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January 2025 · all posts · fiscal year 2025
U.S. visa issuances in January 2025 216 posts in the month's tables · nonimmigrant issuances +8% on Dec 2024
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.
U.S. posts issued 954,595 nonimmigrant visas in January 2025, about the same as the 884,739 of the previous month and +9% against the same month a year earlier (875,162).
54,288 immigrant visas were issued in the month, against 50,517 a year earlier.
The largest posts were Monterrey (70,675), Mexico City (56,901) and Guadalajara (45,008); 216 posts appear in the month's tables.
B1/B2 at 60%, BBBCC at 21.5% and C1/D at 2.7% made up the largest shares of the month's nonimmigrant issuances.
954,595 nonimmigrant visas +9% vs Jan 2024
54,288 immigrant visas +7% vs a year earlier
+8% vs Dec 2024 884,739 then
60% share of B1/B2
Worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, 24 months to Jan 2025 0 554,540 1,109,079 Visitors Students and exchange visitors Temporary workers Diplomatic, official and international organisation Transit and crew Other nonimmigrant classes Feb 2023 May 2023 Aug 2023 Nov 2023 Feb 2024 May 2024 Aug 2024 Nov 2024 Feb 2023: 853,572 (Visitors 678,072, Students and exchange visitors 25,355, Temporary workers 106,275, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12,317, Transit and crew 29,923, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,630) Mar 2023: 1,109,079 (Visitors 837,652, Students and exchange visitors 51,272, Temporary workers 165,558, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15,871, Transit and crew 36,511, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,215) Apr 2023: 850,597 (Visitors 606,157, Students and exchange visitors 74,142, Temporary workers 126,176, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14,537, Transit and crew 27,398, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,187) May 2023: 1,013,283 (Visitors 720,349, Students and exchange visitors 105,366, Temporary workers 134,306, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15,992, Transit and crew 34,406, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,864) Jun 2023: 955,094 (Visitors 644,210, Students and exchange visitors 152,578, Temporary workers 112,913, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15,090, Transit and crew 27,844, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,459) Jul 2023: 861,186 (Visitors 591,804, Students and exchange visitors 138,115, Temporary workers 85,385, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14,879, Transit and crew 28,862, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,141) Aug 2023: 938,911 (Visitors 705,701, Students and exchange visitors 80,767, Temporary workers 99,010, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16,929, Transit and crew 33,764, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,740) Sep 2023: 849,400 (Visitors 689,362, Students and exchange visitors 25,447, Temporary workers 80,569, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18,174, Transit and crew 32,737, Other nonimmigrant classes 3,111) Oct 2023: 885,241 (Visitors 723,157, Students and exchange visitors 28,443, Temporary workers 81,432, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13,585, Transit and crew 34,419, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,205) Nov 2023: 815,973 (Visitors 648,933, Students and exchange visitors 41,898, Temporary workers 81,873, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 11,322, Transit and crew 27,505, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,442) Dec 2023: 755,973 (Visitors 583,071, Students and exchange visitors 64,301, Temporary workers 72,540, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8,771, Transit and crew 22,433, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,857) Jan 2024: 875,162 (Visitors 711,260, Students and exchange visitors 33,732, Temporary workers 86,303, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10,518, Transit and crew 28,574, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,775) Feb 2024: 861,383 (Visitors 680,180, Students and exchange visitors 29,126, Temporary workers 107,565, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12,235, Transit and crew 27,620, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,657) Mar 2024: 962,731 (Visitors 734,077, Students and exchange visitors 51,504, Temporary workers 129,458, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13,741, Transit and crew 29,097, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,854) Apr 2024: 1,054,900 (Visitors 778,648, Students and exchange visitors 79,358, Temporary workers 143,380, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 17,350, Transit and crew 31,933, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,231) May 2024: 1,070,656 (Visitors 781,110, Students and exchange visitors 121,722, Temporary workers 117,097, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 15,885, Transit and crew 29,652, Other nonimmigrant classes 5,190) Jun 2024: 883,594 (Visitors 622,351, Students and exchange visitors 129,633, Temporary workers 89,815, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 13,339, Transit and crew 24,121, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,335) Jul 2024: 960,883 (Visitors 704,892, Students and exchange visitors 120,531, Temporary workers 85,569, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 16,266, Transit and crew 28,371, Other nonimmigrant classes 5,254) Aug 2024: 931,915 (Visitors 737,789, Students and exchange visitors 60,437, Temporary workers 84,235, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14,530, Transit and crew 29,817, Other nonimmigrant classes 5,107) Sep 2024: 925,157 (Visitors 759,370, Students and exchange visitors 26,419, Temporary workers 86,596, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 18,751, Transit and crew 29,065, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,956) Oct 2024: 977,715 (Visitors 815,932, Students and exchange visitors 30,273, Temporary workers 86,581, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14,343, Transit and crew 25,787, Other nonimmigrant classes 4,799) Nov 2024: 811,088 (Visitors 667,467, Students and exchange visitors 35,498, Temporary workers 70,609, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10,567, Transit and crew 23,278, Other nonimmigrant classes 3,669) Dec 2024: 884,739 (Visitors 707,541, Students and exchange visitors 52,651, Temporary workers 88,952, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 8,761, Transit and crew 23,372, Other nonimmigrant classes 3,462) Jan 2025: 954,595 (Visitors 784,221, Students and exchange visitors 30,032, Temporary workers 100,099, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10,806, Transit and crew 26,390, Other nonimmigrant classes 3,047) Nonimmigrant visas issued worldwide by month, stacked by broad class group.
Largest posts in Jan 2025 Post Country Nonimmigrant Immigrant vs prior month vs year earlier Monterrey Mexico 70,675 0 +45% +25% Mexico City Mexico 56,901 3 +4% +1% Guadalajara Mexico 45,008 0 +39% +28% Sao Paulo Brazil 39,644 0 +10% -11% New Delhi India 37,469 19 +11% +96% Bogota Colombia 35,559 542 -11% -6% Buenos Aires Argentina 24,033 80 +4% +14% Chennai India 23,985 0 -15% -3% Hyderabad India 23,703 0 -1% +91% Tijuana Mexico 22,376 0 +63% +60% Guangzhou China 21,734 2,040 -14% +147% Shanghai China 20,542 0 -35% +30% Manila Philippines 19,323 4,150 +18% -23% Mumbai India 18,275 2,434 +42% -16% Ciudad Juarez Mexico 18,045 7,334 +12% +22% Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 17,941 3,884 +6% +51% Rio de Janeiro Brazil 17,308 296 +22% -1% London United Kingdom 15,431 484 +38% +26% Beijing China 14,694 0 -17% -31% Lima Peru 12,784 630 +10% +2% Brasilia Brazil 11,806 0 -14% -16% Toronto Canada 11,435 0 +42% +77% Guatemala City Guatemala 11,290 574 +14% +67% Guayaquil Ecuador 10,465 1,006 -3% +4% Porto Alegre Brazil 9,505 0 -7% -30%
Biggest movers on the previous month Posts with at least 200 nonimmigrant issuances in both months. A move in the count is a move in visas issued; it does not by itself say anything about demand or approval rates.
Largest rises Post Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Change Beirut 391 911 +133% Cape Town 1,211 2,545 +110% Johannesburg 1,619 3,279 +103% Kathmandu 1,446 2,671 +85% Bangkok 3,161 5,170 +64% Tijuana 13,747 22,376 +63% Baghdad 212 343 +62% Durban 569 902 +59%
Largest falls Post Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Change Kinshasa 444 226 -49% Suva 559 336 -40% Seoul 6,270 3,972 -37% Lusaka 318 202 -36% Wuhan 7,801 5,011 -36% Shanghai 31,371 20,542 -35% Montevideo 2,229 1,541 -31% Taipei 2,745 1,931 -30%
Visa classes in Jan 2025 Nonimmigrant Class Issued Share B1/B2 Temporary visitor for business and pleasure 572,930 60% BBBCC Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card 205,112 21.5% C1/D Combined transit and crewmember visa 25,307 2.7% H1B Temporary worker of distinguished merit and abil 24,167 2.5% H2A Temporary worker performing agricultural service 22,739 2.4% H4 Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 13,670 1.4% F1 Student in an academic or language training prog 13,571 1.4% J1 Exchange visitor 12,703 1.3% H2B Temporary worker performing other services 9,028 0.9% L1 Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, 6,869 0.7% L2 Spouse or child of intracompany transferee 6,377 0.7% A2 Other foreign government official or employee, o 5,591 0.6% E2 Treaty investor, spouse or child 3,961 0.4% B1 Temporary visitor for business 2,710 0.3% BBBCV Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Li 2,539 0.3%
Immigrant Class Issued Share IR5 Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age 11,918 22% IR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen 9,478 17.5% DV Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) 5,861 10.8% IR2 Child of U.S. citizen 5,274 9.7% FX Family second preference, exempt from country li 4,931 9.1% F4 Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U 3,529 6.5% CR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) 1,556 2.9% F1 Family first preference: unmarried son or daught 1,511 2.8% F2A Family second preference (2A): spouse or child o 1,439 2.7% E3 Employment third preference: skilled worker or p 1,236 2.3% F3 Family third preference: married son or daughter 1,156 2.1% SQ3 Child of SQ1 1,118 2.1%
Jan in other years Month Nonimmigrant Immigrant Jan 2019 685,917 39,557 Jan 2020 670,211 43,136 Jan 2021 138,544 11,880 Jan 2022 414,383 33,039 Jan 2023 842,689 44,495 Jan 2024 875,162 50,517 Jan 2025 954,595 54,288
Questions and answers How many U.S. visas were issued in January 2025? 954,595 nonimmigrant visas and 54,288 immigrant visas, according to the State Department's monthly tables, which the Department describes as preliminary.
Which posts issued the most visas in January 2025? Monterrey (70,675), Mexico City (56,901), Guadalajara (45,008), Sao Paulo (39,644) and New Delhi (37,469).
Which posts changed most in January 2025? Among posts with at least 200 issuances in both months, the largest rises on the previous month were Beirut (+133%), Cape Town (+110%) and Johannesburg (+103%) and the largest falls Kinshasa (-49%), Suva (-40%) and Seoul (-37%).
Where does this data come from? The State Department's monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class for January 2025. Data through 30 Sep 2025.
Provenance Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant and Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for January 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections .