Bogota · Colombia · January 2025
Visas issued at Bogota in January 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) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 33,681 | 94.7% | 37,407 | 35,660 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 327 | 0.9% | 418 | 397 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 276 | 0.8% | 87 | 276 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 258 | 0.7% | 559 | 305 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 126 | 0.4% | 102 | 182 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 105 | 0.3% | 58 | 93 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 75 | 0.2% | 42 | 46 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 72 | 0.2% | 269 | 70 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 71 | 0.2% | 109 | 84 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 66 | 0.2% | 117 | 177 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 65 | 0.2% | 86 | 65 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 38 | 0.1% | 46 | 24 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 37 | 0.1% | 26 | 29 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 37 | 0.1% | 41 | 19 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 36 | 0.1% | 24 | 38 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 35 | 0.1% | 12 | 21 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 34 | 0.1% | 22 | 22 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 27 | 0.1% | 31 | 39 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 27 | 0.1% | 88 | 34 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 26 | 0.1% | 42 | 43 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 25 | 0.1% | 40 | 33 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 24 | 0.1% | 14 | 14 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 23 | 0.1% | 41 | 31 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 18 | 0.1% | 17 | 17 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 12 | 0% | 20 | 19 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 10 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 7 | 0% | 4 | 9 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0% | 3 | 17 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 4 | 0% | 3 | 5 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0% | 6 | 9 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0% | 12 | 56 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 154 | 28.4% | 209 | 215 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 89 | 16.4% | 124 | 76 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 60 | 11.1% | 105 | 66 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 44 | 8.1% | 67 | 53 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 34 | 6.3% | 49 | 9 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 30 | 5.5% | 39 | 7 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 25 | 4.6% | 44 | 7 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 22 | 4.1% | 43 | 29 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 18 | 3.3% | 38 | 1 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 15 | 2.8% | 17 | 10 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 14 | 2.6% | 17 | 6 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 9 | 1.7% | 17 | 12 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 9 | 1.7% | 4 | 5 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 8 | 1.5% | 11 | 9 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 3 | 0.6% | 10 | 4 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.2% | 17 | 2 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 1 |
Context
| January 2025 | Bogota | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 35,559 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | -11% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -6% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 542 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 700 days; F, M, J 8 days; H, L, O, P, Q 8 days.
Other months at this post: Sep 2025 · Aug 2025 · Jul 2025 · Jun 2025 · May 2025 · Apr 2025 · Mar 2025 · Feb 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 Bogota page.
Questions and answers
How many visas did Bogota issue in January 2025?
35,559 nonimmigrant visas and 542 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 6th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bogota?
December 2024: 39,760 nonimmigrant visas (-11% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 37,860 (-6%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 33,681 (94.7%), J1 327 (0.9%), A2 276 (0.8%), F1 258 (0.7%), C1/D 126 (0.4%).
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 January 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.