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Panama City · Panama · March 2025
Visas issued at Panama City in March 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) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 5,729 | 95.8% | 5,359 | 2,877 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 82 | 1.4% | 111 | 165 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 26 | 0.4% | 13 | 28 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 22 | 0.4% | 18 | 10 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 19 | 0.3% | 0 | 3 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 11 | 0.2% | 9 | 13 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 9 | 0.2% | 26 | 12 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 8 | 0.1% | 9 | 14 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 7 | 0.1% | 15 | 21 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 7 | 0.1% | 19 | 13 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 6 | 0.1% | 5 | 4 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 6 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 6 | 0.1% | 8 | 5 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 5 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 5 | 0.1% | 7 | 4 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 7 | 10 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0.1% | 7 | 3 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 7 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 2 | 0% | 5 | 1 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 6 | 41 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 14 | 29.8% | 11 | 8 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 11 | 23.4% | 16 | 6 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 8 | 17% | 29 | 8 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 6.4% | 5 | 1 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 3 | 6.4% | 1 | 3 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 2 | 4.3% | 3 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 4.3% | 1 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 2 | 4.3% | 0 | 2 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 2.1% | 4 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 2.1% | 6 | 2 |
Context
| March 2025 | Panama City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 5,981 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | +6% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +84% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 47 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 2025): B1/B2 next available 28 days; F, M, J 5 days; H, L, O, P, Q 5 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Panama City issue in March 2025?
5,981 nonimmigrant visas and 47 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 40th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Panama City?
February 2025: 5,636 nonimmigrant visas (+6% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 3,254 (+84%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 5,729 (95.8%), C1/D 82 (1.4%), F1 26 (0.4%), B1 22 (0.4%), O2 19 (0.3%).
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 March 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.