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Munich · Germany · February 2025
Visas issued at Munich 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 | 1,170 | 71% | 1,625 | 971 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 163 | 9.9% | 193 | 133 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 96 | 5.8% | 175 | 125 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 84 | 5.1% | 83 | 46 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 24 | 1.5% | 19 | 12 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 21 | 1.3% | 81 | 29 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 17 | 1% | 16 | 17 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 14 | 0.8% | 38 | 11 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 14 | 0.8% | 19 | 7 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 10 | 0.6% | 14 | 1 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 8 | 0.5% | 7 | 6 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 5 | 0.3% | 8 | 12 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0.2% | 7 | 3 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0.2% | 7 | 3 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 12 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
Context
| February 2025 | Munich | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,648 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | -29% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +18% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 0 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 14 days; F, M, J 3 days; H, L, O, P, Q 3 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Munich issue in February 2025?
1,648 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 93th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Munich?
January 2025: 2,309 nonimmigrant visas (-29% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 1,396 (+18%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,170 (71%), J1 163 (9.9%), C1/D 96 (5.8%), L1 84 (5.1%), L2 24 (1.5%).
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.