Warsaw · Poland · January 2025
Visas issued at Warsaw in January 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) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,626 | 72.7% | 1,508 | 1,484 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 208 | 9.3% | 192 | 267 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 65 | 2.9% | 36 | 66 |
| NATO2 | Other representative of member state to NATO and immediate family; dependents of member of a force entering under the NATO agreements; members of such a force if issued visas | 53 | 2.4% | 34 | 72 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 37 | 1.7% | 56 | 29 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 26 | 1.2% | 9 | 0 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 26 | 1.2% | 37 | 25 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 22 | 1% | 40 | 56 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 21 | 0.9% | 32 | 25 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 19 | 0.8% | 12 | 34 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 18 | 0.8% | 13 | 12 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 17 | 0.8% | 19 | 40 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 15 | 0.7% | 18 | 15 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 15 | 0.7% | 36 | 15 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 12 | 0.5% | 7 | 20 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 11 | 0.5% | 13 | 17 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 11 | 0.5% | 7 | 17 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 10 | 0.4% | 1 | 8 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 11 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 6 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 2 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 9 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| NATO5 | Experts, other than NATO-4 officials, employed in missions on behalf of NATO, and their dependents | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jan 2025 | Share | Dec 2024 | Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 277 | 64% | 212 | 307 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 39 | 9% | 25 | 24 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 35 | 8.1% | 29 | 48 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 20 | 4.6% | 16 | 12 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 12 | 2.8% | 0 | 1 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 1.6% | 8 | 9 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 7 | 1.6% | 4 | 8 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 7 | 1.6% | 5 | 9 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 6 | 1.4% | 11 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 6 | 1.4% | 3 | 3 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 5 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 8 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 9 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 2 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
Context
| January 2025 | Warsaw | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,237 | 954,595 |
| Change on previous month | +7% | +8% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | 0% | +9% |
| Immigrant visas | 433 | 54,288 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jan 2025 (6 Jan 2025): B1/B2 next available 3 days; F, M, J 3 days; H, L, O, P, Q 3 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Warsaw issue in January 2025?
2,237 nonimmigrant visas and 433 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for January 2025. That was the 81th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did January 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Warsaw?
December 2024: 2,092 nonimmigrant visas (+7% to Jan 2025). January 2024: 2,243 (0%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,626 (72.7%), C1/D 208 (9.3%), J1 65 (2.9%), NATO2 53 (2.4%), F1 37 (1.7%).
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 January 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.