Manila · Philippines · August 2025
Visas issued at Manila in August 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) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 7,621 | 40.4% | 6,683 | 8,460 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 7,474 | 39.7% | 5,164 | 8,168 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 993 | 5.3% | 264 | 373 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 426 | 2.3% | 136 | 309 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 345 | 1.8% | 239 | 393 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 336 | 1.8% | 335 | 204 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 285 | 1.5% | 634 | 723 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 277 | 1.5% | 208 | 283 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 197 | 1% | 186 | 260 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 174 | 0.9% | 54 | 120 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 117 | 0.6% | 118 | 96 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 93 | 0.5% | 73 | 77 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 84 | 0.4% | 188 | 162 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 67 | 0.4% | 127 | 156 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 67 | 0.4% | 70 | 48 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 65 | 0.3% | 29 | 127 |
| CW2 | Spouse or child of CW-1 | 35 | 0.2% | 5 | 30 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 33 | 0.2% | 22 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 31 | 0.2% | 0 | 19 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 25 | 0.1% | 13 | 37 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 21 | 0.1% | 9 | 16 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 20 | 0.1% | 13 | 21 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 13 | 0.1% | 2 | 11 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 11 | 0.1% | 3 | 23 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 7 | 0% | 8 | 0 |
| T3 | Child of T1 | 6 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 5 | 0% | 9 | 1 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 5 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0% | 5 | 4 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0% | 1 | 5 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 7 | 12 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 7 | 4 |
| H3 | Trainee | 1 | 0% | 0 | 31 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 4 | 3 |
| M2 | Spouse or child of vocational student | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 3 | 8 |
| T2 | Spouse of T1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 701 | 25% | 644 | 202 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 451 | 16.1% | 762 | 503 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 355 | 12.7% | 244 | 207 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 257 | 9.2% | 386 | 161 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 244 | 8.7% | 262 | 211 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 231 | 8.2% | 507 | 179 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 205 | 7.3% | 151 | 133 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 100 | 3.6% | 287 | 319 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 95 | 3.4% | 168 | 310 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 80 | 2.9% | 43 | 42 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 49 | 1.7% | 70 | 6 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 12 | 0.4% | 5 | 33 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 9 | 0.3% | 6 | 3 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 6 | 0.2% | 17 | 16 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 0.1% | 6 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 5 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 0% | 5 | 9 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
Context
| August 2025 | Manila | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 18,846 | 842,878 |
| Change on previous month | +29% | +2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -7% | -10% |
| Immigrant visas | 2,805 | 44,122 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Aug 2025 (3 Aug 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 month; F, M, J Not listed; H, L, O, P, Q 1 month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Manila issue in August 2025?
18,846 nonimmigrant visas and 2,805 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for August 2025. That was the 9th largest nonimmigrant count among 215 posts that month.
How did August 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Manila?
July 2025: 14,637 nonimmigrant visas (+29% to Aug 2025). August 2024: 20,198 (-7%).
Which classes made up the month?
C1/D 7,621 (40.4%), B1/B2 7,474 (39.7%), J1 993 (5.3%), H2B 426 (2.3%), H1B 345 (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 August 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.