Doha · Qatar · June 2025
Visas issued at Doha in June 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) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,514 | 65.7% | 1,909 | 1,952 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 337 | 14.6% | 205 | 282 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 137 | 5.9% | 129 | 136 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 75 | 3.3% | 83 | 54 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 48 | 2.1% | 145 | 165 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 39 | 1.7% | 56 | 24 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 31 | 1.3% | 9 | 15 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 17 | 0.7% | 12 | 26 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 16 | 0.7% | 46 | 22 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 15 | 0.7% | 1 | 1 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 15 | 0.7% | 7 | 20 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 14 | 0.6% | 16 | 8 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 14 | 0.6% | 8 | 10 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 13 | 0.6% | 10 | 14 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5 | 0.2% | 3 | 15 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 4 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 7 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 12 | 6 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 25 | 20.5% | 17 | 569 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 22 | 18% | 26 | 57 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 20 | 16.4% | 30 | 19 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 11 | 9% | 16 | 25 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 8 | 6.6% | 4 | 15 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 7 | 5.7% | 6 | 231 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 7 | 5.7% | 6 | 195 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 6 | 4.9% | 0 | 0 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 4 | 3.3% | 3 | 198 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 3 | 2.5% | 0 | 5 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 3 | 2.5% | 2 | 14 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 1.6% | 8 | 15 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 1.6% | 0 | 4 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 3 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 0.8% | 6 | 13 |
Context
| June 2025 | Doha | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 2,304 | 776,959 |
| Change on previous month | -14% | -13% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -18% | -12% |
| Immigrant visas | 122 | 43,353 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jun 2025 (4 Jun 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 month; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
Other months at this post: Sep 2025 · Aug 2025 · Jul 2025 · May 2025 · Apr 2025 · Mar 2025 · Feb 2025 · Jan 2025 · Dec 2024 · Nov 2024 · Oct 2024 · Sep 2024 · Aug 2024 · Jul 2024 · Jun 2024 · May 2024 · Apr 2024 · Mar 2024 · Feb 2024 · Jan 2024 · Dec 2023 · Nov 2023 · Oct 2023. Back to the Doha page.
Questions and answers
How many visas did Doha issue in June 2025?
2,304 nonimmigrant visas and 122 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2025. That was the 65th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Doha?
May 2025: 2,677 nonimmigrant visas (-14% to Jun 2025). June 2024: 2,806 (-18%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,514 (65.7%), C1/D 337 (14.6%), A2 137 (5.9%), B1 75 (3.3%), F1 48 (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 June 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.