Riyadh · Saudi Arabia · June 2025
Visas issued at Riyadh 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 | 2,503 | 80.9% | 2,648 | 3,447 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 225 | 7.3% | 317 | 304 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 134 | 4.3% | 96 | 295 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 42 | 1.4% | 73 | 110 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 30 | 1% | 33 | 52 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 28 | 0.9% | 18 | 72 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 19 | 0.6% | 14 | 11 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 18 | 0.6% | 18 | 23 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 17 | 0.5% | 8 | 18 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 15 | 0.5% | 11 | 7 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 14 | 0.5% | 8 | 11 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 10 | 0.3% | 9 | 6 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 8 | 0.3% | 4 | 3 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 6 | 0.2% | 4 | 16 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 11 | 6 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 4 | 0.1% | 4 | 12 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 4 | 0.1% | 7 | 2 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 15 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 5 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 4 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jun 2025 | Share | May 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 45 | 21.3% | 34 | 141 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 42 | 19.9% | 51 | 35 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 28 | 13.3% | 39 | 8 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 25 | 11.8% | 38 | 25 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 19 | 9% | 38 | 53 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 13 | 6.2% | 10 | 2 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 11 | 5.2% | 21 | 11 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 9 | 4.3% | 3 | 13 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 5 | 2.4% | 0 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 3 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 15 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 2 | 0.9% | 5 | 12 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 1 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| RR1 | Employment creation (EB-5) reserved visa, rural area, principal | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0 |
| RR2 | Spouse of RR1 | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| RR3 | Child of RR1 | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| June 2025 | Riyadh | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,093 | 776,959 |
| Change on previous month | -6% | -13% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -30% | -12% |
| Immigrant visas | 211 | 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 1 month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Riyadh issue in June 2025?
3,093 nonimmigrant visas and 211 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for June 2025. That was the 55th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did June 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Riyadh?
May 2025: 3,306 nonimmigrant visas (-6% to Jun 2025). June 2024: 4,423 (-30%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,503 (80.9%), A2 225 (7.3%), F1 134 (4.3%), J1 42 (1.4%), B1 30 (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.