Anyone whose passport requires a B1/B2 visitor visa for the United States should look at the calendar before the map. Per the US State Department's global tracker (updated June 18, 2026), the wait for an interview reaches 21 months in Toronto, 14 in Ottawa and 12 in Vancouver; Indian posts sit between 4 and 9.5 months after a ~36% single-cycle jump; Bogotá leads Latin America at 11 months, with Lima and San José at 7.
The pain is unevenly distributed: Berlin, Seoul, Singapore and Hong Kong show waits under two weeks, and travelers from Visa-Waiver-Program countries skip the interview entirely with an ESTA. The published averages only appear once a post's next slot is more than three months out — so the true number of stressed consulates is likely higher.
For visa-required applicants the takeaway is unambiguous: a US trip in 2027 may need its paperwork started now.