Visas issued at Riga in August 2025
U.S. Embassy, Latvia. The page of the post has the wait times of Riga.
In August 2025, the post issued 376 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 842,878 nonimmigrant visas in the same month.
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.
Therefore, 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.
The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .
| Visas | Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 376 | 338 | 356 |
| Immigrant | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Nonimmigrant classes, August 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 195 | 51.9% | 125 | 161 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 64 | 17% | 72 | 76 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 35 | 9.3% | 55 | 23 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 13 | 3.5% | 33 | 19 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 9 | 2.4% | 1 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 7 | 1.9% | 2 | 3 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 6 | 1.6% | 1 | 10 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 5 | 1.3% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 5 | 1.3% | 0 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 5 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 4 |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 3 | 0.8% | 13 | 10 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 2 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 1 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 3 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 2 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 1 | 0.3% | 9 | 8 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of August 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment under 0.5 month. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Riga lists every month. The page of August 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: +11%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, August 2025. Report an error.