued in September 2025, down 26% on September 2024 (1,060).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 654, 83.2% of the post's issuances, A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 39, 5% of the post's issuances and F1 (student in an academic or language training program) with 22, 2.8% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Tunis ranks 94th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 73rd of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 68 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by DV (32) and CR1 (12); 106 in September 2024.

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 2.5 months for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 1 month for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and 1 month for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is longer than the 1.5 months listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B22.5 monthsnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, J1 monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Q1 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.

786nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-26% vs Sep 2024 (1,060)
669nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+17% month on month
68immigrant visas, Sep 2025106 in Sep 2024
0.1%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

06071,214VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 737 (Visitors 514, Students and exchange visitors 58, Temporary workers 26, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 80, Transit and crew 57, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Nov 2022: 737 (Visitors 575, Students and exchange visitors 51, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 53, Transit and crew 43, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Dec 2022: 625 (Visitors 344, Students and exchange visitors 92, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 123, Transit and crew 52, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 671 (Visitors 444, Students and exchange visitors 75, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 97, Transit and crew 40, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 674 (Visitors 508, Students and exchange visitors 63, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 37, Transit and crew 54, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 780 (Visitors 640, Students and exchange visitors 51, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 39, Transit and crew 29, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Apr 2023: 773 (Visitors 611, Students and exchange visitors 60, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 61, Transit and crew 22, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)May 2023: 676 (Visitors 464, Students and exchange visitors 62, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 88, Transit and crew 36, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Jun 2023: 660 (Visitors 340, Students and exchange visitors 157, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 107, Transit and crew 33, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Jul 2023: 557 (Visitors 343, Students and exchange visitors 112, Temporary workers 32, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 49, Transit and crew 18, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Aug 2023: 837 (Visitors 579, Students and exchange visitors 141, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 81, Transit and crew 22, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Sep 2023: 709 (Visitors 487, Students and exchange visitors 63, Temporary workers 23, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 87, Transit and crew 40, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Oct 2023: 636 (Visitors 482, Students and exchange visitors 46, Temporary workers 25, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 34, Transit and crew 36, Other nonimmigrant classes 13)Nov 2023: 669 (Visitors 509, Students and exchange visitors 54, Temporary workers 24, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 38, Transit and crew 30, Other nonimmigrant classes 14)Dec 2023: 474 (Visitors 310, Students and exchange visitors 49, Temporary workers 23, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 65, Transit and crew 21, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Jan 2024: 623 (Visitors 486, Students and exchange visitors 44, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 26, Other nonimmigrant classes 11)Feb 2024: 589 (Visitors 434, Students and exchange visitors 49, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 55, Transit and crew 30, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Mar 2024: 623 (Visitors 501, Students and exchange visitors 36, Temporary workers 7, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 49, Transit and crew 23, Other nonimmigrant classes 7)Apr 2024: 758 (Visitors 594, Students and exchange visitors 24, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 98, Transit and crew 24, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)May 2024: 708 (Visitors 509, Students and exchange visitors 102, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 66, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Jun 2024: 718 (Visitors 496, Students and exchange visitors 121, Temporary workers 21, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 57, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 13)Jul 2024: 853 (Visitors 678, Students and exchange visitors 92, Temporary workers 24, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 18, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Aug 2024: 1,111 (Visitors 853, Students and exchange visitors 132, Temporary workers 30, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 77, Transit and crew 15, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Sep 2024: 1,060 (Visitors 868, Students and exchange visitors 33, Temporary workers 27, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 112, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Oct 2024: 1,214 (Visitors 1,059, Students and exchange visitors 50, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 63, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Nov 2024: 1,009 (Visitors 900, Students and exchange visitors 38, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 9)Dec 2024: 985 (Visitors 828, Students and exchange visitors 80, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 42, Transit and crew 18, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jan 2025: 1,122 (Visitors 989, Students and exchange visitors 58, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Feb 2025: 1,126 (Visitors 1,011, Students and exchange visitors 23, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 53, Transit and crew 25, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Mar 2025: 931 (Visitors 782, Students and exchange visitors 32, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 92, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Apr 2025: 1,053 (Visitors 877, Students and exchange visitors 54, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 72, Transit and crew 25, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)May 2025: 745 (Visitors 624, Students and exchange visitors 61, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 35, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jun 2025: 481 (Visitors 351, Students and exchange visitors 49, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 49, Transit and crew 13, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jul 2025: 891 (Visitors 755, Students and exchange visitors 55, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 55, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Aug 2025: 669 (Visitors 505, Students and exchange visitors 71, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 66, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Sep 2025: 786 (Visitors 654, Students and exchange visitors 44, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 65, Transit and crew 17, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Tunis 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 Tunisia and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025TunisTunisiaAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued786786823,557
Change on Sep 2024-26%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued686845,966
Visitors share83.2%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share5.6%—2.9%
Temporary workers share0.6%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share8.3%—2.1%
Transit and crew share2.2%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0.1%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment2.5 months—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 Tunisia within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Tunisia, which is on the Tunisia nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure65483.2%94 of 211
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family395%55 of 169
F1Student in an academic or language training program222.8%73 of 184
J1Exchange visitor182.3%93 of 194
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family162%75 of 157
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa151.9%115 of 171
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family50.6%51 of 128
G1Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family40.5%17 of 57
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse30.4%127 of 163
C2Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district20.3%5 of 13
F2Spouse or child of F120.3%72 of 104
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor20.3%102 of 124
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family10.1%136 of 137
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-310.1%135 of 137
K1Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen10.1%95 of 96
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)10.1%143 of 144

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)3247.1%36 of 96
CR1Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)1217.6%29 of 99
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen1116.2%68 of 115
IR2Child of U.S. citizen57.4%71 of 103
F4Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43)45.9%56 of 73
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age45.9%98 of 109

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

Seasonality

Jan79
Feb75
Mar100
Apr89
May98
Jun99
Jul101
Aug126
Sep113
Oct123
Nov101
Dec105
Which months are busiest at Tunis. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

0100200202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 200 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 141 Dec 2022: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 1417 Jan 2023: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 141 Feb 2023: B1/B2 140 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 146 Mar 2023: B1/B2 130 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 1417 Apr 2023: B1/B2 175 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 79 Jun 2023: B1/B2 190 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 731 Jul 2023: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Aug 2023: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 3020 Sep 2023: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 1512 Oct 2023: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 155 Nov 2023: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 1517 Dec 2023: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 86 Jan 2024: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 81 Feb 2024: B1/B2 140 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 86 Mar 2024: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 19 Apr 2024: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 18 May 2024: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 117 Jun 2024: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 16 Jul 2024: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 37 Aug 2024: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 314 Sep 2024: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 32 Oct 2024: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 312 Nov 2024: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Dec 2024: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 36 Jan 2025: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 107 Feb 2025: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 105 Mar 2025: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 1016 Apr 2025: B1/B2 84 days; F/M/J 19; H/L/O/P/Q 391 May 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 304 Jun 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 02 Jul 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Aug 2025: B1/B2 90 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 07 Sep 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Oct 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Nov 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 72 Dec 2025: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Jan 2026: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 308 Feb 2026: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Mar 2026: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 304 Apr 2026: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 3014 May 2026: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Jun 2026: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Jul 2026: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 30

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

Next available appointment at Tunis 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 202578668-26%
Aug 202566972-40%
Jul 202589154+4%
Jun 202548170-33%
May 202574540+5%
Apr 20251,05346+39%
Mar 202593157+49%
Feb 20251,12639+91%
Jan 20251,12239+80%
Dec 202498554+108%
Nov 20241,00936+51%
Oct 20241,21452+91%
Sep 20241,060106+50%
Aug 20241,11175+33%
Jul 2024853103+53%
Jun 202471855+9%
May 202470863+5%
Apr 202475841-2%
Mar 202462347-20%
Feb 202458967-13%
Jan 202462344-7%
Dec 202347484-24%
Nov 202366968-9%
Oct 202363620-14%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

786 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 68 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 1,060 nonimmigrant visas.

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

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 2.5 months away (2 to 6 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 Tunis?

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 Tunis issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (654, 83.2%), A2 (39, 5%), F1 (22, 2.8%), J1 (18, 2.3%) and G2 (16, 2%). 16 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Tunis rising or falling?

September 2025: 786 nonimmigrant visas, down 26% on September 2024 (1,060). 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 Tunis 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 Tunis 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.