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Bucharest · Romania · February 2025
Visas issued at Bucharest in February 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) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 3,328 | 74.9% | 3,394 | 4,902 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 713 | 16% | 198 | 680 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 238 | 5.4% | 296 | 348 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 57 | 1.3% | 144 | 48 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 18 | 0.4% | 8 | 22 |
| 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 | 16 | 0.4% | 44 | 37 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 10 | 0.2% | 13 | 45 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 10 | 0.2% | 10 | 21 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 8 | 0.2% | 12 | 11 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 7 | 0.2% | 12 | 9 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 7 | 0.2% | 14 | 7 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 5 | 0.1% | 10 | 8 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 10 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 8 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0.1% | 6 | 3 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 6 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 2 | 0% | 4 | 1 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 2 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 1 | 0% | 9 | 5 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 8 | 32% | 14 | 12 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 4 | 16% | 12 | 1 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 3 | 12% | 3 | 2 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 8% | 1 | 4 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 2 | 8% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 8% | 2 | 1 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 2 | 8% | 0 | 0 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 1 | 4% | 18 | 14 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 1 | 4% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| February 2025 | Bucharest | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,446 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | +6% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -28% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 25 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 150 days; F, M, J 14 days; H, L, O, P, Q 14 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bucharest issue in February 2025?
4,446 nonimmigrant visas and 25 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 46th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bucharest?
January 2025: 4,211 nonimmigrant visas (+6% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 6,197 (-28%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 3,328 (74.9%), J1 713 (16%), C1/D 238 (5.4%), B1 57 (1.3%), H2B 18 (0.4%).
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 February 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.