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Manila · Philippines · February 2025
Visas issued at Manila in February 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) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 8,322 | 46.2% | 9,994 | 12,877 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 7,393 | 41.1% | 7,148 | 8,424 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 309 | 1.7% | 111 | 239 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 291 | 1.6% | 176 | 257 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 235 | 1.3% | 410 | 783 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 228 | 1.3% | 166 | 182 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 208 | 1.2% | 261 | 192 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 207 | 1.2% | 171 | 233 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 182 | 1% | 193 | 150 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 97 | 0.5% | 74 | 143 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 76 | 0.4% | 94 | 184 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 71 | 0.4% | 93 | 64 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 61 | 0.3% | 55 | 52 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 59 | 0.3% | 85 | 52 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 51 | 0.3% | 11 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 28 | 0.2% | 18 | 12 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 25 | 0.1% | 56 | 22 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 21 | 0.1% | 47 | 342 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 17 | 0.1% | 24 | 29 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 15 | 0.1% | 0 | 11 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 15 | 0.1% | 24 | 10 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 14 | 0.1% | 4 | 18 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 14 | 0.1% | 6 | 13 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 13 | 0.1% | 7 | 0 |
| CW2 | Spouse or child of CW-1 | 10 | 0.1% | 15 | 81 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 10 | 0.1% | 8 | 4 |
| H3 | Trainee | 5 | 0% | 6 | 5 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 5 | 0% | 7 | 8 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0% | 6 | 12 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0% | 12 | 3 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 4 | 5 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 3 | 13 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 6 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 1,162 | 33.7% | 881 | 391 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 604 | 17.5% | 459 | 754 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 396 | 11.5% | 416 | 245 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 312 | 9% | 634 | 67 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 183 | 5.3% | 39 | 69 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 169 | 4.9% | 173 | 156 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 154 | 4.5% | 504 | 103 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 153 | 4.4% | 348 | 197 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 119 | 3.4% | 106 | 92 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 103 | 3% | 174 | 216 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 34 | 1% | 133 | 1 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 26 | 0.8% | 70 | 9 |
| B2A | Self-petition spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (second preference 2A) | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 4 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 4 | 0.1% | 9 | 8 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.1% | 21 | 0 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0% | 4 | 5 |
Context
| February 2025 | Manila | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 17,997 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | -7% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -26% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 3,450 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 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 February 2025?
17,997 nonimmigrant visas and 3,450 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 13th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Manila?
January 2025: 19,323 nonimmigrant visas (-7% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 24,442 (-26%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 8,322 (46.2%), C1/D 7,393 (41.1%), J1 309 (1.7%), H2B 291 (1.6%), K1 235 (1.3%).
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 February 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.