Visa appointment waits / New Delhi
New Delhi 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 New Delhi is 3.5 Months for petition-based work visas (H-1B, H-4, L, O, P, Q) and 11 Months for visitor visas (B1/B2).
The work visa wait is unchanged since the last reading.
The visitor visa wait is 4 days longer than at the last reading.
Since we started reading it on Oct 5, 2026, the work visa wait has ranged from 3 to 3 days.
Weekly history
| Read on | Work visas | Visitors |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 3.5 Months | 11 Months |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 3.5 Months | 7 Months |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 3.5 Months | 7 Months |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 3 Months | 10 Months |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 3 Months | 7.5 Months |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 3 Months | 7.5 Months |
Other posts in India: Chennai · Hyderabad · Kolkata · Mumbai
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.