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Panama City · Panama · September 2025
Visas issued at Panama City in September 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) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 6,138 | 93.5% | 6,243 | 4,724 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 158 | 2.4% | 115 | 97 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 100 | 1.5% | 1 | 86 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 60 | 0.9% | 35 | 53 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 25 | 0.4% | 135 | 18 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 25 | 0.4% | 12 | 15 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 16 | 0.2% | 12 | 13 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 9 | 0.1% | 7 | 9 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 6 | 0.1% | 2 | 19 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 5 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 4 | 0.1% | 7 | 8 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 4 | 0.1% | 13 | 17 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0% | 5 | 3 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 2 | 0% | 8 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 2 | 0% | 7 | 2 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 2 | 0% | 17 | 20 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 14 | 31.1% | 9 | 6 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 10 | 22.2% | 10 | 3 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 8 | 17.8% | 8 | 3 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 8.9% | 0 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 3 | 6.7% | 0 | 1 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 4.4% | 2 | 2 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 2.2% | 9 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 2.2% | 4 | 1 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 2.2% | 3 | 3 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 2.2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| September 2025 | Panama City | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 6,568 | 823,557 |
| Change on previous month | -1% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +29% | -11% |
| Immigrant visas | 45 | 45,966 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2025 (7 Sep 2025): B1/B2 next available 2 months; 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 September 2025?
6,568 nonimmigrant visas and 45 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2025. That was the 34th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did September 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Panama City?
August 2025: 6,645 nonimmigrant visas (-1% to Sep 2025). September 2024: 5,111 (+29%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 6,138 (93.5%), C1/D 158 (2.4%), H2B 100 (1.5%), A2 60 (0.9%), F1 25 (0.4%).
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 September 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.