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Guatemala City · Guatemala · February 2025
Visas issued at Guatemala City 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 | 9,340 | 82% | 9,984 | 5,245 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1,416 | 12.4% | 609 | 1,218 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 472 | 4.1% | 492 | 570 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 23 | 0.2% | 9 | 38 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 20 | 0.2% | 86 | 21 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 16 | 0.1% | 3 | 14 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 15 | 0.1% | 25 | 25 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 12 | 0.1% | 10 | 3 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 7 | 0.1% | 3 | 3 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | 4 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 6 | 0.1% | 3 | 22 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 6 | 0.1% | 7 | 3 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 5 | 0% | 9 | 8 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 5 | 0% | 6 | 8 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 4 | 0% | 9 | 5 |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 4 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0% | 5 | 5 |
| T5 | Unmarried sibling under age 18 of T-1 under 21 years of age | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 5 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 4 | 3 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 2 | 0% | 4 | 19 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| T6 | Adult/minor child of derivative beneficiary of T-1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 10 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 211 | 39.1% | 236 | 125 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 88 | 16.3% | 98 | 116 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 67 | 12.4% | 74 | 54 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 50 | 9.3% | 69 | 88 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 29 | 5.4% | 17 | 2 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 28 | 5.2% | 12 | 19 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 26 | 4.8% | 21 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 12 | 2.2% | 7 | 51 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 12 | 2.2% | 13 | 27 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 10 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 1 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 5 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 5 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| February 2025 | Guatemala City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 11,386 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | +1% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +57% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 540 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 65 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 6 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Guatemala City issue in February 2025?
11,386 nonimmigrant visas and 540 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 21th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Guatemala City?
January 2025: 11,290 nonimmigrant visas (+1% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 7,253 (+57%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 9,340 (82%), H2B 1,416 (12.4%), H2A 472 (4.1%), A2 23 (0.2%), F1 20 (0.2%).
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 February 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.