Tourism Industry Rebound Hampered by Long Visa Processing Delays

Much of the country may be returning to normal this year but international travel to the U.S. won’t be back to pre-pandemic levels until 2024 at the earliest.

Those industry projections are in large part because of long visa wait times in some of the biggest markets for international travel to the U.S.

Inbound travelers can expect to wait 702 days in Guadalajara, Mexico, 354 days in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and 643 days in Bogota, Colombia, as of this month.

“We need to make it so that all visitors who want to come here can,” said Tori Barnes, executive vice ...