Riyadh · Saudi Arabia · August 2025
Visas issued at Riyadh in August 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) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,553 | 75.3% | 2,945 | 4,119 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 412 | 12.1% | 583 | 592 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 169 | 5% | 218 | 159 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 47 | 1.4% | 55 | 52 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 35 | 1% | 33 | 38 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 30 | 0.9% | 6 | 1 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 23 | 0.7% | 14 | 12 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 18 | 0.5% | 21 | 19 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 17 | 0.5% | 48 | 10 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 15 | 0.4% | 32 | 15 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 11 | 0.3% | 39 | 26 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 9 | 0.3% | 20 | 5 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 9 | 0.3% | 3 | 12 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 7 | 0.2% | 9 | 11 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 7 | 0.2% | 7 | 12 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 7 | 0.2% | 3 | 17 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 5 | 0.1% | 2 | 7 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 5 | 0.1% | 7 | 3 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 5 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 1 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 16 | 7 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 90 | 19.4% | 44 | 2 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 78 | 16.8% | 42 | 63 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 60 | 12.9% | 23 | 56 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 55 | 11.9% | 27 | 3 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 41 | 8.8% | 10 | 6 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 33 | 7.1% | 10 | 123 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 28 | 6% | 12 | 7 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 19 | 4.1% | 4 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 14 | 3% | 0 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 13 | 2.8% | 11 | 31 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 10 | 2.2% | 0 | 0 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 5 |
| C5 | Employment creation (EB-5) outside targeted areas, spouse and child (C51-C53) | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 13 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 1 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 3 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 10 |
Context
| August 2025 | Riyadh | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,391 | 842,878 |
| Change on previous month | -17% | +2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -34% | -10% |
| Immigrant visas | 464 | 44,122 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Aug 2025 (3 Aug 2025): B1/B2 next available under ½ 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 August 2025?
3,391 nonimmigrant visas and 464 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for August 2025. That was the 56th largest nonimmigrant count among 215 posts that month.
How did August 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Riyadh?
July 2025: 4,074 nonimmigrant visas (-17% to Aug 2025). August 2024: 5,127 (-34%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,553 (75.3%), A2 412 (12.1%), F1 169 (5%), F2 47 (1.4%), G2 35 (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 August 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.