Appointment Timeline Planner
Plan your US visa appointment backwards from your travel date. Pick a country, choose a consular post, and select your visa class — the planner uses live wait-time data to show whether your booking window is realistic and how much buffer you have before travel.
How This Tool Works
Enter the date you want to travel, select a country and consular post, and pick your visa class (B1/B2, F/M/J, or H/L/O/P). The planner applies the current wait time for that post and visa class, adds standard processing time, and compares the result to your travel date. The buffer tells you whether you have enough cushion before departure.
What the Data Covers
Wait-time data for all 54 US consular posts that currently offer nonimmigrant visa services, across B1/B2, F/M/J, and H/L/O/P visa classes. Updated from the State Department's public wait-time feed on the schedule the agency publishes.
Tips for Using This Tool
Frequently Asked Questions
Data Source & Methodology
Wait times come from the US Department of State's public consular wait-time feed. VisaPulse refreshes the dataset when the State Department publishes updates. Processing time is currently treated as a fixed 7 work days (1 week) pending a richer per-post processing dataset.
This tool is a planning aid, not a guarantee. Wait times change week to week and can be affected by post-specific conditions the planner does not see (staffing changes, surges, administrative processing). Always check the post's official page before booking non-refundable travel.