Visas issued at Panama City in January 2025
U.S. Embassy, Panama. The page of the post has the wait times of Panama City.
In January 2025, the post issued 4,401 nonimmigrant visas and 107 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 954,595 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 | Jan 2025 | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 4,401 | 5,095 | 3,663 |
| Immigrant | 107 | 87 | 35 |
Nonimmigrant classes, January 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 4,094 | 93% | 4,713 | 3,039 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 72 | 1.6% | 94 | 162 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 41 | 0.9% | 13 | 12 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 27 | 0.6% | 96 | 61 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 21 | 0.5% | 16 | 18 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 20 | 0.5% | 12 | 229 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 15 | 0.3% | 17 | 13 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 15 | 0.3% | 4 | 12 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 14 | 0.3% | 7 | 0 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 13 | 0.3% | 18 | 15 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 11 | 0.2% | 29 | 16 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 10 | 0.2% | 2 | 8 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 10 | 0.2% | 25 | 24 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 7 | 0.2% | 22 | 8 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 7 | 0.2% | 4 | 4 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 6 | 0.1% | 4 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | 5 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 1 | 6 |
| TN | NAFTA professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, January 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 28 | 26.2% | 18 | 7 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 19 | 17.8% | 19 | 14 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 18 | 16.8% | 13 | 6 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 13 | 12.1% | 6 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 10 | 9.3% | 19 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 6 | 5.6% | 3 | 2 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 4 | 3.7% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 4 | 3.7% | 5 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 2.8% | 0 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 2 | 1.9% | 2 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of January 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 28 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Panama City lists every month. The page of January 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: -14%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, January 2025. Report an error.