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Visa issuances and wait times at the U.S. post in Manila

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 12th of 217 posts by nonimmigrant issuances in Sep 2025 · wait times read 1 Jul 2026

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. On wait times the Department says: "New appointments are added regularly, so you may get an appointment sooner" and "The average wait times we report do not guarantee a visa applicant will get an appointment within a specific time."

Manila, Philippines: 17,929 nonimmigrant visas issued in September 2025, down 16% on September 2024 (21,287).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 8,014, 44.7% of the post's issuances, C1/D (combined transit and crewmember visa) with 6,561, 36.6% of the post's issuances and H2B (temporary worker performing other services) with 607, 3.4% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Manila ranks 19th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 89th of 184.

On the immigrant side the post issued 2,377 immigrant visas in September 2025, led by FX (384) and IR5 (380); 2,446 in September 2024.

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; this site does not add monthly reports together, so the month-by-month table below is read one month at a time.

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table read on 1 Jul 2026 listed the next available appointment as under ½ month for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 1 month for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and under ½ month for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is shorter than the 0.5 months listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B2under ½ monthnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, J1 monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Qunder ½ monthnext available appointment; median post under ½ month

under 2 months2 to 6 monthsover 6 monthsnot listedRead from the Department's table 1 Jul 2026.

17,929nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-16% vs Sep 2024 (21,287)
18,846nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025-5% month on month
2,377immigrant visas, Sep 20252,446 in Sep 2024
2.18%share of worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, Sep 2025median post: 909 that month

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; monthly reports are not summed on this site.

Monthly issuances by broad class, last 36 months

013,63727,273VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 17,360 (Visitors 6,342, Students and exchange visitors 451, Temporary workers 1,092, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 208, Transit and crew 8,879, Other nonimmigrant classes 388)Nov 2022: 18,006 (Visitors 7,142, Students and exchange visitors 559, Temporary workers 1,072, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 106, Transit and crew 8,889, Other nonimmigrant classes 238)Dec 2022: 15,975 (Visitors 5,833, Students and exchange visitors 557, Temporary workers 1,002, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 55, Transit and crew 8,308, Other nonimmigrant classes 220)Jan 2023: 20,815 (Visitors 9,353, Students and exchange visitors 349, Temporary workers 984, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 122, Transit and crew 9,845, Other nonimmigrant classes 162)Feb 2023: 19,611 (Visitors 8,718, Students and exchange visitors 329, Temporary workers 995, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 155, Transit and crew 9,141, Other nonimmigrant classes 273)Mar 2023: 27,273 (Visitors 13,061, Students and exchange visitors 624, Temporary workers 1,224, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 221, Transit and crew 11,884, Other nonimmigrant classes 259)Apr 2023: 18,015 (Visitors 8,491, Students and exchange visitors 594, Temporary workers 721, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 294, Transit and crew 7,783, Other nonimmigrant classes 132)May 2023: 23,091 (Visitors 10,612, Students and exchange visitors 1,265, Temporary workers 906, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 236, Transit and crew 9,783, Other nonimmigrant classes 289)Jun 2023: 22,649 (Visitors 10,435, Students and exchange visitors 2,137, Temporary workers 946, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 197, Transit and crew 8,659, Other nonimmigrant classes 275)Jul 2023: 22,808 (Visitors 10,213, Students and exchange visitors 1,394, Temporary workers 1,035, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 291, Transit and crew 9,583, Other nonimmigrant classes 292)Aug 2023: 22,616 (Visitors 9,806, Students and exchange visitors 912, Temporary workers 1,091, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 240, Transit and crew 10,241, Other nonimmigrant classes 326)Sep 2023: 21,921 (Visitors 9,326, Students and exchange visitors 530, Temporary workers 964, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 193, Transit and crew 10,541, Other nonimmigrant classes 367)Oct 2023: 25,783 (Visitors 11,794, Students and exchange visitors 656, Temporary workers 1,218, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 244, Transit and crew 11,086, Other nonimmigrant classes 785)Nov 2023: 21,155 (Visitors 11,622, Students and exchange visitors 569, Temporary workers 1,092, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 186, Transit and crew 7,054, Other nonimmigrant classes 632)Dec 2023: 16,481 (Visitors 8,611, Students and exchange visitors 368, Temporary workers 655, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 66, Transit and crew 5,776, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,005)Jan 2024: 25,191 (Visitors 13,672, Students and exchange visitors 517, Temporary workers 1,377, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 116, Transit and crew 8,593, Other nonimmigrant classes 916)Feb 2024: 24,442 (Visitors 13,110, Students and exchange visitors 447, Temporary workers 1,233, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 197, Transit and crew 8,478, Other nonimmigrant classes 977)Mar 2024: 20,639 (Visitors 10,296, Students and exchange visitors 591, Temporary workers 897, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 205, Transit and crew 7,661, Other nonimmigrant classes 989)Apr 2024: 25,287 (Visitors 11,771, Students and exchange visitors 1,126, Temporary workers 1,101, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 300, Transit and crew 10,040, Other nonimmigrant classes 949)May 2024: 26,758 (Visitors 11,955, Students and exchange visitors 1,627, Temporary workers 1,014, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 203, Transit and crew 10,666, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,293)Jun 2024: 18,972 (Visitors 8,263, Students and exchange visitors 1,331, Temporary workers 800, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 243, Transit and crew 7,447, Other nonimmigrant classes 888)Jul 2024: 20,877 (Visitors 8,271, Students and exchange visitors 2,179, Temporary workers 1,300, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 220, Transit and crew 7,818, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,089)Aug 2024: 20,198 (Visitors 8,428, Students and exchange visitors 682, Temporary workers 1,412, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 197, Transit and crew 8,587, Other nonimmigrant classes 892)Sep 2024: 21,287 (Visitors 9,240, Students and exchange visitors 575, Temporary workers 1,292, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 239, Transit and crew 8,959, Other nonimmigrant classes 982)Oct 2024: 17,291 (Visitors 10,414, Students and exchange visitors 484, Temporary workers 968, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 230, Transit and crew 4,183, Other nonimmigrant classes 1,012)Nov 2024: 16,907 (Visitors 9,399, Students and exchange visitors 491, Temporary workers 827, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 173, Transit and crew 5,400, Other nonimmigrant classes 617)Dec 2024: 16,397 (Visitors 8,518, Students and exchange visitors 461, Temporary workers 883, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 74, Transit and crew 5,989, Other nonimmigrant classes 472)Jan 2025: 19,323 (Visitors 10,172, Students and exchange visitors 348, Temporary workers 970, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 103, Transit and crew 7,204, Other nonimmigrant classes 526)Feb 2025: 17,997 (Visitors 8,542, Students and exchange visitors 566, Temporary workers 940, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 131, Transit and crew 7,455, Other nonimmigrant classes 363)Mar 2025: 17,784 (Visitors 8,879, Students and exchange visitors 1,050, Temporary workers 968, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 130, Transit and crew 6,326, Other nonimmigrant classes 431)Apr 2025: 16,266 (Visitors 7,824, Students and exchange visitors 1,292, Temporary workers 799, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 195, Transit and crew 5,929, Other nonimmigrant classes 227)May 2025: 16,528 (Visitors 6,762, Students and exchange visitors 1,372, Temporary workers 1,203, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 147, Transit and crew 6,383, Other nonimmigrant classes 661)Jun 2025: 15,571 (Visitors 6,412, Students and exchange visitors 708, Temporary workers 1,162, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 161, Transit and crew 6,524, Other nonimmigrant classes 604)Jul 2025: 14,637 (Visitors 5,358, Students and exchange visitors 723, Temporary workers 828, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 169, Transit and crew 6,712, Other nonimmigrant classes 847)Aug 2025: 18,846 (Visitors 7,678, Students and exchange visitors 1,452, Temporary workers 1,521, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 100, Transit and crew 7,686, Other nonimmigrant classes 409)Sep 2025: 17,929 (Visitors 8,206, Students and exchange visitors 775, Temporary workers 1,636, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 209, Transit and crew 6,646, Other nonimmigrant classes 457)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Manila by month, stacked by broad class group.

VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classes

Groups follow the Department's visa symbols: visitors (B), students and exchange visitors (F, M, J), temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, E, R, TN, I), diplomatic and official (A, G, NATO), transit and crew (C, D), other. Hover a month for its counts. Each bar is one monthly report.

Compared with Philippines and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025ManilaPhilippinesAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued17,92917,929823,557
Change on Sep 2024-16%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued2,3772,37745,966
Visitors share45.8%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share4.3%—2.9%
Temporary workers share9.1%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share1.2%—2.1%
Transit and crew share37.1%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share2.5%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointmentunder ½ month—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointment1 month—median under ½ month

All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in Philippines within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Philippines, which is on the Philippines nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure8,01444.7%19 of 211
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa6,56136.6%1 of 171
H2BTemporary worker performing other services6073.4%4 of 88
J1Exchange visitor4422.5%6 of 194
K1Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen3722.1%1 of 96
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor3161.8%1 of 124
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse2921.6%7 of 163
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-32561.4%3 of 137
B1Temporary visitor for business1881%1 of 128
CW1Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker1721%1 of 6
A2Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family1630.9%8 of 169
C1Alien in transit850.5%1 of 87
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)700.4%20 of 144
K2Child of K-1670.4%1 of 35
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee610.3%19 of 133
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group390.2%15 of 110
E2Treaty investor, spouse or child380.2%15 of 68
CW2Spouse or child of CW-1300.2%1 of 3
G4International organization officer or employee, and immediate family220.1%10 of 137
R1Alien in a religious occupation200.1%2 of 96
C4/D3Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list)180.1%2 of 19
O2Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1180.1%20 of 83
F1Student in an academic or language training program160.1%89 of 184
R2Spouse or child of R1120.1%1 of 42
IRepresentative of foreign information media, spouse and children110.1%27 of 119
A1Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family80%23 of 128
G2Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family70%114 of 157
O1Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics60%52 of 132
B2Temporary visitor for pleasure40%14 of 50
G1Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family40%15 of 57
C3Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit30%33 of 49
TDSpouse or child of TN20%12 of 23
A3Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family10%15 of 19
G5Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family10%5 of 8
M1Vocational student and other nonacademic student10%83 of 91
O3Spouse or child of O-1 or O-210%73 of 84
P4Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-310%30 of 38

Immigrant visa classes

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
FXFamily second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3)38416.2%2 of 84
IR5Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age38016%7 of 109
IR1Spouse of U.S. citizen30512.8%5 of 115
F1Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12)25610.8%2 of 82
F2BFamily second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25)25510.7%3 of 58
IR2Child of U.S. citizen25210.6%3 of 103
F3Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33)2209.3%2 of 65
F4Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43)1466.1%6 of 73
E3Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35)552.3%1 of 35
CR1Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status)502.1%4 of 99
F2AFamily second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23)341.4%9 of 73
EWEmployment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5)100.4%5 of 18
IH4Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention90.4%1 of 3
CR2Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status)70.3%5 of 39
SB1Returning resident60.3%2 of 38
IWCertain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2)50.2%3 of 19
I5Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53)20.1%15 of 18
DVDiversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3)10%92 of 96

Ranks are among posts in the same month's table. Earlier months are linked from the month-by-month table below.

Seasonality

Jan93
Feb92
Mar111
Apr81
May104
Jun97
Jul102
Aug99
Sep98
Oct107
Nov95
Dec85
Which months are busiest at Manila. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

091182202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 241 Dec 2022: B1/B2 141 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 2317 Jan 2023: B1/B2 126 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q 241 Feb 2023: B1/B2 136 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 186 Mar 2023: B1/B2 144 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 2117 Apr 2023: B1/B2 159 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 179 Jun 2023: B1/B2 154 days; F/M/J 23; H/L/O/P/Q 2231 Jul 2023: B1/B2 169 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 151 Aug 2023: B1/B2 182 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q 1820 Sep 2023: B1/B2 155 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 1512 Oct 2023: B1/B2 140 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 175 Nov 2023: B1/B2 114 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 1017 Dec 2023: B1/B2 39 days; F/M/J 22; H/L/O/P/Q 256 Jan 2024: B1/B2 34 days; F/M/J 17; H/L/O/P/Q 211 Feb 2024: B1/B2 54 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 176 Mar 2024: B1/B2 56 days; F/M/J 22; H/L/O/P/Q 229 Apr 2024: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 32; H/L/O/P/Q 298 May 2024: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 2417 Jun 2024: B1/B2 85 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 386 Jul 2024: B1/B2 85 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 387 Aug 2024: B1/B2 59 days; F/M/J 18; H/L/O/P/Q 2214 Sep 2024: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 152 Oct 2024: B1/B2 57 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 712 Nov 2024: B1/B2 35 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 31 Dec 2024: B1/B2 42 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 146 Jan 2025: B1/B2 29 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 177 Feb 2025: B1/B2 29 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 175 Mar 2025: B1/B2 29 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 1716 Apr 2025: B1/B2 3 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 31 May 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 04 Jun 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 02 Jul 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Aug 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Sep 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 303 Oct 2025: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 301 Nov 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 302 Dec 2025: B1/B2 15 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 156 Jan 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 78 Feb 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Mar 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 74 Apr 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 714 May 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Jun 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Jul 2026: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 7

Visitor B1/B2Student F, M, JWorker H, L, O, P, Q

Next available appointment at Manila over time. Days to the next available appointment as listed on each reading date (44 readings, 4 Nov 2022 to 1 Jul 2026). From 1 May 2025 the Department publishes the estimate in half-month steps; those are shown as 30 days per month.

Month by month

MonthNonimmigrantImmigrantvs same month prior year
Sep 202517,9292,377-16%
Aug 202518,8462,805-7%
Jul 202514,6373,571-30%
Jun 202515,5713,135-18%
May 202516,5285,336-38%
Apr 202516,2663,245-36%
Mar 202517,7844,228-14%
Feb 202517,9973,450-26%
Jan 202519,3234,150-23%
Dec 202416,3972,368-1%
Nov 202416,9071,969-20%
Oct 202417,2912,124-33%
Sep 202421,2872,446-3%
Aug 202420,1982,357-11%
Jul 202420,8772,634-8%
Jun 202418,9722,544-16%
May 202426,7584,272+16%
Apr 202425,2873,879+40%
Mar 202420,6392,729-24%
Feb 202424,4422,347+25%
Jan 202425,1912,315+21%
Dec 202316,4812,003+3%
Nov 202321,1552,141+17%
Oct 202325,7832,562+49%

One row per monthly report; the rows are not added together. Each month links to the post's class breakdown for that month. Global totals for any month: September 2025.

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Questions and answers

How many visas did the U.S. post in Manila issue last month?

17,929 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables, and 2,377 immigrant visas. In September 2024 the post issued 21,287 nonimmigrant visas.

What is the wait for a visitor visa interview in Manila?

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as under ½ month away (under 2 months). The Department updates the table monthly and says new appointments are added regularly, so an applicant may get an appointment sooner.

What is the wait for a student visa interview in Manila?

The next available F, M or J appointment was listed as 1 month away on 1 Jul 2026. Student appointments are scheduled separately from visitor appointments at most posts.

Which visa classes does Manila issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (8,014, 44.7%), C1/D (6,561, 36.6%), H2B (607, 3.4%), J1 (442, 2.5%) and K1 (372, 2.1%). 37 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Manila rising or falling?

September 2025: 17,929 nonimmigrant visas, down 16% on September 2024 (21,287). The month-by-month series on this page shows the path one month at a time; the Department notes that monthly reports are preliminary and subject to change and should not be added together.

How many visas does Manila issue in a year?

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office, and says its monthly reports should not be aggregated, so this site shows no yearly figure for a post. The annual tables by nationality are on the nationality pages.

What does the issuance count for Manila not tell you?

It is the number of visas issued, not the number of applications received or interviews held, and it says nothing about the outcome of any individual application. The Department publishes refusal rates only for B visas by nationality, not by post.

Where does this data come from?

The State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs publishes monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class, and a Global Visa Wait Times table. Issuances on this page run March 2017 to September 2025; wait times are read from the Department's table and kept as dated snapshots (44 readings for this post).

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 (latest NIV table, latest IV table), public domain; Global Visa Wait Times table, read on the dates shown. Issuance data through 30 Sep 2025; site generated 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.