Shenyang · China · May 2025
Visas issued at Shenyang 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 | 9,826 | 95.7% | 9,565 | 4,790 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 274 | 2.7% | 151 | 329 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 46 | 0.4% | 39 | 62 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 34 | 0.3% | 20 | 66 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 27 | 0.3% | 24 | 34 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 13 | 0.1% | 11 | 10 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 8 | 0.1% | 12 | 22 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 7 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 7 | 0.1% | 7 | 13 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 7 | 0.1% | 4 | 13 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0% | 4 | 7 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| May 2025 | Shenyang | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 10,264 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | +4% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +92% | -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 under ½ month; 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 Shenyang issue in May 2025?
10,264 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 23th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Shenyang?
April 2025: 9,845 nonimmigrant visas (+4% to May 2025). May 2024: 5,358 (+92%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 9,826 (95.7%), F1 274 (2.7%), H1B 46 (0.4%), C1/D 34 (0.3%), J1 27 (0.3%).
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.