Anyone wishing to travel to the United States will need to be patient to issue a tourist visa. The time for those who want a tourist (B1) or business (B2) visa at the American consulate in São Paulo is 420 days.
In Brasília, the delay can reach 388 days. At the American consulate in Rio de Janeiro, the wait reaches 364 days. The shortest term is in Porto Alegre, where the average delay for a tourist visa is 287 days.
In addition, the time to return the passport after the interview or delivery of documents to the Visa Applicant Service Center is also longer and may take a few weeks.
The US Embassy and Consulate reported that they continue to work diligently to increase the availability of consultations for all visa classes. Since services fully resumed in November 2021, the time for scheduling is long. According to the note, the guideline is that “people plan their trips in advance.”
Available dates can be checked here.
The Department of State has a website that provides an estimate, but we emphasize that the scheduling system of the US Embassy and Consulates in Brazil is very agile and the waiting time indicated in the site may not be accurate and up to date.
Also according to the consulate, the waiting time for an appointment varies constantly, as it depends on some variables, such as, for example, the demand and service capacity of each consular post, the type of visa requested and the availability of working hours. schedule that are created regularly”.
For those who want to renew their visa, the deadline is different, since in most cases, they do not need an interview, but the Embassy was unable to inform the average time.
The tourist visa is the most requested by Brazilians and the city of São Paulo is the post that most issues visas in the country.
According to the survey of CNN , the month of May of this year, was the month that had the most tourist (B1) or business (B2) visas published. 73,078 visas were issued.
Source: CNN Brasil
