Bogota · Colombia · June 2025
Visas issued at Bogota in June 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) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 43,113 | 95.4% | 51,039 | 30,666 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 337 | 0.7% | 184 | 298 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 319 | 0.7% | 442 | 635 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 310 | 0.7% | 1,965 | 782 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 230 | 0.5% | 460 | 93 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 105 | 0.2% | 28 | 160 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 105 | 0.2% | 56 | 74 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 87 | 0.2% | 50 | 93 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 72 | 0.2% | 109 | 197 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 70 | 0.2% | 73 | 129 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 67 | 0.1% | 57 | 65 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 63 | 0.1% | 51 | 17 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 44 | 0.1% | 28 | 54 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 42 | 0.1% | 28 | 28 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 35 | 0.1% | 33 | 14 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 30 | 0.1% | 7 | 47 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 24 | 0.1% | 61 | 25 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 22 | 0% | 13 | 20 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 21 | 0% | 47 | 21 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 16 | 0% | 23 | 50 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 15 | 0% | 18 | 39 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 14 | 0% | 39 | 21 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 14 | 0% | 4 | 37 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 13 | 0% | 19 | 12 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 12 | 0% | 12 | 11 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 6 | 0% | 0 | 8 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 5 | 0% | 10 | 7 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 3 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 5 | 18 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 5 | 18 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 9 | 1 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 17 | 6 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| T5 | Unmarried sibling under age 18 of T-1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 138 | 21.9% | 7 | 151 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 117 | 18.6% | 124 | 185 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 101 | 16.1% | 250 | 45 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 71 | 11.3% | 63 | 80 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 60 | 9.5% | 74 | 87 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 26 | 4.1% | 34 | 64 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 22 | 3.5% | 81 | 121 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 19 | 3% | 41 | 16 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 15 | 2.4% | 7 | 22 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 13 | 2.1% | 59 | 100 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 12 | 1.9% | 13 | 2 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 8 | 1.3% | 57 | 3 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 6 | 1% | 18 | 3 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 6 | 1% | 4 | 73 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 33 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 16 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0 |
Context
| June 2025 | Bogota | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 45,215 | 776,959 |
| Change on previous month | -18% | -13% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +34% | -12% |
| Immigrant visas | 629 | 43,353 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2025 (4 Jun 2025): B1/B2 next available 12 months; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
Other months at this post: Sep 2025 · Aug 2025 · Jul 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 Bogota page.
Questions and answers
How many visas did Bogota issue in June 2025?
45,215 nonimmigrant visas and 629 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2025. That was the 1st largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bogota?
May 2025: 54,906 nonimmigrant visas (-18% to Jun 2025). June 2024: 33,660 (+34%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 43,113 (95.4%), A2 337 (0.7%), F1 319 (0.7%), J1 310 (0.7%), H2B 230 (0.5%).
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 June 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.