Bogota · Colombia · May 2025
Visas issued at Bogota 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 | 51,039 | 93% | 57,974 | 38,949 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 1,965 | 3.6% | 2,750 | 3,003 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 460 | 0.8% | 264 | 242 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 442 | 0.8% | 206 | 577 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 184 | 0.3% | 180 | 472 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 109 | 0.2% | 126 | 212 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 73 | 0.1% | 38 | 85 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 61 | 0.1% | 33 | 53 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 57 | 0.1% | 48 | 53 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 56 | 0.1% | 66 | 61 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 51 | 0.1% | 60 | 61 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 50 | 0.1% | 42 | 45 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 47 | 0.1% | 59 | 9 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 39 | 0.1% | 11 | 24 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 33 | 0.1% | 28 | 16 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 28 | 0.1% | 17 | 19 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 28 | 0.1% | 58 | 174 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 28 | 0.1% | 26 | 31 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 23 | 0% | 30 | 42 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 19 | 0% | 21 | 13 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 18 | 0% | 18 | 34 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 17 | 0% | 10 | 6 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 13 | 0% | 17 | 17 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 12 | 0% | 4 | 14 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 10 | 0% | 6 | 6 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 9 | 0% | 5 | 9 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 7 | 0% | 18 | 55 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 5 | 0% | 17 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 5 | 0% | 12 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 5 | 0% | 16 | 6 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0% | 7 | 66 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 22 | 5 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 250 | 29.4% | 214 | 122 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 124 | 14.6% | 116 | 219 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 81 | 9.5% | 16 | 21 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 74 | 8.7% | 70 | 113 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 63 | 7.4% | 47 | 106 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 59 | 6.9% | 4 | 9 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 57 | 6.7% | 7 | 8 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 41 | 4.8% | 7 | 28 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 34 | 4% | 18 | 67 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 18 | 2.1% | 7 | 13 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 13 | 1.5% | 6 | 15 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 0.8% | 4 | 16 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 7 | 0.8% | 6 | 42 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 6 | 0.7% | 3 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 5 | 0.6% | 8 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 2 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 4 | 0.5% | 16 | 95 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 5 |
| IB2 | Self-petition child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| May 2025 | Bogota | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 54,906 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | -12% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +24% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 851 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 13 months; F, M, J 1 month; H, L, O, P, Q 1 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 Bogota page.
Questions and answers
How many visas did Bogota issue in May 2025?
54,906 nonimmigrant visas and 851 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 1st largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bogota?
April 2025: 62,200 nonimmigrant visas (-12% to May 2025). May 2024: 44,381 (+24%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 51,039 (93%), J1 1,965 (3.6%), H2B 460 (0.8%), F1 442 (0.8%), A2 184 (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.