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Dar es Salaam · Tanzania · May 2025
Visas issued at Dar es Salaam in May 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) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 430 | 68.1% | 541 | 545 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 96 | 15.2% | 26 | 80 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 43 | 6.8% | 14 | 15 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 20 | 3.2% | 44 | 16 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 16 | 2.5% | 16 | 37 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 7 | 1.1% | 8 | 13 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 3 | 0.5% | 10 | 11 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 9 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 3 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 11 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 3 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 9 | 20.9% | 11 | 5 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 6 | 14% | 9 | 9 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 5 | 11.6% | 4 | 8 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 4 | 9.3% | 1 | 6 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 9.3% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 4 | 9.3% | 0 | 2 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 3 | 7% | 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) | 3 | 7% | 3 | 1 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 3 | 7% | 6 | 8 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 2.3% | 0 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 2.3% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| May 2025 | Dar es Salaam | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 631 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | -8% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -17% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 43 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 0.5 months; F, M, J 0.5 months; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Dar es Salaam issue in May 2025?
631 nonimmigrant visas and 43 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 140th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Dar es Salaam?
April 2025: 683 nonimmigrant visas (-8% to May 2025). May 2024: 760 (-17%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 430 (68.1%), F1 96 (15.2%), J1 43 (6.8%), G2 20 (3.2%), A2 16 (2.5%).
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 May 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.