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US Visa Wait Times Scraper

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US Visa Wait Times Scraper

US Visa Wait Times Scraper

Scrape US visa appointment wait times from 243 embassies and consulates worldwide. Covers B1/B2, Student, Employment, and Crew/Transit visas. Data sourced from the U.S. State Department, updated monthly. Filter by city or visa category.

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Scrapes global US visa appointment wait times from the U.S. Department of State for 243 embassy and consulate locations worldwide.

What data does it extract?

For each embassy/consulate, the Actor extracts wait times across 4 visa categories:

Visa CategoryData Extracted
B1/B2 (Tourism/Business)Average wait time + Next available appointment
F, M, J (Student/Exchange)Next available appointment
H, L, O, P, Q (Employment)Next available appointment
C, D, C1/D (Crew/Transit)Next available appointment

Output example

{
"city": "London",
"visaCategory": "B1/B2",
"waitType": "Next Available Appointment",
"waitTime": "3 Months",
"waitTimeMonths": 3,
"scrapedAt": "2026-02-18T05:47:13.256Z",
"sourceUrl": "https://travel.state.gov/..."
}

Each run produces ~1,200 records covering all 243 locations and all visa categories.

Input options

ParameterTypeDescription
citiesstring[]Filter to specific cities (e.g., ["London", "Mumbai"]). Leave empty for all.
visaCategoriesstring[]Filter to specific categories (e.g., ["B1/B2"]). Leave empty for all.

Use cases

  • Immigration attorneys - Track wait times across embassies to advise clients on optimal filing locations
  • Relocation companies - Monitor employment visa wait times for corporate clients
  • Travel agencies - Alert customers about tourist visa appointment availability
  • Data journalists - Track trends in visa processing across countries
  • Research - Analyze patterns in US visa wait times globally

How the numeric waitTimeMonths field works

Raw valuewaitTimeMonths
3 Months3
< 0.5 Month-0.5 (negative = less than)
NAnull

This makes it easy to sort, filter, and chart the data programmatically.

Data freshness

The State Department updates this data monthly. Schedule this Actor to run monthly to build a historical dataset of global visa wait time trends.

Cost

This Actor makes a single HTTP request per run. Typical cost: less than $0.01 per run.