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Addis Ababa · Ethiopia · June 2025
Visas issued at Addis Ababa in June 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) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,277 | 77% | 1,381 | 1,273 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 162 | 9.8% | 69 | 235 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 138 | 8.3% | 169 | 86 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 23 | 1.4% | 44 | 61 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 12 | 0.7% | 14 | 21 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 12 | 0.7% | 14 | 4 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 7 | 0.4% | 50 | 6 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 3 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 18 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 1 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 7 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 9 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 405 | 42% | 118 | 212 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 125 | 13% | 98 | 105 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 110 | 11.4% | 99 | 113 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 95 | 9.9% | 98 | 101 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 67 | 7% | 62 | 57 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 49 | 5.1% | 26 | 21 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 27 | 2.8% | 21 | 30 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 24 | 2.5% | 48 | 34 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 22 | 2.3% | 41 | 28 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 19 | 2% | 16 | 4 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 10 | 1% | 4 | 0 |
| 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% | 3 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 4 | 0.4% | 1 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| June 2025 | Addis Ababa | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,658 | 776,959 |
| Change on previous month | -7% | -13% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -4% | -12% |
| Immigrant visas | 964 | 43,353 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2025 (4 Jun 2025): B1/B2 next available 6 months; F, M, J 4 months; H, L, O, P, Q 2 months.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Addis Ababa issue in June 2025?
1,658 nonimmigrant visas and 964 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2025. That was the 82th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Addis Ababa?
May 2025: 1,781 nonimmigrant visas (-7% to Jun 2025). June 2024: 1,735 (-4%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,277 (77%), F1 162 (9.8%), C1/D 138 (8.3%), K1 23 (1.4%), G4 12 (0.7%).
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 June 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.