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Managua · Nicaragua · February 2025
Visas issued at Managua 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 | 982 | 72.9% | 1,045 | 1,163 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 252 | 18.7% | 383 | 149 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 46 | 3.4% | 54 | 42 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 20 | 1.5% | 46 | 31 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 11 | 0.8% | 6 | 3 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 6 | 0.4% | 19 | 28 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 5 | 0.4% | 0 | 1 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 14 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 3 | 0.2% | 7 | 5 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 7 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 3 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 35 | 30.4% | 22 | 31 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 30 | 26.1% | 33 | 31 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 12 | 10.4% | 19 | 36 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 9 | 7.8% | 7 | 1 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 7 | 6.1% | 2 | 9 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 5 | 4.3% | 2 | 14 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 3 | 2.6% | 0 | 2 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 1.7% | 4 | 4 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 2 | 1.7% | 3 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 2 | 1.7% | 1 | 2 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 1.7% | 4 | 2 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 0.9% | 8 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 0.9% | 4 | 2 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 0.9% | 4 | 11 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 2 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| February 2025 | Managua | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,347 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | -15% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -8% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 115 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 day; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 1 day.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Managua issue in February 2025?
1,347 nonimmigrant visas and 115 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 107th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Managua?
January 2025: 1,582 nonimmigrant visas (-15% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 1,463 (-8%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 982 (72.9%), H2A 252 (18.7%), C1/D 46 (3.4%), C1 20 (1.5%), J1 11 (0.8%).
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.