It will take time to complete this immigration procedure for the first time or renewal, so if you need to obtain it urgently, you should hurry, since there are Consulates that have appointments until 2026.
If you have already let the time pass and you have finally decided to apply for your U.S. Visa this May 2024, then you must be curious about how long you will have to wait to get your appointment.
As you may well know, since the pandemic that appointments have taken years, but the U.S. Consulate has made a great effort to make those waiting times between the time you apply and the time you go to the Consulate as short as possible.
It all depends on the Consulate you want to go to, but no matter how long the wait is, do not despair, because you could shorten the time and instead of waiting more than a year, it could be a month. We explain.
If I apply for my American tourist visa in May, when will I have my interview appointment?
As we already mentioned, it depends a lot on the city where you want to have your interview with the consul. If it is the first time or if you are looking to renew it, these are the approximate dates in which you could get your appointment in the consulates of these cities:.
To apply for a visa for the first time
- Ciudad Juarez: September 2, 2025
- Guadalajara: April 16, 2026
- Hermosillo: November 13, 2025
- Matamoros: July 7, 2025.
- Merida: May 18, 2026.
- Mexico City: March 18, 2025.
- Monterrey: September 24, 2025.
- Nogales: November 4, 2025.
- Nuevo Laredo: August 11, 2025.
- Tijuana: October 6, 2025.
To renew your visa
- Ciudad Juarez: May 3, 2024.
- Merida: May 3, 2024.
- Nogales: May 2, 2024
- Guadalajara: May 7, 2024
- Nuevo Laredo: June 4, 2024
- Matamoros: May 7, 2024
- Tijuana: May 8, 2024
- Hermosillo: May 14, 2024
- Mexico City: June 12, 2024
- Monterrey: May 3, 2024
How to schedule your appointment
After duly filling out the DS-160 Form, being aware that this information will be used by the consul during the interview, you will obtain a bar code to identify and track your application.
At the end of this procedure, you will obtain a folio to continue the process on the U.S. Visa Service website.
After sharing an email address and password, you will get your username in your personal inbox. You will arrive at the visa payment, which is $185 for adults. After making and notifying your payment, you will be able to return to that page to schedule your appointment. If it is renewal, you may receive an email notification that you do not need to go to the interview.
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