Visas issued at Kuala Lumpur in May 2025
U.S. Embassy, Malaysia. The page of the post has the wait times of Kuala Lumpur.
In May 2025, the post issued 2,138 nonimmigrant visas and 123 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 897,937 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 | May 2025 | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 2,138 | 3,059 | 2,977 |
| Immigrant | 123 | 153 | 78 |
Nonimmigrant classes, May 2025
| Class | The Department's description | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,493 | 69.8% | 2,439 | 2,206 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 162 | 7.6% | 65 | 94 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 116 | 5.4% | 64 | 172 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 68 | 3.2% | 50 | 47 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 60 | 2.8% | 106 | 74 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 55 | 2.6% | 59 | 130 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 53 | 2.5% | 159 | 83 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 40 | 1.9% | 27 | 24 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 26 | 1.2% | 22 | 39 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 22 | 1% | 0 | 4 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 11 | 0.5% | 11 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 6 | 0.3% | 12 | 19 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0.2% | 8 | 13 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 4 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 19 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 2 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 7 |
| H3 | Trainee | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 9 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 3 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes, May 2025
| Class | The Department's description | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 63 | 51.2% | 64 | 12 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 15 | 12.2% | 37 | 4 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 12 | 9.8% | 4 | 10 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 10 | 8.1% | 16 | 8 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 4.1% | 4 | 6 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 5 | 4.1% | 6 | 5 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 4 | 3.3% | 0 | 1 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 4 | 3.3% | 0 | 7 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 2 | 1.6% | 1 | 14 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 0.8% | 5 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 0.8% | 1 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.8% | 2 | 4 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of May 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment under 0.5 month. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Kuala Lumpur lists every month. The page of May 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: -30%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, May 2025. Report an error.