Visas issued at Beijing in March 2025
U.S. Embassy, China. The page of the post has the wait times of Beijing.
In March 2025, the post issued 25,372 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 1,006,227 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 | Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 25,372 | 22,049 | 22,939 |
| Immigrant | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nonimmigrant classes, March 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 22,897 | 90.2% | 19,880 | 20,342 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 646 | 2.5% | 351 | 543 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 547 | 2.2% | 327 | 421 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 330 | 1.3% | 265 | 181 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 259 | 1% | 399 | 511 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 188 | 0.7% | 241 | 223 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 99 | 0.4% | 126 | 182 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 61 | 0.2% | 72 | 39 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 59 | 0.2% | 62 | 121 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 41 | 0.2% | 20 | 24 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 37 | 0.1% | 40 | 74 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 32 | 0.1% | 49 | 39 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 31 | 0.1% | 17 | 42 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 29 | 0.1% | 37 | 47 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 28 | 0.1% | 58 | 22 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 19 | 0.1% | 25 | 28 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 17 | 0.1% | 11 | 11 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 10 | 0% | 8 | 5 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 9 | 0% | 4 | 3 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 6 | 0% | 0 | 9 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 5 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0% | 4 | 10 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 4 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 3 | 0% | 2 | 7 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0% | 5 | 2 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0% | 0 | 18 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 2 | 0% | 2 | 22 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 29 | 2 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of March 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 17 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Beijing lists every month. The page of March 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: +15%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, March 2025. Report an error.