Visas issued at Muscat in May 2025
U.S. Embassy, Oman. The page of the post has the wait times of Muscat.
In May 2025, the post issued 1,175 nonimmigrant visas and 91 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 897,937 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 | May 2025 | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 1,175 | 1,093 | 1,208 |
| Immigrant | 91 | 69 | 56 |
Nonimmigrant classes, May 2025
| Class | The Department's description | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,010 | 86% | 933 | 1,027 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 62 | 5.3% | 87 | 78 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 27 | 2.3% | 14 | 52 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 27 | 2.3% | 7 | 12 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 17 | 1.4% | 1 | 4 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 11 | 0.9% | 17 | 10 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 7 | 0.6% | 8 | 4 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 8 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, May 2025
| Class | The Department's description | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 31 | 34.1% | 16 | 5 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 19 | 20.9% | 11 | 16 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 11 | 12.1% | 3 | 4 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 10 | 11% | 9 | 4 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 7 | 7.7% | 3 | 15 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 5 | 5.5% | 5 | 2 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 3.3% | 5 | 2 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 3 | 3.3% | 0 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 1 | 1.1% | 1 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of May 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 2.5 months. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Muscat lists every month. The page of May 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: +8%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, May 2025. Report an error.