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Islamabad · Pakistan · January 2025
Visas issued at Islamabad 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 | 3,868 | 88.6% | 3,499 | 2,190 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 228 | 5.2% | 575 | 58 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 39 | 0.9% | 92 | 25 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 39 | 0.9% | 57 | 63 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 38 | 0.9% | 26 | 35 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 34 | 0.8% | 45 | 20 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 22 | 0.5% | 26 | 41 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 18 | 0.4% | 26 | 27 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 18 | 0.4% | 71 | 30 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 17 | 0.4% | 38 | 12 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 15 | 0.3% | 0 | 9 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 9 | 0.2% | 1 | 10 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 5 | 0.1% | 9 | 0 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 4 | 0.1% | 4 | 0 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0% | 6 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| N8 | Parent of SK-3 or SN-3 special immigrant | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | Victim of criminal activity | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U2 | Spouse of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 596 | 30.9% | 889 | 281 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 515 | 26.7% | 758 | 238 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 347 | 18% | 741 | 866 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 116 | 6% | 125 | 78 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 52 | 2.7% | 145 | 214 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 46 | 2.4% | 148 | 154 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 42 | 2.2% | 47 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 33 | 1.7% | 45 | 106 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 33 | 1.7% | 70 | 87 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 30 | 1.6% | 70 | 146 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 20 | 1% | 7 | 2 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 19 | 1% | 6 | 21 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 17 | 0.9% | 40 | 71 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 13 | 0.7% | 28 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 12 | 0.6% | 8 | 11 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 9 | 0.5% | 13 | 2 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 5 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 5 | 0.3% | 9 | 0 |
| SW | Immigrant visa class SW (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 4 | 0.2% | 7 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 0.2% | 10 | 24 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 4 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0 |
| IR4 | Orphan to be adopted in the United States by U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| January 2025 | Islamabad | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,365 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | -3% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +73% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 1,926 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 298 days; F, M, J 26 days; H, L, O, P, Q 5 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Islamabad issue in January 2025?
4,365 nonimmigrant visas and 1,926 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 49th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Islamabad?
December 2024: 4,489 nonimmigrant visas (-3% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 2,521 (+73%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 3,868 (88.6%), F1 228 (5.2%), H1B 39 (0.9%), J1 39 (0.9%), A2 38 (0.9%).
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.