Paris · France · February 2025
Visas issued at Paris in February 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) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 3,061 | 57.3% | 2,752 | 2,722 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 545 | 10.2% | 704 | 614 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 422 | 7.9% | 385 | 492 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 268 | 5% | 343 | 271 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 186 | 3.5% | 229 | 168 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 151 | 2.8% | 255 | 191 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 125 | 2.3% | 341 | 166 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 77 | 1.4% | 77 | 115 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 71 | 1.3% | 133 | 57 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 62 | 1.2% | 57 | 77 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 42 | 0.8% | 33 | 27 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 39 | 0.7% | 135 | 53 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 35 | 0.7% | 42 | 49 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 34 | 0.6% | 61 | 89 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 24 | 0.4% | 55 | 33 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 23 | 0.4% | 35 | 28 |
| 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 | 20 | 0.4% | 26 | 11 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 19 | 0.4% | 10 | 3 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 19 | 0.4% | 3 | 12 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 18 | 0.3% | 25 | 25 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 16 | 0.3% | 5 | 12 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 15 | 0.3% | 26 | 16 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 13 | 0.2% | 4 | 13 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 13 | 0.2% | 26 | 5 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 10 | 0.2% | 6 | 4 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 10 | 0.2% | 4 | 5 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0.1% | 18 | 15 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0% | 0 | 13 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 5 | 3 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 40 | 20% | 37 | 5 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 29 | 14.5% | 33 | 30 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 21 | 10.5% | 33 | 16 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 20 | 10% | 4 | 30 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 16 | 8% | 8 | 3 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 11 | 5.5% | 18 | 11 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 10 | 5% | 19 | 15 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 9 | 4.5% | 4 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 8 | 4% | 7 | 6 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 7 | 3.5% | 3 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 7 | 3.5% | 5 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 2% | 15 | 6 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 4 | 2% | 0 | 4 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 4 | 2% | 7 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 3 | 1.5% | 2 | 5 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 3 | 1.5% | 2 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 1.5% | 0 | 0 |
| SD | Minister of religion, spouse and child (SD1-SD3) | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| February 2025 | Paris | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 5,340 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | -8% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +1% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 200 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 155 days; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 8 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Paris issue in February 2025?
5,340 nonimmigrant visas and 200 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 43th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Paris?
January 2025: 5,816 nonimmigrant visas (-8% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 5,297 (+1%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 3,061 (57.3%), J1 545 (10.2%), C1/D 422 (7.9%), E2 268 (5%), L2 186 (3.5%).
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 February 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.