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Tegucigalpa · Honduras · May 2025
Visas issued at Tegucigalpa 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 | 4,410 | 71.1% | 5,617 | 3,996 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1,369 | 22.1% | 1,054 | 1,233 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 96 | 1.5% | 188 | 126 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 92 | 1.5% | 45 | 85 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 60 | 1% | 46 | 71 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 60 | 1% | 30 | 67 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 38 | 0.6% | 9 | 23 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 16 | 0.3% | 14 | 10 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 10 | 0.2% | 7 | 18 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 8 | 0.1% | 7 | 14 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0.1% | 3 | 6 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5 | 0.1% | 14 | 22 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 5 | 0.1% | 4 | 4 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 4 | 0.1% | 10 | 11 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0% | 1 | 6 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0% | 4 | 4 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0% | 4 | 4 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 2 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 1 | 0% | 5 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 274 | 38.9% | 166 | 138 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 103 | 14.6% | 86 | 84 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 100 | 14.2% | 59 | 63 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 51 | 7.2% | 10 | 16 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 49 | 7% | 15 | 7 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 48 | 6.8% | 30 | 30 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 23 | 3.3% | 0 | 30 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 12 | 1.7% | 4 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 11 | 1.6% | 10 | 13 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 8 | 1.1% | 10 | 10 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 1 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 1 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 4 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0 |
| IB2 | Self-petition child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 1 |
Context
| May 2025 | Tegucigalpa | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 6,206 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | -12% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +8% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 705 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 14 months; F, M, J 1 month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
Other months at this post: Sep 2025 · Aug 2025 · Jul 2025 · Jun 2025 · Apr 2025 · Mar 2025 · Feb 2025 · Jan 2025 · Dec 2024 · Nov 2024 · Oct 2024 · Sep 2024 · Aug 2024 · Jul 2024 · Jun 2024 · May 2024 · Apr 2024 · Mar 2024 · Feb 2024 · Jan 2024 · Dec 2023 · Nov 2023 · Oct 2023. Back to the Tegucigalpa page.
Questions and answers
How many visas did Tegucigalpa issue in May 2025?
6,206 nonimmigrant visas and 705 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 37th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tegucigalpa?
April 2025: 7,085 nonimmigrant visas (-12% to May 2025). May 2024: 5,758 (+8%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 4,410 (71.1%), H2B 1,369 (22.1%), H2A 96 (1.5%), F1 92 (1.5%), C1/D 60 (1%).
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.