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Mexico City · Mexico · May 2025
Visas issued at Mexico City 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 | 36,609 | 84.2% | 45,642 | 44,393 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 2,573 | 5.9% | 3,162 | 3,295 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 749 | 1.7% | 775 | 895 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 697 | 1.6% | 673 | 575 |
| BBBCV | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card (Lincoln Foil) | 632 | 1.5% | 658 | 973 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 367 | 0.8% | 69 | 606 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 351 | 0.8% | 371 | 422 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 159 | 0.4% | 166 | 300 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 144 | 0.3% | 133 | 244 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 142 | 0.3% | 127 | 142 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 129 | 0.3% | 130 | 158 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 117 | 0.3% | 95 | 128 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 114 | 0.3% | 175 | 125 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 113 | 0.3% | 90 | 260 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 100 | 0.2% | 120 | 129 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 93 | 0.2% | 35 | 87 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 86 | 0.2% | 65 | 105 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 59 | 0.1% | 167 | 215 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 50 | 0.1% | 28 | 133 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 43 | 0.1% | 26 | 46 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 38 | 0.1% | 62 | 49 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 26 | 0.1% | 3 | 72 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 26 | 0.1% | 6 | 35 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 21 | 0% | 6 | 31 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 13 | 0% | 18 | 15 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 9 | 0% | 11 | 618 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 5 | 0% | 19 | 973 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0% | 20 | 6 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 5 | 0% | 2 | 13 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 4 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 3 | 0% | 10 | 62 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 2 | 8 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 2 | 0% | 7 | 9 |
| U1 | Victim of criminal activity | 2 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 4 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 4 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 100% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| May 2025 | Mexico City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 43,495 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | -18% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -21% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 1 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 10.5 months; F, M, J 1 month; H, L, O, P, Q 3.5 months.
Other months at this post: Sep 2025 · Aug 2025 · Jul 2025 · Jun 2025 · Apr 2025 · Mar 2025 · Feb 2025 · Jan 2025 · Dec 2024 · Nov 2024 · Oct 2024 · Sep 2024 · Aug 2024 · Jul 2024 · Jun 2024 · May 2024 · Apr 2024 · Mar 2024 · Feb 2024 · Jan 2024 · Dec 2023 · Nov 2023 · Oct 2023. Back to the Mexico City page.
Questions and answers
How many visas did Mexico City issue in May 2025?
43,495 nonimmigrant visas and 1 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 3rd largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Mexico City?
April 2025: 52,903 nonimmigrant visas (-18% to May 2025). May 2024: 55,143 (-21%).
Which classes made up the month?
BBBCC 36,609 (84.2%), J1 2,573 (5.9%), B1/B2 749 (1.7%), TN 697 (1.6%), BBBCV 632 (1.5%).
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 May 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.