Doha · Qatar · April 2025
Visas issued at Doha in April 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) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,172 | 73.3% | 1,386 | 2,466 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 415 | 14% | 289 | 313 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 62 | 2.1% | 27 | 72 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 57 | 1.9% | 95 | 134 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 56 | 1.9% | 25 | 25 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 42 | 1.4% | 21 | 24 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 34 | 1.1% | 6 | 21 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 27 | 0.9% | 18 | 10 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 21 | 0.7% | 11 | 12 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 13 | 0.4% | 11 | 2 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 11 | 0.4% | 26 | 12 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 7 | 0.2% | 0 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 5 | 0.2% | 0 | 7 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 5 | 0.2% | 0 | 4 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5 | 0.2% | 12 | 4 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 5 | 0.2% | 5 | 8 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 5 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 7 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 4 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 10 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0% | 1 | 8 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 40 | 38.5% | 23 | 30 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 19 | 18.3% | 17 | 31 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 8 | 7.7% | 3 | 9 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 8 | 7.7% | 3 | 10 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 7 | 6.7% | 29 | 42 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 6 | 5.8% | 12 | 15 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 4.8% | 5 | 8 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 5 | 4.8% | 171 | 638 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 3 | 2.9% | 46 | 263 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 1% | 9 | 24 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 1% | 44 | 189 |
Context
| April 2025 | Doha | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,962 | 993,250 |
| Change on previous month | +52% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -6% | -6% |
| Immigrant visas | 104 | 48,193 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2025 (16 Apr 2025): B1/B2 next available 99 days; F, M, J 4 days; H, L, O, P, Q 8 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Doha issue in April 2025?
2,962 nonimmigrant visas and 104 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2025. That was the 68th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Doha?
March 2025: 1,953 nonimmigrant visas (+52% to Apr 2025). April 2024: 3,151 (-6%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,172 (73.3%), C1/D 415 (14%), F1 62 (2.1%), A2 57 (1.9%), B1 56 (1.9%).
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 April 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.