The first-ever opportunity for applicants to apply for US visas through the Nuku’alofa embassy is now closed to new applications.

Today’s announcement comes after US Deputy State Secretary Kurt Campbell confirmed last month that applicants who wanted Non-Immigrant Visas to the US could apply in Nuku’alofa.

The Tongan Embassy said this afternoon that “all visa appointments for the September outreach are full.”

“If you missed out on scheduling an appointment for this outreach, you can kindly wait for the November outreach”.

It said applicants are “always welcome to apply in Suva”.

Applicants in Nuku‘alofa can apply for B1, B2, B1/B2, F1, F2, J1, J2, M1, M2, and R visas.

This opportunity resolves the challenges Tongan applicants have faced for years when travelling to Fiji to process their US visa applications.