Manila · Philippines · January 2025
Visas issued at Manila in January 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) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 9,994 | 51.7% | 8,381 | 13,399 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 7,148 | 37% | 5,923 | 8,523 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 410 | 2.1% | 377 | 773 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 261 | 1.4% | 310 | 268 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 193 | 1% | 203 | 173 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 176 | 0.9% | 100 | 272 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 171 | 0.9% | 133 | 271 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 166 | 0.9% | 261 | 233 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 111 | 0.6% | 108 | 233 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 94 | 0.5% | 90 | 133 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 93 | 0.5% | 112 | 72 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 85 | 0.4% | 67 | 45 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 74 | 0.4% | 42 | 78 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 56 | 0.3% | 80 | 43 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 55 | 0.3% | 64 | 69 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 47 | 0.2% | 41 | 346 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 24 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 24 | 0.1% | 16 | 43 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 18 | 0.1% | 10 | 13 |
| CW2 | Spouse or child of CW-1 | 15 | 0.1% | 11 | 70 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 12 | 0.1% | 11 | 7 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 11 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 8 | 0% | 12 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 8 | 0% | 7 | 12 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 7 | 0% | 4 | 2 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 7 | 0% | 3 | 29 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 6 | 0% | 3 | 8 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 6 | 0% | 13 | 14 |
| H3 | Trainee | 6 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| T6 | Adult/minor child of derivative beneficiary of T-1 | 5 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0% | 0 | 5 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 4 | 0% | 4 | 4 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 3 | 0% | 0 | 19 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| T2 | Spouse of T1 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 881 | 21.2% | 416 | 318 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 634 | 15.3% | 361 | 86 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 504 | 12.1% | 346 | 93 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 459 | 11.1% | 279 | 344 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 416 | 10% | 297 | 280 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 348 | 8.4% | 175 | 130 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 174 | 4.2% | 144 | 341 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 173 | 4.2% | 121 | 275 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 133 | 3.2% | 33 | 4 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 106 | 2.6% | 104 | 111 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 103 | 2.5% | 0 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 70 | 1.7% | 16 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 39 | 0.9% | 30 | 306 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 32 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 32 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 21 | 0.5% | 8 | 2 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 9 | 0.2% | 6 | 5 |
| RU | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visas, high unemployment area, spouse and child (RU1-RU3) | 5 | 0.1% | 8 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 5 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 2 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0% | 3 | 3 |
Context
| January 2025 | Manila | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 19,323 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | +18% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -23% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 4,150 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 29 days; F, M, J 7 days; H, L, O, P, Q 17 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Manila issue in January 2025?
19,323 nonimmigrant visas and 4,150 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 13th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Manila?
December 2024: 16,397 nonimmigrant visas (+18% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 25,191 (-23%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 9,994 (51.7%), C1/D 7,148 (37%), K1 410 (2.1%), H1B 261 (1.4%), H4 193 (1%).
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 January 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.