Ottawa · Canada · May 2025
Visas issued at Ottawa in May 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) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,983 | 81.1% | 2,900 | 3,400 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 86 | 3.5% | 64 | 108 |
| 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 | 59 | 2.4% | 70 | 115 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 40 | 1.6% | 10 | 33 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 38 | 1.6% | 4 | 56 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 36 | 1.5% | 20 | 23 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 30 | 1.2% | 32 | 30 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 29 | 1.2% | 21 | 31 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 22 | 0.9% | 12 | 7 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 22 | 0.9% | 6 | 40 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 20 | 0.8% | 3 | 21 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 17 | 0.7% | 37 | 14 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 10 | 0.4% | 1 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 10 | 0.4% | 12 | 31 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 9 | 0.4% | 4 | 3 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 8 | 0.3% | 0 | 6 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 5 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 3 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 5 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 6 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0% | 0 | 6 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P2 | Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| May 2025 | Ottawa | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,445 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | -24% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -38% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 0 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 8 months; F, M, J Not listed; H, L, O, P, Q 4 months.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Ottawa issue in May 2025?
2,445 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 71th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Ottawa?
April 2025: 3,208 nonimmigrant visas (-24% to May 2025). May 2024: 3,970 (-38%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,983 (81.1%), H1B 86 (3.5%), NATO2 59 (2.4%), L1 40 (1.6%), F1 38 (1.6%).
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 May 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.