Visa appointment waits / Chennai
Chennai 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 Chennai is 2.5 months for petition-based work visas (H-1B, H-4, L, O, P, Q) and 7.5 months for visitor visas (B1/B2).
The work visa wait is unchanged since the last reading.
The visitor visa wait is unchanged since the last reading.
Since we started reading it on Oct 5, 2026, the work visa wait has ranged from 1 to 2 days.
Weekly history
| Read on | Work visas | Visitors |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 2.5 months | 7.5 months |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 2.5 months | 7.5 Months |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 2.5 months | 7.5 Months |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 1.5 Months | 7.5 Months |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 1.5 Months | 7 Months |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 1.5 Months | 7 Months |
Other posts in India: Hyderabad · Kolkata · Mumbai · New Delhi
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.