Mumbai · India · April 2025
Visas issued at Mumbai in April 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) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 13,361 | 80.5% | 16,168 | 23,416 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 1,937 | 11.7% | 1,976 | 1,111 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 829 | 5% | 47 | 172 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 142 | 0.9% | 7 | 39 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 86 | 0.5% | 8 | 108 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 43 | 0.3% | 35 | 25 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 39 | 0.2% | 42 | 81 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 38 | 0.2% | 30 | 80 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 37 | 0.2% | 39 | 81 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 27 | 0.2% | 32 | 26 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 13 | 0.1% | 9 | 8 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 11 | 0.1% | 9 | 3 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 9 | 0.1% | 7 | 8 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 6 | 0% | 6 | 5 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 4 | 0% | 13 | 4 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 3 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 3 | 0% | 1 | 22 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 3 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0% | 1 | 40 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | Victim of criminal activity | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 768 | 53.5% | 666 | 801 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 211 | 14.7% | 209 | 162 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 139 | 9.7% | 415 | 317 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 71 | 4.9% | 61 | 120 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 64 | 4.5% | 46 | 47 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 63 | 4.4% | 278 | 402 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 28 | 1.9% | 80 | 41 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 21 | 1.5% | 26 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 15 | 1% | 10 | 25 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 13 | 0.9% | 6 | 21 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 9 | 0.6% | 10 | 20 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 7 | 0.5% | 8 | 30 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 6 | 0.4% | 7 | 22 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 5 | 0.3% | 8 | 3 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 29 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 5 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| RR3 | Child of RR1 | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| RH1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, high unemployment area, regional center, principal | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| RH2 | Immigrant visa class RH2 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| RH3 | Child of RH1 | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| RR1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, rural area, principal | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| April 2025 | Mumbai | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 16,604 | 993,250 |
| Change on previous month | -10% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -34% | -6% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,436 | 48,193 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2025 (16 Apr 2025): B1/B2 next available 151 days; F, M, J 82 days; H, L, O, P, Q Not listed.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Mumbai issue in April 2025?
16,604 nonimmigrant visas and 1,436 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2025. That was the 16th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Mumbai?
March 2025: 18,447 nonimmigrant visas (-10% to Apr 2025). April 2024: 25,277 (-34%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 13,361 (80.5%), C1/D 1,937 (11.7%), F1 829 (5%), F2 142 (0.9%), M1 86 (0.5%).
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 April 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.