Can I get a U.S. visa?
6,894 U.S. visas were issued to people from Austria in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), J1 (exchange visitor), C1/D (transit and crew member). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
6,894 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Austria · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 91% of visitor (B) visa applications from Austria were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about Under 15 days at Vienna. Student visa: about Under 15 days at Vienna. All embassies in Austria.
These are group numbers from the U.S. Department of State. They cannot tell what will happen to one person. Unofficial; not legal advice.
Yes. 6,894 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Austria in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), J1 (exchange visitor), C1/D (transit and crew member). Whether one person gets a visa depends on their own case: the officer decides at the interview.
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for visitor (B) visas for Austria was about 8.92% in FY2025, so about 91% were approved. This is a group figure and cannot tell what will happen to you.
At the shortest-wait U.S. embassy or consulate in Austria (Vienna), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about Under 15 days, and for students about Under 15 days (Vienna). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.