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Guatemala City · Guatemala · July 2025
Visas issued at Guatemala City in July 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) | Jul 2025 | Share | Jun 2025 | Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 5,696 | 83.9% | 8,170 | 7,141 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 454 | 6.7% | 1,181 | 550 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 295 | 4.3% | 403 | 247 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 167 | 2.5% | 79 | 208 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 34 | 0.5% | 50 | 32 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 27 | 0.4% | 15 | 29 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 22 | 0.3% | 16 | 6 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 11 | 0.2% | 0 | 4 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 10 | 0.1% | 7 | 15 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 10 | 0.1% | 9 | 4 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 8 | 0.1% | 4 | 11 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 8 | 0.1% | 8 | 26 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 7 | 0.1% | 6 | 11 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 5 | 0.1% | 14 | 17 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 0.1% | 16 | 6 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 4 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 8 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0% | 7 | 8 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0% | 4 | 13 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 2 | 10 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 3 | 0% | 11 | 8 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 6 | 2 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 10 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| T5 | Unmarried sibling under age 18 of T-1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jul 2025 | Share | Jun 2025 | Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 153 | 31.9% | 203 | 74 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 57 | 11.9% | 15 | 55 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 54 | 11.3% | 32 | 32 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 48 | 10% | 65 | 37 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 47 | 9.8% | 29 | 21 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 43 | 9% | 27 | 40 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 38 | 7.9% | 151 | 115 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 27 | 5.6% | 13 | 22 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 9 | 1.9% | 2 | 8 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 4 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| July 2025 | Guatemala City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 6,791 | 823,304 |
| Change on previous month | -32% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -19% | -14% |
| Immigrant visas | 480 | 45,320 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jul 2025 (2 Jul 2025): B1/B2 next available 4 months; F, M, J 1 month; H, L, O, P, Q 1 month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Guatemala City issue in July 2025?
6,791 nonimmigrant visas and 480 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for July 2025. That was the 32th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did July 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Guatemala City?
June 2025: 10,027 nonimmigrant visas (-32% to Jul 2025). July 2024: 8,394 (-19%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 5,696 (83.9%), H2B 454 (6.7%), H2A 295 (4.3%), F1 167 (2.5%), A2 34 (0.5%).
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 July 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.