Lima · Peru · September 2025
Visas issued at Lima 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 | 10,315 | 78.7% | 12,021 | 11,726 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 2,048 | 15.6% | 123 | 2,255 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 160 | 1.2% | 43 | 44 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 144 | 1.1% | 107 | 197 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 101 | 0.8% | 164 | 92 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 52 | 0.4% | 31 | 50 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 36 | 0.3% | 0 | 29 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 30 | 0.2% | 27 | 57 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 28 | 0.2% | 17 | 40 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 24 | 0.2% | 48 | 7 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 22 | 0.2% | 8 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 17 | 0.1% | 24 | 14 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 14 | 0.1% | 12 | 22 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 13 | 0.1% | 21 | 28 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 11 | 0.1% | 13 | 6 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 11 | 0.1% | 5 | 3 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 9 | 0.1% | 12 | 6 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 8 | 0.1% | 6 | 6 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 8 | 0.1% | 13 | 15 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 8 | 0.1% | 19 | 9 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 8 | 0.1% | 3 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 7 | 0.1% | 7 | 7 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 6 | 0% | 15 | 3 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 4 | 0% | 5 | 3 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 3 | 0% | 0 | 10 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0% | 4 | 6 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0% | 4 | 5 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 6 | 7 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 79 | 18.7% | 79 | 38 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 73 | 17.3% | 38 | 40 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 62 | 14.7% | 63 | 34 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 42 | 10% | 21 | 115 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 37 | 8.8% | 34 | 56 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 37 | 8.8% | 38 | 18 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 27 | 6.4% | 34 | 37 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 19 | 4.5% | 19 | 80 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 14 | 3.3% | 0 | 121 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 9 | 2.1% | 10 | 41 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 1.7% | 4 | 3 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 6 | 1.4% | 80 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 5 | 1.2% | 1 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 1 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 2 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| September 2025 | Lima | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 13,106 | 823,557 |
| Change on previous month | +3% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -11% | -11% |
| Immigrant visas | 422 | 45,966 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2025 (7 Sep 2025): B1/B2 next available 8.5 months; F, M, J 1 month; H, L, O, P, Q 1 month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Lima issue in September 2025?
13,106 nonimmigrant visas and 422 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2025. That was the 18th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did September 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Lima?
August 2025: 12,769 nonimmigrant visas (+3% to Sep 2025). September 2024: 14,657 (-11%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 10,315 (78.7%), J1 2,048 (15.6%), A2 160 (1.2%), C1/D 144 (1.1%), F1 101 (0.8%).
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.