Doha · Qatar · March 2025
Visas issued at Doha in March 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) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,386 | 71% | 2,156 | 2,729 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 289 | 14.8% | 178 | 439 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 95 | 4.9% | 53 | 64 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 27 | 1.4% | 17 | 68 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 26 | 1.3% | 30 | 18 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 25 | 1.3% | 24 | 35 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 21 | 1.1% | 22 | 26 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 18 | 0.9% | 9 | 11 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 12 | 0.6% | 5 | 5 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 11 | 0.6% | 9 | 7 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 11 | 0.6% | 12 | 12 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 6 | 0.3% | 7 | 4 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 6 | 0.3% | 8 | 15 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 2 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 10 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 7 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 5 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 6 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 171 | 44.9% | 83 | 708 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 46 | 12.1% | 24 | 239 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 44 | 11.5% | 23 | 214 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 29 | 7.6% | 28 | 52 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 23 | 6% | 17 | 51 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 17 | 4.5% | 13 | 26 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 12 | 3.1% | 8 | 8 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 9 | 2.4% | 25 | 22 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 8 |
| SW | Immigrant visa class SW (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 5 | 1.3% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 29 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0 |
| RR3 | Child of RR1 | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 4 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 3 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| RR1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, rural area, principal | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| RR2 | Spouse of RR1 | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| March 2025 | Doha | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,953 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | -24% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -44% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 381 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 2025): B1/B2 next available 73 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 29 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Doha issue in March 2025?
1,953 nonimmigrant visas and 381 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 90th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Doha?
February 2025: 2,567 nonimmigrant visas (-24% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 3,482 (-44%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,386 (71%), C1/D 289 (14.8%), A2 95 (4.9%), F1 27 (1.4%), A3 26 (1.3%).
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 March 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.