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H1B visa interview waits worldwide.

Petition-based work visa interview waits at every US embassy. Specialty occupation (H), intracompany transfer (L), extraordinary ability (O), athletes/entertainers (P), cultural exchange (Q). Sorted by current backlog, refreshed daily from travel.state.gov.

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8days
Longest
435d · Abu Dhabi
Soonest
8d · Accra
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Top 10 worst

H1B interview wait, ranked worldwide.
AMER

Americas

50 posts · North, Central, South + Caribbean posts
EURO

Europe

52 posts · EU + UK + Eastern Europe + Türkiye
ASIA

Asia

48 posts · East, South, Southeast + Central Asia posts
MENA

Middle East

20 posts · Gulf, Levant + North African Arab posts
AFRI

Africa

47 posts · Sub-Saharan posts
OCEA

Oceania

8 posts · Australia, NZ + Pacific island posts

About petition-based work waits

These are the highest-stakes interviews on the board — most applicants are losing real money for every week of delay. H-1B and L-1 candidates often have employers paying $6+ per click on Google to attract immigration counsel just to sequence an appointment correctly. Petition-based categories also tend to scrutinise more on 221(g) administrative processing, which doesn't show up in the published wait number. Treat the figure below as a floor, not a ceiling, and confirm with the post's own scheduling portal before booking flights.

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