San Jose · Costa Rica · May 2025
Visas issued at San Jose 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 | 9,534 | 95% | 8,935 | 6,840 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 186 | 1.9% | 85 | 123 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 103 | 1% | 39 | 84 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 43 | 0.4% | 35 | 49 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 36 | 0.4% | 19 | 48 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 33 | 0.3% | 35 | 37 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 20 | 0.2% | 25 | 29 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 10 | 0.1% | 9 | 4 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 9 | 0.1% | 9 | 25 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 7 | 0.1% | 6 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 7 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 6 | 0.1% | 4 | 4 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 6 | 0.1% | 10 | 5 |
| H3 | Trainee | 6 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 5 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0% | 1 | 7 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 3 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0% | 3 | 6 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 0 | 9 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0% | 6 | 5 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| U1 | Victim of criminal activity | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 16 | 25.4% | 9 | 9 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 14 | 22.2% | 12 | 16 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 7 | 11.1% | 4 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 7 | 11.1% | 12 | 7 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 6 | 9.5% | 1 | 3 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 6 | 9.5% | 4 | 1 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 2 | 3.2% | 0 | 4 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 2 | 3.2% | 0 | 2 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 1.6% | 1 | 2 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 1.6% | 2 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 1.6% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| May 2025 | San Jose | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 10,035 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | +9% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +37% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 63 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 10 months; F, M, J 1 month; H, L, O, P, Q 0.5 months.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did San Jose issue in May 2025?
10,035 nonimmigrant visas and 63 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 24th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at San Jose?
April 2025: 9,243 nonimmigrant visas (+9% to May 2025). May 2024: 7,300 (+37%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 9,534 (95%), H2B 186 (1.9%), F1 103 (1%), H2A 43 (0.4%), J1 36 (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 May 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.