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Panama City · Panama · August 2025
Visas issued at Panama City in August 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) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 6,243 | 94% | 3,898 | 3,389 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 135 | 2% | 175 | 90 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 115 | 1.7% | 79 | 99 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 35 | 0.5% | 31 | 64 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 17 | 0.3% | 17 | 20 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 13 | 0.2% | 10 | 17 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 12 | 0.2% | 17 | 22 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 12 | 0.2% | 41 | 14 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 8 | 0.1% | 0 | 5 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 7 | 0.1% | 2 | 10 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 7 | 0.1% | 5 | 13 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 7 | 0.1% | 1 | 7 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5 | 0.1% | 4 | 10 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 5 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 1 | 11 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2 | 0% | 0 | 6 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 6 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 28 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 10 | 18.2% | 8 | 7 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 9 | 16.4% | 6 | 12 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 9 | 16.4% | 8 | 5 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 8 | 14.5% | 9 | 6 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 4 | 7.3% | 0 | 5 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 4 | 7.3% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 5.5% | 0 | 3 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 3.6% | 5 | 2 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 2 | 3.6% | 5 | 8 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 2 | 3.6% | 20 | 5 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 1 | 1.8% | 0 | 8 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 1.8% | 0 | 2 |
Context
| August 2025 | Panama City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 6,645 | 842,878 |
| Change on previous month | +53% | +2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +74% | -10% |
| Immigrant visas | 55 | 44,122 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Aug 2025 (3 Aug 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 month; F, M, J Not listed; H, L, O, P, Q 1 month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Panama City issue in August 2025?
6,645 nonimmigrant visas and 55 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for August 2025. That was the 33th largest nonimmigrant count among 215 posts that month.
How did August 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Panama City?
July 2025: 4,332 nonimmigrant visas (+53% to Aug 2025). August 2024: 3,828 (+74%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 6,243 (94%), F1 135 (2%), C1/D 115 (1.7%), A2 35 (0.5%), L2 17 (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 August 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.