Mumbai · India · May 2025
Visas issued at Mumbai in May 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) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 13,386 | 83.7% | 13,361 | 17,706 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 1,778 | 11.1% | 1,937 | 379 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 556 | 3.5% | 829 | 3,729 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 88 | 0.6% | 37 | 101 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 58 | 0.4% | 38 | 163 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 25 | 0.2% | 39 | 111 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 25 | 0.2% | 27 | 15 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 13 | 0.1% | 9 | 14 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 11 | 0.1% | 142 | 211 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 8 | 0.1% | 86 | 62 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 7 | 0% | 43 | 59 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 7 | 0% | 13 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 7 | 0% | 11 | 5 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0% | 4 | 9 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 5 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0% | 4 | 8 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 3 | 0% | 2 | 60 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0% | 6 | 0 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 3 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 1 | 0% | 3 | 12 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0% | 0 | 9 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 679 | 42.8% | 139 | 526 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 374 | 23.6% | 768 | 818 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 139 | 8.8% | 63 | 391 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 126 | 7.9% | 211 | 182 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 64 | 4% | 3 | 4 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 53 | 3.3% | 64 | 46 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 34 | 2.1% | 71 | 125 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 33 | 2.1% | 5 | 5 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 19 | 1.2% | 28 | 4 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 8 | 0.5% | 7 | 25 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 0.4% | 2 | 6 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 7 | 0.4% | 6 | 2 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 7 | 0.4% | 13 | 63 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 6 | 0.4% | 9 | 6 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 5 | 0.3% | 15 | 19 |
| RR1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, rural area, principal | 5 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
| RR3 | Child of RR1 | 5 | 0.3% | 2 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 4 | 0.3% | 21 | 12 |
| RR2 | Spouse of RR1 | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| RH3 | Child of RH1 | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
Context
| May 2025 | Mumbai | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 16,000 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | -4% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -29% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,585 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 9.5 months; F, M, J 3 months; H, L, O, P, Q Not listed.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Mumbai issue in May 2025?
16,000 nonimmigrant visas and 1,585 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 17th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Mumbai?
April 2025: 16,604 nonimmigrant visas (-4% to May 2025). May 2024: 22,687 (-29%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 13,386 (83.7%), C1/D 1,778 (11.1%), F1 556 (3.5%), P3 88 (0.6%), J1 58 (0.4%).
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 May 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.