Hong Kong · Hong Kong · June 2025
Visas issued at Hong Kong in June 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) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 4,798 | 79.4% | 5,613 | 5,698 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 522 | 8.6% | 540 | 482 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 364 | 6% | 755 | 902 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 70 | 1.2% | 147 | 173 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 62 | 1% | 74 | 69 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 57 | 0.9% | 58 | 49 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 42 | 0.7% | 28 | 29 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 33 | 0.5% | 34 | 24 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 32 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 14 | 0.2% | 7 | 32 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 9 | 0.1% | 12 | 19 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 8 | 0.1% | 6 | 9 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 5 | 0.1% | 8 | 3 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 5 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0% | 7 | 12 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0% | 11 | 8 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 28 | 27 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 44 | 27% | 20 | 32 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 26 | 16% | 13 | 12 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 24 | 14.7% | 31 | 3 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 20 | 12.3% | 13 | 16 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 19 | 11.7% | 5 | 11 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 3.1% | 2 | 7 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 2.5% | 12 | 9 |
| RH3 | Child of RH1 | 4 | 2.5% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 3 | 1.8% | 6 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 3 | 1.8% | 7 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 3 | 1.8% | 2 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 1.2% | 4 | 2 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 1.2% | 4 | 4 |
| RH1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, high unemployment area, regional center, principal | 2 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 2 |
| RH2 | Immigrant visa class RH2 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| June 2025 | Hong Kong | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 6,040 | 776,959 |
| Change on previous month | -18% | -13% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -20% | -12% |
| Immigrant visas | 163 | 43,353 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2025 (4 Jun 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 month; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Hong Kong issue in June 2025?
6,040 nonimmigrant visas and 163 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2025. That was the 35th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Hong Kong?
May 2025: 7,341 nonimmigrant visas (-18% to Jun 2025). June 2024: 7,563 (-20%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 4,798 (79.4%), C1/D 522 (8.6%), F1 364 (6%), J1 70 (1.2%), B1 62 (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 June 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.