Havana · Cuba · May 2025
Visas issued at Havana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 15 | 30% | 45 | 56 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 13 | 26% | 20 | 50 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 8 | 16% | 14 | 95 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 4 | 8% | 6 | 3 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 8% | 10 | 22 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 2% | 19 | 96 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 2% | 1 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 2% | 6 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 2% | 2 | 2 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 2% | 12 | 4 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 2% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 203 | 44.5% | 468 | 885 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 113 | 24.8% | 8 | 174 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 45 | 9.9% | 10 | 48 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 40 | 8.8% | 76 | 106 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 24 | 5.3% | 108 | 86 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 12 | 2.6% | 29 | 49 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 10 | 2.2% | 51 | 369 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 3 | 0.7% | 64 | 24 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.4% | 16 | 22 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 6 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| May 2025 | Havana | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 50 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | -69% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -85% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 456 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available Not listed; F, M, J Not listed; H, L, O, P, Q Not listed.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Havana issue in May 2025?
50 nonimmigrant visas and 456 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 203th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Havana?
April 2025: 162 nonimmigrant visas (-69% to May 2025). May 2024: 336 (-85%).
Which classes made up the month?
K1 15 (30%), B1/B2 13 (26%), B1 8 (16%), A2 4 (8%), K2 4 (8%).
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.