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Guangzhou · China · April 2025
Visas issued at Guangzhou in April 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) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 24,343 | 89.8% | 26,534 | 7,073 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 1,280 | 4.7% | 319 | 1,272 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 440 | 1.6% | 305 | 583 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 312 | 1.2% | 161 | 344 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 171 | 0.6% | 195 | 282 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 146 | 0.5% | 188 | 106 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 102 | 0.4% | 55 | 19 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 85 | 0.3% | 58 | 22 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 49 | 0.2% | 40 | 41 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 48 | 0.2% | 47 | 66 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 48 | 0.2% | 20 | 25 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 31 | 0.1% | 82 | 45 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 19 | 0.1% | 22 | 38 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 17 | 0.1% | 22 | 12 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 6 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0% | 4 | 4 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0% | 4 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 40 | 10 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 420 | 33.3% | 561 | 935 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 121 | 9.6% | 103 | 310 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 105 | 8.3% | 95 | 132 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 104 | 8.2% | 79 | 340 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 70 | 5.6% | 59 | 16 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 55 | 4.4% | 47 | 62 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 54 | 4.3% | 115 | 35 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 51 | 4% | 39 | 18 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 51 | 4% | 44 | 41 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 39 | 3.1% | 47 | 38 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 38 | 3% | 39 | 34 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 36 | 2.9% | 55 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 27 | 2.1% | 99 | 9 |
| RR3 | Child of RR1 | 18 | 1.4% | 66 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 16 | 1.3% | 23 | 14 |
| RR1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, rural area, principal | 15 | 1.2% | 67 | 0 |
| RR2 | Spouse of RR1 | 9 | 0.7% | 28 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 8 | 0.6% | 6 | 9 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 6 | 0.5% | 5 | 10 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 5 | 0.4% | 817 | 574 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 2 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 3 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| RH1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, high unemployment area, regional center, principal | 1 | 0.1% | 9 | 0 |
| RH2 | Immigrant visa class RH2 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 1 | 0.1% | 7 | 0 |
| RH3 | Child of RH1 | 1 | 0.1% | 7 | 0 |
Context
| April 2025 | Guangzhou | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 27,120 | 993,250 |
| Change on previous month | -4% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +172% | -6% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,261 | 48,193 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2025 (16 Apr 2025): B1/B2 next available 52 days; F, M, J 4 days; H, L, O, P, Q 4 days.
Other months at this post: Sep 2025 · Aug 2025 · Jul 2025 · Jun 2025 · May 2025 · Mar 2025 · Feb 2025 · Jan 2025 · Dec 2024 · Nov 2024 · Oct 2024 · Sep 2024 · Aug 2024 · Jul 2024 · Jun 2024 · May 2024 · Apr 2024 · Mar 2024 · Feb 2024 · Jan 2024 · Dec 2023 · Nov 2023 · Oct 2023. Back to the Guangzhou page.
Questions and answers
How many visas did Guangzhou issue in April 2025?
27,120 nonimmigrant visas and 1,261 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2025. That was the 8th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Guangzhou?
March 2025: 28,117 nonimmigrant visas (-4% to Apr 2025). April 2024: 9,965 (+172%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 24,343 (89.8%), F1 1,280 (4.7%), J1 440 (1.6%), C1/D 312 (1.2%), H1B 171 (0.6%).
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 April 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.