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Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia · January 2025
Visas issued at Kuala Lumpur 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 | 2,376 | 78.8% | 1,583 | 2,433 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 128 | 4.2% | 105 | 67 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 97 | 3.2% | 88 | 116 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 73 | 2.4% | 78 | 51 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 72 | 2.4% | 65 | 39 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 57 | 1.9% | 149 | 51 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 56 | 1.9% | 113 | 65 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 56 | 1.9% | 31 | 24 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 36 | 1.2% | 9 | 37 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 13 | 0.4% | 21 | 29 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 8 | 0.3% | 8 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 7 | 0.2% | 10 | 10 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 6 | 0.2% | 4 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 5 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 5 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 13 |
| H3 | Trainee | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0% | 3 | 6 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 2 | 4 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 68 | 57.6% | 41 | 6 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 18 | 15.3% | 16 | 2 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 9 | 7.6% | 8 | 8 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 8 | 6.8% | 7 | 7 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 3.4% | 14 | 1 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 4 | 3.4% | 5 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 2 | 1.7% | 8 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 2 | 1.7% | 4 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 0 |
| IR3 | Orphan adopted abroad by U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 1 |
Context
| January 2025 | Kuala Lumpur | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,014 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | +32% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +1% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 118 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 14 days; F, M, J 14 days; H, L, O, P, Q 16 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Kuala Lumpur issue in January 2025?
3,014 nonimmigrant visas and 118 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 63th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Kuala Lumpur?
December 2024: 2,289 nonimmigrant visas (+32% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 2,979 (+1%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,376 (78.8%), B1 128 (4.2%), C1/D 97 (3.2%), H1B 73 (2.4%), L1 72 (2.4%).
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.