Visas issued at Helsinki in May 2025
U.S. Embassy, Finland. The page of the post has the wait times of Helsinki.
In May 2025, the post issued 476 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 897,937 nonimmigrant visas in the same month.
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.
Therefore, 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.
The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .
| Visas | May 2025 | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 476 | 459 | 619 |
| Immigrant | 0 | 4 | 11 |
Nonimmigrant classes, May 2025
| Class | The Department's description | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 163 | 34.2% | 179 | 196 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 107 | 22.5% | 45 | 89 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 41 | 8.6% | 19 | 31 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 35 | 7.4% | 44 | 83 |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 21 | 4.4% | 58 | 95 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 16 | 3.4% | 26 | 22 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 14 | 2.9% | 21 | 13 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 11 | 2.3% | 0 | 2 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 11 | 2.3% | 7 | 12 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 11 | 2.3% | 18 | 3 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 9 | 1.9% | 3 | 7 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 8 | 1.7% | 12 | 19 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 4 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 4 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 12 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 4 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 6 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 5 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of May 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 1.5 months. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Helsinki lists every month. The page of May 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: +4%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, May 2025. Report an error.