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Santo Domingo · Dominican Republic · August 2025
Visas issued at Santo Domingo in August 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) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 16,591 | 95.3% | 13,293 | 15,863 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 145 | 0.8% | 362 | 236 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 104 | 0.6% | 63 | 86 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 90 | 0.5% | 62 | 82 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 70 | 0.4% | 106 | 49 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 61 | 0.4% | 76 | 61 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 50 | 0.3% | 67 | 10 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 48 | 0.3% | 49 | 53 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 43 | 0.2% | 69 | 88 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 23 | 0.1% | 31 | 51 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 23 | 0.1% | 34 | 20 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 21 | 0.1% | 22 | 12 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 19 | 0.1% | 22 | 19 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 11 | 0.1% | 20 | 19 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 10 | 0.1% | 21 | 10 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 10 | 0.1% | 16 | 6 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 9 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 9 | 0.1% | 2 | 4 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 8 | 0% | 2 | 4 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 8 | 0% | 7 | 9 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 7 | 0% | 12 | 1 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 7 | 0% | 9 | 7 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 5 | 0% | 6 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 4 | 0% | 2 | 4 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0% | 15 | 10 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 4 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 3 | 0% | 18 | 3 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M2 | Spouse or child of vocational student | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 13 | 1 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 1 | 0% | 0 | 7 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 657 | 25.1% | 1,133 | 1,043 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 431 | 16.5% | 463 | 245 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 401 | 15.3% | 457 | 290 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 310 | 11.9% | 401 | 179 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 299 | 11.4% | 365 | 522 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 266 | 10.2% | 195 | 939 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 157 | 6% | 111 | 1,259 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 26 | 1% | 13 | 33 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 18 | 0.7% | 5 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 13 | 0.5% | 9 | 5 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 8 | 0.3% | 8 | 3 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 6 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 6 | 0.2% | 4 | 1 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 5 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 3 | 0.1% | 13 | 289 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| August 2025 | Santo Domingo | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 17,401 | 842,878 |
| Change on previous month | +21% | +2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +4% | -10% |
| Immigrant visas | 2,614 | 44,122 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Aug 2025 (3 Aug 2025): B1/B2 next available 8.5 months; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Santo Domingo issue in August 2025?
17,401 nonimmigrant visas and 2,614 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for August 2025. That was the 12th largest nonimmigrant count among 215 posts that month.
How did August 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Santo Domingo?
July 2025: 14,421 nonimmigrant visas (+21% to Aug 2025). August 2024: 16,770 (+4%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 16,591 (95.3%), F1 145 (0.8%), P1 104 (0.6%), A2 90 (0.5%), C1/D 70 (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 August 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.