Manila · Philippines · May 2025
Visas issued at Manila in May 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) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 6,547 | 39.6% | 7,642 | 11,665 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 6,310 | 38.2% | 5,821 | 10,522 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 853 | 5.2% | 896 | 1,124 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 495 | 3% | 119 | 1,073 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 381 | 2.3% | 322 | 341 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 346 | 2.1% | 231 | 229 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 197 | 1.2% | 171 | 148 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 193 | 1.2% | 176 | 290 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 175 | 1.1% | 46 | 188 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 172 | 1% | 140 | 182 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 122 | 0.7% | 65 | 147 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 110 | 0.7% | 118 | 177 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 108 | 0.7% | 47 | 205 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 77 | 0.5% | 99 | 56 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 73 | 0.4% | 108 | 144 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 57 | 0.3% | 43 | 82 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 46 | 0.3% | 48 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 44 | 0.3% | 8 | 17 |
| CW2 | Spouse or child of CW-1 | 40 | 0.2% | 10 | 54 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 29 | 0.2% | 4 | 15 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 28 | 0.2% | 20 | 17 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 22 | 0.1% | 6 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 19 | 0.1% | 16 | 13 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 19 | 0.1% | 0 | 9 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 11 | 0.1% | 9 | 9 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 6 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 6 | 0% | 9 | 11 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 5 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 5 | 0% | 5 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 5 | 0% | 4 | 8 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0% | 7 | 0 |
| T2 | Spouse of T1 | 4 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0% | 26 | 4 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 3 | 0% | 27 | 4 |
| M2 | Spouse or child of vocational student | 3 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 0 | 5 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 2 | 0% | 10 | 7 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| T4 | Parent of T1 under 21 years of age | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| U3 | Child of U-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 1,614 | 30.2% | 509 | 903 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 665 | 12.5% | 442 | 364 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 630 | 11.8% | 483 | 396 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 554 | 10.4% | 373 | 1,244 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 432 | 8.1% | 259 | 261 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 320 | 6% | 403 | 315 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 286 | 5.4% | 177 | 224 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 258 | 4.8% | 142 | 267 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 235 | 4.4% | 122 | 82 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 188 | 3.5% | 65 | 105 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 65 | 1.2% | 127 | 8 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 57 | 1.1% | 92 | 28 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 9 | 0.2% | 18 | 9 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 8 | 0.1% | 12 | 1 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 8 | 0.1% | 1 | 7 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 2 | 0% | 9 | 17 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0% | 5 | 4 |
Context
| May 2025 | Manila | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 16,528 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | +2% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -38% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 5,336 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available under ½ month; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Manila issue in May 2025?
16,528 nonimmigrant visas and 5,336 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 15th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Manila?
April 2025: 16,266 nonimmigrant visas (+2% to May 2025). May 2024: 26,758 (-38%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 6,547 (39.6%), C1/D 6,310 (38.2%), J1 853 (5.2%), K1 495 (3%), J2 381 (2.3%).
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 May 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.