Tirana · Albania · January 2025
Visas issued at Tirana in January 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.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,795 | 96.3% | 1,798 | 2,234 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 16 | 0.9% | 52 | 38 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 13 | 0.7% | 17 | 7 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 6 | 0.3% | 11 | 7 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 6 | 0.3% | 10 | 6 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 5 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 5 | 0.3% | 7 | 5 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 4 | 0.2% | 14 | 15 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 3 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| NATO5 | Experts, other than NATO-4 officials, employed in missions on behalf of NATO, and their dependents | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 330 | 35.8% | 106 | 238 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 184 | 20% | 126 | 157 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 144 | 15.6% | 11 | 166 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 102 | 11.1% | 39 | 83 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 98 | 10.6% | 37 | 74 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 15 | 1.6% | 13 | 15 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 10 | 1.1% | 7 | 13 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 8 | 0.9% | 11 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 7 | 0.8% | 2 | 3 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 6 | 0.7% | 0 | 4 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 5 | 0.5% | 3 | 1 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 0.4% | 0 | 4 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 8 |
Context
| January 2025 | Tirana | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,864 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | -4% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -20% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 921 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 73 days; F, M, J 5 days; H, L, O, P, Q 10 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Tirana issue in January 2025?
1,864 nonimmigrant visas and 921 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 92th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tirana?
December 2024: 1,932 nonimmigrant visas (-4% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 2,329 (-20%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,795 (96.3%), F1 16 (0.9%), K1 13 (0.7%), C1/D 6 (0.3%), J1 6 (0.3%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for January 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.