US visa wait times by country
How long it takes to get a US visa interview depends overwhelmingly on which post you apply at — and the spread across Latin America is enormous at any given moment: some calendars open within two weeks while others run past a year. The comparison below comes straight from the State Department’s Global Visa Wait Times report and refreshes automatically every day.
All 12 countries at a glance
| Country | Visa-issuing posts | B1/B2 — soonest appointment | Students — soonest appointment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | < 0.5 Month | < 0.5 Month |
| Colombia | 1 | 9 Months | 2.5 Months |
| Cuba | 1 | No routine interviews currently | |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1.5 Months (Quito) | < 0.5 Month (Quito) |
| El Salvador | 1 | < 0.5 Month | < 0.5 Month |
| Guatemala | 1 | < 0.5 Month | < 0.5 Month |
| Honduras | 1 | < 0.5 Month | < 0.5 Month |
| Mexico | 10 | < 0.5 Month (Nogales) | < 0.5 Month (Ciudad Juarez) |
| Nicaragua | 1 | < 0.5 Month | < 0.5 Month |
| Peru | 1 | 9 Months | < 0.5 Month |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 13 Months | < 0.5 Month |
| Venezuela | 1 | No routine interviews currently | |
Source: U.S. State Department (source last updated 2026-06-18; retrieved 2026-07-13) — verify at travel.state.gov.
Two special cases
- Cuba — Havana processes immigrant visas and several work/exchange categories, but routine B1/B2 visitor interviews remain suspended; Cubans apply for visitor visas in third countries.
- Venezuela — the Caracas embassy formally reopened on March 30, 2026, but visa processing still routes through the US Embassy in Bogotá while the consular section is rebuilt.
Country pages
Each page shows the full per-post table (Mexico has 10 posts, Ecuador 2), explains the choices applicants in that country actually have, and refreshes from the same official report:
- Mexico — 10 posts, and you can book at any of them
- Guatemala
- El Salvador
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
- Cuba — what Havana does and doesn’t process
- Colombia — one post carrying two countries’ demand
- Venezuela — the Caracas transition explained
- Dominican Republic
- Peru
- Ecuador — Quito vs Guayaquil, bookable either way
- Argentina
Related information
Last verified: 2026-06-11.
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