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San Jose · Costa Rica · February 2025
Visas issued at San Jose in February 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) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 8,754 | 98% | 8,163 | 7,459 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 41 | 0.5% | 29 | 27 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 39 | 0.4% | 4 | 25 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 25 | 0.3% | 35 | 27 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 13 | 0.1% | 21 | 19 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 9 | 0.1% | 17 | 14 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 8 | 0.1% | 8 | 8 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 7 | 0.1% | 13 | 20 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 6 | 0.1% | 17 | 11 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 5 | 0.1% | 28 | 12 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | 4 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 3 | 0% | 12 | 10 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0% | 1 | 6 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0% | 3 | 6 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0% | 4 | 4 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0% | 3 | 12 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 13 | 27.7% | 18 | 16 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 12 | 25.5% | 12 | 5 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 10 | 21.3% | 10 | 14 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 3 | 6.4% | 2 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 3 | 6.4% | 5 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 4.3% | 5 | 11 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 2 | 4.3% | 0 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 2.1% | 0 | 3 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| February 2025 | San Jose | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 8,932 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | +7% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +16% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 47 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 269 days; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 1 day.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did San Jose issue in February 2025?
8,932 nonimmigrant visas and 47 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 24th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at San Jose?
January 2025: 8,385 nonimmigrant visas (+7% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 7,692 (+16%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 8,754 (98%), H2B 41 (0.5%), H2A 39 (0.4%), L1 25 (0.3%), L2 13 (0.1%).
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 February 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.