Manila · Philippines · July 2025
Visas issued at Manila in July 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) | Jul 2025 | Share | Jun 2025 | Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 6,683 | 45.7% | 6,470 | 7,678 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 5,164 | 35.3% | 6,193 | 8,028 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 634 | 4.3% | 425 | 917 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 335 | 2.3% | 310 | 534 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 264 | 1.8% | 339 | 1,392 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 239 | 1.6% | 337 | 349 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 208 | 1.4% | 290 | 238 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 188 | 1.3% | 108 | 168 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 186 | 1.3% | 202 | 243 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 136 | 0.9% | 188 | 222 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 127 | 0.9% | 114 | 174 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 118 | 0.8% | 53 | 238 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 73 | 0.5% | 71 | 88 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 70 | 0.5% | 81 | 59 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 54 | 0.4% | 112 | 122 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 29 | 0.2% | 54 | 140 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 22 | 0.2% | 67 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 13 | 0.1% | 17 | 18 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 13 | 0.1% | 10 | 22 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 9 | 0.1% | 11 | 7 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 9 | 0.1% | 5 | 13 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 8 | 0.1% | 17 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 7 | 0% | 0 | 9 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 7 | 0% | 5 | 9 |
| CW2 | Spouse or child of CW-1 | 5 | 0% | 26 | 44 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 5 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 5 | 0% | 5 | 10 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 5 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 3 | 0% | 2 | 9 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 3 | 0% | 9 | 54 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 67 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 2 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| T2 | Spouse of T1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jul 2025 | Share | Jun 2025 | Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 762 | 21.3% | 691 | 600 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 644 | 18% | 479 | 191 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 507 | 14.2% | 315 | 249 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 386 | 10.8% | 302 | 271 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 287 | 8% | 325 | 330 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 262 | 7.3% | 255 | 258 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 244 | 6.8% | 193 | 216 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 168 | 4.7% | 198 | 267 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 151 | 4.2% | 210 | 123 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 70 | 2% | 40 | 12 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 43 | 1.2% | 44 | 41 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 17 | 0.5% | 15 | 16 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 6 | 0.2% | 5 | 3 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 6 | 0.2% | 5 | 2 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 0.1% | 6 | 8 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 5 | 0.1% | 49 | 19 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 4 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 1 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
Context
| July 2025 | Manila | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 14,637 | 823,304 |
| Change on previous month | -6% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -30% | -14% |
| Immigrant visas | 3,571 | 45,320 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jul 2025 (2 Jul 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 July 2025?
14,637 nonimmigrant visas and 3,571 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for July 2025. That was the 14th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did July 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Manila?
June 2025: 15,571 nonimmigrant visas (-6% to Jul 2025). July 2024: 20,877 (-30%).
Which classes made up the month?
C1/D 6,683 (45.7%), B1/B2 5,164 (35.3%), K1 634 (4.3%), J2 335 (2.3%), J1 264 (1.8%).
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 July 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.