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Frankfurt · Germany · April 2025
Visas issued at Frankfurt in April 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) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,894 | 49.4% | 2,292 | 2,767 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 606 | 15.8% | 361 | 491 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 275 | 7.2% | 287 | 380 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 232 | 6.1% | 219 | 491 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 200 | 5.2% | 102 | 219 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 189 | 4.9% | 215 | 181 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 135 | 3.5% | 100 | 110 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 74 | 1.9% | 34 | 27 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 29 | 0.8% | 21 | 27 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 28 | 0.7% | 25 | 32 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 27 | 0.7% | 52 | 23 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 23 | 0.6% | 17 | 25 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 17 | 0.4% | 22 | 19 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 14 | 0.4% | 27 | 35 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 14 | 0.4% | 18 | 15 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 14 | 0.4% | 18 | 2 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 10 | 0.3% | 11 | 6 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 10 | 0.3% | 7 | 5 |
| H3 | Trainee | 8 | 0.2% | 9 | 2 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 8 | 0.2% | 10 | 7 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 6 | 0.2% | 3 | 6 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 6 | 0.2% | 4 | 11 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 4 | 0.1% | 6 | 3 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 6 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 2 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 59 | 19.5% | 57 | 50 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 52 | 17.2% | 43 | 413 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 45 | 14.9% | 16 | 18 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 36 | 11.9% | 46 | 42 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 26 | 8.6% | 21 | 144 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 20 | 6.6% | 24 | 41 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 17 | 5.6% | 13 | 127 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 13 | 4.3% | 3 | 3 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 12 | 4% | 0 | 8 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 8 | 2.6% | 6 | 9 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 5 | 1.7% | 0 | 2 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 1% | 0 | 3 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 2 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 12 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 7 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 2 |
Context
| April 2025 | Frankfurt | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,834 | 993,250 |
| Change on previous month | -1% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -22% | -6% |
| Immigrant visas | 303 | 48,193 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2025 (16 Apr 2025): B1/B2 next available 8 days; F, M, J 15 days; H, L, O, P, Q 8 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Frankfurt issue in April 2025?
3,834 nonimmigrant visas and 303 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2025. That was the 53th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Frankfurt?
March 2025: 3,877 nonimmigrant visas (-1% to Apr 2025). April 2024: 4,909 (-22%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,894 (49.4%), J1 606 (15.8%), E2 275 (7.2%), C1/D 232 (6.1%), F1 200 (5.2%).
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 April 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.