Visa appointment waits / Beijing
Beijing visa appointment wait
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State
As of Nov 9, 2026, the State Department's estimated wait for a visa interview appointment at Beijing is 5.5 Months for petition-based work visas (H-1B, H-4, L, O, P, Q) and 2 Months for visitor visas (B1/B2).
The work visa wait is unchanged since the last reading.
Since we started reading it on Oct 5, 2026, the work visa wait has ranged from 5 to 6 days.
Weekly history
| Read on | Work visas | Visitors |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 5.5 Months | 2 Months |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 5.5 Months | NA |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 5.5 Months | NA |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 6 Months | 4.5 Months |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 6 Months | NA |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 6 Months | NA |
Other posts in China: Guangzhou · Shanghai · Shenyang · Wuhan
Planning the trip? Use the travel-ready check for documents and interview-waiver rules, and the parents' visit planner for B1/B2.
The published wait is the State Department's estimate for a new booking and changes daily; it is not a guarantee. Read weekly from the global wait times page. Not legal advice.