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Stockholm · Sweden · September 2025
Visas issued at Stockholm in September 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) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 494 | 50.8% | 351 | 745 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 68 | 7% | 213 | 107 |
| 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 | 61 | 6.3% | 42 | 0 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 59 | 6.1% | 50 | 36 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 46 | 4.7% | 16 | 138 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 35 | 3.6% | 348 | 35 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 31 | 3.2% | 12 | 38 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 25 | 2.6% | 36 | 28 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 24 | 2.5% | 46 | 35 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 18 | 1.8% | 31 | 23 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 17 | 1.7% | 21 | 28 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 15 | 1.5% | 8 | 15 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 15 | 1.5% | 24 | 8 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 12 | 1.2% | 18 | 18 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 10 | 1% | 14 | 30 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 10 | 1% | 0 | 3 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 4 | 0.4% | 22 | 9 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 4 | 0.4% | 22 | 20 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 3 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0.3% | 12 | 2 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 15 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0.3% | 10 | 4 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.2% | 6 | 0 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0.2% | 19 | 5 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 6 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 6 |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement professional | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| P2 | Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Sep 2025 | Share | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 21 | 30.4% | 10 | 18 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 7 | 10.1% | 16 | 15 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 7 | 10.1% | 0 | 0 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 7 | 10.1% | 4 | 11 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 6 | 8.7% | 8 | 6 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 5 | 7.2% | 1 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 4 | 5.8% | 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) | 4 | 5.8% | 2 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 2 | 2.9% | 0 | 2 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 2 | 2.9% | 5 | 0 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 2 | 2.9% | 10 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 1.4% | 5 | 0 |
Context
| September 2025 | Stockholm | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 973 | 823,557 |
| Change on previous month | -28% | -2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -29% | -11% |
| Immigrant visas | 69 | 45,966 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Sep 2025 (7 Sep 2025): B1/B2 next available 1 month; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q 1 month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Stockholm issue in September 2025?
973 nonimmigrant visas and 69 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for September 2025. That was the 104th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did September 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Stockholm?
August 2025: 1,343 nonimmigrant visas (-28% to Sep 2025). September 2024: 1,366 (-29%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 494 (50.8%), J1 68 (7%), NATO2 61 (6.3%), L1 59 (6.1%), A2 46 (4.7%).
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 September 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.