Visas issued at Helsinki in August 2025
U.S. Embassy, Finland. The page of the post has the wait times of Helsinki.
In August 2025, the post issued 434 nonimmigrant visas and 3 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 842,878 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 | Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 434 | 511 | 514 |
| Immigrant | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Nonimmigrant classes, August 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 73 | 16.8% | 79 | 176 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 65 | 15% | 59 | 42 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 61 | 14.1% | 87 | 40 |
| 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 | 30 | 6.9% | 67 | 45 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 29 | 6.7% | 12 | 28 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 28 | 6.5% | 25 | 27 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 22 | 5.1% | 43 | 36 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 17 | 3.9% | 21 | 17 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 16 | 3.7% | 19 | 12 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 16 | 3.7% | 1 | 4 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 13 | 3% | 12 | 20 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 10 | 2.3% | 6 | 6 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 9 | 2.1% | 9 | 15 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 7 | 1.6% | 7 | 0 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 6 | 1.4% | 10 | 3 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 1.2% | 0 | 1 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 5 | 1.2% | 9 | 2 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 4 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 10 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0.7% | 11 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 3 | 0.7% | 8 | 7 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.5% | 8 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 6 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
Immigrant classes, August 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 3 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of August 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 1 month. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Helsinki lists every month. The page of August 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: -15%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, August 2025. Report an error.