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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 121st 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."

Kyiv, Ukraine: 689 nonimmigrant visas issued in September 2025, up 15% on September 2024 (600).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 455, 66% of the post's issuances, A2 (other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family) with 126, 18.3% of the post's issuances and C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 35, 5.1% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Kyiv ranks 111th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 180th of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 75 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by DV (24) and IR5 (23); 42 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 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.

689nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025+15% vs Sep 2024 (600)
479nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+44% month on month
75immigrant visas, Sep 202542 in Sep 2024
0.08%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

0345689VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 26 (Visitors 0, Students and exchange visitors 0, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 26, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 43 (Visitors 4, Students and exchange visitors 10, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 29, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 141 (Visitors 13, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 86, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 34, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 192 (Visitors 76, Students and exchange visitors 29, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 84, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 134 (Visitors 52, Students and exchange visitors 37, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 45, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 342 (Visitors 170, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 153, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 195 (Visitors 101, Students and exchange visitors 40, Temporary workers 9, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 41, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 251 (Visitors 123, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 121, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2023: 139 (Visitors 57, Students and exchange visitors 26, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 56, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 162 (Visitors 42, Students and exchange visitors 30, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 87, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 207 (Visitors 77, Students and exchange visitors 23, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 106, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 213 (Visitors 55, Students and exchange visitors 22, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 133, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 169 (Visitors 79, Students and exchange visitors 24, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 66, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 202 (Visitors 85, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 97, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2023: 255 (Visitors 93, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 145, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 263 (Visitors 103, Students and exchange visitors 59, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 95, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2024: 312 (Visitors 96, Students and exchange visitors 25, Temporary workers 83, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 107, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 360 (Visitors 104, Students and exchange visitors 33, Temporary workers 84, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 120, Transit and crew 19, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 377 (Visitors 217, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 24, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 64, Transit and crew 60, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 422 (Visitors 228, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 119, Transit and crew 37, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 321 (Visitors 148, Students and exchange visitors 29, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 123, Transit and crew 21, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 336 (Visitors 169, Students and exchange visitors 39, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 82, Transit and crew 33, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 307 (Visitors 163, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 100, Transit and crew 26, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 600 (Visitors 322, Students and exchange visitors 40, Temporary workers 34, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 173, Transit and crew 31, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 576 (Visitors 313, Students and exchange visitors 62, Temporary workers 61, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 117, Transit and crew 23, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 297 (Visitors 177, Students and exchange visitors 25, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 62, Transit and crew 30, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Dec 2024: 329 (Visitors 230, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 59, Transit and crew 20, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jan 2025: 489 (Visitors 321, Students and exchange visitors 31, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 109, Transit and crew 28, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 486 (Visitors 312, Students and exchange visitors 24, Temporary workers 54, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 64, Transit and crew 32, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 433 (Visitors 293, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 105, Transit and crew 21, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2025: 492 (Visitors 259, Students and exchange visitors 52, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 149, Transit and crew 32, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 640 (Visitors 419, Students and exchange visitors 36, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 138, Transit and crew 43, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Jun 2025: 370 (Visitors 253, Students and exchange visitors 7, Temporary workers 30, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 37, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jul 2025: 689 (Visitors 469, Students and exchange visitors 44, Temporary workers 26, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 106, Transit and crew 44, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 479 (Visitors 299, Students and exchange visitors 65, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 70, Transit and crew 23, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Sep 2025: 689 (Visitors 457, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 22, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 151, Transit and crew 35, Other nonimmigrant classes 8)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Kyiv 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 Ukraine and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025KyivUkraineAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued689689823,557
Change on Sep 2024+15%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued757545,966
Visitors share66.3%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share2.3%—2.9%
Temporary workers share3.2%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share21.9%—2.1%
Transit and crew share5.1%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share1.2%—0.2%
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 Ukraine within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Ukraine, which is on the Ukraine nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure45566%111 of 211
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family12618.3%12 of 169
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa355.1%85 of 171
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family192.8%63 of 157
J1Exchange visitor152.2%103 of 194
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group121.7%35 of 110
K1Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen71%36 of 96
O2Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-171%37 of 83
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family40.6%57 of 128
B1Temporary visitor for business20.3%100 of 128
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family20.3%97 of 137
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics20.3%99 of 132
C4/D3Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list)10.1%16 of 19
F1Student in an academic or language training program10.1%180 of 184
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children10.1%105 of 119

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)2432%39 of 96
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age2330.7%53 of 109
FXFamily second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3)1114.7%32 of 84
F3Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33)56.7%41 of 65
CR1Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)34%64 of 99
F4Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43)34%60 of 73
F2AFamily second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23)22.7%54 of 73
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen22.7%109 of 115
I5Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53)11.3%17 of 18
IR2Child of U.S. citizen11.3%98 of 103

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

Seasonality

Jan88
Feb84
Mar108
Apr112
May122
Jun98
Jul93
Aug102
Sep90
Oct100
Nov89
Dec112
Which months are busiest at Kyiv. Index over 6 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

01530202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Dec 2022: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —17 Jan 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Feb 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Mar 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —17 Apr 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —9 Jun 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —31 Jul 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Aug 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —20 Sep 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —12 Oct 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —5 Nov 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —17 Dec 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Feb 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Mar 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —9 Apr 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —8 May 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —17 Jun 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jul 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Aug 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —14 Sep 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Oct 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —12 Nov 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Dec 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Feb 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —5 Mar 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —16 Apr 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 May 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —4 Jun 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Jul 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —3 Aug 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Sep 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —3 Oct 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Nov 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Dec 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —8 Feb 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Mar 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —4 Apr 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —14 May 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; 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 Kyiv 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 202568975+15%
Aug 202547979+56%
Jul 202568964+105%
Jun 202537059+15%
May 202564062+52%
Apr 2025492102+31%
Mar 202543350+20%
Feb 202548647+56%
Jan 2025489113+86%
Dec 202432965+29%
Nov 2024297111+47%
Oct 202457667+241%
Sep 202460042+182%
Aug 202430755+48%
Jul 202433626+107%
Jun 202432130+131%
May 202442229+68%
Apr 202437739+93%
Mar 20243600+5%
Feb 20243121+133%
Jan 20242630+37%
Dec 20232551+81%
Nov 20232020+370%
Oct 20231690+550%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

689 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 75 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 600 nonimmigrant visas.

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

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

What is the wait for a student visa interview in Kyiv?

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

Which visa classes does Kyiv issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (455, 66%), A2 (126, 18.3%), C1/D (35, 5.1%), G2 (19, 2.8%) and J1 (15, 2.2%). 15 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Kyiv rising or falling?

September 2025: 689 nonimmigrant visas, up 15% on September 2024 (600). 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 Kyiv 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 Kyiv 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.