Bucharest · Romania · May 2025
Visas issued at Bucharest 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 | 3,823 | 61.6% | 3,614 | 7,735 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 1,883 | 30.3% | 1,582 | 1,790 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 239 | 3.9% | 251 | 330 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 48 | 0.8% | 64 | 29 |
| 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 | 42 | 0.7% | 27 | 57 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 35 | 0.6% | 19 | 53 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 20 | 0.3% | 29 | 20 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 19 | 0.3% | 11 | 15 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 19 | 0.3% | 14 | 9 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 16 | 0.3% | 0 | 4 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 12 | 0.2% | 16 | 36 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 7 | 0.1% | 11 | 11 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 6 | 0.1% | 2 | 3 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 6 | 0.1% | 15 | 17 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | 9 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 5 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 4 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 8 | 4 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 2 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 3 | 1 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| NATO5 | Experts, other than NATO-4 officials, employed in missions on behalf of NATO, and their dependents | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| NATO6 | Member of a civilian component accompanying a force entering under the NATO agreements, and their dependents | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 17 | 35.4% | 2 | 7 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 10 | 20.8% | 5 | 17 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 5 | 10.4% | 3 | 9 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 4 | 8.3% | 5 | 2 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 3 | 6.3% | 5 | 4 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 4.2% | 0 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 4.2% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 2 | 4.2% | 1 | 3 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 2.1% | 1 | 4 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 2.1% | 1 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 2.1% | 2 | 0 |
Context
| May 2025 | Bucharest | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 6,207 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | +9% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -39% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 48 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 0.5 months; 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 Bucharest issue in May 2025?
6,207 nonimmigrant visas and 48 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 36th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bucharest?
April 2025: 5,685 nonimmigrant visas (+9% to May 2025). May 2024: 10,153 (-39%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 3,823 (61.6%), J1 1,883 (30.3%), C1/D 239 (3.9%), B1 48 (0.8%), NATO2 42 (0.7%).
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.