Tel Aviv · Israel · May 2025
Visas issued at Tel Aviv 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 | 1,945 | 39.5% | 207 | 1,486 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,879 | 38.2% | 1,785 | 3,253 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 255 | 5.2% | 250 | 242 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 201 | 4.1% | 206 | 138 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 155 | 3.1% | 101 | 141 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 129 | 2.6% | 97 | 147 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 91 | 1.8% | 113 | 79 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 60 | 1.2% | 69 | 71 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 59 | 1.2% | 86 | 63 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 29 | 0.6% | 23 | 21 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 21 | 0.4% | 42 | 29 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 20 | 0.4% | 24 | 22 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 19 | 0.4% | 30 | 22 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 18 | 0.4% | 32 | 47 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 8 | 0.2% | 12 | 17 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 7 | 0.1% | 16 | 21 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 7 | 0.1% | 5 | 3 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0% | 7 | 3 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 0 | 5 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 9 | 0 |
Context
| May 2025 | Tel Aviv | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,924 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | +57% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -16% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 0 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available under ½ month; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Tel Aviv issue in May 2025?
4,924 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 46th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Tel Aviv?
April 2025: 3,136 nonimmigrant visas (+57% to May 2025). May 2024: 5,837 (-16%).
Which classes made up the month?
J1 1,945 (39.5%), B1/B2 1,879 (38.2%), A2 255 (5.2%), L2 201 (4.1%), J2 155 (3.1%).
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 May 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.