Vienna · Austria · January 2025
Visas issued at Vienna 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 | 699 | 67.4% | 445 | 566 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 90 | 8.7% | 69 | 64 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 51 | 4.9% | 118 | 61 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 27 | 2.6% | 20 | 21 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 26 | 2.5% | 14 | 37 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 24 | 2.3% | 43 | 14 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 23 | 2.2% | 26 | 34 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 15 | 1.4% | 20 | 110 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 11 | 1.1% | 3 | 15 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 10 | 1% | 9 | 12 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 9 | 0.9% | 12 | 25 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 8 | 0.8% | 1 | 24 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 7 | 0.7% | 15 | 9 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 6 | 0.6% | 18 | 13 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 6 | 0.6% | 3 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 3 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 0.4% | 9 | 3 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 1 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 2 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 62 | 87.3% | 0 | 1 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 4 | 5.6% | 2 | 3 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 2.8% | 2 | 0 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 2 | 2.8% | 1 | 2 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 1.4% | 2 | 3 |
Context
| January 2025 | Vienna | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,037 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | +22% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +1% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 71 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 4 days; F, M, J 4 days; H, L, O, P, Q 5 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Vienna issue in January 2025?
1,037 nonimmigrant visas and 71 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 117th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Vienna?
December 2024: 849 nonimmigrant visas (+22% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 1,023 (+1%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 699 (67.4%), C1/D 90 (8.7%), J1 51 (4.9%), G4 27 (2.6%), A2 26 (2.5%).
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.