Lima · Peru · March 2025
Visas issued at Lima 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 | 13,912 | 94.1% | 11,522 | 8,625 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 165 | 1.1% | 155 | 141 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 147 | 1% | 123 | 138 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 125 | 0.8% | 86 | 87 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 106 | 0.7% | 84 | 104 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 53 | 0.4% | 44 | 11 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 40 | 0.3% | 10 | 14 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 33 | 0.2% | 40 | 21 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 29 | 0.2% | 31 | 24 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 27 | 0.2% | 9 | 13 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 24 | 0.2% | 20 | 29 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 19 | 0.1% | 10 | 16 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 12 | 0.1% | 14 | 11 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 12 | 0.1% | 0 | 17 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 11 | 0.1% | 7 | 2 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 9 | 0.1% | 8 | 4 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 8 | 0.1% | 4 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 6 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 5 | 0% | 13 | 5 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0% | 9 | 10 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0% | 8 | 4 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0% | 3 | 8 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 3 | 0% | 2 | 7 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 1 | 7 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| T2 | Spouse of T1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 118 | 23.5% | 147 | 96 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 83 | 16.5% | 64 | 30 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 43 | 8.6% | 38 | 32 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 40 | 8% | 61 | 10 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 40 | 8% | 56 | 34 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 29 | 5.8% | 64 | 19 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 29 | 5.8% | 34 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 27 | 5.4% | 24 | 146 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 25 | 5% | 42 | 17 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 19 | 3.8% | 24 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 14 | 2.8% | 34 | 11 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 9 | 1.8% | 11 | 8 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 9 | 1.8% | 9 | 5 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 6 | 1.2% | 16 | 6 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 5 | 1% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 5 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0 |
Context
| March 2025 | Lima | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 14,785 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | +21% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +59% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 502 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 2025): B1/B2 next available 442 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
Other months at this post: Sep 2025 · Aug 2025 · Jul 2025 · Jun 2025 · May 2025 · Apr 2025 · Feb 2025 · Jan 2025 · Dec 2024 · Nov 2024 · Oct 2024 · Sep 2024 · Aug 2024 · Jul 2024 · Jun 2024 · May 2024 · Apr 2024 · Mar 2024 · Feb 2024 · Jan 2024 · Dec 2023 · Nov 2023 · Oct 2023. Back to the Lima page.
Questions and answers
How many visas did Lima issue in March 2025?
14,785 nonimmigrant visas and 502 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 20th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Lima?
February 2025: 12,255 nonimmigrant visas (+21% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 9,320 (+59%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 13,912 (94.1%), H2A 165 (1.1%), C1/D 147 (1%), F1 125 (0.8%), J1 106 (0.7%).
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.