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Guatemala City · Guatemala · May 2025
Visas issued at Guatemala City in May 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) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 10,335 | 78.4% | 11,801 | 7,340 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1,984 | 15.1% | 1,723 | 2,007 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 576 | 4.4% | 798 | 750 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 88 | 0.7% | 59 | 84 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 45 | 0.3% | 89 | 50 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 32 | 0.2% | 35 | 43 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 21 | 0.2% | 13 | 13 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 19 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 11 | 0.1% | 10 | 11 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 8 | 0.1% | 2 | 13 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 5 | 0% | 9 | 10 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 5 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 5 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0% | 11 | 4 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 4 | 0% | 4 | 3 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 4 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 4 | 0% | 8 | 7 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 4 | 0% | 4 | 10 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 4 | 9 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 3 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 41 | 1 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U4 | Parent of U-1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 271 | 40% | 264 | 195 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 89 | 13.1% | 88 | 96 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 70 | 10.3% | 15 | 5 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 59 | 8.7% | 76 | 51 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 56 | 8.3% | 14 | 18 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 50 | 7.4% | 7 | 30 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 33 | 4.9% | 40 | 16 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 15 | 2.2% | 16 | 21 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 9 | 1.3% | 8 | 5 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 6 | 0.9% | 8 | 2 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 6 | 0.9% | 1 | 2 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 12 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 0.6% | 8 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 8 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| SU | Spouse, child or parent of U1 (SU2, SU3, SU5) | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
Context
| May 2025 | Guatemala City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 13,182 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | -10% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +27% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 677 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 12 months; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q 0.5 months.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Guatemala City issue in May 2025?
13,182 nonimmigrant visas and 677 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 19th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Guatemala City?
April 2025: 14,632 nonimmigrant visas (-10% to May 2025). May 2024: 10,388 (+27%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 10,335 (78.4%), H2B 1,984 (15.1%), H2A 576 (4.4%), F1 88 (0.7%), A2 45 (0.3%).
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 May 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.