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Visas issued at Brussels in August 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) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 440 | 34.8% | 527 | 978 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 200 | 15.8% | 201 | 150 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 163 | 12.9% | 250 | 114 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 65 | 5.1% | 12 | 28 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 49 | 3.9% | 56 | 45 |
| 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 | 38 | 3% | 56 | 71 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 34 | 2.7% | 59 | 50 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 31 | 2.4% | 54 | 42 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 29 | 2.3% | 11 | 12 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 28 | 2.2% | 14 | 10 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 28 | 2.2% | 12 | 30 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 25 | 2% | 54 | 22 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 23 | 1.8% | 5 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 17 | 1.3% | 8 | 4 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 16 | 1.3% | 17 | 21 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 15 | 1.2% | 6 | 24 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 11 | 0.9% | 5 | 7 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 7 | 0.6% | 14 | 22 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 6 | 0.5% | 11 | 10 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 1 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 13 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5 | 0.4% | 3 | 5 |
| NATO4 | Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 5 | 0.4% | 8 | 6 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 14 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0.2% | 13 | 8 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 3 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0.2% | 6 | 2 |
| M2 | Spouse or child of vocational student | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.1% | 11 | 4 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 6 | 35.3% | 3 | 2 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 29.4% | 7 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 17.6% | 2 | 1 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 5.9% | 0 | 3 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 5.9% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 5.9% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| August 2025 | Brussels | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,266 | 842,878 |
| Change on previous month | -12% | +2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -26% | -10% |
| Immigrant visas | 17 | 44,122 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Aug 2025 (3 Aug 2025): B1/B2 next available 2 months; F, M, J Not listed; H, L, O, P, Q 2 months.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Brussels issue in August 2025?
1,266 nonimmigrant visas and 17 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for August 2025. That was the 94th largest nonimmigrant count among 215 posts that month.
How did August 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Brussels?
July 2025: 1,432 nonimmigrant visas (-12% to Aug 2025). August 2024: 1,712 (-26%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 440 (34.8%), F1 200 (15.8%), J1 163 (12.9%), P1 65 (5.1%), L1 49 (3.9%).
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 August 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.