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Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. Interview months from the State Department’s update of October 7, 2026.

Visa services may still be limited

In February 2026, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and its office in Tel Aviv stopped normal visa services. The State Department has not said if they have started again, so check the embassy's website.

Details

On February 27, 2026, after allowing non-emergency staff to leave Israel, the State Department said that routine visa processing was not currently available at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and its Branch Office in Tel Aviv. It said applicants with interviews from March 2 to 6 would get an email about a new date when services started again. The notice is still posted, unchanged, and does not say if services have started again.

The State Department's scheduling tool has since moved the month it gives Jerusalem for spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens: from February 2026 in its April 2 update to August 2026 in its September 23 update. Check il.usembassy.gov/visas for the embassy's current status.

Source: State Department: Limited Visa Services Available at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and Branch Office in Tel Aviv.

Last checked Oct 13, 2026.

Visas suspended for citizens of 39 countries

Since January 1, 2026, the U.S. has stopped giving some or all visas to citizens of 39 countries, and to people with Palestinian Authority travel documents. You can still apply and get an interview, but you may not get a visa.

Details

Presidential Proclamation 10998 has suspended visas since January 1, 2026, with narrow exceptions. It depends on your nationality, not on the embassy.

All visas are suspended for nationals of Afghanistan, Burma, Burkina Faso, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, and for anyone traveling on travel documents issued or endorsed by the Palestinian Authority.

All immigrant visas, and B-1/B-2, F, M and J visas, are suspended for nationals of Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burundi, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Venezuela, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

All immigrant visas are suspended for nationals of Turkmenistan.

Spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens, and Afghan special immigrants, are no longer exempt. You can still apply and be scheduled for an interview, but the State Department says you may not be eligible for a visa. People with two nationalities who apply with the passport of a country not on these lists are exempt.

Source: State Department: Suspension of Visa Issuance to Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States.

Last checked Oct 13, 2026.

Interview scheduling at Jerusalem

NVC is scheduling most interviews for cases that became documentarily complete in:

Spouses, children and parents of US citizens

August 2026

same as on Sep 23

Family preference: F1, F2A, F2B, F3 and F4

June 2025

same as on Sep 23

Employment: EB-1, EB-2, EB-3 and EB-5

Current

the update’s month, Oct 2026

Compare with the month NVC emailed you that your case was documentarily complete.

What this month means

It is not a wait time: it is the month NVC is scheduling most interviews for now, and it can move backwards. “Current” means NVC is already scheduling cases from the update’s month; it can also mean the post schedules none, so check the embassy’s own website (usembassy.gov). Documentarily complete: NVC has accepted all your documents.

Family preference and employment cases also need a current priority date in the Visa Bulletin.

Source: State Department IV Scheduling Status Tool, updated Oct 7, 2026.

Recent news:
Special cases:

Visa classes at Jerusalem

Badges: visas issued per month, Mar 2025 – Feb 2026.

B1/B2

Business or Tourist Visa

232/mo

CR1/IR1

Spouse of U.S. citizen

71/mo

IR5

Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age

48/mo

A2

Foreign government official or employee, or immediate family

48/mo

CR2/IR2

Child of U.S. citizen

38/mo

J1

Exchange visitor

19/mo

EW

Other worker (EB-3 jobs that need less than two years of training or experience), and their spouse and children

17/mo

F3

Married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and their spouse and children

14/mo

F1

Student in an academic or language training program

13/mo

J2

Spouse or child of exchange visitor

9.7/mo

A1

Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family

9.4/mo

F2A

Spouse or child under 21 of lawful permanent resident

8.5/mo

DV

Diversity visa (green card lottery) winner, and their spouse and children

7.8/mo

F4

Brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, and their spouse and children

7.3/mo

EB-1

Priority worker (extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager), and their spouse and children

4.8/mo

G1

Principal representative of foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family

3.7/mo

F1 (family)

Unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and their children

2.9/mo

L1

Intracompany transferee

2.9/mo

EB-2

Professional holding an advanced degree or person of exceptional ability, and their spouse and children

2.5/mo

K1

Fiancé(e) of U.S. citizen

2.5/mo

R2

Spouse or child of R1

2.2/mo

EB-3

Skilled worker or professional, and their spouse and children

1.8/mo

H1B

Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services

1.7/mo

G2

Representative of foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family

1.6/mo

L2

Spouse or child of L1

1.4/mo

R1

Alien in a religious occupation

1.3/mo

H4

Spouse or child of temporary worker (such as H1B)

1.3/mo

F2

Spouse or child of F1

1.1/mo

O1

Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics

1.0/mo

F2B

Unmarried son or daughter (21 or older) of lawful permanent resident, and their children

0.8/mo

P1

Athlete or member of entertainment group

0.8/mo

M1

Vocational student

0.7/mo

G4

International organization officer or employee, and immediate family

0.6/mo

EB-5

Investor (employment creation), including the rural, high-unemployment and infrastructure set-asides, and their spouse and children

0.5/mo

I

Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children

0.5/mo

SB1

Returning resident

0.5/mo

C1/D

Combined transit and crewmember visa

0.3/mo

O3

Spouse or child of O1 or O2

0.3/mo

GV1

0.3/mo

GV3

0.3/mo

O2

Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O1

0.3/mo

GV2

0.1/mo

IW

Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children

0.1/mo

K2

Child of K1

0.1/mo

A3

Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family

0/mo

BX

Self-petitioning spouse or child of lawful permanent resident, exempt from the per-country limit, and their children

0/mo

C1

Alien in transit

0/mo

C3

Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit

0/mo

D

Crewmember (sea or air)

0/mo

E3

Australian specialty occupation professional

0/mo

E3D

Spouse or child of E3

0/mo

E3R

Returning E3

0/mo

G3

Representative of non-recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family

0/mo

H2A

Temporary worker performing agricultural services

0/mo

H2B

Temporary worker performing other services

0/mo

H3

Trainee

0/mo

IB1

Self-petitioning spouse of U.S. citizen, and their children

0/mo

M2

Spouse or child of M1

0/mo

N8

Parent of SK3 or SN3

0/mo

P3

Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program

0/mo

P4

Spouse or child of P1, P2, or P3

0/mo

SD

Minister of religion, and their spouse and children

0/mo

SE

Certain employees or former employees of the U.S. government abroad, and their spouse and children

0/mo

SR

Certain religious workers, and their spouse and children

0/mo

TD

Spouse or child of TN

0/mo

TN

NAFTA professional

0/mo

U1

Victim of criminal activity

0/mo

U2

Spouse of U1

0/mo

U3

Child of U1

0/mo
52 visa classes with none issued at Jerusalem, Mar 2017 to Feb 2026

AM

Vietnam Amerasian, and certain family members

B2A

Self-petitioning spouse or child of lawful permanent resident, and their children

B2B

Self-petitioning unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and their children

BBBCC/BBBCV

Border Crossing Card

BC

Broadcaster employed by the U.S. International Broadcasting Bureau or a grantee, and their spouse and children

C2

Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district

C4

C4/D3

CQ

Afghan special immigrant (employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government) admitted as a conditional permanent resident, and their spouse and children

CW1

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) transitional worker

CW2

Spouse or child of CW1

D3

E1

Treaty trader, spouse or child

E2

Treaty investor, spouse or child

E2C

Northern Mariana Islands investor, spouse or child

E4

G5

Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family

H1B1

Free Trade Agreement Professional

H1C

Shortage area nurse

IB2

Self-petition child of U.S. citizen

IH3

Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention

IH4

Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention

IR3

Orphan adopted abroad by U.S. citizen

IR4

Orphan to be adopted in the United States by U.S. citizen

K3

Spouse of U.S. Citizen (barely used in practice, see instead CR1/IR1)

K4

Child of K3

N9

Child of N8 or some special immigrants

NATO1

Principal U.S. representative of NATO member state, members of official staff, principal NATO officers, and immediate family

NATO2

U.S. representative of NATO member state and immediate family, member of NATO-agreed force, and dependents

NATO3

NATO4

Official of NATO, and immediate family

NATO5

Experts employed by NATO, and dependents

NATO6

Civilian accompanying a NATO-agreed force, and dependents

NATO7

Attendant, servant, or personal employee of NATO-1 through NATO-6, and immediate family

P2

Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program

Q1

Participant in an international cultural exchange program

S7

Immediate family of S5 or S6

SF

SG

SI

Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by the U.S. government as translators or interpreters, and their spouse and children

SK

Certain retired international organization employees, and their families

SQ

Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government, and their spouse and children

SSC

SU

Spouse, child or parent of a U-1 visa holder (victim of criminal activity)

SW

T2

Spouse of T1

T3

Child of T1

T4

Parent of T1 under 21 years of age

T5

Unmarried sibling under age 18 of T1 under 21 years of age

T6

Adult/minor child of derivative beneficiary of T1

U4

Parent of U1 under 21 years of age

U5

Unmarried sibling under age 18 of U1 under 21 years of age