Lima · Peru · June 2025
Visas issued at Lima in June 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) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 10,531 | 92.2% | 10,604 | 7,486 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 211 | 1.8% | 273 | 312 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 150 | 1.3% | 106 | 157 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 84 | 0.7% | 141 | 156 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 76 | 0.7% | 35 | 64 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 68 | 0.6% | 49 | 25 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 49 | 0.4% | 42 | 46 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 29 | 0.3% | 7 | 7 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 25 | 0.2% | 18 | 24 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 24 | 0.2% | 20 | 11 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 23 | 0.2% | 43 | 27 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 23 | 0.2% | 29 | 61 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 19 | 0.2% | 7 | 18 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 15 | 0.1% | 22 | 19 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 12 | 0.1% | 13 | 9 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 10 | 0.1% | 3 | 12 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 8 | 0.1% | 5 | 4 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 8 | 0.1% | 3 | 13 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 6 | 0.1% | 6 | 5 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 6 | 0.1% | 9 | 2 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 5 | 0% | 8 | 2 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 5 | 0% | 9 | 10 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 4 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 4 | 0% | 7 | 21 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0% | 7 | 12 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 4 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 3 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 104 | 20.2% | 143 | 134 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 73 | 14.1% | 19 | 129 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 71 | 13.8% | 81 | 48 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 54 | 10.5% | 38 | 32 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 47 | 9.1% | 54 | 41 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 39 | 7.6% | 81 | 34 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 28 | 5.4% | 70 | 41 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 26 | 5% | 1 | 23 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 16 | 3.1% | 14 | 46 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 10 | 1.9% | 23 | 16 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 9 | 1.7% | 0 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 9 | 1.7% | 0 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 1.4% | 4 | 16 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 7 | 1.4% | 10 | 3 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 5 | 1% | 11 | 4 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 0 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 6 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 3 |
Context
| June 2025 | Lima | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 11,421 | 776,959 |
| Change on previous month | -1% | -13% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +34% | -12% |
| Immigrant visas | 516 | 43,353 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2025 (4 Jun 2025): B1/B2 next available 12 months; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
Other months at this post: Sep 2025 · Aug 2025 · Jul 2025 · May 2025 · Apr 2025 · Mar 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 June 2025?
11,421 nonimmigrant visas and 516 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2025. That was the 18th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Lima?
May 2025: 11,481 nonimmigrant visas (-1% to Jun 2025). June 2024: 8,522 (+34%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 10,531 (92.2%), F1 211 (1.8%), C1/D 150 (1.3%), J1 84 (0.7%), A2 76 (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 June 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.