New Delhi · India · May 2025
Visas issued at New Delhi 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 | 35,973 | 92.8% | 31,077 | 36,207 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 1,061 | 2.7% | 1,106 | 300 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 778 | 2% | 388 | 2,318 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 399 | 1% | 97 | 465 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 242 | 0.6% | 180 | 469 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 55 | 0.1% | 21 | 28 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 35 | 0.1% | 36 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 34 | 0.1% | 35 | 108 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 29 | 0.1% | 67 | 52 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 23 | 0.1% | 24 | 9 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 19 | 0% | 4 | 80 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 16 | 0% | 14 | 2 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 14 | 0% | 5 | 31 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 11 | 0% | 25 | 15 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 10 | 0% | 43 | 14 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 9 | 0% | 15 | 17 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 7 | 0% | 13 | 19 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 6 | 0% | 6 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 6 | 0% | 6 | 3 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 0% | 5 | 6 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 4 | 0% | 1 | 11 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 3 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0% | 6 | 20 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 3 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 14 | 53.8% | 9 | 18 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 3 | 11.5% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 3 | 11.5% | 0 | 7 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 7.7% | 0 | 5 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 3.8% | 1 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 1 | 3.8% | 1 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 3.8% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 3.8% | 0 | 3 |
Context
| May 2025 | New Delhi | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 38,752 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | +17% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -4% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 26 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 9 months; F, M, J 2 months; H, L, O, P, Q Not listed.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did New Delhi issue in May 2025?
38,752 nonimmigrant visas and 26 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 4th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at New Delhi?
April 2025: 33,188 nonimmigrant visas (+17% to May 2025). May 2024: 40,192 (-4%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 35,973 (92.8%), C1/D 1,061 (2.7%), F1 778 (2%), A2 399 (1%), J1 242 (0.6%).
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.