Dublin · Ireland · January 2025
Visas issued at Dublin in January 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) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,204 | 65.9% | 697 | 1,262 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 152 | 8.3% | 182 | 135 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 99 | 5.4% | 34 | 206 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 80 | 4.4% | 83 | 66 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 41 | 2.2% | 5 | 15 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 40 | 2.2% | 33 | 43 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 29 | 1.6% | 21 | 45 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 28 | 1.5% | 62 | 22 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 27 | 1.5% | 8 | 12 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 26 | 1.4% | 73 | 27 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 20 | 1.1% | 23 | 19 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 14 | 0.8% | 12 | 16 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 13 | 0.7% | 14 | 12 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 12 | 0.7% | 11 | 9 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 11 | 0.6% | 13 | 12 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 6 | 0.3% | 3 | 6 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 0.2% | 8 | 3 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 5 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 1 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 5 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 2 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 6 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 11 | 39.3% | 5 | 11 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 17.9% | 4 | 5 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 2 | 7.1% | 0 | 4 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 7.1% | 5 | 1 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 2 | 7.1% | 1 | 2 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 3.6% | 0 | 3 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 3.6% | 1 | 3 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 3.6% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 3.6% | 0 | 1 |
| SD | Minister of religion, spouse and child (SD1-SD3) | 1 | 3.6% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 3.6% | 1 | 1 |
Context
| January 2025 | Dublin | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,826 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | +39% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -7% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 28 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 10 days; F, M, J 6 days; H, L, O, P, Q 6 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Dublin issue in January 2025?
1,826 nonimmigrant visas and 28 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 94th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Dublin?
December 2024: 1,314 nonimmigrant visas (+39% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 1,964 (-7%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,204 (65.9%), J1 152 (8.3%), C1/D 99 (5.4%), L1 80 (4.4%), O2 41 (2.2%).
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 January 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.