Visas issued at Bridgetown in March 2025
U.S. Embassy, Barbados. The page of the post has the wait times of Bridgetown.
In March 2025, the post issued 2,431 nonimmigrant visas and 96 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 1,006,227 nonimmigrant visas in the same month.
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.
Therefore, 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.
The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .
| Visas | Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,431 | 2,382 | 2,704 |
| Immigrant | 96 | 132 | 112 |
Nonimmigrant classes, March 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,208 | 90.8% | 2,166 | 2,535 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 45 | 1.9% | 25 | 44 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 22 | 0.9% | 17 | 19 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 20 | 0.8% | 21 | 15 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 15 | 0.6% | 0 | 6 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 12 | 0.5% | 16 | 1 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 12 | 0.5% | 7 | 2 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 11 | 0.5% | 12 | 9 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 11 | 0.5% | 13 | 1 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 9 | 0.4% | 22 | 13 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 8 | 0.3% | 12 | 3 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 8 | 0.3% | 1 | 1 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 7 | 0.3% | 6 | 7 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 6 | 0.2% | 6 | 3 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 5 | 0.2% | 15 | 18 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 2 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.2% | 11 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 3 | 0.1% | 7 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 5 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 5 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 5 | 5 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, March 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 30 | 31.3% | 31 | 32 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 20 | 20.8% | 10 | 14 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 18 | 18.8% | 17 | 14 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 8 | 8.3% | 25 | 23 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 7.3% | 6 | 5 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 4 | 4.2% | 4 | 2 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 2 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 2 | 2.1% | 7 | 6 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 1% | 2 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 1% | 2 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 1% | 4 | 5 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 1 | 1% | 15 | 8 |
| IR4 | Orphan to be adopted in the United States by U.S. citizen | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of March 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 60 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Bridgetown lists every month. The page of March 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: +2%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, March 2025. Report an error.