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

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 178th 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 Harare (Zimbabwe) issued 150 nonimmigrant visas, down 83% on September 2024 (862).

The largest classes that month were C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 76, 50.7% of the post's issuances, G2 (other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family) with 52, 34.7% of the post's issuances and A1 (ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family) with 7, 4.7% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Harare ranks 203rd by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 179th of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 6 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by E3 (3) and DV (1); 35 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.

150nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-83% vs Sep 2024 (862)
189nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-21% month on month
6immigrant visas, Sep 202535 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

06101,219VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 700 (Visitors 323, Students and exchange visitors 45, Temporary workers 31, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 32, Transit and crew 268, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Nov 2022: 718 (Visitors 382, Students and exchange visitors 85, Temporary workers 31, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 19, Transit and crew 201, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 361 (Visitors 145, Students and exchange visitors 108, Temporary workers 23, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 72, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jan 2023: 548 (Visitors 298, Students and exchange visitors 88, Temporary workers 25, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 27, Transit and crew 110, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 556 (Visitors 295, Students and exchange visitors 23, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 73, Transit and crew 150, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 793 (Visitors 436, Students and exchange visitors 89, Temporary workers 25, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 51, Transit and crew 191, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2023: 535 (Visitors 339, Students and exchange visitors 50, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 25, Transit and crew 116, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 912 (Visitors 534, Students and exchange visitors 180, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 20, Transit and crew 161, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Jun 2023: 860 (Visitors 351, Students and exchange visitors 265, Temporary workers 24, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 55, Transit and crew 165, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 797 (Visitors 395, Students and exchange visitors 229, Temporary workers 45, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 102, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Aug 2023: 502 (Visitors 270, Students and exchange visitors 121, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 24, Transit and crew 70, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Sep 2023: 860 (Visitors 375, Students and exchange visitors 56, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 122, Transit and crew 287, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Oct 2023: 710 (Visitors 409, Students and exchange visitors 54, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 220, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Nov 2023: 779 (Visitors 457, Students and exchange visitors 134, Temporary workers 21, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 23, Transit and crew 141, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Dec 2023: 557 (Visitors 253, Students and exchange visitors 189, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 3, Transit and crew 100, Other nonimmigrant classes 6)Jan 2024: 749 (Visitors 395, Students and exchange visitors 162, Temporary workers 29, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 22, Transit and crew 140, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Feb 2024: 738 (Visitors 492, Students and exchange visitors 49, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 170, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Mar 2024: 869 (Visitors 554, Students and exchange visitors 67, Temporary workers 19, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 63, Transit and crew 165, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Apr 2024: 950 (Visitors 521, Students and exchange visitors 94, Temporary workers 26, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 60, Transit and crew 247, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)May 2024: 1,086 (Visitors 474, Students and exchange visitors 267, Temporary workers 32, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 27, Transit and crew 283, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jun 2024: 1,142 (Visitors 388, Students and exchange visitors 380, Temporary workers 23, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 40, Transit and crew 306, Other nonimmigrant classes 5)Jul 2024: 1,219 (Visitors 423, Students and exchange visitors 460, Temporary workers 23, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 47, Transit and crew 262, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Aug 2024: 1,041 (Visitors 426, Students and exchange visitors 194, Temporary workers 35, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 61, Transit and crew 321, Other nonimmigrant classes 4)Sep 2024: 862 (Visitors 388, Students and exchange visitors 65, Temporary workers 20, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 90, Transit and crew 297, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Oct 2024: 1,092 (Visitors 545, Students and exchange visitors 230, Temporary workers 24, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 23, Transit and crew 268, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Nov 2024: 845 (Visitors 320, Students and exchange visitors 309, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 28, Transit and crew 173, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Dec 2024: 1,048 (Visitors 318, Students and exchange visitors 523, Temporary workers 39, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16, Transit and crew 152, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 958 (Visitors 395, Students and exchange visitors 235, Temporary workers 23, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13, Transit and crew 292, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 771 (Visitors 416, Students and exchange visitors 74, Temporary workers 20, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 21, Transit and crew 237, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Mar 2025: 829 (Visitors 410, Students and exchange visitors 117, Temporary workers 15, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 69, Transit and crew 216, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Apr 2025: 856 (Visitors 424, Students and exchange visitors 182, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 66, Transit and crew 166, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 1,077 (Visitors 338, Students and exchange visitors 513, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12, Transit and crew 196, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jun 2025: 1,086 (Visitors 369, Students and exchange visitors 536, Temporary workers 10, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17, Transit and crew 151, Other nonimmigrant classes 3)Jul 2025: 592 (Visitors 289, Students and exchange visitors 132, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 43, Transit and crew 119, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Aug 2025: 189 (Visitors 64, Students and exchange visitors 80, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 42, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Sep 2025: 150 (Visitors 7, Students and exchange visitors 1, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 66, Transit and crew 76, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Harare 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 Zimbabwe and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025HarareZimbabweAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued150150823,557
Change on Sep 2024-83%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued6645,966
Visitors share4.7%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share0.7%—2.9%
Temporary workers share0%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share44%—2.1%
Transit and crew share50.7%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—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 Zimbabwe within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Zimbabwe, which is on the Zimbabwe nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa7650.7%52 of 171
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family5234.7%25 of 157
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family74.7%29 of 128
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure74.7%203 of 211
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family64%42 of 137
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family10.7%161 of 169
F1Student in an academic or language training program10.7%179 of 184

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
E3Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35)350%23 of 35
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)116.7%88 of 96
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen116.7%113 of 115
IR2Child of U.S. citizen116.7%97 of 103

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

Seasonality

Jan81
Feb74
Mar107
Apr82
May103
Jun125
Jul115
Aug105
Sep111
Oct110
Nov102
Dec75
Which months are busiest at Harare. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

060120202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 70 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Dec 2022: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 317 Jan 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Feb 2023: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 36 Mar 2023: B1/B2 100 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 317 Apr 2023: B1/B2 100 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 39 Jun 2023: B1/B2 100 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 331 Jul 2023: B1/B2 100 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Aug 2023: B1/B2 100 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 320 Sep 2023: B1/B2 71 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 512 Oct 2023: B1/B2 119 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 55 Nov 2023: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 517 Dec 2023: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 56 Jan 2024: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 51 Feb 2024: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 56 Mar 2024: B1/B2 76 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 59 Apr 2024: B1/B2 64 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 58 May 2024: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 517 Jun 2024: B1/B2 71 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 56 Jul 2024: B1/B2 71 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 57 Aug 2024: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 514 Sep 2024: B1/B2 48 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 52 Oct 2024: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 512 Nov 2024: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 51 Dec 2024: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 56 Jan 2025: B1/B2 8 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 57 Feb 2025: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 55 Mar 2025: B1/B2 14 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 516 Apr 2025: B1/B2 51 days; F/M/J 51; H/L/O/P/Q 31 May 2025: B1/B2 75 days; F/M/J 75; H/L/O/P/Q 04 Jun 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 02 Jul 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Aug 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 90; H/L/O/P/Q 07 Sep 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 03 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 Harare 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 20251506-83%
Aug 202518956-82%
Jul 202559294-51%
Jun 20251,08634-5%
May 20251,07773-1%
Apr 202585643-10%
Mar 202582947-5%
Feb 202577130+4%
Jan 202595844+28%
Dec 20241,04851+88%
Nov 202484543+8%
Oct 20241,09273+54%
Sep 2024862350%
Aug 20241,04144+107%
Jul 20241,21979+53%
Jun 20241,142166+33%
May 20241,086135+19%
Apr 2024950111+78%
Mar 2024869152+10%
Feb 202473846+33%
Jan 202474957+37%
Dec 202355727+54%
Nov 202377955+8%
Oct 202371056+1%

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.

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

Questions and answers

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

150 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 6 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 862 nonimmigrant visas.

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

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

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

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

Which visa classes does Harare issue most?

In September 2025: C1/D (76, 50.7%), G2 (52, 34.7%), A1 (7, 4.7%), B1/B2 (7, 4.7%) and G4 (6, 4%). 7 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Harare rising or falling?

September 2025: 150 nonimmigrant visas, down 83% on September 2024 (862). 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 Harare 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 Harare 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.