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San Jose · Costa Rica · January 2025
Visas issued at San Jose 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 | 8,163 | 97.4% | 7,536 | 8,107 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 35 | 0.4% | 42 | 39 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 29 | 0.3% | 4 | 29 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 28 | 0.3% | 63 | 22 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 21 | 0.3% | 39 | 35 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 17 | 0.2% | 23 | 14 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 17 | 0.2% | 46 | 17 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 13 | 0.2% | 7 | 34 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 12 | 0.1% | 9 | 5 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 8 | 0.1% | 9 | 15 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0.1% | 4 | 9 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 4 | 0% | 13 | 5 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 4 | 0% | 9 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0% | 8 | 2 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 3 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0% | 8 | 13 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 3 | 0% | 7 | 5 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 5 | 1 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 18 | 26.1% | 42 | 26 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 12 | 17.4% | 31 | 12 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 10 | 14.5% | 4 | 0 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 10 | 14.5% | 28 | 17 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 7.2% | 12 | 7 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 5 | 7.2% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 4.3% | 5 | 3 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 2.9% | 2 | 1 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 2 | 2.9% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 1.4% | 5 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 1.4% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| January 2025 | San Jose | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 8,385 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | +7% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | 0% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 69 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 262 days; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 1 day.
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 San Jose page.
Questions and answers
How many visas did San Jose issue in January 2025?
8,385 nonimmigrant visas and 69 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 30th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at San Jose?
December 2024: 7,853 nonimmigrant visas (+7% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 8,377 (0%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 8,163 (97.4%), L1 35 (0.4%), H2B 29 (0.3%), F1 28 (0.3%), L2 21 (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 January 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.