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Vienna · Austria · September 2025
Visas issued at Vienna in September 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) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 521 | 57.5% | 351 | 814 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 77 | 8.5% | 84 | 88 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 58 | 6.4% | 43 | 51 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 38 | 4.2% | 11 | 51 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 33 | 3.6% | 31 | 31 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 28 | 3.1% | 19 | 29 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 21 | 2.3% | 10 | 17 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 17 | 1.9% | 17 | 10 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 17 | 1.9% | 14 | 8 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 16 | 1.8% | 58 | 10 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 16 | 1.8% | 14 | 12 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 10 | 1.1% | 22 | 6 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 9 | 1% | 7 | 27 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 9 | 1% | 13 | 8 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 6 | 0.7% | 3 | 0 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 5 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 8 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 2 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 4 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 4 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.1% | 8 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 80 | 82.5% | 80 | 24 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 10 | 10.3% | 0 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 4.1% | 1 | 2 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 2.1% | 4 | 2 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| September 2025 | Vienna | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 906 | 823,557 |
| Change on previous month | +24% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -25% | -11% |
| Immigrant visas | 97 | 45,966 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2025 (7 Sep 2025): B1/B2 next available under ½ month; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Vienna issue in September 2025?
906 nonimmigrant visas and 97 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2025. That was the 110th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did September 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Vienna?
August 2025: 732 nonimmigrant visas (+24% to Sep 2025). September 2024: 1,201 (-25%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 521 (57.5%), J1 77 (8.5%), C1/D 58 (6.4%), G4 38 (4.2%), L1 33 (3.6%).
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 September 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.