Months › May 2025
May 2025 · all posts · fiscal year 2025
U.S. visa issuances in May 2025 217 posts in the month's tables · nonimmigrant issuances -10% on Apr 2025
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 897,937 nonimmigrant visas in May 2025, about the same as the 993,250 of the previous month and -16% against the same month a year earlier (1,070,656).
46,751 immigrant visas were issued in the month, against 58,778 a year earlier.
The largest posts were Bogota (54,906), Monterrey (52,528) and Mexico City (43,495); 217 posts appear in the month's tables.
B1/B2 at 56.8%, BBBCC at 14.5% and J1 at 5.5% made up the largest shares of the month's nonimmigrant issuances.
897,937 nonimmigrant visas -16% vs May 2024
46,751 immigrant visas -20% vs a year earlier
-10% vs Apr 2025 993,250 then
56.8% share of B1/B2
Worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, 24 months to May 2025 0 535,328 1,070,656 Visitors Students and exchange visitors Temporary workers Diplomatic, official and international organisation Transit and crew Other nonimmigrant classes Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 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) Feb 2025: 914,989 (Visitors 741,873, Students and exchange visitors 29,735, Temporary workers 104,535, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 10,597, Transit and crew 25,621, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,628) Mar 2025: 1,006,227 (Visitors 784,834, Students and exchange visitors 53,391, Temporary workers 126,968, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12,554, Transit and crew 25,740, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,740) Apr 2025: 993,250 (Visitors 747,955, Students and exchange visitors 77,653, Temporary workers 126,226, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 14,613, Transit and crew 24,295, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,508) May 2025: 897,937 (Visitors 645,085, Students and exchange visitors 99,991, Temporary workers 114,172, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 12,959, Transit and crew 23,055, Other nonimmigrant classes 2,675) Nonimmigrant visas issued worldwide by month, stacked by broad class group.
Largest posts in May 2025 Post Country Nonimmigrant Immigrant vs prior month vs year earlier Bogota Colombia 54,906 851 -12% +24% Monterrey Mexico 52,528 0 -25% -18% Mexico City Mexico 43,495 1 -18% -21% New Delhi India 38,752 26 +17% -4% Guadalajara Mexico 31,591 0 -20% -33% Sao Paulo Brazil 30,673 0 -21% -41% Hyderabad India 28,470 0 -1% +62% Beijing China 24,291 0 +1% -19% Buenos Aires Argentina 22,278 72 +1% -17% Guangzhou China 21,285 1,631 -22% +98% Ciudad Juarez Mexico 20,705 5,694 -1% +31% Chennai India 19,529 0 +4% -42% Shanghai China 18,668 0 0% -27% Tijuana Mexico 17,909 0 -17% -18% Manila Philippines 16,528 5,336 +2% -38% Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 16,528 3,456 -12% +1% Mumbai India 16,000 1,585 -4% -29% London United Kingdom 15,203 376 +3% 0% Guatemala City Guatemala 13,182 677 -10% +27% Lima Peru 11,481 555 -12% -20% Rio de Janeiro Brazil 10,908 1,006 -10% -25% Kingston Jamaica 10,833 969 -19% -16% Shenyang China 10,264 0 +4% +92% San Jose Costa Rica 10,035 63 +9% +37% Brasilia Brazil 9,077 0 -6% -38%
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 Apr 2025 May 2025 Change Tel Aviv 3,136 4,924 +57% Berlin 1,944 2,860 +47% Merida 2,634 3,840 +46% Taipei 2,496 3,564 +43% Kyiv 492 640 +30% Sydney 2,993 3,832 +28% Harare 856 1,077 +26% Osaka/Kobe 1,475 1,832 +24%
Largest falls Post Apr 2025 May 2025 Change Astana 3,531 1,389 -61% Almaty 3,379 1,692 -50% Sarajevo 1,106 565 -49% Baghdad 399 230 -42% Wuhan 10,537 6,075 -42% Bishkek 1,336 807 -40% Tokyo 5,394 3,323 -38% Kuwait City 1,863 1,181 -37%
Visa classes in May 2025 Nonimmigrant Class Issued Share B1/B2 Temporary visitor for business and pleasure 509,872 56.8% BBBCC Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card 130,174 14.5% J1 Exchange visitor 49,169 5.5% F1 Student in an academic or language training prog 45,364 5.1% H2A Temporary worker performing agricultural service 36,855 4.1% H2B Temporary worker performing other services 24,239 2.7% C1/D Combined transit and crewmember visa 21,895 2.4% H1B Temporary worker of distinguished merit and abil 13,769 1.5% H4 Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 12,083 1.3% A2 Other foreign government official or employee, o 7,618 0.8% L1 Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, 6,042 0.7% L2 Spouse or child of intracompany transferee 5,575 0.6% E2 Treaty investor, spouse or child 3,733 0.4% J2 Spouse or child of exchange visitor 2,776 0.3% B1 Temporary visitor for business 2,235 0.2%
Immigrant Class Issued Share IR5 Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age 9,333 20% IR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen 7,927 17% IR2 Child of U.S. citizen 4,468 9.6% F4 Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U 3,569 7.6% DV Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) 3,488 7.5% F2B Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or 3,278 7% F1 Family first preference: unmarried son or daught 2,751 5.9% F3 Family third preference: married son or daughter 2,388 5.1% FX Family second preference, exempt from country li 2,052 4.4% E3 Employment third preference: skilled worker or p 1,560 3.3% E2 Employment second preference: professional holdi 1,412 3% CR1 Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) 954 2%
May in other years Month Nonimmigrant Immigrant May 2019 857,267 39,393 May 2020 40,939 697 May 2021 247,222 26,204 May 2022 668,835 42,096 May 2023 1,013,283 57,068 May 2024 1,070,656 58,778 May 2025 897,937 46,751
Questions and answers How many U.S. visas were issued in May 2025? 897,937 nonimmigrant visas and 46,751 immigrant visas, according to the State Department's monthly tables, which the Department describes as preliminary.
Which posts issued the most visas in May 2025? Bogota (54,906), Monterrey (52,528), Mexico City (43,495), New Delhi (38,752) and Guadalajara (31,591).
Which posts changed most in May 2025? Among posts with at least 200 issuances in both months, the largest rises on the previous month were Tel Aviv (+57%), Berlin (+47%) and Merida (+46%) and the largest falls Astana (-61%), Almaty (-50%) and Sarajevo (-49%).
Where does this data come from? The State Department's monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class for May 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 May 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections .