Most REcent instructions for all nonimmigrant visa applicants scheduling visa interview appointments - 09/06/2025

As of September 6, 2025, the Department of State has updated its instructions for all nonimmigrant visas (NIV) applicants scheduling visa interview appointments at U.S. Embassies and Consulates.

These instructions are:

1) NIV applicants should schedule their visa interview appointments at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in their country of nationality or residence. This suspends Third Country National processing.  

2) NIV applicants from the following countries must apply at the designated locations unless residence elsewhere:
 
NATIONAL OF ----- DESIGNATED LOCATION(S)

Afghanistan ----- Islamabad
Belarus ----- Vilnius, Warsaw
Chad ----- Yaoundé
Cuba ----- Georgetown
Haiti ----- Nassau
Iran ----- Dubai
Libya ----- Tunis
Niger ----- Ouagadougou
Russia ----- Astana, Warsaw
Somalia ----- Nairobi
South Sudan ----- Nairobi
Sudan ----- Cairo
Syria ----- Amman
Ukraine ----- Krakow, Warsaw
Venezuela ----- Bogota
Yemen ----- Riyadh
Zimbabwe ---- Johannesburg

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/adjudicating-nonimmigrant-visa-applicants-in-their-country-of-residence-sep-6-2025.html