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New Delhi · India · March 2025
Visas issued at New Delhi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 31,220 | 94.6% | 30,393 | 24,023 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 1,313 | 4% | 1,509 | 323 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 106 | 0.3% | 126 | 81 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 104 | 0.3% | 88 | 157 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 45 | 0.1% | 35 | 13 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 41 | 0.1% | 21 | 35 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 30 | 0.1% | 7 | 6 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 24 | 0.1% | 21 | 6 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 17 | 0.1% | 19 | 34 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 16 | 0% | 18 | 25 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 16 | 0% | 6 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 14 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 14 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 9 | 0% | 12 | 31 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 6 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 6 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 5 | 0% | 9 | 5 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 5 | 0% | 7 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 0% | 3 | 5 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 5 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 5 | 0% | 6 | 1 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 3 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0% | 9 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0% | 9 | 3 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0% | 3 | 13 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 17 | 41.5% | 20 | 15 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 10 | 24.4% | 3 | 2 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 4 | 9.8% | 0 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 3 | 7.3% | 1 | 1 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 3 | 7.3% | 2 | 1 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 4.9% | 1 | 1 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 1 | 2.4% | 6 | 2 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 2.4% | 1 | 1 |
Context
| March 2025 | New Delhi | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 33,019 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | +2% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +33% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 41 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 2025): B1/B2 next available 442 days; F, M, J 85 days; H, L, O, P, Q Not listed.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did New Delhi issue in March 2025?
33,019 nonimmigrant visas and 41 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 6th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at New Delhi?
February 2025: 32,322 nonimmigrant visas (+2% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 24,803 (+33%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 31,220 (94.6%), C1/D 1,313 (4%), A2 106 (0.3%), J1 104 (0.3%), R1 45 (0.1%).
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.