Visas issued at Chisinau in January 2025
U.S. Embassy, Moldova. The page of the post has the wait times of Chisinau.
In January 2025, the post issued 275 nonimmigrant visas and 50 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 954,595 nonimmigrant visas in the same month.
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.
Therefore, 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.
The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .
| Visas | Jan 2025 | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 275 | 326 | 265 |
| Immigrant | 50 | 39 | 48 |
Nonimmigrant classes, January 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 185 | 67.3% | 190 | 190 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 36 | 13.1% | 37 | 40 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 10 | 3.6% | 6 | 1 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 5 | 1.8% | 1 | 8 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 5 | 1.8% | 3 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 1.8% | 1 | 6 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 4 | 1.5% | 1 | 2 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 4 | 1.5% | 0 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 1.5% | 0 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 1 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 11 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0.4% | 78 | 0 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes, January 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 22 | 44% | 17 | 14 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 21 | 42% | 9 | 31 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 2 | 4% | 0 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 4% | 3 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 2% | 2 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 2% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 2% | 3 | 3 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of January 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 44 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Chisinau lists every month. The page of January 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: -16%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, January 2025. Report an error.