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Santo Domingo · Dominican Republic · January 2025
Visas issued at Santo Domingo 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 | 16,757 | 93.4% | 15,561 | 10,820 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 261 | 1.5% | 272 | 248 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 235 | 1.3% | 214 | 228 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 116 | 0.6% | 203 | 139 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 83 | 0.5% | 131 | 27 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 69 | 0.4% | 53 | 64 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 57 | 0.3% | 59 | 30 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 49 | 0.3% | 41 | 53 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 44 | 0.2% | 39 | 57 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 37 | 0.2% | 40 | 17 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 29 | 0.2% | 41 | 36 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 26 | 0.1% | 9 | 10 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 22 | 0.1% | 25 | 8 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 20 | 0.1% | 26 | 15 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 17 | 0.1% | 23 | 7 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 16 | 0.1% | 3 | 3 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 13 | 0.1% | 4 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 11 | 0.1% | 7 | 11 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 10 | 0.1% | 2 | 5 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 9 | 0.1% | 12 | 6 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 9 | 0.1% | 6 | 9 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 7 | 0% | 22 | 2 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 6 | 0% | 11 | 5 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 6 | 0% | 12 | 12 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 5 | 0% | 4 | 3 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0% | 4 | 6 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0% | 22 | 27 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 0% | 7 | 2 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 4 | 0% | 0 | 6 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 4 | 11 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1,083 | 27.9% | 955 | 1,027 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 723 | 18.6% | 524 | 405 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 668 | 17.2% | 430 | 371 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 570 | 14.7% | 430 | 404 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 323 | 8.3% | 287 | 12 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 287 | 7.4% | 186 | 1,298 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 124 | 3.2% | 94 | 567 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 45 | 1.2% | 119 | 133 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 22 | 0.6% | 19 | 80 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 9 | 0.2% | 15 | 54 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 9 | 0.2% | 2 | 7 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 6 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 6 | 0.2% | 4 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 11 |
| IB2 | Self-petition child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0% | 1 | 16 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
Context
| January 2025 | Santo Domingo | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 17,941 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | +6% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +51% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 3,884 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 227 days; F, M, J 15 days; H, L, O, P, Q 15 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Santo Domingo issue in January 2025?
17,941 nonimmigrant visas and 3,884 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 16th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Santo Domingo?
December 2024: 16,864 nonimmigrant visas (+6% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 11,879 (+51%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 16,757 (93.4%), P1 261 (1.5%), K1 235 (1.3%), F1 116 (0.6%), H1B 83 (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 January 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.