Chennai · India · March 2025
Visas issued at Chennai in March 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) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 7,322 | 37.7% | 9,778 | 13,063 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 4,723 | 24.3% | 5,538 | 7,495 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 3,783 | 19.5% | 3,325 | 9,986 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 1,175 | 6% | 1,082 | 1,177 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 1,132 | 5.8% | 1,109 | 1,256 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 400 | 2.1% | 424 | 381 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 399 | 2.1% | 357 | 3,277 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 154 | 0.8% | 120 | 136 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 119 | 0.6% | 165 | 322 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 85 | 0.4% | 129 | 120 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 51 | 0.3% | 87 | 84 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 24 | 0.1% | 18 | 23 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 23 | 0.1% | 35 | 55 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 21 | 0.1% | 20 | 29 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 10 | 0.1% | 29 | 15 |
| H3 | Trainee | 5 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 5 | 0% | 3 | 3 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| March 2025 | Chennai | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 19,446 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | -13% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -48% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 0 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 2025): B1/B2 next available 436 days; F, M, J 85 days; H, L, O, P, Q 28 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Chennai issue in March 2025?
19,446 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 14th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Chennai?
February 2025: 22,255 nonimmigrant visas (-13% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 37,452 (-48%).
Which classes made up the month?
H1B 7,322 (37.7%), H4 4,723 (24.3%), B1/B2 3,783 (19.5%), L1 1,175 (6%), L2 1,132 (5.8%).
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 March 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.