Visas issued at Madrid in February 2025
U.S. Embassy, Spain. The page of the post has the wait times of Madrid.
In February 2025, the post issued 5,987 nonimmigrant visas and 124 immigrant visas.
All U.S. posts issued 914,989 nonimmigrant visas in the same month.
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change.
Therefore, 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.
The Department's words. Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Statistics, Internet Archive copy of . Monthly tables through .
| Visas | Feb 2025 | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant | 5,987 | 5,818 | 5,432 |
| Immigrant | 124 | 156 | 114 |
Nonimmigrant classes, February 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 4,394 | 73.4% | 4,297 | 3,443 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 643 | 10.7% | 356 | 629 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 300 | 5% | 204 | 439 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 88 | 1.5% | 94 | 80 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 85 | 1.4% | 148 | 98 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 76 | 1.3% | 117 | 130 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 56 | 0.9% | 58 | 35 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 47 | 0.8% | 21 | 38 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 44 | 0.7% | 55 | 44 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 37 | 0.6% | 59 | 76 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 28 | 0.5% | 7 | 22 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 27 | 0.5% | 67 | 24 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 25 | 0.4% | 16 | 9 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 21 | 0.4% | 24 | 24 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 19 | 0.3% | 69 | 45 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 17 | 0.3% | 22 | 21 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 16 | 0.3% | 18 | 20 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 13 | 0.2% | 36 | 22 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 9 | 0.2% | 12 | 10 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 8 | 0.1% | 4 | 9 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 8 | 0.1% | 52 | 149 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 6 | 0.1% | 6 | 11 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 5 | 0.1% | 9 | 19 |
| 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 | 5 | 0.1% | 16 | 7 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 2 | 0% | 4 | 9 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0% | 6 | 4 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 7 | 0 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 2 | 3 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0% | 7 | 2 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes, February 2025
| Class | The Department's description | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 38 | 30.6% | 45 | 27 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 18 | 14.5% | 13 | 18 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 13 | 10.5% | 11 | 8 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 13 | 10.5% | 4 | 15 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 10 | 8.1% | 19 | 3 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 9 | 7.3% | 0 | 0 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 9 | 7.3% | 6 | 8 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 3 | 2.4% | 8 | 17 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 2.4% | 2 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 3 | 2.4% | 0 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 0.8% | 4 | 4 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 0.8% | 7 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| IB1 | Self-petition spouse of U.S. citizen | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
The reading of the wait-time table nearest to the end of February 2025 is of : B1/B2 next available appointment 95 days. The page of the post has the newest reading.
The page of Madrid lists every month. The page of February 2025 has all posts. Change from the month before: +3%.
Where the figures come from
The Department's monthly tables of nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuances by post and visa class, February 2025. Report an error.