Embassy of the United States

Non-Immigrant Visas

Expedited Appointments

How to Request an Expedited Interview

The Embassy provides expedited visa services to business travelers, educational/exchange travelers (F, J, M visas), as well as travelers with medical, family, or other emergencies, on a case-by-case basis.  In order to request an expedited appointment, you must have already scheduled a regular appointment through our online appointment system.

In order to request an expedited appointment, please send an email in English to visasbkk@state.gov.  The email subject line should read “Request to Expedite a Non-Immigrant Visa Appointment.”  Please include appointment confirmation number, full name, contact telephone number, and the reason an earlier appointment is required.

Educational/exchange (F, J, and M visas) applicants requesting expedited appointments must show that they would otherwise miss the beginning of their courses/programs if not allowed to expedite the visa process.  Such applicants must already be in possession of an I-20 or DS-2019 form.

For business expedite requests or questions about E-2 visas, you may contact our business e-mail address, bangkokbusinesstravel@state.gov. If you are requesting an expedite, the email subject should read “Request to Expedite a Non-Immigrant Visa Appointment.”  Please include appointment confirmation number, full name, contact telephone number, and the reason an earlier appointment is required.  For information about the Department of State’s Business Visa Center, click here.

For medical emergencies involving a sick parent, sibling, or child, please also obtain a letter from the patient’s physician describing the patient’s medical condition.

Please note that due to the high volume of requests, we are unable to respond to every request for an expedited interview date.  The visa unit will contact you directly if an early appointment can be given.  If you don’t receive a response within five working days, you should assume your request for an earlier appointment was denied.  PLEASE DO NOT RESEND YOUR REQUEST.  Should the visa section be unable to grant an expedited appointment, please check back frequently with the Visa Information Services website and Visa Call Center at 001-800-13-202-2457 as interview appointment dates and times sometimes appear at earlier times due to last-minute cancellations. 

EXCEPTION:  APEC Business Travel Card Holders may come on a non-appointment basis on any weekday morning between 7:30 am – 10:00 am (except Thai and American holidays).  No email request or prior appointment is necessary.  However, all other requirements for visa applications must be met in order to take advantage of this special channel for APEC cardholders.