The United States Department of State has released a comprehensive global directory of its embassies and consulates where applicants can process nonimmigrant visas for temporary travel to the US. The list, published on 16 September 2026, covers diplomatic posts across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the Pacific, with some countries directed to apply through neighbouring nations.
Key Processing Centres for Nigeria and Africa
For Nigerian applicants, all nonimmigrant visa applications are processed at the US Embassy in Lagos. Several African countries are referred to posts in other nations: for instance, Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger are directed to the US Embassy in Lome, Togo, while Cameroon, Chad, Gabon, and the Central African Republic use the Yaoundé post. Burundi, Eritrea, South Sudan, and Uganda are served by Kampala, Uganda.
Other notable referrals include Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zambia, which are directed to Johannesburg, South Africa. Sierra Leone is referred to Monrovia, Liberia, while Libya uses Tunis, Tunisia. Sudan is served by Cairo, Egypt, and Somalia by Nairobi, Kenya.
Global Coverage and Regional Referrals
The directory includes multiple processing locations in major countries. The US has five visa-processing posts in Brazil (Brasilia, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, and Sao Paulo), five in Canada (Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto, and Vancouver), and six in Mexico (Ciudad Juarez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Merida, Mexico City, Matamoros, Monterrey, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo, and Tijuana).
In Europe, Germany has posts in Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich; Italy in Florence, Naples, and Rome; and Poland in Krakow and Warsaw. The United Kingdom has posts in Belfast and London. Russia is served by the US Embassy in Moscow, but applicants are directed to Warsaw, Poland, or Astana, Kazakhstan. Ukraine is also referred to Krakow and Warsaw.
Special Cases and Regional Hubs
Several countries and territories are directed to regional hubs. For example, Iran is referred to Dubai, UAE; North Korea to Guangzhou, China; and Syria to Amman, Jordan, or Beirut, Lebanon. Venezuela is served by Bogota, Colombia, and Yemen by Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Various Caribbean territories, including Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, and St. Maarten, are directed to Bridgetown, Barbados.
Australia has posts in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth, while China has posts in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, and Wuhan, with S.A.R. Macau referred to S.A.R. Hong Kong. India has posts in Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, and New Delhi. Japan has posts in Fukuoka, Naha, Osaka/Kobe, Sapporo, and Tokyo.
The US Department of State advises applicants to select the city where they intend to apply to access specific information about the visa process. The full list is arranged alphabetically by location.
