US visa appointments and wait times

You book your interview through the appointment and fee system your US embassy or consulate uses, after completing the DS-160 and paying the fee. The visa application (MRV) fee is collected through the embassy's appointment and fee system where possible, and paid separately from any issuance fee. fam.state.gov · read 4 Oct 2026

Expedited appointments

The State Department's fee schedule lists a nonimmigrant visa appointment expedite fee of $750 per person. ecfr.gov · read 4 Oct 2026

We could not read the booking steps and the wait-time tool on travel.state.gov when we last checked, so we do not repeat them here. Read them on travel.state.gov, the State Department's own site, or your US embassy's website.

Last checked 4 October 2026. Not legal advice. What changed