Tel Aviv · Israel · March 2025
Visas issued at Tel Aviv 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 | 1,946 | 68.9% | 1,890 | 2,803 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 198 | 7% | 139 | 254 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 155 | 5.5% | 89 | 172 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 86 | 3% | 85 | 57 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 85 | 3% | 59 | 80 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 78 | 2.8% | 42 | 109 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 58 | 2.1% | 48 | 63 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 43 | 1.5% | 24 | 29 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 37 | 1.3% | 12 | 64 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 29 | 1% | 23 | 15 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 24 | 0.9% | 23 | 39 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 17 | 0.6% | 9 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 15 | 0.5% | 15 | 10 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 12 | 0.4% | 131 | 9 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 10 | 0.4% | 15 | 11 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 8 | 0.3% | 3 | 15 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 5 | 0.2% | 1 | 23 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 0.2% | 3 | 6 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 8 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
Context
| March 2025 | Tel Aviv | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,823 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | +7% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -25% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 0 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 2025): B1/B2 next available 30 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Tel Aviv issue in March 2025?
2,823 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 69th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tel Aviv?
February 2025: 2,633 nonimmigrant visas (+7% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 3,785 (-25%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,946 (68.9%), A2 198 (7%), L2 155 (5.5%), C1/D 86 (3%), L1 85 (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 March 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.