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Guadalajara · Mexico · January 2025
Visas issued at Guadalajara 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBBCC | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card | 42,173 | 93.7% | 29,613 | 29,353 |
| BBBCV | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Lincoln Foil) | 1,166 | 2.6% | 1,236 | 1,549 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 416 | 0.9% | 404 | 477 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 255 | 0.6% | 309 | 398 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 242 | 0.5% | 142 | 208 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 120 | 0.3% | 48 | 115 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 92 | 0.2% | 43 | 60 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 85 | 0.2% | 29 | 61 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 74 | 0.2% | 115 | 70 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 69 | 0.2% | 117 | 49 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 59 | 0.1% | 84 | 56 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 58 | 0.1% | 73 | 75 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 44 | 0.1% | 70 | 59 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 34 | 0.1% | 98 | 43 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 20 | 0% | 16 | 32 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 16 | 0% | 5 | 33 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 15 | 0% | 19 | 15 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 14 | 0% | 8 | 7 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 6 | 0% | 2 | 2,117 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 6 | 0% | 13 | 5 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 6 | 0% | 7 | 6 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 6 | 0% | 2 | 12 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 5 | 0% | 0 | 8 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 5 | 0% | 18 | 4 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 4 | 0% | 3 | 444 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0% | 4 | 2 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 4 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 8 | 2 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| T2 | Spouse of T1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| January 2025 | Guadalajara | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 45,008 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | +39% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +28% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 0 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 326 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 17 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Guadalajara issue in January 2025?
45,008 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 3rd largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Guadalajara?
December 2024: 32,493 nonimmigrant visas (+39% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 35,275 (+28%).
Which classes made up the month?
BBBCC 42,173 (93.7%), BBBCV 1,166 (2.6%), TN 416 (0.9%), TD 255 (0.6%), B1/B2 242 (0.5%).
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.