Bangkok · Thailand · May 2025
Visas issued at Bangkok 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 | 2,850 | 69.7% | 3,655 | 4,982 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 394 | 9.6% | 1,608 | 617 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 262 | 6.4% | 148 | 434 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 174 | 4.3% | 176 | 175 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 68 | 1.7% | 107 | 160 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 60 | 1.5% | 52 | 54 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 38 | 0.9% | 72 | 139 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 37 | 0.9% | 46 | 12 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 28 | 0.7% | 25 | 35 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 22 | 0.5% | 12 | 15 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 16 | 0.4% | 6 | 18 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 16 | 0.4% | 2 | 1 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 14 | 0.3% | 30 | 17 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 12 | 0.3% | 2 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 9 | 0.2% | 2 | 9 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 9 | 0.2% | 11 | 9 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 8 | 0.2% | 6 | 5 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 8 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 7 | 0.2% | 5 | 10 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 6 | 0.1% | 6 | 17 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 6 | 0.1% | 43 | 12 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 6 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 6 | 0.1% | 16 | 10 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 6 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 5 | 0.1% | 13 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 7 | 2 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 4 | 0.1% | 11 | 17 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 3 | 0.1% | 9 | 1 |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 2 | 0% | 3 | 12 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0% | 6 | 2 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 1 | 4 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 23 | 19.3% | 32 | 30 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 14 | 11.8% | 10 | 23 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 11 | 9.2% | 1 | 3 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 11 | 9.2% | 0 | 4 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 10 | 8.4% | 18 | 7 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 10 | 8.4% | 17 | 24 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 9 | 7.6% | 15 | 34 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 8 | 6.7% | 1 | 9 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 6 | 5% | 13 | 1 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 6 | 5% | 3 | 3 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 5 | 4.2% | 0 | 0 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 2 | 1.7% | 2 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.8% | 4 | 9 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 1 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| IW | Certain spouses of deceased U.S. citizens, and their children (IW1, IW2) | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| May 2025 | Bangkok | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,090 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | -33% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -40% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 119 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available under ½ month; F, M, J under ½ month; H, L, O, P, Q under ½ month.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bangkok issue in May 2025?
4,090 nonimmigrant visas and 119 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 50th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bangkok?
April 2025: 6,092 nonimmigrant visas (-33% to May 2025). May 2024: 6,782 (-40%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,850 (69.7%), J1 394 (9.6%), F1 262 (6.4%), A2 174 (4.3%), C1/D 68 (1.7%).
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 May 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.