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Visas issued at San Salvador in July 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) | Jul 2025 | Share | Jun 2025 | Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 4,032 | 87.4% | 3,390 | 5,975 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 266 | 5.8% | 561 | 274 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 72 | 1.6% | 26 | 73 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 45 | 1% | 22 | 91 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 44 | 1% | 30 | 79 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 29 | 0.6% | 29 | 48 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 25 | 0.5% | 5 | 38 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 23 | 0.5% | 18 | 27 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 14 | 0.3% | 2 | 12 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 12 | 0.3% | 7 | 12 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 9 | 0.2% | 7 | 13 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 7 | 0.2% | 6 | 8 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 5 | 0.1% | 6 | 3 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 9 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 6 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 8 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 2 | 10 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 2 | 0% | 5 | 11 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 5 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| T5 | Unmarried sibling under age 18 of T-1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jul 2025 | Share | Jun 2025 | Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 297 | 32.7% | 187 | 152 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 177 | 19.5% | 211 | 176 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 126 | 13.9% | 35 | 127 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 81 | 8.9% | 67 | 70 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 78 | 8.6% | 17 | 173 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 65 | 7.2% | 56 | 71 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 54 | 5.9% | 40 | 275 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 16 | 1.8% | 13 | 50 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 9 | 1% | 8 | 16 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 4 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| IB2 | Self-petition child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| July 2025 | San Salvador | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,615 | 823,304 |
| Change on previous month | +11% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -32% | -14% |
| Immigrant visas | 909 | 45,320 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jul 2025 (2 Jul 2025): B1/B2 next available under ½ month; 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 San Salvador issue in July 2025?
4,615 nonimmigrant visas and 909 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for July 2025. That was the 46th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did July 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at San Salvador?
June 2025: 4,147 nonimmigrant visas (+11% to Jul 2025). July 2024: 6,758 (-32%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 4,032 (87.4%), H2B 266 (5.8%), F1 72 (1.6%), H2A 45 (1%), A2 44 (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 July 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.