Dublin · Ireland · May 2025
Visas issued at Dublin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 2,439 | 70.3% | 1,817 | 2,983 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 648 | 18.7% | 724 | 1,030 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 96 | 2.8% | 79 | 86 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 51 | 1.5% | 24 | 110 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 45 | 1.3% | 34 | 79 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 33 | 1% | 40 | 33 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 24 | 0.7% | 12 | 26 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 16 | 0.5% | 20 | 10 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 16 | 0.5% | 10 | 12 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 15 | 0.4% | 8 | 21 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 14 | 0.4% | 16 | 15 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 13 | 0.4% | 19 | 14 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 11 | 0.3% | 30 | 20 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 9 | 0.3% | 12 | 9 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 6 | 0.2% | 9 | 6 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 15 | 11 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 4 | 0.1% | 13 | 12 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 10 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 7 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 4 | 22.2% | 4 | 1 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 4 | 22.2% | 0 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 2 | 11.1% | 0 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 2 | 11.1% | 0 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 11.1% | 3 | 10 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 11.1% | 1 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 5.6% | 2 | 3 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 5.6% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| May 2025 | Dublin | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,471 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | +19% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -23% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 18 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 0.5 months; F, M, J 2 months; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Dublin issue in May 2025?
3,471 nonimmigrant visas and 18 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 57th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Dublin?
April 2025: 2,907 nonimmigrant visas (+19% to May 2025). May 2024: 4,521 (-23%).
Which classes made up the month?
J1 2,439 (70.3%), B1/B2 648 (18.7%), L1 96 (2.8%), F1 51 (1.5%), C1/D 45 (1.3%).
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.