Brussels · Belgium · March 2025
Visas issued at Brussels in March 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) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,042 | 56.2% | 889 | 952 |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 257 | 13.9% | 120 | 90 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 112 | 6% | 48 | 46 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 86 | 4.6% | 57 | 65 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 57 | 3.1% | 76 | 94 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 40 | 2.2% | 10 | 6 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 38 | 2.1% | 27 | 39 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 35 | 1.9% | 17 | 21 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 27 | 1.5% | 5 | 19 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 20 | 1.1% | 12 | 17 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 17 | 0.9% | 18 | 30 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 17 | 0.9% | 6 | 3 |
| NATO4 | Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 16 | 0.9% | 20 | 10 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 15 | 0.8% | 25 | 24 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 14 | 0.8% | 14 | 13 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 11 | 0.6% | 31 | 20 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 7 | 0.4% | 7 | 12 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 6 | 0.3% | 5 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 6 | 0.3% | 6 | 7 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 5 | 0.3% | 2 | 1 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 8 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0.3% | 1 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0.2% | 13 | 17 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 4 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 8 | 3 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 1 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 4 | 28.6% | 5 | 3 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 3 | 21.4% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 3 | 21.4% | 2 | 1 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 3 | 21.4% | 1 | 2 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 7.1% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| March 2025 | Brussels | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,853 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | +29% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +23% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 14 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 2025): B1/B2 next available 7 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Brussels issue in March 2025?
1,853 nonimmigrant visas and 14 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 91th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Brussels?
February 2025: 1,435 nonimmigrant visas (+29% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 1,510 (+23%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,042 (56.2%), NATO2 257 (13.9%), J1 112 (6%), C1/D 86 (4.6%), A2 57 (3.1%).
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 March 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.