Bangkok · Thailand · August 2025
Visas issued at Bangkok in August 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) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 4,846 | 75.4% | 2,500 | 3,001 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 710 | 11% | 890 | 823 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 243 | 3.8% | 413 | 152 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 136 | 2.1% | 201 | 305 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 132 | 2.1% | 147 | 203 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 57 | 0.9% | 20 | 20 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 49 | 0.8% | 45 | 49 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 31 | 0.5% | 0 | 27 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 31 | 0.5% | 44 | 48 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 29 | 0.5% | 50 | 106 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 24 | 0.4% | 39 | 26 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 24 | 0.4% | 36 | 25 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 16 | 0.2% | 16 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 14 | 0.2% | 10 | 14 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 12 | 0.2% | 10 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 9 | 0.1% | 4 | 14 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 9 | 0.1% | 14 | 26 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 7 | 0.1% | 6 | 13 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 7 | 0.1% | 9 | 4 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | 8 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 5 | 0.1% | 14 | 4 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 8 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0% | 8 | 22 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0% | 0 | 4 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 3 | 0% | 0 | 3 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 3 | 0% | 3 | 4 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 3 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 3 | 0% | 6 | 4 |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0% | 3 | 16 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 2 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1 | 0% | 6 | 0 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Aug 2025 | Share | Jul 2025 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 57 | 24.2% | 35 | 61 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 36 | 15.3% | 46 | 28 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 34 | 14.4% | 27 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 27 | 11.4% | 19 | 18 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 21 | 8.9% | 19 | 15 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 13 | 5.5% | 21 | 16 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 8 | 3.4% | 3 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 7 | 3% | 9 | 16 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 7 | 3% | 1 | 7 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 7 | 3% | 4 | 10 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 4 | 1.7% | 13 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 1.7% | 3 | 9 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 3 | 1.3% | 1 | 0 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 2 | 0.8% | 10 | 2 |
| IH4 | Child to be adopted in U.S. by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 3 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 9 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 0 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| August 2025 | Bangkok | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 6,427 | 842,878 |
| Change on previous month | +43% | +2% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +30% | -10% |
| Immigrant visas | 236 | 44,122 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Aug 2025 (3 Aug 2025): B1/B2 next available 2 months; F, M, J 1 month; H, L, O, P, Q 2 months.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Bangkok issue in August 2025?
6,427 nonimmigrant visas and 236 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for August 2025. That was the 35th largest nonimmigrant count among 215 posts that month.
How did August 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Bangkok?
July 2025: 4,510 nonimmigrant visas (+43% to Aug 2025). August 2024: 4,953 (+30%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 4,846 (75.4%), F1 710 (11%), J1 243 (3.8%), A2 136 (2.1%), C1/D 132 (2.1%).
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 August 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.