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Budapest · Hungary · February 2025
Visas issued at Budapest in February 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) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 327 | 54.5% | 380 | 288 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 189 | 31.5% | 98 | 219 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 16 | 2.7% | 29 | 68 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 10 | 1.7% | 12 | 2 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 9 | 1.5% | 7 | 6 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 8 | 1.3% | 18 | 11 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 7 | 1.2% | 11 | 16 |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 6 | 1% | 21 | 27 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 4 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 5 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 2 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 2 | 0.3% | 16 | 8 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 3 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 2 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 1 | 0.2% | 10 | 11 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 5 | 45.5% | 3 | 3 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 18.2% | 3 | 4 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 2 | 18.2% | 1 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 9.1% | 2 | 2 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 9.1% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| February 2025 | Budapest | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 600 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | -7% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -14% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 11 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 27 days; F, M, J 22 days; H, L, O, P, Q 25 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Budapest issue in February 2025?
600 nonimmigrant visas and 11 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 140th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Budapest?
January 2025: 643 nonimmigrant visas (-7% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 696 (-14%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 327 (54.5%), J1 189 (31.5%), A2 16 (2.7%), B1 10 (1.7%), G2 9 (1.5%).
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 February 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.