Visas issued at Bridgetown in August 2025
U.S. Embassy, Barbados. The page of the post has the wait times of Bridgetown.
In August 2025, the post issued 1,893 nonimmigrant visas and 189 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 842,878 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 | Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 1,893 | 1,214 | 2,832 |
| Immigrant | 189 | 127 | 78 |
Nonimmigrant classes, August 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,588 | 83.9% | 983 | 2,508 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 121 | 6.4% | 84 | 136 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 43 | 2.3% | 52 | 34 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 26 | 1.4% | 22 | 20 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 17 | 0.9% | 7 | 8 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 17 | 0.9% | 13 | 11 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 12 | 0.6% | 4 | 4 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 7 | 0.4% | 10 | 9 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 7 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 6 | 0.3% | 1 | 28 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 6 | 0.3% | 3 | 1 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 6 | 0.3% | 2 | 2 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 7 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 0.2% | 6 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 2 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 2 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 4 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 23 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 4 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
Immigrant classes, August 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 45 | 23.8% | 44 | 30 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 34 | 18% | 23 | 6 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 25 | 13.2% | 5 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 18 | 9.5% | 11 | 6 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 18 | 9.5% | 11 | 3 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 10 | 5.3% | 0 | 2 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 10 | 5.3% | 4 | 4 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 9 | 4.8% | 10 | 17 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 8 | 4.2% | 3 | 3 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 4 | 2.1% | 3 | 6 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 4 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 1.6% | 10 | 1 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of August 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 2 months. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Bridgetown lists every month. The page of August 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: +56%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, August 2025. Report an error.