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Casablanca · Morocco · January 2025
Visas issued at Casablanca 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,751 | 89.7% | 1,524 | 1,891 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 49 | 2.5% | 67 | 19 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 38 | 1.9% | 22 | 37 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 35 | 1.8% | 28 | 26 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 27 | 1.4% | 108 | 48 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 13 | 0.7% | 38 | 74 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 8 | 0.4% | 9 | 7 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 7 | 0.4% | 1 | 4 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 6 | 0.3% | 7 | 5 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 5 | 0.3% | 2 | 2 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 3 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 214 | 54.6% | 162 | 173 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 70 | 17.9% | 63 | 70 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 45 | 11.5% | 31 | 58 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 21 | 5.4% | 22 | 58 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 13 | 3.3% | 5 | 14 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 6 | 1.5% | 18 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 6 | 1.5% | 10 | 13 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 5 | 1.3% | 0 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 4 | 1% | 2 | 1 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| January 2025 | Casablanca | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,951 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | +7% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -8% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 392 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 240 days; F, M, J 18 days; H, L, O, P, Q 240 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Casablanca issue in January 2025?
1,951 nonimmigrant visas and 392 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 88th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Casablanca?
December 2024: 1,815 nonimmigrant visas (+7% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 2,126 (-8%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,751 (89.7%), K1 49 (2.5%), A2 38 (1.9%), C1/D 35 (1.8%), F1 27 (1.4%).
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.