Doha · Qatar · May 2025
Visas issued at Doha in May 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) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,909 | 71.3% | 2,172 | 3,082 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 205 | 7.7% | 415 | 506 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 145 | 5.4% | 62 | 150 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 129 | 4.8% | 57 | 105 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 83 | 3.1% | 56 | 59 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 56 | 2.1% | 11 | 22 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 46 | 1.7% | 34 | 72 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 16 | 0.6% | 13 | 10 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 12 | 0.4% | 1 | 14 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 12 | 0.4% | 21 | 20 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 10 | 0.4% | 5 | 8 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 9 | 0.3% | 42 | 25 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 9 | 0.3% | 5 | 1 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 8 | 0.3% | 3 | 6 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 7 | 0.3% | 27 | 17 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 9 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 13 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 3 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 13 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 1 | 0% | 2 | 5 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 5 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 4 | 10 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 7 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 30 | 24% | 1 | 38 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 26 | 20.8% | 40 | 152 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 17 | 13.6% | 5 | 890 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 16 | 12.8% | 19 | 34 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 8 | 6.4% | 5 | 19 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 6 | 4.8% | 8 | 28 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 6 | 4.8% | 3 | 371 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 6 | 4.8% | 1 | 271 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 4 | 3.2% | 8 | 3 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 3 | 2.4% | 7 | 81 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 1.6% | 6 | 13 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| May 2025 | Doha | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,677 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | -10% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -36% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 125 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 month; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Doha issue in May 2025?
2,677 nonimmigrant visas and 125 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 68th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Doha?
April 2025: 2,962 nonimmigrant visas (-10% to May 2025). May 2024: 4,160 (-36%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,909 (71.3%), C1/D 205 (7.7%), F1 145 (5.4%), A2 129 (4.8%), B1 83 (3.1%).
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 May 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.