Beijing · China · May 2025
Visas issued at Beijing 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 | 16,916 | 69.6% | 19,109 | 19,945 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 5,033 | 20.7% | 2,613 | 6,794 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 818 | 3.4% | 637 | 833 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 414 | 1.7% | 403 | 703 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 301 | 1.2% | 467 | 380 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 219 | 0.9% | 214 | 240 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 132 | 0.5% | 156 | 243 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 94 | 0.4% | 84 | 147 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 82 | 0.3% | 88 | 125 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 57 | 0.2% | 32 | 88 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 42 | 0.2% | 23 | 64 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 33 | 0.1% | 48 | 39 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 29 | 0.1% | 2 | 13 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 19 | 0.1% | 25 | 63 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 17 | 0.1% | 19 | 23 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 15 | 0.1% | 20 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 12 | 0% | 3 | 14 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 9 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 8 | 0% | 13 | 10 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 7 | 0% | 0 | 8 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 6 | 0% | 65 | 32 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0% | 0 | 6 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 4 | 0% | 0 | 5 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 3 | 0% | 12 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 2 | 0% | 3 | 9 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| M2 | Spouse or child of vocational student | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 8 | 4 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 17 | 17 |
Context
| May 2025 | Beijing | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 24,291 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | +1% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -19% | -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 1.5 months; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Beijing issue in May 2025?
24,291 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 8th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Beijing?
April 2025: 24,074 nonimmigrant visas (+1% to May 2025). May 2024: 29,816 (-19%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 16,916 (69.6%), F1 5,033 (20.7%), J1 818 (3.4%), H1B 414 (1.7%), C1/D 301 (1.2%).
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.