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Mumbai · India · February 2025
Visas issued at Mumbai 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 | 14,603 | 89% | 15,470 | 18,849 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 1,549 | 9.4% | 2,458 | 1,644 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 48 | 0.3% | 66 | 273 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 42 | 0.3% | 26 | 15 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 31 | 0.2% | 30 | 108 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 24 | 0.1% | 98 | 44 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 15 | 0.1% | 16 | 13 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 15 | 0.1% | 16 | 20 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 13 | 0.1% | 19 | 19 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 13 | 0.1% | 8 | 10 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 12 | 0.1% | 22 | 35 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 10 | 0.1% | 9 | 5 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 8 | 0% | 7 | 31 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 7 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0% | 5 | 2 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 3 | 0% | 0 | 28 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 17 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 6 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 6 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 706 | 33.3% | 176 | 450 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 576 | 27.1% | 1,243 | 785 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 299 | 14.1% | 88 | 440 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 179 | 8.4% | 363 | 179 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 90 | 4.2% | 254 | 170 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 82 | 3.9% | 47 | 34 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 32 | 1.5% | 94 | 37 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 30 | 1.4% | 28 | 22 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 27 | 1.3% | 25 | 23 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 22 | 1% | 0 | 9 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 15 | 0.7% | 2 | 3 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 11 | 0.5% | 28 | 0 |
| SD | Minister of religion, spouse and child (SD1-SD3) | 11 | 0.5% | 13 | 16 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 10 | 0.5% | 7 | 6 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 8 | 0.4% | 21 | 8 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 5 | 0.2% | 13 | 20 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 0.1% | 13 | 6 |
| T5 | Employment creation (EB-5) in targeted rural or high unemployment area, spouse and child (T51-T53) | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 16 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 0.1% | 7 | 0 |
| RR1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, rural area, principal | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| RR3 | Child of RR1 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| RH1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, high unemployment area, regional center, principal | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| RH2 | Immigrant visa class RH2 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| RH3 | Child of RH1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| RR2 | Spouse of RR1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| February 2025 | Mumbai | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 16,408 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | -10% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -22% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 2,122 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 444 days; F, M, J 302 days; H, L, O, P, Q Not listed.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Mumbai issue in February 2025?
16,408 nonimmigrant visas and 2,122 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 16th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Mumbai?
January 2025: 18,275 nonimmigrant visas (-10% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 21,155 (-22%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 14,603 (89%), C1/D 1,549 (9.4%), J1 48 (0.3%), P3 42 (0.3%), K1 31 (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 February 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.