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Visas issued at Manila in September 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) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 8,014 | 44.7% | 7,474 | 8,986 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 6,561 | 36.6% | 7,621 | 8,866 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 607 | 3.4% | 426 | 291 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 442 | 2.5% | 993 | 301 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 372 | 2.1% | 285 | 793 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 316 | 1.8% | 336 | 242 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 292 | 1.6% | 345 | 355 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 256 | 1.4% | 277 | 206 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 188 | 1% | 197 | 254 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 172 | 1% | 174 | 86 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 163 | 0.9% | 67 | 193 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 85 | 0.5% | 65 | 92 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 70 | 0.4% | 93 | 95 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 67 | 0.4% | 84 | 171 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 61 | 0.3% | 67 | 68 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 39 | 0.2% | 11 | 73 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 38 | 0.2% | 31 | 6 |
| CW2 | Spouse or child of CW-1 | 30 | 0.2% | 35 | 32 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 22 | 0.1% | 20 | 21 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 20 | 0.1% | 25 | 34 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 18 | 0.1% | 33 | 3 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 18 | 0.1% | 13 | 12 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 16 | 0.1% | 117 | 27 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 12 | 0.1% | 21 | 11 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 11 | 0.1% | 1 | 11 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 8 | 0% | 5 | 7 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 7 | 0% | 5 | 8 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 6 | 0% | 1 | 7 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 4 | 0% | 7 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 4 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 2 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G1 through G4, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 384 | 16.2% | 95 | 684 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 380 | 16% | 451 | 459 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 305 | 12.8% | 231 | 294 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 256 | 10.8% | 244 | 109 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 255 | 10.7% | 355 | 123 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 252 | 10.6% | 257 | 193 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 220 | 9.3% | 205 | 105 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 146 | 6.1% | 100 | 285 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 55 | 2.3% | 701 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 50 | 2.1% | 49 | 8 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 34 | 1.4% | 12 | 155 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 10 | 0.4% | 80 | 0 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 9 | 0.4% | 9 | 6 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 0.3% | 4 | 4 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 6 | 0.3% | 3 | 3 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 5 | 0.2% | 6 | 7 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 0% | 1 | 9 |
Context
| September 2025 | Manila | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 17,929 | 823,557 |
| Change on previous month | -5% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -16% | -11% |
| Immigrant visas | 2,377 | 45,966 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2025 (7 Sep 2025): B1/B2 next available 2 months; F, M, J 1 month; H, L, O, P, Q 1 month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Manila issue in September 2025?
17,929 nonimmigrant visas and 2,377 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2025. That was the 12th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did September 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Manila?
August 2025: 18,846 nonimmigrant visas (-5% to Sep 2025). September 2024: 21,287 (-16%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 8,014 (44.7%), C1/D 6,561 (36.6%), H2B 607 (3.4%), J1 442 (2.5%), K1 372 (2.1%).
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 September 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.