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Stockholm · Sweden · March 2025
Visas issued at Stockholm in March 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) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 512 | 50.4% | 601 | 779 |
| 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 | 97 | 9.6% | 96 | 0 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 90 | 8.9% | 60 | 96 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 48 | 4.7% | 25 | 32 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 40 | 3.9% | 28 | 32 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 34 | 3.3% | 66 | 123 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 33 | 3.3% | 17 | 41 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 30 | 3% | 19 | 25 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 25 | 2.5% | 30 | 34 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 23 | 2.3% | 16 | 16 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 16 | 1.6% | 30 | 30 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 10 | 1% | 4 | 16 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 10 | 1% | 30 | 15 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 9 | 0.9% | 3 | 8 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 8 | 0.8% | 18 | 19 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 6 | 0.6% | 16 | 17 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 4 | 0.4% | 1 | 77 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 4 | 0.4% | 0 | 6 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 1 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 13 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 2 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 3 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Mar 2025 | Share | Feb 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 16 | 21.9% | 16 | 19 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 11 | 15.1% | 6 | 2 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 8 | 11% | 2 | 11 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 7 | 9.6% | 11 | 3 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 7 | 9.6% | 0 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 6 | 8.2% | 11 | 3 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 4 | 5.5% | 6 | 1 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 4 | 5.5% | 1 | 1 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 4 | 5.5% | 9 | 4 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 3 | 4.1% | 3 | 2 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 2 | 2.7% | 2 | 2 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 1 | 1.4% | 6 | 0 |
Context
| March 2025 | Stockholm | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,015 | 1,006,227 |
| Change on previous month | -7% | +10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -28% | +5% |
| Immigrant visas | 73 | 51,574 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2025 (5 Mar 2025): B1/B2 next available 20 days; F, M, J 6 days; H, L, O, P, Q 1 day.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Stockholm issue in March 2025?
1,015 nonimmigrant visas and 73 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2025. That was the 118th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did March 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Stockholm?
February 2025: 1,088 nonimmigrant visas (-7% to Mar 2025). March 2024: 1,402 (-28%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 512 (50.4%), NATO2 97 (9.6%), J1 90 (8.9%), F1 48 (4.7%), L1 40 (3.9%).
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 March 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.