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Casablanca · Morocco · February 2025
Visas issued at Casablanca 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,626 | 87.9% | 1,751 | 2,335 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 56 | 3% | 49 | 17 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 47 | 2.5% | 35 | 24 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 32 | 1.7% | 13 | 16 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 20 | 1.1% | 38 | 33 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 17 | 0.9% | 7 | 15 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 16 | 0.9% | 27 | 26 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 7 | 0.4% | 6 | 4 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.2% | 5 | 3 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 5 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 3 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 1 | 0.1% | 8 | 5 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 4 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 84 | 32.6% | 70 | 59 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 77 | 29.8% | 45 | 45 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 35 | 13.6% | 21 | 61 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 17 | 6.6% | 214 | 278 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 10 | 3.9% | 13 | 9 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 9 | 3.5% | 6 | 13 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 7 | 2.7% | 6 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 6 | 2.3% | 0 | 3 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 5 | 1.9% | 4 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 2 |
| IR4 | Orphan to be adopted in the United States by U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 4 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 7 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 2 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0 |
Context
| February 2025 | Casablanca | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,849 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | -5% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -26% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 258 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 332 days; F, M, J 44 days; H, L, O, P, Q 332 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Casablanca issue in February 2025?
1,849 nonimmigrant visas and 258 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 85th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Casablanca?
January 2025: 1,951 nonimmigrant visas (-5% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 2,498 (-26%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,626 (87.9%), K1 56 (3%), C1/D 47 (2.5%), J1 32 (1.7%), A2 20 (1.1%).
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.