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Bangkok · Thailand · February 2025
Visas issued at Bangkok in February 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) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 3,570 | 46.9% | 734 | 2,440 |
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 3,412 | 44.8% | 3,528 | 4,418 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 157 | 2.1% | 147 | 201 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 92 | 1.2% | 131 | 123 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 87 | 1.1% | 69 | 79 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 54 | 0.7% | 210 | 166 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 47 | 0.6% | 21 | 35 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 42 | 0.6% | 89 | 42 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 36 | 0.5% | 5 | 62 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 15 | 0.2% | 36 | 7 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 15 | 0.2% | 48 | 22 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 11 | 0.1% | 8 | 9 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 8 | 0.1% | 26 | 16 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 7 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 7 | 0.1% | 15 | 15 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 7 | 0.1% | 8 | 5 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 6 | 0.1% | 3 | 37 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 6 | 0.1% | 13 | 8 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 5 | 0.1% | 6 | 43 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 5 | 0.1% | 22 | 8 |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse or child | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0% | 8 | 12 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2 | 0% | 2 | 4 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 2 | 0% | 12 | 6 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 3 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 1 | 0% | 5 | 9 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 37 | 23.7% | 32 | 38 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 25 | 16% | 16 | 34 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 19 | 12.2% | 21 | 38 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 19 | 12.2% | 18 | 31 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 15 | 9.6% | 7 | 22 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 14 | 9% | 41 | 7 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 5 | 3.2% | 5 | 5 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 5 | 3.2% | 6 | 2 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 1.9% | 1 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 2 | 1.3% | 4 | 0 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 2 | 1.3% | 0 | 3 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 2 | 1.3% | 1 | 0 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 2 | 1.3% | 12 | 6 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 2 | 1.3% | 1 | 3 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 5 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 6 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| February 2025 | Bangkok | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 7,615 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | +47% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -2% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 156 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 31 days; F, M, J 2 days; H, L, O, P, Q 2 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bangkok issue in February 2025?
7,615 nonimmigrant visas and 156 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 31th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bangkok?
January 2025: 5,170 nonimmigrant visas (+47% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 7,797 (-2%).
Which classes made up the month?
J1 3,570 (46.9%), B1/B2 3,412 (44.8%), C1/D 157 (2.1%), A2 92 (1.2%), K1 87 (1.1%).
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 February 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.