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Mexico City · Mexico · March 2025
Visas issued at Mexico City in March 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) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBBCC | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card | 40,277 | 86.7% | 44,886 | 35,638 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 2,015 | 4.3% | 506 | 2,384 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 811 | 1.7% | 770 | 678 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 757 | 1.6% | 657 | 479 |
| BBBCV | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Lincoln Foil) | 616 | 1.3% | 577 | 873 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 343 | 0.7% | 370 | 363 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 217 | 0.5% | 110 | 91 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 183 | 0.4% | 186 | 225 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 154 | 0.3% | 158 | 164 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 146 | 0.3% | 114 | 117 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 138 | 0.3% | 115 | 136 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 118 | 0.3% | 94 | 76 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 108 | 0.2% | 120 | 133 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 105 | 0.2% | 132 | 139 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 75 | 0.2% | 32 | 94 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 55 | 0.1% | 53 | 97 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 54 | 0.1% | 55 | 56 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 48 | 0.1% | 34 | 172 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 45 | 0.1% | 48 | 52 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 25 | 0.1% | 12 | 10 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 24 | 0.1% | 23 | 23 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 17 | 0% | 16 | 7 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 15 | 0% | 69 | 8 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 15 | 0% | 9 | 13 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 14 | 0% | 7 | 5,945 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 11 | 0% | 10 | 4 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 10 | 0% | 1 | 7 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 9 | 0% | 23 | 40 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 9 | 0% | 10 | 10 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 8 | 0% | 4 | 5 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 7 | 0% | 5 | 8 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 7 | 0% | 7 | 3 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 7 | 0% | 6 | 6 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 6 | 0% | 1 | 1,474 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 0% | 5 | 7 |
| T2 | Spouse of T1 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| U1 | Victim of criminal activity | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 2 | 33.3% | 1 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 2 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 2 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| March 2025 | Mexico City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 46,462 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | -6% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -6% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 6 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 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 March 2025?
46,462 nonimmigrant visas and 6 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 3rd largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Mexico City?
February 2025: 49,265 nonimmigrant visas (-6% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 49,547 (-6%).
Which classes made up the month?
BBBCC 40,277 (86.7%), J1 2,015 (4.3%), B1/B2 811 (1.7%), TN 757 (1.6%), BBBCV 616 (1.3%).
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 March 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.