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Amsterdam · Netherlands · February 2025
Visas issued at Amsterdam 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 | 1,150 | 60.3% | 1,171 | 1,122 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 121 | 6.3% | 183 | 103 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 105 | 5.5% | 118 | 104 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 79 | 4.1% | 97 | 29 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 79 | 4.1% | 92 | 92 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 51 | 2.7% | 19 | 50 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 49 | 2.6% | 65 | 64 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 46 | 2.4% | 22 | 22 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 34 | 1.8% | 38 | 10 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 31 | 1.6% | 18 | 26 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 25 | 1.3% | 54 | 24 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 21 | 1.1% | 31 | 16 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 18 | 0.9% | 28 | 26 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 17 | 0.9% | 28 | 20 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 17 | 0.9% | 24 | 125 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 9 | 0.5% | 8 | 19 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 9 | 0.5% | 5 | 2 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 7 | 0.4% | 10 | 15 |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 7 | 0.4% | 11 | 6 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 6 | 0.3% | 11 | 7 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 5 | 0.3% | 1 | 5 |
| NATO4 | Official of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 5 | 0.3% | 1 | 8 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 8 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 5 |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 6 | 42.9% | 0 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 14.3% | 0 | 0 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 14.3% | 2 | 7 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 14.3% | 0 | 1 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 2 | 14.3% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| February 2025 | Amsterdam | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,906 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | -7% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -1% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 14 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 18 days; F, M, J 3 days; H, L, O, P, Q 6 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Amsterdam issue in February 2025?
1,906 nonimmigrant visas and 14 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 83th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Amsterdam?
January 2025: 2,053 nonimmigrant visas (-7% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 1,927 (-1%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,150 (60.3%), J1 121 (6.3%), L1 105 (5.5%), B1 79 (4.1%), C1/D 79 (4.1%).
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.