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Guangzhou · China · August 2025
Visas issued at Guangzhou in August 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) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 16,146 | 79.6% | 20,833 | 15,420 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 2,584 | 12.7% | 2,745 | 1,247 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 299 | 1.5% | 98 | 314 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 217 | 1.1% | 234 | 187 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 208 | 1% | 258 | 276 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 158 | 0.8% | 331 | 68 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 134 | 0.7% | 131 | 44 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 122 | 0.6% | 125 | 40 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 96 | 0.5% | 96 | 77 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 76 | 0.4% | 69 | 66 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 57 | 0.3% | 35 | 53 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 41 | 0.2% | 29 | 24 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 36 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 29 | 0.1% | 47 | 74 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 24 | 0.1% | 27 | 27 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 11 | 0.1% | 7 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 6 | 0% | 1 | 9 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 6 | 0% | 4 | 5 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 5 | 0% | 14 | 1 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 4 | 0% | 11 | 0 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 4 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 3 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 7 | 6 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 542 | 25.2% | 547 | 273 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 355 | 16.5% | 806 | 946 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 219 | 10.2% | 377 | 244 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 203 | 9.4% | 8 | 118 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 178 | 8.3% | 228 | 109 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 90 | 4.2% | 110 | 55 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 64 | 3% | 50 | 14 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 64 | 3% | 71 | 29 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 61 | 2.8% | 72 | 74 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 61 | 2.8% | 83 | 285 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 53 | 2.5% | 63 | 10 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 46 | 2.1% | 60 | 138 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 46 | 2.1% | 67 | 15 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 40 | 1.9% | 70 | 5 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 35 | 1.6% | 9 | 826 |
| RR3 | Child of RR1 | 33 | 1.5% | 68 | 0 |
| RR1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, rural area, principal | 24 | 1.1% | 47 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 18 | 0.8% | 10 | 2 |
| RR2 | Spouse of RR1 | 9 | 0.4% | 23 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 4 | 0.2% | 6 | 1 |
| C5 | Employment creation (EB-5) outside targeted areas, spouse and child (C51-C53) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 0% | 1 | 6 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| RH1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, high unemployment area, regional center, principal | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| August 2025 | Guangzhou | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 20,276 | 842,878 |
| Change on previous month | -19% | +2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +13% | -10% |
| Immigrant visas | 2,149 | 44,122 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Aug 2025 (3 Aug 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 month; F, M, J 1 month; H, L, O, P, Q 2 months.
Other months at this post: Sep 2025 · Jul 2025 · Jun 2025 · May 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 August 2025?
20,276 nonimmigrant visas and 2,149 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for August 2025. That was the 7th largest nonimmigrant count among 215 posts that month.
How did August 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Guangzhou?
July 2025: 25,117 nonimmigrant visas (-19% to Aug 2025). August 2024: 17,951 (+13%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 16,146 (79.6%), F1 2,584 (12.7%), C1/D 299 (1.5%), J1 217 (1.1%), H1B 208 (1%).
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 August 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.