Seoul visa backlog

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Student in an academic or language training program

Business or Tourist Visa

Exchange visitor

normally 824/mo

Combined transit and crewmember visa

normally 407/mo

Spouse or child of exchange visitor

normally 364/mo

Treaty investor, spouse or child

normally 285/mo

Foreign government official or employee, or immediate family

normally 234/mo

Spouse or child of F1

normally 217/mo

Spouse or child of L1

normally 200/mo

Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services

normally 156/mo

Intracompany transferee

normally 137/mo

Athlete or member of entertainment group

Spouse of U.S. citizen

Spouse or child of temporary worker (such as H1B)

Vocational student

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

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

Australian specialty occupation profession

Fiancé(e) of U. S. citizen

Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children

Spouse of deceased U.S. citizen

Alien in a religious occupation

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

Orphan adopted abroad by U.S. citizen

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

Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program

Spouse or child of O1 or O2

Spouse or child of R1

International organization officer or employee, and immediate family

Treaty trader, spouse or child

Brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age

normally 9.7/mo

normally 9.3/mo

normally 8.8/mo

normally 8.2/mo

Child of E11, E12, or E13

normally 7.1/mo

Investor pilot program, targeted area

normally 6.5/mo

Child of U.S. citizen

normally 6.3/mo

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

normally 6.1/mo

normally 6.0/mo

Unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen

normally 5.8/mo

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

normally 5.6/mo

normally 4.9/mo

Spouse of E11, E12, or E13

normally 4.7/mo

Unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident

normally 4.0/mo

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

normally 3.9/mo

Married son or daughter of U.S. citizen

normally 3.7/mo

Spouse or child of M1

normally 3.6/mo

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

normally 3.4/mo

Alien in transit

normally 3.4/mo

normally 3.4/mo

normally 3.4/mo

normally 3.0/mo

Spouse of lawful permanent resident

normally 2.9/mo

normally 2.1/mo

normally 2.0/mo

normally 2.0/mo

Spouse of lawful permanent resident

normally 1.8/mo

Returning resident

normally 1.6/mo

Spouse or child of P1, P2, or P3

normally 1.4/mo

Spouse or child of TN

normally 1.4/mo

Child of lawful permanent resident

normally 1.2/mo

normally 1.1/mo

Child of FX1 or FX2

normally 0.9/mo

Child of lawful permanent resident

normally 0.8/mo

normally 0.7/mo

Employees or former employees of the U.S. abroad

normally 0.5/mo

normally 0.4/mo

Green card lottery immigrant

normally 0.4/mo

normally 0.4/mo

Crewmember (sea or air)

normally 0.3/mo

Multinational executive or manager

normally 0.3/mo

normally 0.3/mo

normally 0.2/mo

Child of F21 or F22

normally 0.2/mo

normally 0.2/mo

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

normally 0.2/mo

Temporary worker performing other services

normally 0.2/mo

Minister of religion

normally 0.2/mo

Certain religious workers

normally 0.2/mo

normally 0.1/mo

normally 0.1/mo

normally 0.1/mo

normally 0.1/mo

normally 0.1/mo

Employment creation in targeted rural/high unemployment area

normally 0.1/mo

NAFTA professional

normally 0.1/mo

Victim of criminal activity

normally 0.1/mo

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

normally 0.1/mo

Employment creation outside targeted areas

normally 0.1/mo

normally 0.1/mo

normally 0.1/mo

Free Trade Agreement Professional

normally 0.1/mo

Outstanding professor or researcher

normally 0.0/mo

normally 0.0/mo

Participant in an international cultural exchange program

normally 0.0/mo

normally 0.0/mo

Broadcaster in the U.S.

normally 0.0/mo

normally 0.0/mo

normally 0.0/mo

Temporary worker performing agricultural services

normally 0.0/mo

Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen

normally 0.0/mo

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

normally 0.0/mo

Iraqis or Afghans employed by the U.S.

normally 0.0/mo

normally 0.0/mo

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

normally 0.0/mo

Vietnam Amerasian principal

never issued here

Spouse/Child of AM1

never issued here

Natural mother of AM1

never issued here

Self-petition spouse of lawful permanent resident

never issued here

Self-petition child of lawful permanent resident

never issued here

Child of B21 or B22

never issued here

Self-petition unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

Border Crossing Card

never issued here

never issued here

Accompanying spouse of BC1

never issued here

Accompanying child of BC1

never issued here

Self-petition spouse of lawful permanent resident

never issued here

Self-petition child of lawful permanent resident

never issued here

Child of BX1 or BX2

never issued here

Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

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

never issued here

never issued here

Shortage area nurse

never issued here

Self-petition child of U.S. citizen

never issued here

never issued here

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

never issued here

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

never issued here

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

never issued here

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

never issued here

never issued here

Parent of SK3 or SN3

never issued here

Child of N8 or some special immigrants

never issued here

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

never issued here

never issued here

Official of NATO, and immediate family

never issued here

Experts employed by NATO, and dependents

never issued here

Civilian accompanying a NATO-agreed force, and dependents

never issued here

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

never issued here

Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program

never issued here

never issued here

Investor pilot program, not in targeted area

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

Immediate family of S5 or S6

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

Employed by the U.S. in Iraq or Afghanistan as translators

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

Retired international organization employees

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

Parent of T1 under 21 years of age

never issued here

Adult/minor child of derivative beneficiary of T1

never issued here

never issued here

never issued here

Parent of U1 under 21 years of age

never issued here

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

never issued here