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Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia · April 2025
Visas issued at Kuala Lumpur in April 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) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,439 | 79.7% | 2,598 | 2,372 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 159 | 5.2% | 311 | 115 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 106 | 3.5% | 89 | 69 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 65 | 2.1% | 39 | 95 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 64 | 2.1% | 26 | 56 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 59 | 1.9% | 58 | 91 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 50 | 1.6% | 46 | 39 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 27 | 0.9% | 20 | 17 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 22 | 0.7% | 24 | 41 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 12 | 0.4% | 11 | 15 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 11 | 0.4% | 8 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 8 | 0.3% | 1 | 10 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 7 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 6 | 0.2% | 15 | 20 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5 | 0.2% | 5 | 16 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 16 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 64 | 41.8% | 67 | 8 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 37 | 24.2% | 24 | 2 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 16 | 10.5% | 18 | 12 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 6 | 3.9% | 6 | 7 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 5 | 3.3% | 1 | 1 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 5 | 3.3% | 0 | 13 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 2.6% | 5 | 5 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 2.6% | 0 | 15 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 4 | 2.6% | 3 | 5 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 1.3% | 3 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 2 | 1.3% | 0 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 0.7% | 4 | 10 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 1 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| April 2025 | Kuala Lumpur | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,059 | 993,250 |
| Change on previous month | -7% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +2% | -6% |
| Immigrant visas | 153 | 48,193 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2025 (16 Apr 2025): B1/B2 next available 7 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 4 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Kuala Lumpur issue in April 2025?
3,059 nonimmigrant visas and 153 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2025. That was the 66th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Kuala Lumpur?
March 2025: 3,283 nonimmigrant visas (-7% to Apr 2025). April 2024: 2,997 (+2%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,439 (79.7%), J1 159 (5.2%), B1 106 (3.5%), A2 65 (2.1%), F1 64 (2.1%).
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 April 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.