Guangzhou · China · May 2025
Visas issued at Guangzhou 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 | 17,624 | 82.8% | 24,343 | 6,246 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 2,355 | 11.1% | 1,280 | 2,978 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 420 | 2% | 440 | 482 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 179 | 0.8% | 171 | 269 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 173 | 0.8% | 312 | 339 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 118 | 0.6% | 146 | 53 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 95 | 0.4% | 85 | 62 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 90 | 0.4% | 102 | 30 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 56 | 0.3% | 48 | 64 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 43 | 0.2% | 49 | 81 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 31 | 0.1% | 31 | 25 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 27 | 0.1% | 48 | 62 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 24 | 0.1% | 17 | 13 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 22 | 0.1% | 19 | 27 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 5 | 0% | 6 | 8 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0% | 5 | 1 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 3 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 3 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 2 | 4 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 477 | 29.2% | 420 | 883 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 368 | 22.6% | 54 | 122 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 198 | 12.1% | 51 | 7 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 99 | 6.1% | 105 | 127 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 93 | 5.7% | 121 | 232 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 66 | 4% | 70 | 42 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 49 | 3% | 55 | 52 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 47 | 2.9% | 38 | 28 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 38 | 2.3% | 16 | 10 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 33 | 2% | 104 | 267 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 33 | 2% | 27 | 27 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 32 | 2% | 39 | 41 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 18 | 1.1% | 51 | 32 |
| RR3 | Child of RR1 | 18 | 1.1% | 18 | 0 |
| RR1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, rural area, principal | 13 | 0.8% | 15 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 11 | 0.7% | 36 | 2 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 10 | 0.6% | 8 | 8 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 5 | 0.3% | 3 | 1 |
| RH3 | Child of RH1 | 5 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 1 |
| RH1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, high unemployment area, regional center, principal | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| RH2 | Immigrant visa class RH2 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| T5 | Employment creation (EB-5) in targeted rural or high unemployment area, spouse and child (T51-T53) | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
| RR2 | Spouse of RR1 | 2 | 0.1% | 9 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 979 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| May 2025 | Guangzhou | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 21,285 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | -22% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +98% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,631 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 month; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
Other months at this post: Sep 2025 · Aug 2025 · Jul 2025 · Jun 2025 · Apr 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 May 2025?
21,285 nonimmigrant visas and 1,631 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 10th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Guangzhou?
April 2025: 27,120 nonimmigrant visas (-22% to May 2025). May 2024: 10,760 (+98%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 17,624 (82.8%), F1 2,355 (11.1%), J1 420 (2%), H1B 179 (0.8%), C1/D 173 (0.8%).
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.