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Visas issued at Brussels 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 | 575 | 50.2% | 440 | 949 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 93 | 8.1% | 25 | 43 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 66 | 5.8% | 163 | 56 |
| 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 | 62 | 5.4% | 38 | 98 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 54 | 4.7% | 200 | 30 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 41 | 3.6% | 49 | 38 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 36 | 3.1% | 28 | 55 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 31 | 2.7% | 28 | 26 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 28 | 2.4% | 31 | 45 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 20 | 1.7% | 34 | 16 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 19 | 1.7% | 65 | 60 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 18 | 1.6% | 15 | 43 |
| NATO4 | Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 13 | 1.1% | 5 | 9 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 10 | 0.9% | 3 | 11 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 10 | 0.9% | 29 | 12 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 9 | 0.8% | 1 | 6 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 9 | 0.8% | 6 | 7 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 8 | 0.7% | 5 | 12 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 8 | 0.7% | 16 | 22 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 8 | 0.7% | 7 | 15 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 7 | 0.6% | 17 | 7 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 4 | 0.3% | 11 | 5 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0.3% | 23 | 6 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 3 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 4 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 3 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 8 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 4 | 22.2% | 0 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 16.7% | 3 | 1 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 3 | 16.7% | 6 | 3 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 3 | 16.7% | 0 | 2 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 11.1% | 1 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 1 | 5.6% | 0 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 5.6% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 5.6% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| September 2025 | Brussels | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,145 | 823,557 |
| Change on previous month | -10% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -28% | -11% |
| Immigrant visas | 18 | 45,966 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2025 (7 Sep 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 month; 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 September 2025?
1,145 nonimmigrant visas and 18 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2025. That was the 95th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did September 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Brussels?
August 2025: 1,266 nonimmigrant visas (-10% to Sep 2025). September 2024: 1,593 (-28%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 575 (50.2%), A2 93 (8.1%), J1 66 (5.8%), NATO2 62 (5.4%), F1 54 (4.7%).
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.