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Shanghai · China · February 2025
Visas issued at Shanghai in February 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) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 23,505 | 93.4% | 18,107 | 10,051 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 439 | 1.7% | 920 | 263 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 312 | 1.2% | 469 | 381 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 181 | 0.7% | 164 | 67 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 164 | 0.7% | 199 | 43 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 147 | 0.6% | 199 | 26 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 132 | 0.5% | 104 | 54 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 79 | 0.3% | 116 | 31 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 54 | 0.2% | 43 | 121 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 47 | 0.2% | 56 | 18 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 46 | 0.2% | 67 | 18 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 17 | 0.1% | 37 | 29 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 10 | 0% | 0 | 16 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 8 | 0% | 12 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 7 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 6 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0% | 8 | 4 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 2 | 0% | 0 | 9 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| February 2025 | Shanghai | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 25,170 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | +23% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +126% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 0 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 79 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 3 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Shanghai issue in February 2025?
25,170 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 8th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Shanghai?
January 2025: 20,542 nonimmigrant visas (+23% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 11,144 (+126%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 23,505 (93.4%), H1B 439 (1.7%), F1 312 (1.2%), J1 181 (0.7%), L1 164 (0.7%).
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 February 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.