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Mexico City · Mexico · January 2025
Visas issued at Mexico City 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 | 52,325 | 92% | 50,437 | 51,101 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 780 | 1.4% | 552 | 759 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 712 | 1.3% | 585 | 763 |
| BBBCV | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Lincoln Foil) | 569 | 1% | 551 | 890 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 374 | 0.7% | 355 | 365 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 370 | 0.7% | 232 | 336 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 185 | 0.3% | 147 | 195 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 183 | 0.3% | 259 | 163 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 176 | 0.3% | 156 | 119 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 158 | 0.3% | 104 | 164 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 145 | 0.3% | 214 | 152 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 122 | 0.2% | 132 | 160 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 120 | 0.2% | 157 | 143 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 95 | 0.2% | 79 | 79 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 75 | 0.1% | 81 | 139 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 66 | 0.1% | 19 | 33 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 63 | 0.1% | 58 | 62 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 62 | 0.1% | 109 | 116 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 55 | 0.1% | 51 | 72 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 46 | 0.1% | 34 | 53 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 34 | 0.1% | 19 | 38 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 33 | 0.1% | 27 | 51 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 21 | 0% | 10 | 16 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 21 | 0% | 26 | 15 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 20 | 0% | 24 | 15 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 17 | 0% | 19 | 17 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 12 | 0% | 7 | 4 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 11 | 0% | 8 | 16 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 9 | 0% | 1 | 11 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 8 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 7 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 7 | 0% | 16 | 9 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 5 | 0% | 20 | 16 |
| U1 | Victim of criminal activity | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 3 | 0% | 0 | 44 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 3 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| January 2025 | Mexico City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 56,901 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | +4% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +1% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 3 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 266 days; F, M, J 21 days; H, L, O, P, Q 25 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Mexico City issue in January 2025?
56,901 nonimmigrant visas and 3 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 2nd largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Mexico City?
December 2024: 54,521 nonimmigrant visas (+4% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 56,223 (+1%).
Which classes made up the month?
BBBCC 52,325 (92%), TN 780 (1.4%), B1/B2 712 (1.3%), BBBCV 569 (1%), TD 374 (0.7%).
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.