Can I get a U.S. visa?
5,430 U.S. visas were issued to people from Czech Republic in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), J1 (exchange visitor), F1 (academic student). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
5,430 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Czech Republic · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 91% of visitor (B) visa applications from Czech Republic were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about Under 15 days at Prague. Student visa: about Under 15 days at Prague. All embassies in Czech Republic.
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. 5,430 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Czech Republic in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), J1 (exchange visitor), F1 (academic student). 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 Czech Republic was about 8.66% 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 Czech Republic (Prague), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about Under 15 days, and for students about Under 15 days (Prague). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.