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Guatemala City · Guatemala · September 2025
Visas issued at Guatemala City in September 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) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 7,446 | 88.6% | 6,045 | 7,986 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 401 | 4.8% | 241 | 245 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 326 | 3.9% | 296 | 274 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 96 | 1.1% | 127 | 32 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 21 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 16 | 0.2% | 16 | 8 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 15 | 0.2% | 10 | 6 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 13 | 0.2% | 150 | 11 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 13 | 0.2% | 12 | 22 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 10 | 0.1% | 11 | 5 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 8 | 0.1% | 9 | 8 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 6 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 5 | 0.1% | 5 | 1 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 0% | 7 | 6 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 4 | 0% | 4 | 3 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 4 | 0% | 12 | 5 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 4 | 0% | 12 | 5 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 2 | 0% | 14 | 8 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 5 | 4 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0% | 9 | 33 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 2 | 4 |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| U5 | Unmarried sibling under age 18 of U-1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 273 | 38.7% | 281 | 56 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 102 | 14.5% | 42 | 401 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 88 | 12.5% | 88 | 27 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 60 | 8.5% | 0 | 157 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 59 | 8.4% | 58 | 45 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 45 | 6.4% | 21 | 22 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 40 | 5.7% | 30 | 15 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 18 | 2.6% | 13 | 42 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 9 | 1.3% | 15 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 6 | 0.9% | 0 | 27 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| SU | Spouse, child or parent of U1 (SU2, SU3, SU5) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| September 2025 | Guatemala City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 8,408 | 823,557 |
| Change on previous month | +20% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -3% | -11% |
| Immigrant visas | 705 | 45,966 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2025 (7 Sep 2025): B1/B2 next available 8 months; F, M, J Not listed; H, L, O, P, Q 1 month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Guatemala City issue in September 2025?
8,408 nonimmigrant visas and 705 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2025. That was the 27th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did September 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Guatemala City?
August 2025: 7,013 nonimmigrant visas (+20% to Sep 2025). September 2024: 8,709 (-3%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 7,446 (88.6%), H2B 401 (4.8%), H2A 326 (3.9%), A2 96 (1.1%), P1 21 (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 September 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.