Visas issued at Frankfurt in May 2025
U.S. Consulate General, Germany. The page of the post has the wait times of Frankfurt.
In May 2025, the post issued 3,777 nonimmigrant visas and 256 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 | 3,777 | 3,834 | 4,353 |
| Immigrant | 256 | 303 | 1,112 |
Nonimmigrant classes, May 2025
| Class | The Department's description | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,354 | 35.8% | 1,894 | 2,041 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 1,017 | 26.9% | 606 | 949 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 457 | 12.1% | 200 | 345 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 240 | 6.4% | 232 | 249 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 226 | 6% | 275 | 361 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 149 | 3.9% | 189 | 111 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 76 | 2% | 135 | 70 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 39 | 1% | 74 | 15 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 33 | 0.9% | 14 | 28 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 29 | 0.8% | 27 | 8 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 29 | 0.8% | 14 | 26 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 25 | 0.7% | 29 | 18 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 14 | 0.4% | 17 | 20 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 14 | 0.4% | 10 | 20 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 14 | 0.4% | 14 | 8 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 12 | 0.3% | 23 | 38 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 10 | 0.3% | 28 | 3 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 4 | 0.1% | 8 | 15 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0.1% | 6 | 11 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 4 | 0.1% | 6 | 3 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 4 | 0.1% | 10 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 1 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 2 | 0.1% | 8 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
Immigrant classes, May 2025
| Class | The Department's description | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 66 | 25.8% | 59 | 57 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 34 | 13.3% | 36 | 41 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 26 | 10.2% | 52 | 526 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 19 | 7.4% | 20 | 35 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 16 | 6.3% | 26 | 162 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 13 | 5.1% | 2 | 10 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 11 | 4.3% | 45 | 46 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 11 | 4.3% | 2 | 14 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 10 | 3.9% | 17 | 148 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 7 | 2.7% | 12 | 23 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 7 | 2.7% | 0 | 17 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 7 | 2.7% | 0 | 5 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 6 | 2.3% | 13 | 5 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 4 | 1.6% | 0 | 1 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 4 | 1.6% | 2 | 2 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 4 | 1.6% | 3 | 3 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 4 | 1.6% | 8 | 6 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 1.2% | 1 | 1 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 2 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.4% | 5 | 7 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of May 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment under 0.5 month. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Frankfurt lists every month. The page of May 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: -1%.
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.