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Mexico City · Mexico · February 2025
Visas issued at Mexico City in February 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) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBBCC | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card | 44,886 | 91.1% | 52,325 | 46,879 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 770 | 1.6% | 712 | 707 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 657 | 1.3% | 780 | 651 |
| BBBCV | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Lincoln Foil) | 577 | 1.2% | 569 | 837 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 506 | 1% | 370 | 733 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 370 | 0.8% | 374 | 399 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 186 | 0.4% | 185 | 186 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 158 | 0.3% | 176 | 122 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 132 | 0.3% | 46 | 225 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 120 | 0.2% | 183 | 80 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 115 | 0.2% | 120 | 125 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 114 | 0.2% | 122 | 112 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 110 | 0.2% | 158 | 158 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 94 | 0.2% | 95 | 121 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 69 | 0.1% | 66 | 33 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 55 | 0.1% | 63 | 53 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 53 | 0.1% | 62 | 84 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 48 | 0.1% | 55 | 42 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 34 | 0.1% | 75 | 131 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 32 | 0.1% | 145 | 61 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 23 | 0% | 33 | 55 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 23 | 0% | 34 | 32 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 16 | 0% | 21 | 14 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 12 | 0% | 17 | 17 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 11 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 10 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 10 | 0% | 9 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 10 | 0% | 20 | 17 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 9 | 0% | 7 | 4 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 7 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 7 | 0% | 3 | 1,701 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 6 | 0% | 11 | 7 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 0% | 21 | 5 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 5 | 0% | 5 | 5 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 4 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 4 | 0% | 8 | 2 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 4 | 0% | 12 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 3 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 339 |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 66.7% | 0 | 1 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 33.3% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| February 2025 | Mexico City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 49,265 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | -13% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -9% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 3 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 262 days; F, M, J 10 days; H, L, O, P, Q 21 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Mexico City issue in February 2025?
49,265 nonimmigrant visas and 3 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 3rd largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Mexico City?
January 2025: 56,901 nonimmigrant visas (-13% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 53,956 (-9%).
Which classes made up the month?
BBBCC 44,886 (91.1%), B1/B2 770 (1.6%), TN 657 (1.3%), BBBCV 577 (1.2%), J1 506 (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 February 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.