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Ciudad Juarez · Mexico · May 2025
Visas issued at Ciudad Juarez 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBBCC | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card | 19,337 | 93.4% | 19,478 | 14,398 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 348 | 1.7% | 390 | 283 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 142 | 0.7% | 211 | 108 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 139 | 0.7% | 181 | 383 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 121 | 0.6% | 126 | 98 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 119 | 0.6% | 190 | 160 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 105 | 0.5% | 61 | 30 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 72 | 0.3% | 51 | 56 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 57 | 0.3% | 27 | 48 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 49 | 0.2% | 38 | 30 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 43 | 0.2% | 29 | 81 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 41 | 0.2% | 66 | 39 |
| BBBCV | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Lincoln Foil) | 36 | 0.2% | 68 | 23 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 19 | 0.1% | 16 | 29 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 18 | 0.1% | 14 | 22 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 16 | 0.1% | 15 | 21 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 9 | 0% | 6 | 3 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 8 | 0% | 1 | 8 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 7 | 0% | 7 | 10 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 4 | 0% | 7 | 0 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 2 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 1,856 | 32.6% | 2,040 | 2,472 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 1,055 | 18.5% | 1,177 | 1,343 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 958 | 16.8% | 379 | 200 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 685 | 12% | 815 | 778 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 539 | 9.5% | 1,299 | 2,536 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 154 | 2.7% | 132 | 27 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 146 | 2.6% | 319 | 31 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 118 | 2.1% | 59 | 123 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 114 | 2% | 326 | 30 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 32 | 0.6% | 2 | 7 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 13 | 0.2% | 20 | 44 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 0.1% | 7 | 41 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 0.1% | 8 | 32 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 4 | 0.1% | 5 | 55 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 2 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
Context
| May 2025 | Ciudad Juarez | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 20,705 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | -1% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +31% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 5,694 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 6.5 months; F, M, J 1 month; H, L, O, P, Q 1 month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Ciudad Juarez issue in May 2025?
20,705 nonimmigrant visas and 5,694 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 11th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Ciudad Juarez?
April 2025: 21,014 nonimmigrant visas (-1% to May 2025). May 2024: 15,846 (+31%).
Which classes made up the month?
BBBCC 19,337 (93.4%), TN 348 (1.7%), H2A 142 (0.7%), K1 139 (0.7%), B1/B2 121 (0.6%).
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.